FMFA Premier League, Arsenal U23s vs. Leicester City U23s (Sat Jan 16) Arsenal U23s | Leicester City U23s 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 P Lee Clark | Will Schoolar | H_Keto GK | GK G_Donnarumma J_Osie-Tutu DF | DF E_Moore A_Lewis DF | DF N_Markelo Albin_Thaqi DF | DF F_Valietti J_Lopez DF | DF J_Knight J_Doherty MF | MF C_Aucellia B_Hughes MF | MF R_Gill K_Dembele MF | MF A_Iwobi M_Smith MF | MF S_Jasper J_Beckford FW | FW R_Uche E_Smith-Rowe FW | FW B_Boaitey | A_Crean SUB | SUB H_Voss K_Mavropanos SUB | SUB A_Pascanu Y_Bobb SUB | SUB L_Banks J_Benson SUB | SUB H_McKirdy D_Malen SUB | SUB K_Mitchell Min. 1 :(yar) J_Doherty knocks it forward ... F_Valietti slips ... A_Lewis gets to it! ... A_Lewis with a thundering drive! ... G_Donnarumma with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... J_Beckford chips the ball into the area! ... G_Donnarumma comes out and claims it! Min. 1 :(yle) C_Aucellia looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to B_Boaitey ... B_Boaitey with a stunning strike ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 2 :(yar) J_Doherty kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... B_Hughes gets on the end of the pass ... B_Hughes with the 40 yard drive ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... G_Donnarumma pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Doherty ... J_Knight clears the danger Min. 5 :(yle) B_Boaitey controls it with ease ... M_Smith fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 12 :(yle) R_Uche holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Boaitey ... A well-placed shot from B_Boaitey ! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... The Leicester City U23s fans sing his praises! ... Leicester City U23s have snatched the lead! ... Arsenal U23s 0-1 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 13 :(yle) Leicester City U23s altered their play to a C strategy Min. 14 :(yar) J_Doherty threads the through ball to A_Lewis ... A_Lewis goes for the top corner ! ... The shot slips through G_Donnarumma's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Will Schoolar looks gutted ... That’s the equaliser! ... Arsenal U23s 1-1 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 15 :(yle) It seems Leicester City U23s are making a tactical change to P Min. 20 :(yle) Curled in dangerously from S_Jasper to A_Iwobi ... A_Iwobi with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL !! ... The Leicester City U23s fans go wild! ... Leicester City U23s go ahead in this match now! ... Arsenal U23s 1-2 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 21 :(yle) Leicester City U23s's manager orders his side to play C Min. 21 :(yle) R_Uche runs at the heart of the defence ... J_Doherty with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... C_Aucellia drives it under the wall ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 23 :(yle) A_Iwobi spots C_Aucellia who is in acres of space ... C_Aucellia with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... C_Aucellia chips the ball into the area! ... J_Osie-Tutu gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 24 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... From long range E_Smith-Rowe bends the ball towards goal! ... G_Donnarumma parries it ... CORNER! ... K_Dembele swings it in! ... B_Hughes makes a firm connection with his head ... G_Donnarumma fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 26 :(yle) R_Uche breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Keto! ... J_Beckford brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(yle) R_Uche with a burst of pace ... R_Uche hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he puts it wide Min. 38 :(yle) S_Jasper takes on A_Lewis ... He runs past him ... A scorcher of a shot from S_Jasper ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 39 :(yar) B_Hughes with a reverse pass to J_Beckford ... J_Beckford rifles it at the goal ! ... But G_Donnarumma punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 41 :(yar) B_Hughes knocks it forward ... E_Moore slips ... A_Lewis gets to it! ... C_Aucellia with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(yar) B_Hughes reads the run of E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe with the 40 yard drive ! ... But G_Donnarumma tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 1-2 Leicester City U23s Min. 46 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... E_Smith-Rowe aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 49 :(yar) M_Smith beats his marker ... E_Moore slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 49 :(yle) R_Gill threads the through ball to B_Boaitey ... B_Boaitey with a powerful diving header! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Arsenal U23s 1-3 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 50 :(yar) Albin_Thaqi hoists the ball across to K_Dembele ... K_Dembele with the 40 yard drive ! ... But G_Donnarumma comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 50 :(yle) A_Iwobi heads the ball back to E_Moore ... But J_Lopez barges him off the ball Min. 52 :(yle) R_Uche is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... R_Uche tries to beat H_Keto from outside the area! ... H_Keto saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 53 :(yle) S_Jasper controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Lopez ... He puts in R_Uche! ... R_Uche attempts a lob! ... H_Keto narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 55 :(yar) J_Doherty lays the ball back to E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe flicks the header toward the far post! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 56 :(yar) a big roar from the crowd as K_Mavropanos comes on for Albin_Thaqi to play DF Min. 57 :(yle) A_Iwobi spots C_Aucellia who is in acres of space ... C_Aucellia with a thundering volley! ... But H_Keto makes an easy save Min. 60 :(yle) Up goes the substitution board - A_Pascanu on for N_Markelo as a DF Min. 60 :(yar) K_Dembele beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... K_Dembele lobs G_Donnarumma! ... G_Donnarumma just watches float over the bar! Min. 61 :(yle) A_Iwobi finds the run of B_Boaitey ... K_Mavropanos with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 65 :(yle) H_McKirdy comes on for C_Aucellia and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 66 :(yar) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Arsenal U23s will now play A Min. 68 :(yar) Y_Bobb will replace the useless M_Smith and will play MF Min. 70 :(yar) Up goes the substitution board - D_Malen on for J_Beckford as a FW Min. 70 :(yle) K_Mitchell comes on for R_Uche and takes up a FW role Min. 70 :(yle) A_Iwobi 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! ... K_Mitchell receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... K_Mitchell attempts a low drive! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 71 :(yle) A_Iwobi lobs the ball over the defence ... E_Moore latches on to it ... B_Hughes tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 74 :(yle) R_Gill is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Iwobi ... J_Osie-Tutu bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 81 :(yle) H_McKirdy gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds K_Mitchell ... K_Mavropanos wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(yle) K_Mitchell sidesteps K_Mavropanos ... He showed great skill there ... J_Osie-Tutu gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 92 :(yle) S_Jasper looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Mitchell ... D_Malen with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 94 :(yar) K_Dembele with a one-touch layoff to K_Mavropanos ... K_Mavropanos attempts a low drive! ... But G_Donnarumma punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Meadow Park Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Doherty Scorers : A_Lewis (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Smith (5), J_Doherty (21), J_Beckford (26), D_Malen (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Iwobi (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Boaitey (12,49), A_Iwobi (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Aucellia (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s | Leicester City U23s Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 1 Key Passes : 9 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal U23s 1 - 3 Leicester City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Keto GK 25 3 2 2 23 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 J_Osie-Tutu DF 2 24 6 2 24 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Lewis DF 1 24 11 3 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 24 13 3 22 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Lopez DF 2 22 13 4 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Doherty MF 1 11 21 2 23 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 55 -3 B_Hughes MF 1 9 24 7 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 K_Dembele MF 1 3 20 11 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Smith MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 J_Beckford FW 2 2 2 24 19 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 E_Smith-Rowe FW 1 2 8 26 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Crean GK 20 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mavropanos DF 2 22 13 3 22 | 38 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 Y_Bobb MF 1 9 23 3 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Benson MF 2 2 25 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Malen FW 2 3 3 21 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Donnarumma GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 E_Moore DF 2 24 5 2 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Markelo DF 1 24 11 3 24 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Valietti DF 1 22 11 4 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Knight DF 2 24 13 3 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Aucellia MF 1 13 24 13 29 | 67 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 7 2 R_Gill MF 2 2 23 2 18 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 A_Iwobi MF 1 2 23 10 23 | 96 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 60 23 S_Jasper MF 1 2 18 10 23 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 R_Uche FW 2 2 13 26 19 | 72 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 36 15 B_Boaitey FW 1 8 10 23 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 H_Voss GK 23 2 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pascanu DF 1 24 2 1 21 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Banks DF 2 23 6 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_McKirdy MF 2 11 25 3 23 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Mitchell FW 2 2 3 22 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 1610829516 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35