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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 31 (setup 1, season 31)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
WBA
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
ALISSON Ramses Becker1Wilfredo Daniel CABALLERO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Medhi BENATIA82Gino PERUZZI Lucchetti
Radja NAINGGOLAN3James McCLEAN
Granit XHAKA747Mario PASALIC
Stefan DE VRIJ75Jan-Arie VAN DER HEIJDEN
Kamil GLIK67Jonas OLSSON
FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira Gomes7Eduardo Antonio SALVIO
WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO8André AYEW
Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín9Facundo FERREYRA
Yannick Ferreira CARRASCO10Filip DJORDJEVIC
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo611Zakaria HAMADI
Beck NigelManager
ARDA Turan12Michele SOMMA
Antonio MIRANTE13Rémy RIOU
Ömer TOPRAK14Adama TRAORÉ Diarra
Sven BENDER15José Agustín MAURI
André-Pierre GIGNAC16Bryan CRISTANTE

Crewe Alexandra 2 WBA 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 60,753, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 6½)
9 Morata, 13 VidalScorers84 Ayew
Substitutions49 Peruzzi <=> Mauri, 66 Olsson <=> Traoré
Sendings off
15 William CarvalhoBookings
2Corners9
11Fouls2
5Offsides1
8Shots on11
8Shots off3
16Total shots14
5Shots saved8
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Radja NAINGGOLAN
2A great save prevented MORATA from scoring a good goal.
3A brilliant shot from AYEW was dealt with by a good block from ALISSON.
4MORATA rushed an easy chance.
6Uncertainty in the WBA defence enabled FELIPE ANDERSON to hammer an effort wide.
9GOAL!! After being forced wide MORATA managed to hammer the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
11The Crewe Alexandra 'keeper blocked a neatly crafted shot from FERREYRA.
13GOAL!! A long clearance by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper beat the WBA defence and VIDAL thundered the ball beyond the oncoming 'keeper. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
15The ref books WILLIAM CARVALHO.
18PASALIC fired a left foot shot just wide from twenty-five yards out.
22A shot from AYEW was kicked off the line by BENATIA.
23A drive from FERREYRA seemed a certain goal but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
41FELIPE ANDERSON kicked the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
 
47AYEW's shot was well saved by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
50CARRASCO ran onto a wonderful ball from NAINGGOLAN but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
55XHAKA beat SALVIO and drilled the ball to FELIPE ANDERSON who dragged his effort wide.
56FERREYRA was put clear by MCCLEAN and he stepped inside the 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
63NAINGGOLAN shot wide.
69An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the 'keeper by AYEW.
78AYEW's shot was well held by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
82NAINGGOLAN worked the ball to BENATIA, FELIPE ANDERSON gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of CABALLERO.
84GOAL!! A short corner was knocked out to AYEW who fired the ball into the net. (2-1 Crewe Alexandra)
85A fine ball from VIDAL on the right fell to MORATA who scuffed his shot wide.