U23 Division One, Norwich City U23 vs. Derby County U23 (Sun Dec 22) Norwich City U23 | Derby County U23 4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-2 L | | N_Hayes GK | GK J_Barnes L_Lomas DF | DF C_McDonald A_Famewo DF | DF M_Hunt J_Thomas DF | DM Jordan_Brown A_Barkarson DF | DF L_Buchanan S_Milovanovic MF | DF C_Minkley I_Thor'sson MF | MF J_M-Lawson A_Mehmeti MF | FW H_Onyekuru S_Hutchinson FW | FW J_Splatt S_Keller FW | MF J_Knight D_Jaiyesimi MF | MF C_Dixon | B_Johnson SUB | SUB S_French R_Nizet SUB | SUB E_Wassall D_Adshead SUB | SUB T_Wilson A_Fitzpatrick SUB | SUB C_Cresswell G_Ahadme SUB | SUB M_Whittaker Min. 1 :(yde) Derby County U23 made the switch to a P strategy Min. 2 :(yno) S_Keller plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Milovanovic ... S_Milovanovic with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But J_Barnes tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 5 :(yde) C_Dixon kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Splatt gets on the end of the pass ... J_Splatt leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... N_Hayes with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 10 :(yno) L_Lomas with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... But C_McDonald comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 15 :(yno) A_Famewo retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... S_Keller gets on the end of it ... S_Keller could have let it bounce! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 16 :(yde) M_Hunt volleys it forward. He finds J_Splatt ... A_Barkarson takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 20 :(yde) C_Dixon looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to H_Onyekuru ... H_Onyekuru with a bomb of a shot ! ... N_Hayes with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 24 :(yno) S_Keller knocks it past C_Minkley and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... C_Minkley reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 26 :(yno) I_Thor'sson looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to S_Keller ... S_Keller keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... J_Barnes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 26 :(yde) J_Splatt controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... H_Onyekuru gets onto the end of the pass! ... A well-placed shot from H_Onyekuru ! ... N_Hayes goes down well to save Min. 27 :(yde) J_Splatt flicks it over A_Barkarson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Hutchinson with a pull on the shirt ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... J_Splatt drives it in ... N_Hayes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 30 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 30 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick is coming on and D_Jaiyesimi is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM Min. 33 :(yde) J_Splatt with a smart turn ... A_Barkarson with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 34 :(yno) L_Lomas skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Hutchinson ... Superbly timed tackle by C_McDonald ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... S_Milovanovic lofts the ball in! ... A_Famewo swings a leg at it! ... But J_Barnes punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that J_Barnes got a touch Min. 36 :(yno) A_Mehmeti kicks C_Dixon off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... The Referee warns him Min. 38 :(yde) J_M-Lawson runs at goal ... He spots the run of H_Onyekuru ... He's played him in ... H_Onyekuru has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 38 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to S_Hutchinson ... C_Dixon with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(yde) J_M-Lawson with the towering header to H_Onyekuru ... H_Onyekuru tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... N_Hayes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City U23 0-0 Derby County U23 Min. 46 :(yde) J_Splatt has it on the edge of the box ... S_Keller with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 49 :(yno) S_Keller beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But Jordan_Brown sweeps up the threat Min. 60 :(yno) R_Nizet comes on for L_Lomas and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 65 :(yno) G_Ahadme comes on for S_Hutchinson and takes up a FW role Min. 67 :(yde) C_Minkley has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Barkarson ... He knocks it to H_Onyekuru! ... A powerful shot by H_Onyekuru ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 68 :(yno) G_Ahadme finds the space intelligently ... A vicious shot by G_Ahadme ! ... But J_Barnes tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 70 :(yde) There's going to be a change ... M_Whittaker will come on for H_Onyekuru and play FW Min. 70 :(yde) C_Cresswell is being brought on ... J_Splatt is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(yde) J_Knight changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 72 :(yno) S_Keller beats C_McDonald ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Keller could have let it bounce! ... But J_Barnes parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 73 :(yno) S_Keller stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... But C_Minkley with the fine tackle Min. 74 :(yde) C_Dixon with a penetrating pass to C_Cresswell ... G_Ahadme gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 77 :(yno) A_Barkarson with a real burst of pace ... A_Barkarson rifles it at the goal ! ... J_Barnes with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 79 :(yde) M_Whittaker sidesteps J_Thomas ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Whittaker with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Derby County U23 fans celebrate though! ... What a time to score!! ... That must be the winner ... Norwich City U23 0-1 Derby County U23 ... Min. 80 :(yno) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Norwich City U23 will now be playing A Min. 80 :(yde) It looks as though Derby County U23 is now playing D Min. 81 :(yno) S_Keller finds himself with plenty of time ... But M_Hunt clears the danger Min. 83 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Keller ... S_Keller tries to beat J_Barnes from outside the area! ... But J_Barnes makes a fine save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Keller Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Keller (46) Injured : D_Jaiyesimi (30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Barnes (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Whittaker (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23 | Derby County U23 Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City U23 0 - 1 Derby County U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Hayes GK 21 2 1 1 22 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 L_Lomas DF 1 19 5 2 23 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Famewo DF 1 21 6 2 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 J_Thomas DF 1 18 9 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Barkarson DF 1 18 10 3 20 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 S_Milovanovic MF 1 3 18 4 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 I_Thor'sson MF 1 5 18 4 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Mehmeti MF 1 2 19 9 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hutchinson FW 1 2 7 18 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Keller FW 1 2 4 17 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -5 10 12 D_Jaiyesimi MF 1 2 21 11 23 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Johnson GK 19 2 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nizet DF 1 17 4 2 21 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Adshead MF 1 4 17 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fitzpatrick AM 1 3 18 10 21 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 G_Ahadme FW 1 3 5 19 21 | 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 Player Statistics - Derby County U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Barnes GK 22 3 2 1 22 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 C_McDonald DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Hunt DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 Jordan_Brown DM 1 10 19 3 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 23 6 2 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Minkley DF 1 18 5 2 20 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 0 J_M-Lawson MF 1 5 20 5 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 H_Onyekuru FW 2 2 4 23 20 | 71 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 J_Splatt FW 1 3 5 18 20 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 27 22 J_Knight AM 1 3 18 6 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dixon MF 1 2 18 4 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 S_French GK 18 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Wassall DF 1 21 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 17 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Cresswell FW 1 2 9 19 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Whittaker FW 1 3 10 18 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1577046694 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35