FMFA U23 Leagues, Aston Villa U23s vs. Watford U23s (Sat Jan 09)


                     Aston Villa U23s  |  Watford U23s
                          4-1-1-2-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                            Alex Nock  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                           A_Firth GK  |  GK J_Trafford
                          J_Abdoul DF  |  DF A_Tuanzebe
                         L_Moretti DF  |  DF S_Hart
                           R_Lewis DF  |  DF R_Suckling
                          J_Walker DF  |  DF T_Leighton
                            J_Page DM  |  DM T_Ebanks
                         J_McCourt MF  |  MF J_Shonibare
                      D_Nascimento AM  |  MF E_Adebiyi
                      Z_Butt'worth AM  |  MF G_McEachran
                           D_Agyei FW  |  FW T_Akinola
                        K_Adedoyin FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                                       |
                          M_Sarkic SUB |  SUB M_Funnel
                            L_Hall SUB |  SUB C_Templeton
                            C_Rowe SUB |  SUB I_Mizouni
                          G_Limani SUB |  SUB D_Hutchins
                          H_Knibbs SUB |  SUB J_David




Min. 3  :(ywa) S_Hart sprints past L_Moretti 
          ...  S_Hart with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  A_Firth parries it 
Min. 4  :(yas) D_Nascimento runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Nascimento hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Trafford with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 7  :(yas) D_Agyei sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  S_Hart wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 8  :(yas) D_Agyei sidesteps S_Hart 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe with the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Alex Nock looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 10 :(ywa) G_McEachran knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_McEachran with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Firth won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  That puts Watford U23s ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 0-1 Watford U23s ...
Min. 11 :(yas) J_Page shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 12 :(ywa) G_McEachran breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Firth! 
          ...  R_Lewis brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 15 :(yas) J_McCourt retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  D_Agyei latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Agyei must beat J_Trafford! 
          ...  J_Trafford won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 1-1 Watford U23s ...
Min. 16 :(yas) J_Page moves into a DM role on the manager's orders 
Min. 16 :(yas) K_Adedoyin takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Lewis 
          ...  S_Hart gets to the ball first 
Min. 16 :(ywa) T_Akinola looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Moretti knocks the ball back to A_Firth 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past A_Firth! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_McEachran plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Leighton tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Firth is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Shonibare hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Suckling gets on the end of it 
          ...  It floats over A_Firth 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 17 :(yas) L_Moretti with the through ball to K_Adedoyin 
          ...  K_Adedoyin goes for goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Aston Villa U23s fans!! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 2-1 Watford U23s ...
Min. 18 :(ywa) G_McEachran has changed his position on the pitch to a AM 
Min. 18 :(ywa) J_Shonibare seems to have switched to a AM role 
Min. 20 :(ywa) R_Suckling feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Shonibare runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But L_Moretti barges him off the ball 
Min. 22 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  D_Nascimento gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  D_Nascimento blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 23 :(ywa) T_Akinola beats R_Lewis 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  L_Moretti with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 24 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth nutmegs A_Tuanzebe, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Z_Butt'worth fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But J_Trafford just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 25 :(yas) J_Page finds K_Adedoyin in acres of space 
          ...  K_Adedoyin with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 35 :(yas) R_Lewis knocks the ball back to A_Firth 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 2-2 Watford U23s ...
Min. 36 :(ywa) G_McEachran shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 36 :(ywa) J_Shonibare moves in a MF position 
Min. 36 :(ywa) J_Shonibare with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Martinez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Martinez has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Firth's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 37 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Z_Butt'worth hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But J_Trafford parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 37 :(ywa) L_Martinez crosses in from the wing, he finds G_McEachran in the box 
          ...  A delicate header from G_McEachran ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off A_Firth's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  Watford U23s go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 2-3 Watford U23s ...
Min. 38 :(yas) J_Page changes position to fill a MF slot 
Min. 39 :(yas) J_McCourt plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Nascimento 
          ...  S_Hart brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 42 :(yas) D_Agyei runs at T_Ebanks 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Agyei tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 42 :(ywa) T_Akinola flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Nascimento fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ywa) L_Martinez back heels to find T_Akinola in space 
          ...  R_Lewis with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 43 :(ywa) L_Martinez leaves R_Lewis standing 
          ...  L_Martinez cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Firth was beaten there! 
Min. 45 :(ywa) T_Akinola with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  T_Akinola tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But A_Firth punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 46 :(yas) J_McCourt plays the early ball across the box to find K_Adedoyin in space 
          ...  K_Adedoyin tries to beat J_Trafford from outside the area! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Trafford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa U23s 2-3 Watford U23s

Min. 49 :(ywa) G_McEachran plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  G_McEachran with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 50 :(yas) D_Agyei with the kinky dribble 
          ...  D_Agyei swings in the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Walker drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Trafford fists it away! 
Min. 52 :(ywa) L_Martinez sidesteps L_Moretti 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Walker 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 55 :(yas) Aston Villa U23s are switching their playing style to A 
Min. 55 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi with the diagonal pass T_Akinola 
          ...  R_Lewis gets to the ball first 
Min. 58 :(yas) D_Agyei drives it across the face of the goal K_Adedoyin 
          ...  K_Adedoyin with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(ywa) C_Templeton is ready to come on to replace R_Suckling 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 62 :(yas) D_Agyei comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  S_Hart cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 64 :(yas) D_Nascimento with a first time pass 
          ...  D_Agyei runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Agyei tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(ywa) D_Hutchins is being prepared to come on 
          ...  G_McEachran is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(ywa) J_David comes on for L_Martinez and takes up a FW role 
Min. 68 :(yas) L_Hall is coming on and R_Lewis is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 68 :(yas) K_Adedoyin gets possession in his own half 
          ...  K_Adedoyin unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  J_Trafford with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(yas) Up goes the substitution board - C_Rowe on for J_McCourt as a MF 
Min. 69 :(ywa) D_Hutchins sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Templeton 
          ...  But J_Walker wins the tackle 
Min. 70 :(yas) H_Knibbs is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Adedoyin is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  S_Hart attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 72 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Nascimento gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Nascimento tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  J_Trafford gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by J_Trafford !! 
Min. 77 :(ywa) T_Akinola floats the ball in to find J_David 
          ...  But Z_Butt'worth sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 79 :(ywa) J_Shonibare with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_David gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But H_Knibbs will cut out the threat 
Min. 80 :(yas) H_Knibbs runs at A_Tuanzebe 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Knibbs ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Watford U23s fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  Amazing comeback!! 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s are all square and not long to go 
          ...  Aston Villa U23s 3-3 Watford U23s ...
Min. 81 :(yas) Aston Villa U23s are switching their playing style to E 
Min. 81 :(yas) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  J_Page will now play as DM 
Min. 81 :(ywa) Watford U23s made the switch to a N strategy 
Min. 82 :(ywa) J_David crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Leighton in the box 
          ...  But J_Walker spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 84 :(ywa) T_Akinola with a one-touch layoff to J_David 
          ...  From long range J_David bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Firth saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 85 :(yas) J_Page retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Agyei gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Templeton plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Trafford can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Rowe chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 86 :(yas) D_Nascimento is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Agyei 
          ...  D_Agyei attempts to nutmeg J_Trafford! 
          ...  J_Trafford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 86 :(ywa) D_Hutchins flicks it past J_Page 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  L_Hall hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Leighton plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Firth catches it! 
Min. 87 :(ywa) T_Akinola takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  T_Akinola with the drive! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(ywa) T_Leighton takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Shonibare 
          ...  J_Shonibare with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Adebiyi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe with the header 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Aston Villa U23s fans taunt him! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Bodymoor Heath
Attendance           : 15,121
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Aston Villa U23s Match Info
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Best player          : D_Agyei
Scorers              : D_Agyei (15), K_Adedoyin (17), H_Knibbs (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Lewis (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford U23s Match Info
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Best player          : G_McEachran (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_McEachran (10,37), R_Lewis (35 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Tuanzebe (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Aston Villa U23s  |    Watford U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Aston Villa U23s 3 - 3 Watford U23s
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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
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A_Firth        GK  26   3   2   2  23 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -13   0   0   0
J_Abdoul       DF   2  23   5   2  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Moretti      DF   1  22  10   3  21 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  42   0
R_Lewis        DF   1  22  10   6  25 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   8  -8  -5
J_Walker       DF   1  25  14   2  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
J_Page         DM   1   9  18   3  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_McCourt      MF   2  13  25  13  24 |  70   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
D_Nascimento   AM   1  13  23  13  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
Z_Butt'worth   AM   1  13  20  13  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  30  10
D_Agyei        FW   1   3  12  25  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  46
K_Adedoyin     FW   1   4  10  23  23 |  71   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  46
M_Sarkic       GK  24   2   2   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         DF   2  23   4   2  17 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
C_Rowe         MF   2   2  22   2  18 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Limani       MF   1   2  20   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Knibbs       FW   2   3   3  22  19 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  16   0  35

Player Statistics - Watford U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Trafford     GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   2  24   9   2  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -3
S_Hart         DF   1  22  10   2  23 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
R_Suckling     DF   1  24  13   3  19 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
T_Leighton     DF   1  24  11   2  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
T_Ebanks       DM   1  10  23   3  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Shonibare    MF   1   2  23  10  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
E_Adebiyi      MF   1   4  22   4  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_McEachran    MF   1   3  25  13  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  72
T_Akinola      FW   1   3  11  23  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   7
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  11  25  24 |  66   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  57   4
M_Funnel       GK  25   3   3   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Templeton    DF   2  24   5   2  21 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
I_Mizouni      DF   1  21   9   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Hutchins     MF   1   2  24  12  17 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_David        FW   1   2   9  24  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
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