FMFA U23 Leagues, Arsenal U23s vs. Southampton U23s (Fri Aug 21)


                         Arsenal U23s  |  Southampton U23s
                              4-4-2 P  |  3-5-2 E
                            Lee Clark  |  William McGregor
                                       |
                            H_Keto GK  |  GK H_Lewis
                            T_Bola DF  |  DF W_Wood
                           A_Lewis DF  |  DF B_Rowthorn
                       Albin_Thaqi DF  |  DF A_Jones
                        D_Thompson DF  |  MF H_Cowans
                          J_Benson MF  |  MF W_Smallbone
                        J_Da-Silva MF  |  MF H_Davis
                            Y_Bobb MF  |  MF M_Gibbs-White
                         K_Dembele MF  |  MF J_Lilley
                        J_Beckford FW  |  FW O_Olomola
                      E_Smith-Rowe FW  |  FW S_Mdlalose
                                       |
                           A_Crean SUB |  SUB N_Osborn
                           T_Eyoma SUB |  SUB K_Freeman
                          N_Tormey SUB |  SUB O_Gardener
                           J_Olowu SUB |  SUB S_Brenan
                          P_Kabuya SUB |  SUB C_Hale




Min. 2  :(yar) J_Beckford sidesteps O_Olomola 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Beckford attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But H_Lewis punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 4  :(yso) W_Smallbone kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Mdlalose gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Mdlalose hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 5  :(yar) Y_Bobb with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_Rowthorn 
          ...  He knocks it to Albin_Thaqi! 
          ...  An audacious effort from Albin_Thaqi ! 
          ...  But H_Lewis punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 7  :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe cuts through the defence 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe attempts to nutmeg H_Lewis! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 10 :(yar) J_Benson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Beckford gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Rowthorn !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 10 :(yso) H_Davis looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Mdlalose receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Mdlalose ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That’s given Southampton U23s the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 0-1 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 11 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Lilley slips 
          ...  J_Benson gets to it! 
          ...  Cleared by A_Jones 
Min. 24 :(yar) J_Beckford takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Beckford with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bobb plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 1-1 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 25 :(yar) Y_Bobb with a neat pass into E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Jones takes possession 
Min. 26 :(yar) J_Benson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Da-Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Da-Silva fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  H_Lewis has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  H_Lewis is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 27 :(yar) Albin_Thaqi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Benson 
          ...  B_Rowthorn hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Benson chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Beckford gets a shot in 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(yso) H_Davis runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  O_Olomola latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A_Lewis brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 29 :(yar) Y_Bobb gets to the by line and finds E_Smith-Rowe with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Rowthorn slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 29 :(yso) W_Smallbone moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Lilley 
          ...  J_Da-Silva with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  H_Davis plays it short to S_Mdlalose 
          ...  S_Mdlalose with a little chip! 
          ...  But H_Keto pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 30 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe takes on J_Lilley 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Arsenal U23s fans go wild! 
          ...  And Arsenal U23s are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 2-1 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 34 :(yso) W_Wood controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  S_Mdlalose gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Lewis forces him off the ball 
Min. 36 :(yso) H_Cowans holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Mdlalose 
          ...  But T_Bola comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 37 :(yar) Y_Bobb slides it through the middle to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Smith-Rowe ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 41 :(yso) H_Cowans nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Lewis 
Min. 41 :(yar) J_Benson pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Beckford is clean through! 
          ...  J_Lilley muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 42 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Smith-Rowe ! 
          ...  But H_Lewis with the difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(yso) J_Lilley is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Mdlalose 
          ...  S_Mdlalose hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But H_Keto reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on H_Keto anyway 
Min. 44 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe bursts forward 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  H_Lewis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  He will be trying to claim the match ball now! 
          ...  The hat trick is complete! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 3-1 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 45 :(yso) C_Hale is coming on for S_Mdlalose and playing FW 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 3-1 Southampton U23s

Min. 47 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe knocks it past W_Wood and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But H_Lewis parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 50 :(yso) K_Freeman comes on for A_Jones and takes up a DF role 
Min. 52 :(yar) Y_Bobb unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  H_Lewis never had a chance! 
Min. 53 :(yso) J_Lilley gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  The cross hits J_Lilley on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Southampton U23s fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 3-2 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 56 :(yar) T_Eyoma comes on for D_Thompson and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 57 :(yar) T_Bola holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Beckford 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Beckford ! 
          ...  But H_Lewis punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 58 :(yar) J_Beckford pushes it past K_Freeman 
          ...  J_Beckford with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe knocks the ball past H_Cowans 
          ...  K_Freeman with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  K_Dembele knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe gets on the end of it 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Smith-Rowe ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  H_Lewis is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Benson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Bola makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  H_Lewis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 59 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Wood 
Min. 61 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves B_Rowthorn behind 
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Smith-Rowe ! 
          ...  H_Lewis just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 68 :(yar) N_Tormey is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Da-Silva is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(yar) P_Kabuya is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Beckford is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(yar) Y_Bobb puts in E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 71 :(yar) N_Tormey looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_Freeman 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 72 :(yar) J_Benson has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  H_Lewis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 74 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Lilley runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Lilley drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with H_Keto 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Keto 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s pulled Southampton U23s level! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 3-3 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 75 :(yso) W_Smallbone has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past T_Bola 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Olomola! 
          ...  O_Olomola with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 76 :(yar) K_Dembele looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Albin_Thaqi receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Lilley with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  T_Bola knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe must beat H_Keto! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Kabuya drives it into the box! 
          ...  H_Lewis easily catches it! 
Min. 77 :(yso) J_Lilley controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Bola 
          ...  He puts in W_Smallbone! 
          ...  W_Smallbone tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Yes!! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 3-4 Southampton U23s ...
Min. 79 :(yso) K_Freeman controls it with ease 
          ...  Y_Bobb with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 79 :(yso) O_Olomola runs at N_Tormey 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Eyoma 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 80 :(yar) J_Benson takes advantage of a mistake by K_Freeman 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Benson hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bobb plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  H_Lewis falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 84 :(yso) W_Smallbone miskicks! 
          ...  He finds J_Lilley though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  J_Lilley controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 85 :(yso) W_Smallbone drives it across the face of the goal O_Olomola 
          ...  But A_Lewis barges him off the ball 
Min. 87 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Kabuya collects the loose ball! 
          ...  W_Wood slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bobb hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Benson tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It floats over H_Lewis 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Smith-Rowe ! 
          ...  But H_Lewis stops that one easily 
Min. 93 :(yso) K_Freeman with the dribble 
          ...  A_Lewis is easily beaten 
          ...  K_Freeman attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But H_Keto makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 94 :(yar) A_Lewis knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Wood slips 
          ...  P_Kabuya gets to it! 
          ...  P_Kabuya from 20 yards ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Meadow Park
Attendance           : 15,276
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Arsenal U23s Match Info
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Best player          : E_Smith-Rowe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Smith-Rowe (24,30,44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Da-Silva (29), Y_Bobb (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton U23s Match Info
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Best player          : J_Lilley
Scorers              : S_Mdlalose (10), J_Lilley (53,74), W_Smallbone (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Freeman (58), J_Lilley (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal U23s  |    Southampton U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       10
Off target           :          14        |       3
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23s 3 - 4 Southampton U23s
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Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Keto         GK  25   3   2   2  23 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -36   0   0   0
T_Bola         DF   2  23   5   2  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   2
A_Lewis        DF   1  23  10   3  24 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  15   0
Albin_Thaqi    DF   1  23  13   3  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
D_Thompson     DF   2  21   6   1  21 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Benson       MF   2   2  25   5  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   4
J_Da-Silva     MF   2   3  23   6  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -3
Y_Bobb         MF   1   9  23   3  22 |  98   0   0   6   1   0   0   1   0   0  -5 112  -5
K_Dembele      MF   1   3  18  10  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Beckford     FW   2   2   2  23  19 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
E_Smith-Rowe   FW   1   2   8  25  23 |  98   0   0   2   0  15   3   0   0   0   0  30 147
A_Crean        GK  19   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  22   6   2  26 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
N_Tormey       MF   2   3  20   2  18 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Olowu        DF   2  22   4   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kabuya       FW   1   2   4  19  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Southampton U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Lewis        GK  24   3   2   2  23 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
W_Wood         DF   2  23   5   2  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
B_Rowthorn     DF   1  23   3   3  23 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
A_Jones        DF   2  23   3   2  23 |  54   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
H_Cowans       MF   2  11  24   2  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
W_Smallbone    MF   2   3  24   3  21 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  75  35
H_Davis        MF   2   3  21   2  21 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
M_Gibbs-White  MF   1   2  20   3  20 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
J_Lilley       MF   1  12  20  12  22 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   2   1   0   0  -5  52  67
O_Olomola      FW   2   2  13  23  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Mdlalose     FW   2   2  12  22  20 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
N_Osborn       GK  20   2   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Freeman      DF   1  22   3   2  23 |  44   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23   7  12
O_Gardener     DF   2  22   3   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Brenan       MF   1   3  19   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Hale         FW   2   3   3  22  19 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  12  12
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