U23 Division One, Aston Villa U23 vs. Derby County U23 (Wed Oct 02) Aston Villa U23 | Derby County U23 4-3-1-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L | | M_Sarkic GK | GK J_Barnes J_Bedeau DF | DF E_Wassall L_Hall DF | DF M_Hunt J_Walker DF | DM Jordan_Brown J_Abdoul DF | DF L_Buchanan Z_Butt'worth MF | DF C_McDonald Jack_Clarke MF | MF L_Walsh D_A-Meredith MF | FW J_Splatt T_Jumeau AM | FW H_Onyekuru A_Pressley FW | MF K_Dowell L_Vietto FW | MF D_Holmes | T_Giradot SUB | SUB S_French K_Mpofu SUB | SUB J_Bateman C_Mayuba SUB | SUB C_Minkley C_Rowe SUB | SUB J_M-Lawson D_Welbeck SUB | SUB M_Bennett Min. 1 :(yde) Derby County U23 made the switch to a C strategy Min. 3 :(yas) A_Pressley picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... A_Pressley tries one from the edge of the box ! ... J_Barnes parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 4 :(yas) J_Bedeau bursts forward ... C_McDonald wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 7 :(yas) J_Bedeau skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Jumeau ... A vicious shot by T_Jumeau ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 9 :(yas) L_Vietto with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Hunt behind ... L_Vietto with a blistering shot ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 12 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Hunt ... He knocks it to L_Vietto! ... L_Vietto bears down on goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 15 :(yas) Jack_Clarke holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Vietto ... But E_Wassall comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 16 :(yas) J_Walker jumps over E_Wassall's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_McDonald ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 17 :(yde) K_Dowell runs at L_Hall ... He takes it past him ... L_Vietto stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... The manager of Derby County U23 looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 18 :(yde) L_Walsh with a smart pass to J_Splatt ... J_Splatt smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 19 :(yas) J_Walker passes the ball to Z_Butt'worth ... Z_Butt'worth with a powerful header ! ... But J_Barnes reaches the ball. Good save Min. 21 :(yas) L_Hall has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Hunt ... He knocks it to A_Pressley! ... A_Pressley with the attempt at goal! ... J_Barnes tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... Jack_Clarke curls it into the box! ... T_Jumeau gets to it! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 22 :(yde) K_Dowell slides it through the middle to H_Onyekuru ... J_Bedeau stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 25 :(yas) L_Hall with a perfectly timed run ... L_Hall with the drive! ... J_Barnes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 27 :(yas) L_Vietto sidesteps C_McDonald ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... L_Vietto aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Barnes with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 27 :(yde) C_McDonald is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Hunt latches onto the ball ... M_Hunt is clean through, he is one on one with M_Sarkic ... He tries to beat M_Sarkic ... M_Sarkic dives on the ball !! Min. 30 :(yde) E_Wassall retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... H_Onyekuru latches onto the end of it ... H_Onyekuru sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... M_Sarkic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 34 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth with the deft touch ... He takes it past E_Wassall ... He knocks it to A_Pressley! ... A_Pressley with the goal bound shot! ... J_Barnes watches it sail safely wide! Min. 35 :(yde) C_McDonald runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to D_Holmes ... D_Holmes with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... M_Sarkic takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 37 :(yde) H_Onyekuru gets possession in his own half ... H_Onyekuru with the goal bound shot! ... M_Sarkic takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 38 :(yde) H_Onyekuru takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... The ball hits J_Bedeau in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 40 :(yas) Curled in dangerously from J_Walker to T_Jumeau ... But H_Onyekuru clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa U23 0-0 Derby County U23 Min. 46 :(yde) L_Walsh holds the ball up ... He sees J_Splatt in space! ... D_A-Meredith slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(yde) H_Onyekuru beats Z_Butt'worth ... J_Abdoul knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 55 :(yas) C_Rowe replaces D_A-Meredith and will play MF Min. 55 :(yas) T_Jumeau crosses into the box, finding J_Abdoul ... C_McDonald plays the back pass ... J_Barnes can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... J_Walker crosses it in! ... J_Barnes fists it away! Min. 57 :(yas) Jack_Clarke with a precise pass to J_Walker ... J_Walker beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has J_Barnes to beat! ... He nutmegs J_Barnes ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Aston Villa U23 the advantage! ... Aston Villa U23 1-0 Derby County U23 ... Min. 58 :(yde) The Derby County U23 manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 58 :(yde) It appears K_Dowell is playing as a AM Min. 58 :(yas) T_Jumeau finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... T_Jumeau with the shot ! ... J_Barnes has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Barnes is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 61 :(yas) L_Vietto runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... L_Vietto hits a great shot ! ... J_Barnes makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 62 :(yas) a big roar from the crowd as K_Mpofu comes on for L_Hall to play DF Min. 62 :(yas) J_Abdoul with a measured ball to A_Pressley ... A_Pressley throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Barnes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Barnes beaten! Min. 63 :(yde) K_Dowell with a precise ball to J_Splatt ... J_Splatt with the shot ! ... M_Sarkic makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 65 :(yas) D_Welbeck is going to be brought on ... L_Vietto is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 65 :(yas) The Aston Villa U23 manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 65 :(yas) T_Jumeau has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 67 :(yas) T_Jumeau sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Pressley ... A_Pressley drives the ball low ! ... But J_Barnes makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(yas) J_Abdoul with the first time pass to D_Welbeck ... E_Wassall stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 70 :(yde) J_M-Lawson is being prepared to come on ... M_Hunt is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 72 :(yde) M_Bennett is being brought on ... Jordan_Brown is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 79 :(yas) A_Pressley beats L_Buchanan ... He muscled him off the ball ... L_Buchanan moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 79 :(yde) C_McDonald is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 82 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Pressley latches onto the ball ... A_Pressley fires the shot in! ... But he puts it wide Min. 84 :(yas) D_Welbeck takes advantage of a mistake by C_McDonald ... D_Welbeck hits a great shot ! ... J_Barnes can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Barnes makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 87 :(yde) J_M-Lawson sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... M_Bennett runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... The ball comes in high ... M_Bennett beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has M_Sarkic to beat ... He lobs it over M_Sarkic ... It goes over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yde) H_Onyekuru pushes it past J_Walker ... Jack_Clarke with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... J_Splatt hits it hard ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_Holmes plays it into the danger area! ... E_Wassall gets on the end of it ... M_Sarkic collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 88 :(yde) D_Holmes volleys it forward. He finds J_Splatt ... Good sliding challenge from J_Walker Min. 89 :(yde) E_Wassall gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Rowe ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 90 :(yas) J_Walker jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... H_Onyekuru knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 93 :(yde) M_Bennett finds D_Holmes with a perfectly weighted pass ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Abdoul picks up the loose ball and clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Walker (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Walker (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Vietto (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_McDonald Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Wassall (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23 | Derby County U23 Attempts on Goal : 17 | 9 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa U23 1 - 0 Derby County 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 J_Bedeau DF 2 22 3 2 17 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 L_Hall DF 2 21 3 2 17 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 5 J_Walker DF 1 23 11 2 23 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 30 35 J_Abdoul DF 2 21 4 2 18 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 Z_Butt'worth MF 1 10 18 5 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 57 17 Jack_Clarke MF 2 2 22 3 19 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 69 12 D_A-Meredith MF 2 5 21 2 23 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Jumeau MF 2 3 22 11 20 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 A_Pressley FW 2 2 2 22 18 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 L_Vietto FW 1 4 13 23 21 | 67 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 9 T_Giradot GK 19 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mpofu DF 2 19 3 2 19 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Mayuba MF 1 2 21 4 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rowe MF 2 2 20 2 18 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 12 23 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 E_Wassall DF 1 21 6 3 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 10 0 M_Hunt DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jordan_Brown DM 1 9 19 3 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 22 5 2 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_McDonald DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 30 0 L_Walsh MF 2 2 23 3 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Splatt FW 1 3 5 18 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 H_Onyekuru FW 2 2 4 22 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 10 K_Dowell AM 1 3 22 11 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Holmes MF 1 3 23 4 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 S_French GK 18 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bateman DF 1 20 5 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Minkley DF 1 18 5 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_M-Lawson AM 1 3 20 5 23 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Bennett FW 1 2 10 22 24 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 1570044339 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35