Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe: (3-5 on penalties): PLAYER RATINGS as valiant Boro exit Carabao Cup
By Layth Yousif
24th Aug 2021 | Football
Stevenage bowed out of the Carabao Cup after a penalty shootout against League One Wycombe Wanderers.
Boro lost their second round spot-kick shootout with the Chairboys 5-3, after a 2-2 draw in normal time.
Despite dominating for large periods of the game, Boro could not make their chances count as Luther Wildin missed the penalty to knock Alex Revell's men out.
The visitors Tjay de Barr slotted home the winning spot kick to dash Boro hopes in a Carabao Cup heartbreak.
De Barr inflicted a double blow on the home side after denying Boro victory in normal time with a last-gasp equaliser in time added on, with Luke Prosser floundering as the cross came in from Daryl Horgan.
Earlier, Stevenage came from behind to lead Wycombe 2-1 with seconds remaining prior to de Barr's late intervention, during their failed but brave bid to reach the third round of the League Cup for the first time in their history.
Prior to the late leveller, Jamie Reid notched a 76th minute goal to send Boro fans into raptures at the Lamex on Tuesday evening.
The lively Elliot List made it three goals in five games to equalise for Revell's side to make the score 1-1 five minutes after the interval following good work from Prosser and Jake Reeves.
See how Hitchin Nub rated each players performance.
Stevenage:
Joseph Anang: 6.5- Confident with his kicks, looked to get the team forward quickly
Luther Wildin: 7- Improved in the defensive third, positive runs forward, always looked to drive on the ball
Ross Marshall: 7- Solid performance, good on the ball and dealt with the towering
Luke Prosser: 6.5- Good awareness to hook the ball back into danger for the goal, quick to react
Ben Coker: 7- Good balls into the channels, didn't have much chance to get forward but put his limited chances to good use, set pieces excellent once again
Jake Taylor: 7.5- Composed, positive in possession, built from the back, a mainstay in midfield
Jake Reeves: 8- Tenacious, looked to play forward at every opportunity, exquisite switched balls
Jack Smith: 6.5- Struggled on the wing, outmuscled at times, performed better in the second half with some good touches and turns
Arthur Read: 6.5- Quietly impressive game, ran the line well, did well to cover in the defensive third
Elliot List: 7- Chased down every ball, a constant menace, good composure for his goal
Jamie Reid: 8.5- Challenged for every ball, up and down the channels all game, looked a threat on the counter, forced the opposition to commit to challenges, great composure for the goal. MOTM
Substitutions:
Daly: 6.5
Norris: 6Vancooten: 6
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Wycombe:
Pryzbek: 5- Some good saves and good kicks from his hands and on the floor
Jacobsen: 4.5- A mixture of assured and reckless defending,
Tafazoli: 4.5- Good defensively, looked outpaced with the speedy List and Reid, swapped out for the more mobile Stewart
Kaikai: 4- Lackadaisical, some bright moments, should've been sent off
Mehmeti: 5.5- Lively, good with his feet, tricky
Obita: 5- Good in the air, positive on the ball, little to judge him on as he didn't get much chance to go forward
Samuel: 5- Tried to create with little reward
Pendlebury: 5- Struggled to track the direct running of the Stevenage frontline
Burley: 4.5- Strong in the challenge, alert to danger, dogged defending
Akinfenwa: 5.5- Great strength for his goal, some brilliant touches and plucks out of the air,
Ram: 5- Struggled with the system, looked isolated at times
Substitutions:
Stewart: 5
De Barr: 4.5 .................. Penalties: Stevenage:3 Luke Norris: scoredLuther James Wildin: missed
Jake Reeves: scoredBen Coker: scored
Wycombe Wanderers: 5
Jacobson: scored
Horgan: scoredPendlebury: scored
Mehmeti: scoredDe Barr: scored
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