FMFA U23 Leagues, Sheffield United U23s vs. Stoke City U23s (Wed Feb 17)


                Sheffield United U23s  |  Stoke City U23s
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-2-1 P
                         Todd Fortune  |  Caretaker Harry Klenjan
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK J_Bursik
                           J_Lewis DF  |  DF A_Birch
                             D_Abu DF  |  DF L_Silva
                           D_Casey DF  |  DF S_Wara
                         B_Godfery DF  |  DF C_Hill
                            R_Nabi MF  |  MF J_Dunwoody
                        D_Kavanagh MF  |  MF D_Jarvis
                          T_Jumeau MF  |  AM T_Pemberton
                         O_Greaves MF  |  MF C_Dixon
                        A_Pressley FW  |  AM J_Gelhardt
                          L_Lumeka FW  |  FW M_Moreno
                                       |
                        J_Eastwood SUB |  SUB H_Rivas
                          J_Abdoul SUB |  SUB R_Nartey
                           T_Cover SUB |  SUB J_Hallam
                          O_Bailey SUB |  SUB D_Telford
                       A_Armstrong SUB |  SUB J_Devlin




Min. 3  :(yst) J_Gelhardt pushes it past the defender 
          ...  But D_Casey sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 4  :(ysh) B_Godfery unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Kavanagh 
          ...  D_Kavanagh tries to chip the ball over J_Bursik! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 12 :(yst) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Jarvis is through! 
          ...  D_Jarvis hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That’s given Stoke City U23s the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 0-1 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 21 :(ysh) R_Nabi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  O_Greaves gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A great volley from O_Greaves ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 25 :(ysh) J_Lewis has it now 
          ...  He takes on C_Hill 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Pressley! 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Wara 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 26 :(ysh) T_Jumeau looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to O_Greaves 
          ...  O_Greaves must beat J_Bursik! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 27 :(ysh) A_Pressley steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Silva 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Pressley ! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 1-1 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 30 :(ysh) B_Godfery slows the ball down and waits 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! 
          ...  C_Hill gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 33 :(ysh) R_Nabi with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Pressley 
          ...  A_Birch is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 34 :(yst) T_Pemberton brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Abu 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Moreno! 
          ...  M_Moreno lobs D_Henderson! 
          ...  D_Henderson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 38 :(yst) T_Pemberton is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Moreno 
          ...  M_Moreno attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fine finish ! 
          ...  That puts Stoke City U23s ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 1-2 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 40 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh with a short pass to find A_Pressley 
          ...  T_Pemberton wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 41 :(ysh) L_Lumeka runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Birch robs him of the ball 
Min. 42 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh loses his marker 
          ...  D_Kavanagh pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But J_Bursik hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ysh) O_Greaves runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Lumeka 
          ...  L_Lumeka flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United U23s 1-2 Stoke City U23s

Min. 46 :(yst) M_Moreno lobs it over the defender 
          ...  J_Lewis with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(ysh) R_Nabi curls the ball out wide to L_Lumeka 
          ...  L_Lumeka tries to beat J_Bursik from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Bursik tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kavanagh swings it in! 
          ...  A_Pressley makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  J_Bursik with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(ysh) O_Greaves cuts the ball back to A_Pressley 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Wara 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 51 :(ysh) L_Lumeka plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Lumeka has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Bursik 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 53 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  L_Lumeka latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Lumeka with the chance ! 
          ...  J_Bursik parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 54 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh gets to the by line and finds T_Jumeau with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But S_Wara slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 55 :(ysh) A_Pressley brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Pressley ! 
          ...  J_Bursik won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 57 :(ysh) L_Lumeka runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Silva hits it out for a throw 
Min. 57 :(yst) T_Pemberton finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  T_Pemberton attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Henderson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Henderson catches it with style! 
Min. 58 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Godfery 
          ...  B_Godfery drives the ball low ! 
          ...  J_Bursik heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 60 :(ysh) Up goes the substitution board - J_Abdoul on for D_Casey as a DF 
Min. 60 :(yst) C_Dixon boots it towards M_Moreno 
          ...  M_Moreno tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It floats over D_Henderson 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 62 :(ysh) O_Greaves has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Wara 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Lumeka! 
          ...  L_Lumeka with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  J_Bursik with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 65 :(ysh) O_Bailey takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace T_Jumeau as MF 
Min. 65 :(ysh) J_Abdoul brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Lumeka makes himself available 
          ...  L_Lumeka leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off J_Bursik's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 2-2 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 67 :(ysh) O_Bailey is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Pressley 
          ...  A_Pressley carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  It’s his 10th for the campaign!! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 3-2 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 67 :(ysh) D_Kavanagh comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 67 :(ysh) T_Cover is coming on and D_Kavanagh is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 68 :(yst) J_Dunwoody retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  T_Pemberton latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Pemberton with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Dixon! 
          ...  C_Hill gets something on it! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a good save 
Min. 70 :(yst) D_Telford comes on for D_Jarvis and takes up a FW role 
Min. 70 :(yst) It seems Stoke City U23s are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 71 :(ysh) D_Abu hoists the ball across to L_Lumeka 
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Lumeka ! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Bursik's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 74 :(ysh) O_Greaves crosses to L_Lumeka 
          ...  L_Lumeka has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 4-2 Stoke City U23s ...
Min. 75 :(ysh) O_Bailey is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to O_Greaves 
          ...  O_Greaves tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But J_Bursik tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 77 :(ysh) T_Cover is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Bailey 
          ...  O_Bailey with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Bursik gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 79 :(ysh) O_Bailey with the heel pass to L_Lumeka 
          ...  S_Wara wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(yst) Up goes the substitution board - J_Hallam on for T_Pemberton as a MF 
Min. 80 :(ysh) A_Pressley finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  A_Pressley has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Cover! 
          ...  J_Bursik reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 81 :(yst) R_Nartey is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Birch is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 84 :(yst) J_Gelhardt controls it with ease 
          ...  J_Gelhardt with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Dunwoody chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Hallam makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(yst) J_Hallam with a flicked pass to M_Moreno 
          ...  M_Moreno with the drive! 
          ...  D_Henderson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 90 :(yst) J_Dunwoody is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Gelhardt 
          ...  B_Godfery with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Shirecliffe Ground
Attendance           : 15,276
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Sheffield United U23s Match Info
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Best player          : L_Lumeka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Pressley (27,67), L_Lumeka (65,74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Lewis (46)
Injured              : D_Kavanagh (67)
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Stoke City U23s Match Info
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Best player          : T_Pemberton
Scorers              : D_Jarvis (12), M_Moreno (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Birch (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                   Sheffield United U23s  |    Stoke City U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       3
Key Tackles          :           1        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       6
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Final Score          : Sheffield United U23s 4 - 2 Stoke City U23s
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United 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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D_Henderson    GK  28   2   1   1  23 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
J_Lewis        DF   1  24  12   2  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  10  -5
D_Abu          DF   1  24   9   8  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Casey        DF   2  24   2   3  21 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
B_Godfery      DF   1  24  16   3  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
R_Nabi         MF   2   3  24   4  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Kavanagh     MF   1   9  24   9  22 |  68   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  12  72  19
T_Jumeau       MF   2  12  25  14  20 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
O_Greaves      MF   1   2  24  13  22 |  93   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  87   9
A_Pressley     FW   2   2   2  24  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  79
L_Lumeka       FW   2   2   3  25  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  12  12 103
J_Eastwood     GK  23   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Abdoul       DF   2  23   5   2  18 |  32   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
T_Cover        MF   1  19  10   3  23 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
O_Bailey       MF   1   3  22   2  19 |  27   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  72   5
A_Armstrong    FW   1   2   4  24  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke City 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_Bursik       GK  20   3   2   2  22 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
A_Birch        DF   1  24   5   2  21 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -5
L_Silva        DF   2  24   5   2  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
S_Wara         DF   2  24   4   3  21 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0
C_Hill         DF   2  23   5   3  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   5
J_Dunwoody     MF   2   4  24   2  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Jarvis       MF   2   3  24   3  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
T_Pemberton    AM   2   7  23  13  22 |  81   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  16  57   7
C_Dixon        MF   1   2  21   4  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Gelhardt     AM   1   3  11  24  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Moreno       FW   2   2   3  24  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
H_Rivas        GK  22   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nartey       DF   2  23   3   2  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hallam       MF   1   2  21  10  22 |  12   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
D_Telford      FW   2   3   3  24  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Devlin       FW   2   2   4  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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