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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 28)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Ali AL-HABSI71Andreas VAIKLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam SMITH26Richard KEOGH
Craig FORSYTH3Sergio PETER
Cole SKUSE84Romaine SAWYERS
Enda STEVENS57Damien DELANEY
Harlee DEAN666Tommy SMITH
Kenny LUNT76Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Rolando AARONS86Daniel JOHNSON
Jarrod BOWEN89Francisco Jiménez Tejada, XISCO
LUIS Fernández Teijeiro106David N'GOG
Ross McCORMACK116Ollie WATKINS
Manager
Owen DALE12Abdoulaye MÉITÉ
Ben GARRATT13James WESOLOWSKI
Rowan VINE614Matty PATTISON
Callum AINLEY15Ashley FLETCHER
Conor GRANT16Marvin WILLIAMS

Crewe Alexandra 3 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 9,857, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Paul TAYLOR 7)
13 Stevens, 45+2 McCormack, 86p BowenScorers28 Johnson
82 Lunt <=> VineSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings3 Johnson
3Corners3
9Fouls13
5Offsides3
5Shots on3
12Shots off9
17Total shots12
2Shots saved2
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Jarrod BOWEN
1A delightful save prevented XISCO from scoring a great goal.
3The ref books JOHNSON for an off-the-ball incident against DEAN.
4XISCO headed inches over.
11FORSYTH headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
13GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled STEVENS to crack the ball into the net. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
17A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled BOWEN to crack an effort just beyond the near post.
21VAIKLA did well to hold onto a powerful strike from MCCORMACK.
22LUIS chipped the ball to DEAN who touched it wide.
25A tame strike from SMITH rolled agonisingly wide.
28GOAL!! A great dummy from XISCO allowed N'GOG to lay an exceptional ball off to JOHNSON who thrust the ball home. (1-1)
30A free-kick from SKUSE went just beyond the near post.
32FORSYTH beat two Walsall players and fired a great chance over.
33JOHNSON ran onto a wonderful ball from SAWYERS but pulled his shot wide.
33XISCO shot wide.
45+2GOAL!! As N'GOG was attempting to hold back STEVENS the ball fell to MCCORMACK who slammed the ball into the net. (2-1 Crewe Alexandra)
 
49A corner was collected by BOWEN who fired the ball over.
54KEOGH rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
65JOHNSON rushed an easy chance.
73A cross from SAWYERS left JOHNSON in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
86GOAL!! Crewe Alexandra were awarded a penalty after a foul on MCCORMACK, and BOWEN put it past the Walsall 'keeper sending him the wrong way.
88AL-HABSI managed to palm clear an amazing shot.
90BOWEN beat SAWYERS and flicked the ball to VINE who blasted his effort wide.