FMFA U23 Leagues, Watford U23s vs. Aston Villa U23s (Sat Feb 20) Watford U23s | Aston Villa U23s 4-1-3-2 E | 4-2-1-1-2 C William Doherty | Alex Nock | J_Trafford GK | GK A_Firth A_Tuanzebe DF | DF R_Lewis S_Hart DF | DF J_Bennett S_Karic DF | DF L_Hall T_Leighton DF | DF L_Moretti T_Ebanks DM | DM Z_Butt'worth S_Sesay MF | DM D_Nascimento D_Hutchins MF | MF J_McCourt D_Moonan MF | AM P_Maghoma T_Akinola FW | FW D_Agyei L_Martinez FW | FW K_Adedoyin | M_Funnel SUB | SUB M_Sarkic I_Mizouni SUB | SUB Y_Bildik J_Matthews SUB | SUB C_Rowe J_Shonibare SUB | SUB J_Page M_Folivi SUB | SUB D_Parkhouse Min. 11 :(ywa) T_Ebanks brings it under control ... He takes on R_Lewis ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Martinez! ... L_Martinez with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But A_Firth tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 12 :(ywa) A_Tuanzebe floats the ball in to find L_Martinez ... P_Maghoma with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 14 :(ywa) T_Akinola nutmegs D_Nascimento, he continues to run forward ... T_Akinola with the attempt at goal! ... A_Firth makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 24 :(yas) D_Agyei steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Moonan ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Ebanks clears with a diving header Min. 28 :(ywa) T_Akinola nutmegs L_Moretti ... T_Akinola hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... A_Firth is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 32 :(ywa) D_Hutchins is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez could have let it bounce! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Firth moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 34 :(ywa) T_Ebanks looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Akinola ... T_Akinola with the header ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 40 :(yas) K_Adedoyin is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... S_Hart with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... D_Nascimento knocks it forward ... J_McCourt gets on the end of it ... The cross hits J_McCourt on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... J_Trafford palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... J_McCourt plays it into the danger area! ... L_Hall gets something on it! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Trafford is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Maghoma chips the ball into the area! ... S_Hart clears the danger Min. 42 :(ywa) S_Hart with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... S_Hart with a bomb of a shot ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yas) D_Agyei could get a shot on goal here ... D_Agyei hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The shot slips through J_Trafford's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23s 0-0 Aston Villa U23s Min. 51 :(ywa) Watford U23s changed their strategy to play P Min. 51 :(yas) D_Nascimento with a reverse pass to K_Adedoyin ... Fine tackle by S_Hart ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 52 :(ywa) S_Karic is on the ground ... He looks in agony ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 52 :(ywa) I_Mizouni is being prepared to come on ... S_Karic is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 58 :(yas) K_Adedoyin sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... K_Adedoyin blasts it at the goal ! ... J_Trafford watches it sail wide! Min. 62 :(yas) Y_Bildik comes on for L_Moretti and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 65 :(ywa) J_Shonibare is coming on for D_Hutchins and playing MF Min. 65 :(ywa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Folivi will come on for L_Martinez and play FW Min. 68 :(yas) K_Adedoyin knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... K_Adedoyin unleashes a pile driver ! ... The shot slips through J_Trafford's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... That’s put Aston Villa U23s ahead! ... Watford U23s 0-1 Aston Villa U23s ... Min. 69 :(ywa) D_Moonan changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 69 :(yas) Aston Villa U23s's manager orders his side to play D Min. 69 :(yas) P_Maghoma changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 70 :(ywa) It looks as though Watford U23s is now playing A Min. 70 :(yas) C_Rowe is being prepared to come on ... Z_Butt'worth is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 70 :(ywa) T_Akinola runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... T_Akinola from 20 yards ! ... A_Firth with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 73 :(ywa) M_Folivi times his run well ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Hall !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 76 :(ywa) M_Folivi slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Nascimento intercepts the pass Min. 79 :(yas) L_Hall is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to D_Agyei ... D_Agyei tries one from the edge of the box ! ... J_Trafford gets up well to catch that one Min. 81 :(yas) R_Lewis with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to C_Rowe ... C_Rowe aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Trafford makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_McCourt chips the ball in towards the back post! ... T_Leighton reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 87 :(yas) D_Nascimento looks up ... He swings the ball right towards K_Adedoyin ... M_Folivi with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ywa) D_Moonan beats Y_Bildik ... D_Moonan with the side footed shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 88 :(yas) J_McCourt wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Y_Bildik ... M_Folivi tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans jeer him off! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The UCL Sports Ground Attendance : 15,321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Akinola Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Folivi (88) Booked : S_Hart (40) Injured : S_Karic (52) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Hall (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adedoyin (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s | Aston Villa U23s Attempts on Goal : 8 | 7 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 3 Key Tackles : 2 | 2 Key Passes : 3 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23s 0 - 1 Aston Villa U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Trafford GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 A_Tuanzebe DF 2 24 10 2 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hart DF 1 23 10 2 23 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -5 -3 S_Karic DF 1 24 6 2 25 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Leighton DF 1 24 11 2 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Ebanks DM 1 11 23 3 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 S_Sesay MF 1 2 22 5 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hutchins MF 1 3 25 12 17 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 D_Moonan AM 1 13 21 13 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 T_Akinola FW 1 3 12 24 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 25 24 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Funnel GK 25 3 3 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Mizouni DF 1 22 9 3 25 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matthews DF 1 22 7 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Shonibare MF 1 2 23 10 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 23 19 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 Player Statistics - Aston Villa U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 27 3 2 2 23 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 R_Lewis DF 1 23 11 6 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 12 J_Bennett DF 1 24 11 3 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hall DF 2 23 4 2 17 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 15 2 L_Moretti DF 1 23 11 3 21 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 Z_Butt'worth DM 1 13 22 13 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento DM 1 13 23 13 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 J_McCourt MF 2 13 25 13 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 P_Maghoma MF 1 3 22 11 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Agyei FW 1 3 12 26 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 K_Adedoyin FW 1 4 10 24 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 M_Sarkic GK 24 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bildik DF 1 23 13 2 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rowe MF 2 2 22 2 18 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Page MF 1 9 19 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Parkhouse FW 1 3 6 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1613840397 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35