FMFA U23 Leagues, Arsenal U23s vs. Manchester City U23s (Wed Sep 15)


                         Arsenal U23s  |  Manchester City U23s
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 N
                            Lee Clark  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                            H_Keto GK  |  GK P_Sokol
                        D_Thompson DF  |  DF E_Francis
                           A_Lewis DF  |  DF A_Jackson
                           J_Lopez DF  |  DF C_Oliver
                      K_Mavropanos DF  |  DF B_Galloway
                         J_Doherty MF  |  MF B_Diaz
                          B_Hughes MF  |  MF S_Diallo
                        J_Olayinka MF  |  MF Keith_Asare
                         K_Dembele MF  |  FW L_Gonzalez
                       D_Parkhouse FW  |  FW Y_Yeboah
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  FW L_Nmecha
                                       |
                           A_Crean SUB |  SUB K_Haug
                          Z_Medley SUB |  SUB M_Taylor
                          N_Tormey SUB |  SUB A_Pressley
                           T_Eyoma SUB |  SUB G_Mogensen
                          R_Nelson SUB |  SUB R_Matondo




Min. 3  :(ymc) L_Nmecha runs towards the goal 
          ...  L_Nmecha aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  And Manchester City U23s are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 0-1 Manchester City U23s ...
Min. 5  :(yar) K_Mavropanos plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Lopez decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Lopez with the strike ! 
          ...  P_Sokol heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 7  :(ymc) S_Diallo with the diagonal pass Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah drives it low ! 
          ...  H_Keto parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 9  :(yar) J_Doherty can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Parkhouse 
          ...  D_Parkhouse belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  P_Sokol takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 12 :(yar) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  E_Nketiah seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  E_Nketiah with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  P_Sokol makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 15 :(yar) K_Mavropanos barges B_Galloway off the ball 
          ...  K_Mavropanos looks to see where P_Sokol is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 16 :(yar) D_Thompson moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Olayinka 
          ...  J_Olayinka has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 18 :(ymc) Keith_Asare looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Gonzalez 
          ...  L_Gonzalez hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 0-2 Manchester City U23s ...
Min. 21 :(yar) J_Lopez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Galloway 
          ...  He puts in B_Hughes! 
          ...  A great volley from B_Hughes ! 
          ...  P_Sokol gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 21 :(ymc) B_Diaz flicks it over J_Lopez and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Diaz tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But H_Keto reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on H_Keto anyway 
Min. 24 :(yar) E_Nketiah uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  L_Gonzalez with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 28 :(yar) K_Dembele spots D_Parkhouse who is in acres of space 
          ...  But C_Oliver with the fine tackle 
Min. 31 :(ymc) Y_Yeboah flicks it over B_Hughes's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  The cross hits Y_Yeboah on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  H_Keto is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 0-3 Manchester City U23s ...
Min. 32 :(ymc) S_Diallo with a 50-yard pass to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  D_Thompson plays the back pass 
          ...  H_Keto can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Keith_Asare 
          ...  S_Diallo gets to it! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Arsenal U23s fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 34 :(ymc) S_Diallo plays it forward to L_Nmecha 
          ...  L_Nmecha with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  H_Keto watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 36 :(ymc) B_Diaz with a precise pass to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  H_Keto is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And H_Keto reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Oliver! 
          ...  H_Keto comes out and claims it! 
Min. 38 :(yar) K_Dembele runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of E_Nketiah 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  L_Nmecha with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Lee Clark looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 41 :(yar) E_Nketiah has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Jackson 
          ...  He puts in A_Lewis! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  E_Francis picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ymc) S_Diallo with a slide rule pass to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  D_Thompson wins the ball 
Min. 46 :(ymc) B_Diaz lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  L_Nmecha latches on to it 
          ...  J_Lopez cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 47 :(yar) B_Hughes takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  P_Sokol won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 0-3 Manchester City U23s

Min. 49 :(yar) B_Hughes barges Keith_Asare off the ball 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Oliver takes possession 
Min. 50 :(ymc) M_Taylor is coming on for A_Jackson and will play DF 
Min. 50 :(ymc) A_Pressley replaces an unhappy Keith_Asare and will play as a MF 
Min. 50 :(ymc) G_Mogensen replaces L_Nmecha to play as a FW 
Min. 50 :(ymc) B_Diaz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Lewis 
          ...  He knocks it to Y_Yeboah! 
          ...  Y_Yeboah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  H_Keto tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Diallo! 
          ...  It is cleared by K_Mavropanos 
Min. 54 :(yar) J_Doherty beats M_Taylor 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Taylor moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 56 :(yar) Z_Medley is coming on for A_Lewis and will play DF 
Min. 59 :(ymc) B_Diaz finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  K_Mavropanos with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 66 :(yar) Arsenal U23s's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 68 :(yar) N_Tormey is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Olayinka is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(yar) R_Nelson is coming on for D_Parkhouse and will play FW 
Min. 70 :(yar) K_Dembele is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 71 :(yar) N_Tormey kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Nketiah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Nketiah attempts the shot! 
          ...  P_Sokol with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 72 :(yar) K_Dembele takes advantage of a mistake by C_Oliver 
          ...  B_Diaz with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  K_Dembele hoists it forward 
          ...  E_Nketiah gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Galloway clears with a diving header 
Min. 73 :(yar) K_Dembele kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Hughes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Hughes attempts a chip! 
          ...  P_Sokol makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(yar) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  R_Nelson is through! 
          ...  A_Pressley with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 82 :(ymc) B_Diaz looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Mogensen 
          ...  G_Mogensen with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  H_Keto parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 85 :(yar) J_Doherty with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_Galloway 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Dembele! 
          ...  C_Oliver dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(yar) K_Dembele is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah attempts to nutmeg P_Sokol! 
          ...  The shot slips through P_Sokol's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks gutted 
          ...  That’s given Arsenal U23s a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 1-3 Manchester City U23s ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(yar) R_Nelson breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Sokol! 
          ...  G_Mogensen brings him down in the area! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  The Referee looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  E_Nketiah places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Arsenal U23s back in with a shout! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 2-3 Manchester City U23s...
Min. 91 :(yar) B_Hughes pass splits open the defence and finds K_Dembele 
          ...  K_Dembele hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But P_Sokol punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Meadow Park
Attendance           : 15,276
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Arsenal U23s Match Info
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Best player          : E_Nketiah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Nketiah (86,90 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City U23s Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Yeboah
Scorers              : L_Nmecha (3), L_Gonzalez (18), Y_Yeboah (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Gonzalez (24), B_Diaz (72), G_Mogensen (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal U23s  |    Manchester City U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23s 2 - 3 Manchester City U23s
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Player Statistics - Arsenal 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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H_Keto         GK  26   3   2   2  23 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Thompson     DF   1  23  11   3  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
A_Lewis        DF   1  25  12   3  24 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lopez        DF   2  24  13   4  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   5
K_Mavropanos   DF   2  23  13   3  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   2
J_Doherty      MF   1  11  24   2  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Hughes       MF   1   9  26   7  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
J_Olayinka     MF   2   3  24   6  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
K_Dembele      AM   1   3  24  13  22 |  97   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  87   5
D_Parkhouse    FW   1   3   6  21  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Nketiah      FW   2   2   3  23  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  15  82
A_Crean        GK  20   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Medley       DF   2  24   3   2  18 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Tormey       MF   2   3  21   2  18 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  23   6   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nelson       FW   2   3   4  20  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester 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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P_Sokol        GK  25   4   2   1  23 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
E_Francis      DF   2  23   4   2  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Jackson      DF   1  21   3   2  18 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Oliver       DF   2  24   6   2  23 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
B_Galloway     DF   2  24   4   3  16 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
B_Diaz         MF   2   3  25   6  21 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  55   0
S_Diallo       MF   2   5  25   2  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
Keith_Asare    MF   1   7  22   3  20 |  54   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
L_Gonzalez     FW   2   2   4  24  17 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  30
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  24  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
L_Nmecha       FW   2   2   2  23  18 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  12  12  49
K_Haug         GK  21   2   2   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Taylor       DF   1  23   4   2  19 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Pressley     MF   1   2   5  20  20 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mogensen     FW   1   2   6  23  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -3
R_Matondo      FW   2   2   3  22  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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