Port Vale 1

Luke Rodgers 33' (p)

Round One

Wrexham 1

Michael Proctor 10'

Tuesday 14 August 2007

 

Kick Off @ 19:45
After extra time, Wrexham win 5-3 on penalties

Wrexham
Starting XI:
13 Michael Jones
02 Simon Spender
04 Shaun Pejic
06 Richard Hope
03 Ryan Valentine
11 Chris Llewellyn
08 Danny Williams 90'
18 Levi Mackin
20 Matty Done
10 Michael Proctor 74'
09 Neil Roberts 84'
Substitutes:
01 Anthony Williams
15 Mike Williams
17 Josh Johnson 74'
21 Marc Williams 84'
22 Conall Murtagh 90'
Stats:
9 Shots on Goal
3 Shots on Target
6 Shots off Target
52% Possession
10 Fouls Conceded
5 Corners
1 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Port Vale
Starting XI:
12 Joe Anyon
16 Mark McGregor
02 George Pilkington
05 Keith Lowe
03 Jason Talbot 106'
14 Danny Whitaker
17 Craig Roacastle
04 Robin Hulbert 85'
07 Shane Tudor
10 Luke Rodgers
24 Calum Willock 76'
Substitutes:
01 Mark Goodlad (GK)
08 Paul Harsley
09 Marc Richards 76'
11 Paul Edwards 85'
18 Colin Miles 106'
Stats:
12 Shots on Goal
3 Shots on Target
9 Shots off Target
48% Possession
4 Fouls Conceded
3 Corners
0 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Match Notes
Venue: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,916
Half Time: Port Vale 1 Wrexham 1
Full Time: Port Vale 1 Wrexham 1
AET: Port Vale 1 Wrexham 1
Referee: Carl Boyeson

Penalty Shootout

1-0 Ryan Valentine (Wrexham)
1-1 Luke Rodgers (Port Vale)
2-1 Simon Spender (Wrexham)
2-2 Marc Richards (Port Vale)
3-2 Conall Murtagh (Wrexham)
3-3 Shane Tudour (Port Vale)
4-3 Matty Done (Wrexham)
X 4-3 Danny Whitaker (Port Vale)
5-3 Chris Llewellyn (Wrexham)

Match Reports

Wrexham Dragons: Final Whistle Podcast

BBC: Port Vale 1-1 Wrexham (aet)

TEAMtalk: Dragons beat Vale in shoot-out

Wrexham FC: Port Vale1 Wrexham 1 - Win On Pens

Wrexham MAD: Port Vale 1 Wrexham 1

Round One Results

Monday:
Peterborough 2 Southampton 1

Tuesday:
Accrington Stanley 0 Leicester 1
Barnsley 2 Darlington 1
Blackpool 1 Huddersfield 0
Brentford 0 Bristol City 3
Bristol Rovers 1 Crystal Palace 1

Bristol Rovers win 4-1 on pens
Bury 0 Carlisle 1
Cardiff 1 Brighton 0 (aet)
Chester 0 Nottm Forest 0

Forest win 4-2 on pens
Coventry 3 Notts County 0
Dag & Red 1 Luton 2
Doncaster 4 Lincoln City 1
Grimsby 1 Burnley 1

Burnley win 4-2 on pens
Hereford 4 Yeovil 1
Macclesfield 0 Leeds 1
Milton Keynes Dons 3 Ipswich 3

Mk Dons win 5-3 on pens
Northampton 2 Millwall 0
Norwich 5 Barnet 2
Oldham 4 Mansfield 1
Plymouth 2 Wycombe 1
Port Vale 1 Wrexham 1

Wrexham win 5-3 on pens
Preston 1 Morecambe 2
QPR 1 Leyton Orient 2
Rochdale 2 Stoke 2
Scunthorpe 1 Hartlepool 2
Sheff Utd 3 Chesterfield 1
Shrewsbury 1 Colchester 0 (aet)
Southend 4 Cheltenham 1
Stockport 1 Tranmere 0
Swansea 2 Walsall 0
Swindon 0 Charlton 2
Watford 3 Gillingham 0
West Brom 1 Bournemouth 0

Wednesday:
Crewe 0 Hull 3
Wolverhampton 2 Bradford 1

Thursday:
Rotherham 1 Sheff Wed 3

Next Five Games

Sat 18 Aug: Morecambe (h) 15:00

Sat 25 Aug: Bradford (a) 15:00

Sat 01 Sep: Hereford (h) 15:00

Tue 04 Sep: Macclesfield (h) 19:45

Sat 08 Sep: Rochdale (a) 15:00

Match Report
Wrexham progressed through to the second round of the Carling Cup courtesy of a 5-3 penalty shoot out victory at League One Port Vale.

Wrexham took a tenth minute lead despite their hosts starting in a positive fashion but Michael Proctor opened his account for the season after being set up from a high Danny Williams pass.

The lead was not to last the half as Luke Rodgers equalised from the spot following a foul by Richard Hope but the introduction of Josh Johnson as a second half substitute turned the game in Wrexham’s favour.

Despite the introduction of Johnson, Wrexham were unable to make the vital breakthrough after dominating the whole of extra time but a five out of five conversion rate in the shoot out was enough to seal victory.

Wrexham showed three changes from the weekend with Mark Jones and Eifion Williams missing out through injury and they were replaced by Levi Mackin and Matty Done respectively. The final change saw Michael Jones take the place of Anthony Williams in goal with Williams dropping down to the bench.

Port Vale started well with three early chances falling to former Shrewsbury striker Luke Rodgers. The first came at the near post from a low cross by Whittaker but Rodgers struck Jones with his initial shot and his rebound went wide after striking the near post.

Rodgers then popped up on the other side of the box but this time put his effort wide of the near post and we opened the scoring with out first meaningful attack of the game in the tenth minute.

A high ball forward from Danny Williams was enough to open up the home defence and after Michael Proctor gained control of the ball, he fired low past Anyon from about ten yards out.

Vale lost the ball from the restart and this allowed Done to make a surging run forward to the edge of the area but he was blocked before getting his shot away.

Chris Llewellyn was then lucky not to see red after he clashed with full back Jason Talbot but despite the referee consulting his linesman, he only showed Llewellyn a yellow card for what lucked like an elbow on Talbot.

In what was now an entertaining period to the game, Shane Tudor got the better of Valentine down the Vale right and his cross dipped over Jones and on top of the Wrexham cross bar before bouncing behind for a goal kick.

Calum Willock then did Shaun Pejic for power and pace on the left touchline before accelerating into the penalty area. The Wrexham defence were now outnumbered but Tudor lost his composure upon receiving the pass from the on loan Willock and fired rashly wide of the target.

Chris Llewellyn then tested keeper Anyon with a left footed shot from the edge of the area after cutting in from his wing but Port Vale found themselves back on level terms just after the half hour mark.

The equaliser came from the spot after Hope was correctly penalised for climbing over Willock just inside of the area and Rodgers made no mistake by firing low to Jones’ right who stood no chance in the Wrexham goal.

The game fizzled out towards half time following the equaliser but there was a frantic end to the half, started when Danny Williams went close from long range and Chris Llewellyn could not get any purchase on Done’s cross.

The final move of the half saw Craig Roacastle break the Wrexham offside trap but he got his attempted chip over Jones horribly wrong and could only find the hands of the Wrexham keeper.

Just like in the first half, the energetic Rodgers tested Jones with a low shot following half time that the Wrexham keeper did well to keep hold of and Proctor replied at the other end but his shot lacked any power to really trouble Anyon.

The second half lacked any incident of note and Wrexham made the first substitution with fifteen minutes left when Josh Johnson replaced Michael Proctor up front.

Johnson had an instant impact by supporting Done down the left wing and after turning two defenders inside out, Johnson delivered a perfect cross for Llewellyn who saw his back post header blocked by Anyon.

The ball rebounded back to Llewellyn and his shot was this time blocked by a home defender and appeals for a Wrexham penalty were turned away.

Both sides made changes before the game reached extra time with Marc Williams replacing Neil Roberts and Conall Murtagh making his full debut when he replaced Danny Williams in midfield.

There was still time for Rodgers to have one more chance for Vale but he was denied by Michael Jones but there was only one team who looked likely to reach round two as we dominated extra time.

Josh Johnson was the main catalyst and his pace gave Wrexham an added dimension up front that Port Vale were struggling to deal with.

Johnson harried and dispossessed defender Keith Lowe before firing into the side netting when he had Matty Done and Connal Murtagh free in the box.

Matty Done then did well to break into the penalty area from Johnson's clever pass and Marc Williams was unable to get on the end of his low cross as the game entered the final fifteen minutes.

Wrexham continued to dominate proceedings but struggled to manufacture any decent chances but a perfect five in the shoot out was enough to see us through.

The first seven penalties left both keepers with no chance with Ryan Valentine, Simon Spender, Conall Murtagh and Matty Done converting for Wrexham; Vale’s Danny Whitaker then struck the post and Chris Llewellyn kept his composure to seal the 5-3 shoot out win.

Match Reaction
Brian Carey: "This was a tough game throughout and I think we have to say they shaded things in terms of chances. But I thought for the first 20-25 minutes we were good value for money, but then we started to do things we shouldn't have. At half time we go back together and pushed them close in the second half - in the end I was delighted with the outcome. We looked dangerous on the break, which we were pleased about. Josh came on and caused them problems with his pace, while the likes of Doney were in good form. With one eye on Saturday's league game against Morecambe, we brought on all three substitutes, but now we have squad which is capable of coping with that. While they were young lads coming on, I'm also mindful of what they can do and they did a good job for us tonight. Also in the starting line-up were Levi Mackin and Michael Jones, which was good for them and they have come through a big game like this, which is encouraging for them. The pair will only benefit from the full 120 minutes and then the penalty shoot-out. We have placed a great deal of emphasis on fitness during pre-season and I think we had a quick return on that tonight, as I was very pleased in the way we finished the game.2 [Source: Wrexham FC - click here for more]

Martin Foyle: "The game should have been dead and buried in the first half. We had enough chances to win three or four games but we couldn't stick the ball in the back of the net. The goal we conceded was a poor goal. It was just hoofed from back to front and we got caught a little bit - the communication between 'keeper and centre half was poor - and the ball was in the back of the net. Then we settled down and started playing some good stuff and got back into the game. Again we had chance after chance but just couldn't kill it off. Once you start going into extra time tired legs start to come into it and then penalties are a farce. We had the luck last year and this year we haven't had the luck." [Source: Port Vale FC - click here for more]