YDL Cup, Liverpool U23s vs. Newcastle United U23s (Sun Apr 28) Liverpool U23s | Newcastle United U23s 5-1-2-2 P | 4-4-2 P | | A_Firth GK | GK M_Dearnley James_Clarke DF | DF Y_Aziakonou S_Mazzaferro DF | DF B_Baskar C_Whelan DF | DF M_Newbury C_Seaman DF | DF B_Camp G_Johnston DF | MF P-E_Hojbjerg L_Gibson FW | MF M_Longstaff H_Wilson MF | MF T_Kehinde B_Lennon FW | MF A_Mohamed O_Ejaria MF | FW J_Holmes J_Willock DM | FW A_Armstrong | D_Atherton SUB | SUB R_Blanco B_Sosa SUB | SUB E_J_Mensah J_Mahon SUB | SUB E_Tagseth T_A-Arnold SUB | SUB T_Ebanks T_Gomes SUB | SUB E_Sorensen Min. 2 :(yli) S_Mazzaferro gets to the by line and finds L_Gibson with a beautiful cross ... M_Newbury cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 4 :(yne) Newcastle United U23s are switching their playing style to E Min. 7 :(yli) H_Wilson hits a hard pass to B_Lennon ... M_Newbury takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 10 :(yne) J_Holmes comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... C_Seaman with the block Min. 11 :(yne) T_Kehinde with a one-touch layoff to M_Longstaff ... C_Whelan hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Longstaff hits it into the box! ... A_Armstrong with the header ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 12 :(yne) M_Longstaff kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Armstrong gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Armstrong with a screamer of a shot ! ... It's way wide ... The Liverpool U23s fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 14 :(yli) B_Lennon cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... B_Lennon flings a shot at goal ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 17 :(yne) A_Mohamed chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Holmes ... B_Lennon wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... The Newcastle United U23s manager appluads the decision Min. 17 :(yli) J_Willock back heels to find C_Seaman in space ... M_Longstaff knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 20 :(yli) L_Gibson runs at Y_Aziakonou ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Gibson tries to beat M_Dearnley! ... But M_Dearnley palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 21 :(yli) O_Ejaria controls it well ... He nutmegs B_Camp ... He puts in L_Gibson! ... L_Gibson with a thundering drive! ... But M_Dearnley punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 25 :(yne) P-E_Hojbjerg threads the through ball to A_Armstrong ... C_Seaman reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by P-E_Hojbjerg! ... C_Seaman clears the corner Min. 31 :(yne) T_Kehinde looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Longstaff ... M_Longstaff with the header ! ... GOAL !! ... The crowd goes wild ! ... Newcastle United U23s go ahead in this match now! ... Liverpool U23s 0-1 Newcastle United U23s ... Min. 31 :(yli) S_Mazzaferro changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Gibson ... A_Armstrong with the foul Min. 32 :(yli) J_Willock plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Gibson decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Newbury fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 38 :(yli) C_Seaman retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... L_Gibson latches onto the end of it ... L_Gibson with the side footed shot! ... M_Dearnley gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 38 :(yne) The ball is passed in from T_Kehinde, he finds A_Armstrong ... A_Armstrong with the 40 yard drive ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 39 :(yli) O_Ejaria plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Good sliding challenge from P-E_Hojbjerg Min. 40 :(yli) L_Gibson knocks the ball past A_Mohamed ... P-E_Hojbjerg with a bad challenge ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... J_Willock hoists it forward ... O_Ejaria gets on the end of it ... O_Ejaria with a thundering shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yne) B_Baskar cuts inside G_Johnston ... He worked that well ... B_Baskar with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 44 :(yne) T_Kehinde races into the box ... He sees A_Armstrong lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... James_Clarke pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... J_Holmes floats it forward ... A_Mohamed latches onto the end of it ... A_Mohamed with the drive! ... A_Firth falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 45 :(yne) A_Armstrong runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Whelan takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 46 :(yne) P-E_Hojbjerg moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Armstrong ... A_Armstrong aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The fans get off there seats! ... A_Firth plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool U23s 0-1 Newcastle United U23s Min. 46 :(yli) J_Willock with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Newbury ... He knocks it to James_Clarke! ... B_Baskar clears with a diving header Min. 50 :(yne) P-E_Hojbjerg crosses into the box, finding B_Camp ... B_Camp attempts a low drive! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 55 :(yli) Liverpool U23s altered their play to a E strategy Min. 55 :(yli) O_Ejaria shifts into the AM position in a tactical change Min. 59 :(yli) O_Ejaria gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds L_Gibson ... But B_Camp puts it in row Z! Min. 60 :(yli) B_Sosa is being prepared to come on ... C_Seaman is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 60 :(yli) Up goes the substitution board - T_A-Arnold on for G_Johnston as a DF Min. 60 :(yli) J_Mahon is coming on for J_Willock and will play DM Min. 60 :(yli) O_Ejaria kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Gibson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P-E_Hojbjerg fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... O_Ejaria drives it under the wall ... But M_Dearnley comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 63 :(yli) O_Ejaria with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... O_Ejaria with a stunning strike ! ... M_Dearnley with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 66 :(yli) O_Ejaria knocks it forward ... B_Baskar slips ... J_Mahon gets to it! ... B_Baskar wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Mahon chips the ball in towards the far post! ... B_Sosa gets a shot in ... M_Dearnley tips it over ... CORNER! ... H_Wilson chips the ball into the area! ... It comes to J_Mahon ... He fires it towards to goal ... M_Dearnley with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 68 :(yli) H_Wilson finds L_Gibson with a ball over the defence ... B_Camp read the danger and stops the pass Min. 69 :(yne) M_Longstaff with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from C_Whelan ... M_Longstaff hits a great shot ! ... GOAL !! ... The Newcastle United U23s fans go wild! ... Liverpool U23s 0-2 Newcastle United U23s ... Min. 70 :(yli) Liverpool U23s switch to playing A Min. 74 :(yne) E_Tagseth will replace the useless P-E_Hojbjerg and will play MF Min. 75 :(yne) E_J_Mensah takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Aziakonou as DF Min. 76 :(yne) E_Sorensen replaces A_Armstrong and will play FW Min. 76 :(yne) J_Holmes with the kinky dribble ... S_Mazzaferro tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 82 :(yli) O_Ejaria turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... E_J_Mensah gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 86 :(yne) A_Mohamed crosses into the box, finding M_Longstaff ... M_Longstaff with a bomb of a shot ! ... But A_Firth is equal to it Min. 87 :(yli) H_Wilson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to O_Ejaria ... O_Ejaria with a graceful, looping effort ! ... M_Dearnley can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Dearnley makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(yli) C_Whelan turns on a sixpence ... T_Kehinde beats him to the ball Min. 93 :(yli) L_Gibson beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... L_Gibson with the crafty shot! ... M_Dearnley is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... M_Dearnley looks very relieved! Min. 93 :(yne) E_Sorensen runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off S_Mazzaferro back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But C_Whelan slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Ejaria Scorers : N/A Sent Off : B_Lennon (17) Booked : S_Mazzaferro (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Longstaff (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Longstaff (31,69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Longstaff (17), P-E_Hojbjerg (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23s | Newcastle United U23s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool U23s 0 - 2 Newcastle United U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 23 3 2 2 23 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14 0 0 0 James_Clarke DF 2 20 3 2 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mazzaferro DF 1 18 4 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 C_Whelan DF 2 21 3 2 22 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 22 12 2 23 | 62 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 0 G_Johnston DF 2 22 2 3 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gibson FW 1 2 4 22 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 H_Wilson MF 2 2 22 3 20 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 B_Lennon FW 2 3 3 22 22 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -7 O_Ejaria AM 2 3 23 10 21 | 96 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 14 J_Willock DM 1 12 23 3 25 | 62 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 D_Atherton GK 19 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 24 13 2 24 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Mahon DM 2 11 24 11 29 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 T_A-Arnold DF 2 22 5 3 19 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Gomes FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley GK 25 2 3 3 26 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 Y_Aziakonou DF 2 22 2 2 18 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 B_Baskar DF 2 22 4 2 21 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 M_Newbury DF 1 22 3 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 B_Camp DF 1 20 5 2 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 12 14 P-E_Hojbjerg MF 2 11 23 14 22 | 76 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 40 -5 M_Longstaff MF 1 2 22 12 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -5 10 70 T_Kehinde MF 2 2 21 3 19 | 96 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 87 0 A_Mohamed MF 1 2 18 4 20 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 J_Holmes FW 2 2 3 22 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Armstrong FW 1 2 4 22 23 | 78 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 R_Blanco GK 23 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_J_Mensah DF 1 18 3 2 21 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 E_Tagseth MF 1 12 20 3 24 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ebanks MF 1 8 18 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Sorensen FW 2 2 2 22 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1556478702 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35