U23 Premier Division, Watford U23 vs. Stoke City U23 (Sun Jan 05) Watford U23 | Stoke City U23 4-1-3-2 P | 4-4-2 N | | P_Dahlberg GK | GK D_Gyollai L_Banks DF | DF C_Hill A_Smith DF | DF S_Wara J_Matthews DF | DF M_Murphy T_Leighton DF | DF A_Thurston E_Adebiyi MF | MF D_Jarvis A_Iwobi MF | MF J_Dunwoody T_Ebanks DM | MF O_Shenton J_Shonibare MF | MF D_Holmes M_Folivi FW | FW C_N'Jie T_Akinola FW | FW D_Telford | S_Howes SUB | SUB H_Rivas S_Hart SUB | SUB L_Silva S_Karic SUB | SUB A_Birch D_Pereira SUB | SUB T_Pemberton J_David SUB | SUB T_Campbell Min. 6 :(ywa) A_Iwobi knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Hill ... A_Iwobi tries to beat D_Gyollai from outside the area! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 11 :(yst) C_Hill gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Holmes is unmarked ... But L_Banks wins the ball Min. 12 :(yst) D_Holmes leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to C_N'Jie ... A_Smith with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 14 :(yst) A_Thurston with a flicked pass to C_N'Jie ... T_Leighton leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! Min. 14 :(yst) J_Dunwoody has it now ... He takes on J_Matthews ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_N'Jie! ... A_Smith knocks the ball back to P_Dahlberg ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past P_Dahlberg! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Dunwoody! ... C_N'Jie with the header ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Stoke City U23 fans to celebrate! ... That puts Stoke City U23 ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Watford U23 0-1 Stoke City U23 ... Min. 15 :(ywa) J_Shonibare changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 15 :(ywa) interesting tactic change... ... A_Iwobi will now play as AM Min. 16 :(yst) J_Dunwoody leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to D_Telford ... A_Smith brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 20 :(ywa) T_Leighton with the first time flick to M_Folivi ... M_Murphy dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 22 :(yst) D_Holmes looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to S_Wara ... T_Ebanks forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Shenton crosses it in! ... C_N'Jie gets a shot in ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Stoke City U23 fans!! ... Watford U23 0-2 Stoke City U23 ... Min. 23 :(ywa) J_Matthews with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Iwobi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Thurston with the block Min. 24 :(yst) O_Shenton sidesteps E_Adebiyi ... T_Leighton seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 25 :(yst) J_Dunwoody with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to D_Telford ... D_Telford has a dig at goal! ... P_Dahlberg won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 34 :(yst) A_Thurston has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Leighton ... He knocks it to J_Dunwoody! ... J_Dunwoody bears down on goal! ... P_Dahlberg makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 38 :(yst) D_Jarvis pulls it back to D_Telford ... But he loses control of it ... T_Leighton hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Folivi latches on to it ... S_Wara with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 45 :(ywa) J_Shonibare retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... T_Akinola gets on the end of it ... M_Murphy with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23 0-2 Stoke City U23 Min. 50 :(ywa) Up goes the substitution board - S_Hart on for A_Smith as a DF Min. 50 :(yst) T_Pemberton will replace D_Holmes and play MF Min. 50 :(yst) L_Silva will replace A_Thurston and play DF Min. 50 :(yst) M_Murphy with a 50-yard pass to C_N'Jie ... Driven towards goal by C_N'Jie ! ... But P_Dahlberg punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 51 :(ywa) S_Hart has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Murphy ... He puts in M_Folivi! ... M_Murphy moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 51 :(yst) O_Shenton jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Pemberton ... But T_Ebanks wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 53 :(yst) J_Dunwoody with an in swinging cross to C_N'Jie ... S_Hart stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 55 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi lays the ball back to S_Hart ... M_Murphy is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... D_Gyollai misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Folivi drives it into the box! ... D_Gyollai reads it well, and claims it! Min. 60 :(ywa) D_Pereira takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Iwobi as MF Min. 60 :(ywa) Watford U23 will now play E after the order comes from the dugout Min. 60 :(ywa) T_Ebanks has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Wara ... He knocks it to M_Folivi! ... M_Folivi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... D_Gyollai saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 60 :(yst) C_N'Jie jumps over L_Banks's challenge ... C_N'Jie unleashes a pile driver ! ... It floats over P_Dahlberg ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 63 :(yst) T_Pemberton takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_N'Jie ... S_Hart gets to the ball first Min. 64 :(ywa) D_Pereira with the heel pass to T_Akinola ... Cleared by C_Hill Min. 65 :(yst) J_Dunwoody drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_N'Jie ... But L_Banks comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 71 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi with a burst of pace ... E_Adebiyi shapes up for a shot! ... But D_Gyollai punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... D_Pereira hits it into the box! ... J_Matthews loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... D_Gyollai has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Gyollai is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 72 :(ywa) M_Folivi sidesteps S_Wara ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Wara moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 72 :(yst) T_Pemberton works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_N'Jie ... C_N'Jie with his head down lets it go ! ... But P_Dahlberg tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 75 :(ywa) Watford U23 made the switch to a A strategy Min. 76 :(ywa) T_Ebanks shoves O_Shenton in the chest!! ... The Referee has seen it! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... O_Shenton plays it short to C_N'Jie ... C_N'Jie with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at the delight!! ... He has completed his hat trick!! ... The defenders have been run ragged! ... Watford U23 0-3 Stoke City U23 ... Min. 80 :(ywa) J_David will come on for T_Akinola and play FW Min. 83 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Gyollai! ... C_N'Jie 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ywa) M_Folivi has it on the edge of the box ... What a shot from M_Folivi ! ... It could go anywhere ... But D_Gyollai pulls out a save of the game Min. 91 :(yst) D_Jarvis moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to O_Shenton ... O_Shenton sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Watford U23 fans taunt him about that effort Min. 92 :(yst) J_Dunwoody knocks it forward ... S_Hart slips ... M_Murphy gets to it! ... M_Murphy has a dig at goal! ... But it goes wide of the post ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Smith Scorers : N/A Sent Off : T_Ebanks (76) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_N'Jie (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_N'Jie (14,22,76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_N'Jie (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 | Stoke City U23 Attempts on Goal : 5 | 10 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 11 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23 0 - 3 Stoke City U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Dahlberg GK 24 3 3 1 22 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -21 0 0 0 L_Banks DF 2 22 5 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 A_Smith DF 1 22 11 3 23 | 52 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 J_Matthews DF 1 20 6 3 17 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 T_Leighton DF 1 21 7 2 21 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 E_Adebiyi MF 1 4 21 4 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 A_Iwobi AM 1 2 22 10 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 T_Ebanks DM 1 10 20 3 23 | 78 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 6 -9 J_Shonibare AM 1 2 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 23 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 T_Akinola FW 1 3 10 20 23 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Howes GK 20 2 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hart DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 43 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 S_Karic DF 1 22 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Pereira MF 1 3 22 5 18 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_David FW 1 2 6 23 22 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Gyollai GK 23 3 3 1 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 C_Hill DF 2 22 5 3 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 S_Wara DF 2 21 3 3 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Murphy DF 2 21 3 3 21 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 15 2 A_Thurston DF 2 23 11 2 22 | 52 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 D_Jarvis MF 2 3 23 3 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Dunwoody MF 2 4 22 2 20 | 95 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 117 5 O_Shenton MF 2 4 24 3 22 | 95 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 84 2 D_Holmes MF 1 3 24 4 23 | 52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 12 C_N'Jie FW 1 3 7 23 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 -5 -5 112 D_Telford FW 2 3 3 23 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 H_Rivas GK 21 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Silva DF 2 22 4 2 23 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 A_Birch DF 1 22 5 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Pemberton MF 2 3 21 5 22 | 43 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Campbell FW 2 3 2 20 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1578254764 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35