FMFA Premier League, Preston North End U23s vs. Derby County U23s (Thu Feb 04) Preston North End U23s | Derby County U23s 4-4-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L Caretaker Lee Clark | Darren Lear | J_Talbot GK | GK A_Okonkwo T_Matthews DF | DF M_Lowe H_Souttar DF | DF C_McDonald A_Benarous DF | DM Jordan_Brown N_Williams DF | DF L_Buchanan B_M-Kimpioka MF | DF A_Kolarov E_Embleton MF | MF S_Jiddou O_Meier MF | FW M_Whittaker A_Edmundsson MF | FW D_Rankine C_Slack FW | MF L_Walsh Junior_Kadile FW | MF K_Dowell | R_Brown SUB | SUB S_French C_McKenna SUB | SUB J_Bateman S_Robertson SUB | SUB O_Woods K_Sanders SUB | SUB E_Torrasi J_Diamond SUB | SUB J_Afolabi Min. 1 :(yde) Derby County U23s altered their play to a P strategy Min. 4 :(yde) C_McDonald holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Whittaker ... H_Souttar rushes in with a crazy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Darren Lear appluads the decision Min. 4 :(ypn) C_McKenna is going to be brought on ... C_Slack is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... L_Walsh floats it forward ... D_Rankine latches onto the end of it ... But A_Benarous clears the danger Min. 6 :(ypn) A_Edmundsson controls the ball with ease ... A_Edmundsson goes for the top corner ! ... A_Okonkwo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 9 :(ypn) T_Matthews makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... L_Buchanan brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 14 :(ypn) A_Edmundsson beats L_Buchanan ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Edmundsson has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 14 :(yde) C_McDonald with a slide rule pass to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker attempts a lob! ... But J_Talbot punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that J_Talbot got a touch Min. 19 :(yde) Jordan_Brown runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Whittaker ... O_Meier tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Darren Lear looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... D_Rankine plays it short to M_Whittaker ... A wicked drive by M_Whittaker ! ... J_Talbot with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 20 :(yde) L_Walsh takes possession on the edge of the box ... L_Walsh leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Derby County U23s fans!! ... Lets see if Derby County U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Preston North End U23s 0-1 Derby County U23s ... Min. 21 :(yde) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Derby County U23s will now be playing C Min. 22 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile steps over the ball ... He nutmegs L_Buchanan ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Junior_Kadile cracks a laser towards goal ! ... A_Okonkwo collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 23 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile miskicks! ... He finds O_Meier though ... That was fortunate ... O_Meier with the attempt at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Okonkwo dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Okonkwo beaten! Min. 26 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_McDonald ... C_McDonald moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 27 :(yde) A defence splitting pass from M_Lowe to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker with the punt towards goal! ... J_Talbot dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Walsh ... C_McKenna wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 28 :(yde) Jordan_Brown threads the through ball to D_Rankine ... But A_Benarous spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 29 :(ypn) T_Matthews skips the challenge from C_McDonald ... K_Dowell goes in studs first ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 30 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Junior_Kadile hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Okonkwo watches it sail safely wide! Min. 31 :(yde) K_Dowell finds himself with plenty of time ... K_Dowell launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... Preston North End U23s 0-2 Derby County U23s ... Min. 32 :(yde) L_Walsh pulls it back to K_Dowell ... A_Benarous takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 35 :(ypn) A_Edmundsson finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A_Edmundsson with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Okonkwo grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 41 :(yde) Jordan_Brown looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker fires off a left-footed shot ! ... J_Talbot just watches it drift out of play! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(ypn) T_Matthews runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Junior_Kadile ... Junior_Kadile tries to chip the ball over A_Okonkwo! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 47 :(ypn) A_Edmundsson looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 47 :(ypn) S_Robertson will come on for A_Edmundsson and play MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End U23s 0-2 Derby County U23s Min. 47 :(yde) K_Dowell lobs it over A_Benarous ... C_McKenna brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 48 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Lowe fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(ypn) B_M-Kimpioka is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 49 :(ypn) a big roar from the crowd as K_Sanders comes on for B_M-Kimpioka to play MF Min. 50 :(yde) A_Kolarov boots it towards M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... J_Talbot gets his fingertips to it Min. 52 :(yde) L_Walsh takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... From long range L_Walsh bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Talbot gets up well to catch that one Min. 55 :(ypn) Junior_Kadile crosses to T_Matthews ... T_Matthews smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... O_Meier chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to C_McKenna ... He knocks it goalward ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 59 :(ypn) A_Benarous runs at goal ... He spots the run of T_Matthews ... He's played him in ... T_Matthews attempts to drive it home! ... A_Okonkwo parries it Min. 59 :(yde) Jordan_Brown races into the box ... He sees A_Kolarov lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A_Kolarov attempts the shot! ... Looks like it should be J_Talbot's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... J_Talbot looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 61 :(yde) J_Afolabi will replace the useless M_Whittaker and will play FW Min. 62 :(yde) S_Jiddou is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to K_Dowell ... T_Matthews wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 63 :(yde) There's going to be a change ... O_Woods will come on for Jordan_Brown and play DM Min. 64 :(yde) C_McDonald plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Cleared by C_McKenna Min. 65 :(yde) J_Bateman will replace M_Lowe and play DF Min. 66 :(ypn) Preston North End U23s's manager orders his side to play A Min. 70 :(yde) L_Walsh has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Matthews ... He puts in J_Afolabi! ... J_Afolabi chases it through, he must score ! ... But J_Talbot just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 71 :(yde) S_Jiddou fires over a low cross to J_Afolabi ... J_Afolabi with a thundering shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 75 :(yde) J_Afolabi turns past N_Williams ... He has created space for himself now ... Junior_Kadile with a reckless challenge ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 76 :(yde) A_Kolarov looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Walsh ... N_Williams with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 78 :(ypn) T_Matthews jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Rankine with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 80 :(ypn) S_Robertson sprints past L_Buchanan ... S_Robertson with a powerful downward header! ... A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by A_Okonkwo !! Min. 85 :(yde) S_Jiddou miskicks! ... He finds K_Dowell though ... That was fortunate ... But T_Matthews clears the danger Min. 86 :(ypn) O_Meier barges the defender off the ball ... But J_Bateman wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(ypn) A_Benarous has a go! ... It hits the defender ... O_Meier collects the loose ball! ... O_Meier drives the ball low ! ... A_Okonkwo 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. 92 :(yde) J_Afolabi runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But A_Benarous wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... O_Woods chips the ball in towards the back post! ... C_McKenna wins the ball ... He belts it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Springfields Training Ground Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Benarous Scorers : N/A Sent Off : H_Souttar (4), Junior_Kadile (75) Booked : O_Meier (19) Injured : A_Edmundsson (47), B_M-Kimpioka (49) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Walsh (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Walsh (20), K_Dowell (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Lowe (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s | Derby County U23s Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 4 | 8 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 3 Key Passes : 5 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston North End U23s 0 - 2 Derby County 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 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 24 13 13 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 10 4 H_Souttar DF 2 24 12 2 24 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 A_Benarous DF 1 23 11 7 24 | 95 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 20 0 N_Williams DF 1 23 12 2 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_M-Kimpioka MF 2 3 23 2 19 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Embleton MF 2 2 24 4 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Meier MF 1 3 22 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -1 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 25 13 23 | 47 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Slack FW 1 2 4 26 23 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Junior_Kadile FW 1 3 13 24 22 | 78 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 -7 13 -2 R_Brown GK 19 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McKenna DF 1 21 6 3 24 | 91 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 1 S_Robertson MF 1 1 19 7 20 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 K_Sanders MF 1 3 20 4 18 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Diamond FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Derby County U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 25 2 3 1 22 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 M_Lowe DF 1 23 11 2 24 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 C_McDonald DF 1 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Jordan_Brown DM 1 13 24 3 23 | 66 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 24 9 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Kolarov DF 1 22 9 4 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 28 9 S_Jiddou MF 1 3 23 11 20 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Whittaker FW 1 3 10 19 22 | 64 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 D_Rankine FW 1 4 11 24 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Walsh MF 2 3 25 4 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 K_Dowell MF 1 3 24 11 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 S_French GK 18 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bateman DF 1 22 5 3 22 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 O_Woods DM 2 13 20 3 19 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Torrasi MF 1 2 21 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Afolabi FW 1 3 9 23 22 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1612427116 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35