FMFA Premier League, Norwich City U23s vs. Preston North End U23s (Thu Feb 18) Norwich City U23s | Preston North End U23s 5-3-2 C | 4-1-2-2-1 C William | Carlos Granados | A_Romero GK | GK J_Talbot M_Aarons DF | DF H_Souttar L_Chambers DF | DF T_Matthews T_Odusina DF | DF B_Taylor A_Famewo DF | DF C_McKenna R_Bushiri DF | DM Lucien_Agoume J_Thomas MF | MF K_Sanders T_Cantwell MF | MF E_Embleton E_Buendia MF | AM S_Robertson A_Idah FW | AM O_Meier G_Ahadme FW | FW J_Diamond | A_Oxborough SUB | SUB R_Brown L_Lomas SUB | SUB N_Williams D_Adshead SUB | SUB A_Edmundsson C_Parsons SUB | SUB B_M-Kimpioka S_Keller SUB | SUB Junior_Kadile Min. 1 :(ypn) S_Robertson moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Diamond ... But A_Famewo wins the ball Min. 2 :(yno) T_Cantwell with a precise ball to G_Ahadme ... Cleared by Lucien_Agoume Min. 4 :(ypn) O_Meier sidesteps L_Chambers ... That was too easy ... A_Famewo fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 5 :(yno) Norwich City U23s altered their play to a P strategy Min. 5 :(yno) E_Buendia has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past C_McKenna ... He puts in A_Idah! ... A_Idah with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But J_Talbot tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 8 :(yno) E_Buendia moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to G_Ahadme ... G_Ahadme with a terrific drive ! ... 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 into the net! ... GOAL !! ... Norwich City U23s go ahead in this match now! ... Norwich City U23s 1-0 Preston North End U23s ... Min. 9 :(ypn) The Preston North End U23s manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 10 :(yno) J_Thomas holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Idah ... C_McKenna wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 10 :(yno) A_Idah sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... O_Meier muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 16 :(yno) A_Idah pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... T_Matthews reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 18 :(yno) T_Odusina cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... T_Odusina attempts a chip! ... J_Talbot makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 21 :(ypn) O_Meier with the header on ... He finds S_Robertson in space ... M_Aarons lunges in with two feet!! ... And play is brought to a halt by The Referee ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 37 :(yno) L_Chambers plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Ahadme decides to go for goal instead! ... H_Souttar takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 42 :(yno) E_Buendia sidesteps T_Matthews ... B_Taylor makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Aarons plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Talbot Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(yno) A_Idah with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... K_Sanders rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City U23s 1-0 Preston North End U23s Min. 46 :(yno) L_Chambers finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... T_Matthews with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 51 :(yno) M_Aarons unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Ahadme ... G_Ahadme hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But J_Talbot is equal to it Min. 52 :(ypn) Lucien_Agoume has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Diamond collects the loose ball! ... The defender plays it back to A_Romero ... J_Diamond intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy A_Romero ... He tries to flick it past A_Romero ... He falls over ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 53 :(yno) E_Buendia skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Chambers ... L_Chambers with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Talbot makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... T_Odusina chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Talbot catches it! Min. 61 :(ypn) K_Sanders hoists the ball across to T_Matthews ... T_Matthews attempts a chip! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 65 :(yno) a big roar from the crowd as S_Keller comes on for A_Idah to play FW Min. 68 :(yno) S_Keller had to stretch to reach the pass ... C_McKenna pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 70 :(yno) D_Adshead takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace R_Bushiri as MF Min. 73 :(yno) L_Chambers plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... C_McKenna robs him of the ball Min. 73 :(ypn) E_Embleton with a simple pass to J_Diamond ... J_Diamond runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Romero is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Embleton curls it into the box! ... H_Souttar tries to place the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... T_Matthews swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Romero Min. 76 :(yno) E_Buendia knocks it forward ... H_Souttar slips ... S_Keller gets to it! ... S_Keller heads the ball towards goal ! ... But J_Talbot makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 78 :(yno) L_Chambers controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Buendia gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Buendia blasts it at the goal ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 79 :(yno) The defender under hits the back pass! ... T_Cantwell is through! ... H_Souttar slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 83 :(yno) J_Thomas miskicks! ... He finds E_Buendia though ... That was fortunate ... E_Buendia with the overhead ! ... J_Talbot is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Talbot reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... T_Cantwell lofts the ball in! ... The danger is dealt with by B_Taylor Min. 84 :(ypn) S_Robertson dribbles it into the box ... S_Robertson throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Romero beats the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ypn) K_Sanders takes possession ... Knocks it past T_Odusina ... He's through on goal ... K_Sanders smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Romero was lucky there Min. 89 :(ypn) S_Robertson races into the box ... He sees J_Diamond lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Diamond gets up high for the header ! ... A_Romero is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 92 :(yno) J_Thomas fires over a low cross to A_Famewo ... A_Famewo with a bomb of a shot ! ... J_Talbot gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... T_Odusina floats the ball in! ... J_Talbot catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Lotus Training Center Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Buendia (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Ahadme (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Famewo (4), M_Aarons (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Talbot Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Meier (10), H_Souttar (37), K_Sanders (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23s | Preston North End U23s Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 1 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City U23s 1 - 0 Preston North End U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Romero GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 25 8 2 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 -3 L_Chambers DF 1 24 10 5 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 T_Odusina DF 1 21 6 4 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Famewo DF 1 24 6 2 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 0 R_Bushiri DF 1 24 5 2 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thomas MF 1 19 9 3 23 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 8 T_Cantwell MF 1 5 24 2 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Buendia MF 1 2 24 12 24 | 98 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 4 A_Idah FW 1 3 4 24 21 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 G_Ahadme FW 1 3 5 20 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 34 A_Oxborough GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Lomas DF 1 20 5 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Adshead MF 1 4 18 2 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Parsons MF 1 6 19 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Keller FW 1 2 4 18 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 H_Souttar DF 2 24 12 2 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -2 T_Matthews DF 1 24 13 13 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 B_Taylor DF 2 21 3 2 19 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_McKenna DF 1 21 6 3 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Lucien_Agoume DM 1 14 24 2 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Sanders MF 1 3 20 4 18 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 E_Embleton MF 2 2 24 4 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Robertson AM 1 1 19 7 20 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 O_Meier AM 1 3 23 12 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Diamond FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R_Brown GK 19 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 24 12 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 25 13 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M-Kimpioka MF 2 3 23 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Junior_Kadile FW 1 3 13 24 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1613647040 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35