U23 Premier Division, Southampton U23 vs. Liverpool U23 (Sun Dec 08) Southampton U23 | Liverpool U23 4-3-3 A | 4-3-3 P | | H_Lewis GK | GK A_Firth A_Jones DF | DF G_Johnston O_Gardener DF | DF James_Clarke K_Freeman DF | MF R_Sanches W_Wood DF | DF C_Seaman G_Gaudino MF | DF C_Whelan H_Cowans MF | FW J_Darius W_Smallbone MF | MF M_Cuisance S_Mdlalose FW | FW T_Gomes O_Olomola FW | MF O_Ejaria M_Obafemi FW | FW S_Michez | N_Osborn SUB | SUB D_Atherton O_Cook SUB | SUB T_A-Arnold B_Rowthorn SUB | SUB J_Willock M_Gibbs-White SUB | SUB Adam_Lewis J_Vale SUB | SUB L_Gibson Min. 3 :(yli) R_Sanches with a precise ball to J_Darius ... J_Darius tries to catch the keeper out! ... H_Lewis collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 4 :(yso) H_Cowans with the first time pass to M_Obafemi ... But C_Whelan wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 5 :(yso) G_Gaudino is through on goal ... C_Whelan with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 6 :(yli) T_Gomes is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... K_Freeman slices it ... H_Lewis moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Seaman chips the ball in towards the far post! ... H_Lewis easily claims the ball! Min. 10 :(yso) W_Smallbone flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... W_Smallbone with the cheeky shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Liverpool U23 fans laugh at him Min. 10 :(yli) T_Gomes breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Lewis! ... H_Cowans brings him down! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 10 :(yli) S_Michez jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Michez tries the shot ! ... But H_Lewis with the difficult save Min. 12 :(yli) J_Darius takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A_Jones forces him off the ball Min. 16 :(yso) G_Gaudino heads the ball back to O_Olomola ... J_Darius tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 18 :(yli) M_Cuisance flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... O_Gardener is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... H_Lewis misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Seaman chips the ball in towards the back post! ... H_Lewis reads it well, and claims it! Min. 20 :(yso) W_Wood beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Cuisance forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Olomola curls it into the box! ... A_Firth comes out and claims it! Min. 23 :(yli) O_Ejaria with an incisive pass to J_Darius ... K_Freeman steals the ball of off him Min. 24 :(yso) M_Obafemi takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Whelan ... M_Obafemi tries to chip the ball over A_Firth! ... But A_Firth reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Firth anyway Min. 25 :(yli) O_Ejaria lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Darius latches on to it ... J_Darius aims for the top right corner ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 25 :(yso) Curled in dangerously from W_Smallbone to M_Obafemi ... G_Johnston with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 29 :(yli) J_Darius runs at K_Freeman ... The defender slips and falls over ... A cheeky lob from J_Darius ! ... H_Lewis gets his fingertips to it Min. 30 :(yso) O_Olomola controls it with ease ... J_Darius had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee lectures him Min. 32 :(yli) T_Gomes knocks the ball past the defender ... W_Smallbone with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 33 :(yli) C_Seaman drives the ball across field ... It comes to T_Gomes ... W_Smallbone rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 34 :(yli) C_Whelan plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Gomes ... But K_Freeman wins the tackle cleanly Min. 37 :(yso) O_Gardener with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... O_Gardener with the chance ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 37 :(yli) O_Ejaria looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Michez ... But O_Gardener spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 38 :(yli) C_Seaman finds J_Darius with a ball over the defence ... W_Wood knocks the ball back to H_Lewis ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past H_Lewis! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Cuisance! ... T_Gomes gets a shot in ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... H_Lewis saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance hits it into the box! ... T_Gomes gets something on it! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 40 :(yli) T_Gomes uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... O_Gardener with a clumsy challenge ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 40 :(yli) M_Cuisance fires over a low cross to S_Michez ... S_Michez fires the shot in! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(yso) O_Cook is going to be brought on ... W_Wood is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 45 :(yso) H_Cowans works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Olomola ... A powerful header from O_Olomola ! ... It looks good ... A_Firth has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Firth reacts well to save!!! Min. 45 :(yli) O_Ejaria with the cross-field pass to S_Michez ... K_Freeman fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 47 :(yso) G_Gaudino gets to the by line and finds S_Mdlalose with a beautiful cross ... C_Whelan pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton U23 0-0 Liverpool U23 Min. 46 :(yso) H_Cowans floats the ball in to find M_Obafemi ... C_Seaman takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 50 :(yso) J_Vale takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace M_Obafemi as FW Min. 54 :(yli) The defender slips and falls over! ... C_Whelan is through! ... C_Whelan pounds a rocket on goal ! ... H_Lewis gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 55 :(yli) T_A-Arnold will replace C_Seaman and play DF Min. 55 :(yli) J_Willock is coming on and M_Cuisance is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 57 :(yli) J_Willock is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Darius ... J_Darius looks to see where H_Lewis is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But H_Lewis makes a fine save Min. 59 :(yso) O_Olomola gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside T_A-Arnold! ... He has some space now! ... Cleaned up by R_Sanches Min. 60 :(yli) L_Gibson is ready to come on to replace T_Gomes ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 63 :(yso) O_Olomola sidesteps C_Whelan ... G_Johnston forces him off the ball Min. 63 :(yli) S_Michez with a real burst of pace ... He shows O_Gardener a clean set of heals ... H_Cowans leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(yli) L_Gibson sidesteps G_Gaudino ... He showed great skill there ... L_Gibson with the crafty shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 66 :(yli) O_Ejaria with a 50-yard pass to S_Michez ... A vicious shot by S_Michez ! ... But H_Lewis pulls out a save of the game Min. 69 :(yso) A defence splitting pass from G_Gaudino to O_Olomola ... O_Olomola gets up high for the header ! ... A_Firth makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 73 :(yli) R_Sanches with a simple pass to L_Gibson ... L_Gibson tries to catch the keeper out! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 76 :(yso) S_Mdlalose heads the ball back to O_Olomola ... But G_Johnston wins the tackle Min. 78 :(yso) S_Mdlalose is unmarked! ... S_Mdlalose with the chance ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 79 :(yso) H_Cowans with the first time flick to O_Olomola ... O_Olomola heads the ball towards goal ! ... A_Firth has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Firth is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 81 :(yso) O_Olomola runs at the defence ... He nutmegs T_A-Arnold ... He showed his class there ... A thundering drive by O_Olomola ! ... A_Firth makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 87 :(yli) O_Ejaria crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Michez in the box ... S_Michez tries to catch the keeper out! ... H_Lewis gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL !! ... That must have sealed it!! ... Southampton U23 0-1 Liverpool U23 ... Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yli) It seems Liverpool U23 are making a tactical change to D Min. 88 :(yli) J_Willock moves into a DM role on the manager's orders ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Olomola Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Smallbone (33), O_Gardener (40), H_Cowans (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Ejaria (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Michez (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Johnston (25) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton U23 | Liverpool U23 Attempts on Goal : 8 | 13 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 4 | 8 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton U23 0 - 1 Liverpool U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lewis GK 23 3 2 2 23 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 A_Jones DF 2 22 3 2 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 O_Gardener DF 2 21 3 2 19 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -5 -3 K_Freeman DF 1 21 3 2 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 W_Wood DF 2 23 4 2 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_Gaudino MF 2 11 24 3 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 H_Cowans MF 2 11 23 2 29 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 55 -5 W_Smallbone MF 2 3 23 3 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -3 S_Mdlalose FW 2 2 11 21 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 O_Olomola FW 2 2 12 22 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Obafemi FW 2 2 2 20 18 | 53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 N_Osborn GK 20 2 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Cook DF 2 23 2 2 22 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Rowthorn DF 1 23 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 2 19 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vale FW 1 2 2 18 17 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 24 3 2 2 23 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 G_Johnston DF 2 22 2 3 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 -5 -5 James_Clarke DF 2 21 3 2 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sanches MF 2 3 23 3 18 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 42 12 C_Seaman DF 1 23 14 2 23 | 58 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 C_Whelan DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 15 5 J_Darius FW 1 3 11 18 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Cuisance MF 1 13 23 13 23 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 T_Gomes FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 12 19 O_Ejaria MF 2 3 24 10 21 | 94 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 S_Michez FW 1 2 3 19 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 D_Atherton GK 19 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_A-Arnold DF 2 23 5 3 19 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Willock DM 1 13 24 3 25 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Adam_Lewis DF 2 21 12 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gibson FW 1 2 4 23 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1575835752 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35