U23 Division One, Watford U23 vs. Leicester City U23 (Sun May 26)


                          Watford U23  |  Leicester City U23
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
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                        P_Dahlberg GK  |  GK H_Voss
                        A_Tuanzebe DF  |  DF F_Tomori
                        T_Leighton DF  |  DF J_Knight
                         M_Navarro DF  |  DF A_Pascanu
                        R_Suckling DF  |  DF C_Templeton
                       G_McEachran MF  |  MF L_Sherriff
                         M_Howarth MF  |  MF H_Barnes
                         E_Adebiyi MF  |  MF D_Watts
                          T_Ebanks DM  |  MF R_Gill
                         T_Akinola FW  |  FW R_Uche
                          M_Folivi FW  |  FW L_Ndukwu
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                           S_Howes SUB |  SUB C_Yates
                          J_Mukena SUB |  SUB C_Kipre
                          L_Gordon SUB |  SUB E_Moore
                         D_Pereira SUB |  SUB N_Scardina
                          C_O'Hare SUB |  SUB K_Williams




Min. 1  :(ywa) T_Ebanks plays in T_Akinola with a beautiful ball 
          ...  But F_Tomori sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 6  :(ywa) M_Folivi gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past F_Tomori! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Folivi attempts the shot! 
          ...  H_Voss with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 10 :(ywa) A_Tuanzebe skips the challenge from C_Templeton 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Tuanzebe ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Watford U23 have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Watford U23 1-0 Leicester City U23 ...
Min. 11 :(ywa) G_McEachran picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  A thundering drive by G_McEachran ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? 
          ...  Watford U23 2-0 Leicester City U23 ...
Min. 13 :(ywa) T_Akinola with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  T_Akinola with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  H_Voss dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had H_Voss beaten! 
Min. 16 :(ywa) M_Navarro with a probing through ball T_Akinola 
          ...  T_Akinola with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 16 :(yle) D_Watts sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  T_Leighton with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 17 :(ywa) G_McEachran breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on H_Voss! 
          ...  F_Tomori brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 24 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Pascanu 
          ...  He puts in T_Akinola! 
          ...  F_Tomori reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 24 :(yle) H_Barnes bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Uche 
          ...  M_Howarth wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 29 :(ywa) A_Tuanzebe knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Pascanu slips 
          ...  M_Folivi gets to it! 
          ...  L_Sherriff tackles cleanly 
Min. 35 :(yle) C_Templeton knocks the ball back to H_Voss 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Watford U23 3-0 Leicester City U23 ...
Min. 35 :(ywa) M_Howarth with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Pascanu 
          ...  L_Sherriff with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Watford U23 players 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 36 :(ywa) T_Akinola finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  L_Sherriff wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 36 :(yle) L_Ndukwu breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Dahlberg! 
          ...  M_Howarth brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 37 :(ywa) M_Howarth kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Folivi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  What a shot from M_Folivi ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  H_Voss is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(yle) K_Williams replaces an unhappy L_Ndukwu and will play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(yle) C_Kipre is going to be brought on 
          ...  C_Templeton is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 47 :(ywa) M_Folivi takes on J_Knight 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Folivi ! 
          ...  H_Voss has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  H_Voss is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford U23 3-0 Leicester City U23

Min. 47 :(ywa) G_McEachran plays it forward to T_Akinola 
          ...  T_Akinola hits the ball first time! 
          ...  H_Voss turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Howarth swings it in! 
          ...  F_Tomori gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 48 :(ywa) M_Navarro is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to G_McEachran 
          ...  G_McEachran curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 56 :(yle) P_Dahlberg miskicks! 
          ...  R_Uche is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  R_Uche must beat P_Dahlberg! 
          ...  Brilliant save from P_Dahlberg 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 57 :(ywa) M_Folivi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past F_Tomori 
          ...  M_Folivi tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  H_Voss watches it sail wide! 
Min. 60 :(ywa) Watford U23 will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 61 :(ywa) a big roar from the crowd as J_Mukena comes on for A_Tuanzebe to play DF 
Min. 61 :(yle) R_Uche moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Williams 
          ...  K_Williams with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Watts chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Uche gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Dahlberg with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 62 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 62 :(ywa) D_Pereira is being prepared to come on 
          ...  E_Adebiyi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 62 :(ywa) T_Leighton holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Folivi 
          ...  J_Knight knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 66 :(ywa) G_McEachran curls the ball out wide to D_Pereira 
          ...  D_Pereira with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 68 :(ywa) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Folivi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Folivi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It floats over H_Voss 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 71 :(ywa) T_Akinola runs at C_Kipre 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  T_Akinola tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into H_Voss's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 72 :(yle) K_Williams finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  T_Ebanks goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 78 :(yle) R_Uche flicks it past T_Leighton 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  T_Ebanks is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! 
Min. 79 :(ywa) M_Folivi nutmegs the defender 
          ...  C_Kipre is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  H_Voss misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_McEachran crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Akinola gets something on it! 
          ...  H_Voss gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 81 :(ywa) M_Howarth brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  T_Akinola makes himself available 
          ...  But A_Pascanu sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(ywa) A defence splitting pass from T_Akinola to M_Folivi 
          ...  A_Pascanu takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************





Match Details
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Watford U23 Match Info
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Best player          : G_McEachran (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Tuanzebe (10), G_McEachran (11), C_Templeton (35 og)
Sent Off             : T_Ebanks (78)
Booked               : M_Howarth (36)
Injured              : E_Adebiyi (62)
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Leicester City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Uche
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Knight (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Watford U23  |    Leicester City U23
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       3
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :