FMFA U23 Leagues, Preston North End U23s vs. Sheffield United U23s (Wed Jan 06) Preston North End U23s | Sheffield United U23s 4-4-2 P | 5-3-1-1 C Caretaker Lee Clark | Todd Fortune | J_Talbot GK | GK D_Henderson N_Williams DF | DF J_Lewis H_Souttar DF | DF M_Shabani T_Matthews DF | DF D_Abu C_McKenna DF | DF B_Godfery Lucien_Agoume MF | DF M_Ledger E_Embleton MF | MF O_Bailey O_Meier MF | MF O_Greaves A_Edmundsson MF | MF K_Bryan J_Diamond FW | AM T_Jumeau Junior_Kadile FW | FW L_Lumeka | R_Brown SUB | SUB J_Eastwood B_Taylor SUB | SUB J_Bennett B_M-Kimpioka SUB | SUB T_Cover K_Sanders SUB | SUB S_Leighton S_Best SUB | SUB A_Capello Min. 1 :(ypn) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Preston North End U23s will now play N Min. 2 :(ypn) N_Williams finds Lucien_Agoume with a ball over the defence ... The ball comes in high ... Lucien_Agoume beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has D_Henderson to beat ... He tries to slide it past D_Henderson ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if Preston North End U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Preston North End U23s 1-0 Sheffield United U23s ... Min. 3 :(ysh) Sheffield United U23s altered their play to a P strategy Min. 10 :(ysh) B_Godfery with the towering header to L_Lumeka ... The defence has gone to sleep ... L_Lumeka is all alone ... J_Talbot comes towards him ... He rounds J_Talbot ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 13 :(ysh) D_Abu backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... T_Jumeau gets on the end of it ... Cleared by Lucien_Agoume Min. 14 :(ysh) T_Jumeau gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... The cross hits T_Jumeau on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Talbot moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... J_Talbot looks dejected! ... It's all square now! ... Preston North End U23s 1-1 Sheffield United U23s ... Min. 14 :(ypn) E_Embleton looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Junior_Kadile ... J_Lewis knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_Godfery ... He showed his class there ... L_Lumeka with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... Junior_Kadile fires it towards the goal ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... T_Matthews lofts the ball in! ... D_Henderson easily claims the ball! Min. 18 :(ypn) O_Meier with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Diamond gets on the end of the pass ... But K_Bryan wins the tackle cleanly Min. 20 :(ysh) O_Greaves curls the ball out wide to T_Jumeau ... Excellent sliding challenge by N_Williams ... He timed it well Min. 24 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile heads the ball back to O_Meier ... O_Meier carves a shot towards goal ! ... D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(ysh) K_Bryan holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to T_Jumeau ... T_Jumeau beats the offside trap! ... He runs at J_Talbot ... He dinks it over J_Talbot ... J_Talbot reacts well to save !! Min. 27 :(ysh) T_Jumeau passes the ball to O_Bailey ... Junior_Kadile with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee warns him Min. 27 :(ysh) L_Lumeka had to stretch to reach the pass ... T_Matthews plays the back pass ... J_Talbot can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... O_Bailey curls it into the box! ... D_Abu gets on the end of it ... But J_Talbot comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 29 :(ysh) J_Lewis is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... L_Lumeka latches onto the ball ... L_Lumeka with a thundering drive! ... J_Talbot is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 30 :(ysh) K_Bryan is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to T_Jumeau ... A_Edmundsson leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! Min. 30 :(ysh) M_Ledger has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Junior_Kadile ... He knocks it to T_Jumeau! ... T_Jumeau with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 40 :(ypn) O_Meier has it now ... He takes on D_Abu ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Diamond! ... J_Diamond drives the ball low ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ysh) L_Lumeka sidesteps N_Williams ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... L_Lumeka with a powerful header ! ... But J_Talbot makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 46 :(ysh) B_Godfery knocks the ball past the defender ... T_Matthews with the block ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End U23s 1-1 Sheffield United U23s Min. 46 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Junior_Kadile heads the ball towards goal ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 47 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Diamond ... J_Diamond with the header ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 49 :(ypn) E_Embleton with a measured ball to J_Diamond ... J_Diamond strikes a wicked curler ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... T_Matthews lofts the ball in! ... D_Henderson makes the catch! Min. 51 :(ysh) D_Abu gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Lewis ... J_Lewis goes for goal ! ... J_Talbot makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 56 :(ypn) B_Taylor is going to be brought on ... H_Souttar is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 59 :(ysh) B_Godfery takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Lumeka ... J_Diamond is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 60 :(ysh) J_Bennett takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace B_Godfery as DF Min. 61 :(ypn) O_Meier cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Diamond ... M_Shabani read the danger and stops the pass Min. 62 :(ysh) S_Leighton takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Jumeau ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 64 :(ypn) O_Meier takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Abu Min. 64 :(ypn) E_Embleton is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Edmundsson ... M_Shabani with an over the top challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 66 :(ypn) Preston North End U23s restructured their strategy to A Min. 66 :(ypn) T_Matthews has space to run with the ball ... D_Abu anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 66 :(ysh) O_Greaves with a one-touch layoff to L_Lumeka ... Lucien_Agoume beats him to the ball Min. 67 :(ysh) J_Bennett kicks Lucien_Agoume off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 68 :(ypn) B_M-Kimpioka is coming on for A_Edmundsson and playing MF Min. 70 :(ypn) There's going to be a change ... S_Best will come on for J_Diamond and play FW Min. 70 :(ysh) A_Capello takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace L_Lumeka as FW Min. 70 :(ysh) O_Greaves gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past Junior_Kadile! ... He has some space now! ... But N_Williams puts the ball out of play Min. 72 :(ypn) O_Meier bursts forward ... O_Meier carves a shot towards goal ! ... D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 73 :(ysh) A_Capello comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... C_McKenna with the high feet ... The Referee warned him Min. 73 :(ysh) A_Capello with a real burst of pace ... He shows B_Taylor a clean set of heals ... Junior_Kadile hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... O_Bailey drives it into the box! ... A_Capello gets to it! ... J_Talbot collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 74 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume hoofs it up field to find S_Best ... But J_Bennett sweeps up the threat Min. 77 :(ysh) M_Shabani beats B_Taylor ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Shabani with a thundering shot! ... It's beaten J_Talbot ... It goes wide !! Min. 79 :(ysh) K_Bryan is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Capello latches onto the ball ... A powerful header from A_Capello ! ... It looks good ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 81 :(ysh) O_Bailey beats C_McKenna ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... O_Bailey launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ysh) O_Greaves leaves N_Williams standing ... O_Greaves with the attempt at goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 90 :(ysh) J_Lewis plays the early ball across the box to find A_Capello in space ... C_McKenna beats him to the ball Min. 90 :(ypn) N_Williams jumps over J_Bennett's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Capello with a clumsy challenge ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... S_Best with the delicate chip over the wall ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 91 :(ysh) S_Leighton moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Capello ... C_McKenna wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 92 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile with a Cruyff turn ... But he loses control of it ... J_Bennett belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Springfields Training Ground Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Lucien_Agoume (Man of the Match) Scorers : Lucien_Agoume (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Jumeau Scorers : T_Jumeau (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Lewis (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s | Sheffield United U23s Attempts on Goal : 9 | 13 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston North End U23s 1 - 1 Sheffield United U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Preston North End U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Talbot GK 25 3 3 2 19 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 22 12 2 21 | 94 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 42 0 H_Souttar DF 2 24 12 2 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 23 13 13 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 C_McKenna DF 1 21 5 3 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Lucien_Agoume MF 1 14 23 2 29 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 30 35 E_Embleton MF 2 2 24 4 20 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 O_Meier MF 1 3 22 12 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 24 13 23 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Diamond FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Junior_Kadile FW 1 3 13 23 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 15 4 R_Brown GK 19 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Taylor DF 2 21 3 2 19 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M-Kimpioka MF 2 3 23 2 19 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Sanders MF 1 3 20 4 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Best FW 2 2 2 20 17 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - Sheffield United U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Henderson GK 28 2 1 1 23 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 J_Lewis DF 1 24 11 2 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 25 0 M_Shabani DF 1 24 9 2 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 D_Abu DF 1 23 9 8 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 30 5 B_Godfery DF 1 23 14 3 23 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Ledger DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 O_Bailey MF 1 3 22 2 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O_Greaves MF 1 2 22 13 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 K_Bryan MF 1 11 24 2 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 T_Jumeau AM 2 11 25 14 20 | 63 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 42 L_Lumeka FW 2 2 3 25 18 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 J_Eastwood GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bennett DF 1 23 10 3 21 | 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Cover DF 1 19 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Leighton MF 2 3 24 3 24 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Capello FW 1 3 5 19 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1609964812 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35