FMFA Premier League, Arsenal U23s vs. Preston North End U23s (Wed Jan 27) Arsenal U23s | Preston North End U23s 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 N Lee Clark | Caretaker Lee Clark | H_Keto GK | GK J_Talbot J_Osie-Tutu DF | DF T_Matthews K_Mavropanos DF | DF H_Souttar Albin_Thaqi DF | DF A_Benarous J_Lopez DF | DF B_Taylor J_Doherty MF | MF A_Edmundsson B_Hughes MF | MF E_Embleton Y_Bobb MF | MF B_M-Kimpioka K_Dembele MF | MF Lucien_Agoume J_Beckford FW | FW C_Slack E_Smith-Rowe FW | FW Junior_Kadile | A_Crean SUB | SUB A_Patterson T_Eyoma SUB | SUB C_McKenna J_Olayinka SUB | SUB Z_I_Rossi J_Benson SUB | SUB K_Sanders E_Nketiah SUB | SUB J_Diamond Min. 1 :(ypn) E_Embleton is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to B_M-Kimpioka ... B_M-Kimpioka bears down on goal! ... But H_Keto just gets his fingers to that one Min. 4 :(yar) J_Beckford sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Driven towards goal by J_Beckford ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Albin_Thaqi! ... J_Talbot reads it well, and claims it! Min. 4 :(ypn) B_Taylor with the heel pass to C_Slack ... C_Slack goes for the top corner ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Embleton curls it into the box! ... It is cleared by J_Lopez Min. 5 :(yar) J_Beckford sprints past B_Taylor ... J_Beckford has a go! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 6 :(yar) K_Mavropanos with a neat pass into K_Dembele ... A wicked drive by K_Dembele ! ... J_Talbot gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... That puts Arsenal U23s ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Arsenal U23s 1-0 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 8 :(yar) J_Lopez plays it forward to J_Beckford ... T_Matthews gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Hughes crosses it in! ... T_Matthews wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 9 :(yar) B_Hughes threads the through ball to E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe gets up high for the header ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... Arsenal U23s 2-0 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 11 :(yar) Y_Bobb has it now ... He takes on T_Matthews ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Smith-Rowe! ... The cross hits E_Smith-Rowe on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight! ... Arsenal U23s 3-0 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 13 :(yar) Y_Bobb controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Slack ... He puts in E_Smith-Rowe! ... T_Matthews bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 22 :(yar) J_Lopez with a one-touch layoff to E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But J_Talbot gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Y_Bobb plays it towards the near post! ... A_Benarous reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 26 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume off the woodwork. ... T_Matthews picks up the deflection ... Albin_Thaqi beats him to the ball Min. 35 :(yar) K_Dembele plays the early ball across the box to find J_Beckford in space ... But he loses control of it ... Lucien_Agoume belts it clear Min. 40 :(ypn) A_Benarous threads the through ball to Junior_Kadile ... K_Mavropanos with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 41 :(ypn) C_Slack stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... A powerful header from C_Slack ! ... It looks good ... H_Keto with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ypn) C_McKenna is ready to come on to replace B_Taylor ... Looks like he will play as a DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 3-0 Preston North End U23s Min. 47 :(yar) H_Keto slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 47 :(yar) A_Crean will replace H_Keto and play GK Min. 49 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe nutmegs A_Benarous ... E_Smith-Rowe hits a crisp volley! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 55 :(ypn) J_Diamond takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Junior_Kadile ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 55 :(yar) J_Beckford sprints past H_Souttar ... J_Beckford gets up high for the header ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 56 :(yar) T_Eyoma replaces an unhappy J_Osie-Tutu and will play as a DF Min. 57 :(yar) J_Doherty flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A skillful effort from J_Doherty ! ... J_Talbot is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 58 :(yar) B_Hughes finds the run of E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe tries one from the edge of the box ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... He has completed his hat trick!! ... The defenders have been run ragged! ... Arsenal U23s 4-0 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 59 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Lucien_Agoume! ... He has some space now! ... E_Smith-Rowe with a bicycle kick ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 63 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... H_Souttar with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 64 :(ypn) C_McKenna with a measured pass to C_Slack ... C_Slack attempts the shot! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... Arsenal U23s 4-1 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 66 :(ypn) A_Edmundsson nutmegs Y_Bobb, he continues to run forward ... A_Edmundsson drives the shot in! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 67 :(ypn) B_M-Kimpioka takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Edmundsson ... A_Edmundsson is clean through! ... He tries to take it round A_Crean ... He tries to slide it past A_Crean ... A_Crean smothers the ball !! Min. 68 :(yar) J_Olayinka is being prepared to come on ... J_Doherty is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 72 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Diamond gets on the end of the pass ... T_Eyoma with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 73 :(yar) J_Beckford with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... T_Matthews with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 74 :(yar) J_Olayinka beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds J_Beckford ... J_Beckford with the overhead ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Dembele swings it in! ... J_Beckford loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Olayinka lofts the ball in! ... T_Eyoma gets a shot in ... J_Talbot parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 74 :(ypn) A_Benarous flicks the ball through ... C_Slack runs onto it! ... The defence has gone to sleep ... C_Slack is all alone ... A_Crean comes towards him ... He rounds A_Crean ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... Its hit the side netting!! Min. 75 :(yar) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Arsenal U23s will now be playing C Min. 76 :(yar) J_Olayinka skips the challenge from A_Benarous ... H_Souttar stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 77 :(yar) J_Olayinka spots B_Hughes who is in acres of space ... B_Hughes could have let it bounce! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Talbot moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 79 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume is hobbling. He's unable to continue Min. 79 :(ypn) K_Sanders is being prepared to come on ... Lucien_Agoume is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 85 :(yar) K_Dembele has space to run with the ball ... T_Matthews tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Albin_Thaqi chips the ball into the area! ... J_Talbot jumps well to claim it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(yar) J_Olayinka sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Dembele ... K_Dembele cracks a laser towards goal ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... Arsenal U23s 5-1 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 91 :(yar) Y_Bobb squares it to E_Smith-Rowe ... C_Slack robs him of the ball Min. 92 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Matthews behind ... E_Smith-Rowe with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Talbot never had a chance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Meadow Park Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Smith-Rowe (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Dembele (6,89), E_Smith-Rowe (9,11,58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : H_Keto (47) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Slack Scorers : C_Slack (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Lucien_Agoume (79) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s | Preston North End U23s Attempts on Goal : 17 | 7 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 6 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal U23s 5 - 1 Preston North End 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 | 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 J_Osie-Tutu DF 2 24 6 2 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mavropanos DF 2 22 13 3 22 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 36 8 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 24 13 3 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 22 13 4 21 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 J_Doherty MF 1 11 22 2 23 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B_Hughes MF 1 9 24 7 26 | 93 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 1 Y_Bobb MF 1 9 24 3 22 | 93 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 K_Dembele MF 1 3 20 11 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 46 J_Beckford FW 2 2 2 24 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 E_Smith-Rowe FW 1 2 8 26 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 75 A_Crean GK 20 3 2 2 23 | 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 T_Eyoma DF 1 22 6 2 26 | 36 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 11 J_Olayinka MF 2 3 24 6 22 | 24 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Benson MF 2 2 25 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Nketiah FW 2 2 3 22 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -44 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 24 13 13 22 | 93 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 H_Souttar DF 2 24 12 2 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 23 11 7 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 B_Taylor DF 2 21 3 2 19 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 25 13 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Embleton MF 2 2 24 4 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_M-Kimpioka MF 2 3 23 2 19 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Lucien_Agoume MF 1 14 23 2 29 | 80 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 C_Slack FW 1 2 4 26 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 0 28 Junior_Kadile FW 1 3 13 24 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Patterson GK 19 2 2 2 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McKenna DF 1 21 5 3 24 | 48 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Z_I_Rossi DF 1 20 6 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Sanders MF 1 3 20 4 18 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Diamond FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1611778560 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35