U23 Division One, Aston Villa U23 vs. Leicester City U23 (Sun Jul 07) Aston Villa U23 | Leicester City U23 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N | | M_Sarkic GK | GK H_Voss J_Abdoul DF | DF C_Templeton L_Hall DF | DF C_Kipre J_Walker DF | DF F_Tomori O_Borg DF | DF E_Moore J_McCourt MF | MF L_Sherriff Jack_Clarke MF | MF H_Barnes C_Rowe MF | MF D_Watts T_Jumeau AM | MF R_Gill D_Welbeck FW | FW R_Uche M_Sabitzer FW | FW K_Mitchell | T_Giradot SUB | SUB C_Yates J_Bedeau SUB | SUB J_Knight D_A-Meredith SUB | SUB A_Pascanu R_Stirk SUB | SUB N_Scardina A_Pressley SUB | SUB L_Ndukwu Min. 5 :(yle) L_Sherriff sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Mitchell ... But J_Abdoul wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... L_Sherriff hits it towards the far post! ... D_Watts gets his head on it ... But M_Sarkic smothers the ball. Min. 9 :(yle) H_Barnes with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to K_Mitchell ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Abdoul Min. 10 :(yle) R_Gill has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Walker ... He puts in K_Mitchell! ... K_Mitchell hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... Leicester City U23 go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa U23 0-1 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 12 :(yas) T_Jumeau with a neat pass into D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck gets up high for the header ! ... H_Voss makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 13 :(yle) H_Barnes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Uche gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Uche hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Watts ... L_Hall belts it clear Min. 14 :(yas) J_McCourt slides the ball across to T_Jumeau ... T_Jumeau sees H_Voss off his line ! ... Saved by H_Voss Min. 16 :(yas) J_McCourt with the first time pass to D_Welbeck ... C_Templeton goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 18 :(yas) J_Walker finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... What a shot from J_Walker ! ... It could go anywhere ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... The Aston Villa U23 fans go wild! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Aston Villa U23 1-1 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 22 :(yas) L_Hall gets to the by line and finds M_Sabitzer with a beautiful cross ... M_Sabitzer shoots towards goal ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 22 :(yas) J_McCourt leaves E_Moore standing ... F_Tomori stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... T_Jumeau shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Sabitzer instead ... A wicked drive by M_Sabitzer ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 28 :(yle) K_Mitchell runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off L_Hall back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... K_Mitchell drives it towards goal ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 29 :(yle) D_Watts has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past O_Borg ... He puts in C_Kipre! ... C_Kipre tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... M_Sarkic looks relieved there! Min. 33 :(yas) Jack_Clarke is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_McCourt ... J_McCourt with the side footed shot! ... But H_Voss just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 33 :(yle) R_Uche with the dribble ... J_Abdoul is easily beaten ... O_Borg stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 34 :(yas) Jack_Clarke has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... F_Tomori fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... D_Welbeck shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Sabitzer instead ... E_Moore reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 35 :(yas) D_Welbeck pushes it past F_Tomori ... But C_Kipre sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 37 :(yas) J_McCourt is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to T_Jumeau ... T_Jumeau pounds a rocket on goal ! ... H_Voss gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Aston Villa U23 have snatched the lead! ... Aston Villa U23 2-1 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 38 :(yle) D_Watts hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... F_Tomori latches onto it! ... F_Tomori with the goal bound shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 39 :(yas) D_Welbeck knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Moore ... C_Kipre with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 40 :(yas) L_Hall turns nicely onto the ball ... E_Moore reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 41 :(yle) H_Barnes looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Mitchell ... K_Mitchell rifles it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... It's all square now! ... Aston Villa U23 2-2 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(yas) J_McCourt finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A cracking drive from J_McCourt ! ... It's way wide ... The Leicester City U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 45 :(yle) J_Knight comes on for E_Moore and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 45 :(yas) J_McCourt changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_Welbeck plays it towards the near post! ... H_Voss catches it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa U23 2-2 Leicester City U23 Min. 46 :(yle) L_Sherriff is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to H_Barnes ... A cracking drive from H_Barnes ! ... M_Sarkic fists it away Min. 47 :(yle) L_Sherriff volleys it forward. He finds K_Mitchell ... K_Mitchell tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But it goes wide Min. 50 :(yas) a big roar from the crowd as A_Pressley comes on for D_Welbeck to play FW Min. 50 :(yas) C_Rowe knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... C_Rowe could have let it bounce! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 52 :(yas) M_Sabitzer plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_Kipre clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 52 :(yle) R_Uche breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Sarkic! ... J_McCourt brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... R_Gill passes to K_Mitchell ... J_Abdoul takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 52 :(yle) R_Uche is first to the ball ... R_Uche looks to see where M_Sarkic is! ... He shoots! ... But M_Sarkic makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 55 :(yas) J_Bedeau is being prepared to come on ... J_Walker is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 55 :(yas) D_A-Meredith replaces an unhappy J_McCourt and will play as a MF Min. 55 :(yle) Up goes the substitution board - L_Ndukwu on for K_Mitchell as a FW Min. 63 :(yas) A_Pressley flicks it over J_Knight and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Pressley tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 63 :(yle) A defence splitting pass from H_Barnes to R_Gill ... R_Gill has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... M_Sarkic guesses right Min. 70 :(yas) A_Pressley runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Sabitzer ... The cross hits M_Sabitzer on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 84 :(yle) R_Uche cuts inside O_Borg ... He worked that well ... D_A-Meredith with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 84 :(yle) L_Sherriff with a slide rule pass to L_Ndukwu ... L_Ndukwu with a screamer of a shot ! ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 85 :(yle) L_Sherriff reads the run of L_Ndukwu ... D_A-Meredith is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yas) T_Jumeau gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Pressley ... A_Pressley with a screamer of a shot ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 90 :(yas) Jack_Clarke runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Sabitzer ... M_Sabitzer with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 90 :(yle) R_Uche sidesteps J_Abdoul ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Rowe with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 92 :(yle) L_Ndukwu with a measured pass to C_Templeton ... C_Templeton has a go! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... That must have sealed it!! ... Aston Villa U23 2-3 Leicester City U23 ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McCourt Scorers : J_Walker (18), T_Jumeau (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McCourt (52), D_A-Meredith (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Mitchell (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Mitchell (10,41), C_Templeton (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Tomori (22) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23 | Leicester City U23 Attempts on Goal : 14 | 13 Off target : 9 | 5 On target : 5 | 8 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa U23 2 - 3 Leicester City U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 22 2 2 1 19 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 J_Abdoul DF 2 20 4 2 18 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 L_Hall DF 2 20 3 2 17 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 J_Walker DF 1 22 10 2 23 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 O_Borg DF 2 23 10 3 18 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_McCourt MF 2 11 23 11 24 | 56 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 -5 82 2 Jack_Clarke MF 2 2 22 3 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Rowe MF 2 2 20 2 18 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 T_Jumeau AM 2 3 21 10 20 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 40 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 12 23 23 | 51 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Sabitzer FW 1 2 5 23 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 T_Giradot GK 19 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bedeau DF 2 21 3 2 17 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_A-Meredith MF 2 5 20 2 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 R_Stirk MF 1 2 18 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pressley FW 2 2 2 21 18 | 42 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Voss GK 22 2 1 1 19 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 C_Templeton DF 2 23 4 2 19 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 35 C_Kipre DF 2 23 3 3 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 2 F_Tomori DF 1 23 5 1 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -3 E_Moore DF 2 22 4 2 24 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 12 12 L_Sherriff MF 1 13 24 2 23 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 22 4 21 | 93 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 87 5 D_Watts MF 2 2 21 2 20 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 R_Gill MF 2 2 20 2 18 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 54 17 R_Uche FW 2 2 12 24 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 K_Mitchell FW 2 2 3 20 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 74 C_Yates GK 22 2 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Knight DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pascanu DF 1 22 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Scardina MF 1 3 8 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ndukwu FW 2 2 3 19 23 | 37 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 5 1562528417 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35