Florent Sinama-Pongolle came off the bench to lead a spirited fightback, but the reds' reserves just came up short in a closely fought encounter with the blues at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. The young Frenchman, making his first appearance in eight months since damaging his cruciate ligament in the League Cup semi final 2nd leg at Watford, was introduced after 51 minutes with his side trailing by three goals to nil.
He wasted no time getting in the thick of the action, and had scored within five minutes of entering the game. His skill and pace took him away from the Everton defence, and he was crudely hacked down on the right edge of the penalty. It was inches away from being inside the box, but although there was no penalty awarded, it mattered not as Sinama met Mannix's delicious free kick and headed past a helpless Richard Wright.
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