FMFA U23 Leagues, Stoke City U23s vs. Manchester City U23s (Wed Sep 22) Stoke City U23s | Manchester City U23s 4-4-2 N | 4-3-3 N Tony Ayre | Derek Purvis | H_Rivas GK | GK P_Sokol A_Birch DF | DF E_Francis C_Hill DF | DF A_Jackson R_Nartey DF | DF C_Oliver M_Murphy DF | DF B_Galloway J_Dunwoody MF | MF B_Diaz J_Hallam MF | MF S_Diallo C_Dixon MF | MF Keith_Asare A_Amaya MF | FW L_Gonzalez J_Devlin FW | FW Y_Yeboah M_Moreno FW | FW L_Nmecha | J_Bursik SUB | SUB K_Haug W_Forrester SUB | SUB M_Taylor A_K-Castro SUB | SUB A_Pressley T_Wilson SUB | SUB G_Mogensen J_Gelhardt SUB | SUB R_Matondo Min. 2 :(yst) J_Dunwoody drives it forward to M_Moreno ... B_Galloway reads the play well Min. 5 :(ymc) L_Nmecha beats C_Hill ... He showed great skill there ... L_Nmecha tries to beat H_Rivas! ... The ball moves through the air! ... H_Rivas moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... H_Rivas catches it with style! Min. 8 :(yst) R_Nartey crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Murphy in the box ... M_Murphy drives the ball low ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into P_Sokol's arms ... Unlucky Min. 17 :(yst) A_Amaya is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Moreno ... A_Jackson reads the play well Min. 19 :(yst) M_Moreno with the dribble ... A_Jackson with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 22 :(yst) J_Dunwoody kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Moreno gets on the end of the pass ... M_Moreno with a powerful diving header! ... But P_Sokol tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 22 :(ymc) S_Diallo controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Nartey ... He puts in L_Gonzalez! ... R_Nartey pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... Keith_Asare knocks it forward ... S_Diallo gets on the end of it ... S_Diallo flings a shot at goal ! ... But H_Rivas punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... S_Diallo lofts the ball in! ... It comes to Keith_Asare ... He gets the shot away ... What agility from H_Rivas Min. 22 :(ymc) S_Diallo with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Murphy ... He knocks it to B_Diaz! ... B_Diaz hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... H_Rivas is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Diallo ... A_Jackson gets his head on it ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... H_Rivas was beaten there! Min. 27 :(ymc) L_Nmecha flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... C_Hill with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 27 :(ymc) S_Diallo with a simple pass to L_Nmecha ... Fine tackle by M_Murphy ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 28 :(ymc) S_Diallo drives it forward to L_Gonzalez ... L_Gonzalez rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But it goes wide Min. 29 :(yst) C_Dixon looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Moreno ... A_Jackson with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 30 :(ymc) L_Nmecha plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... L_Nmecha sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... H_Rivas won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... That puts Manchester City U23s ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Stoke City U23s 0-1 Manchester City U23s ... Min. 32 :(yst) A_Amaya chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Hallam ... E_Francis knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 33 :(ymc) Keith_Asare with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Nmecha gets on the end of the pass ... L_Nmecha tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... H_Rivas gathers it easily Min. 35 :(ymc) S_Diallo gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at R_Nartey ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 36 :(ymc) L_Nmecha takes advantage of a bad back pass ... L_Nmecha sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But H_Rivas punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yst) J_Hallam sidesteps B_Galloway ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Hallam flicks the header toward the far post! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 45 :(yst) J_Gelhardt is being prepared to come on ... M_Moreno is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 45 :(ymc) B_Diaz moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Y_Yeboah ... But R_Nartey slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City U23s 0-1 Manchester City U23s Min. 46 :(yst) J_Hallam with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Hill gets on the end of the pass ... C_Hill runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 50 :(ymc) M_Taylor takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Jackson as DF Min. 50 :(ymc) A_Pressley is coming on for Keith_Asare and playing MF Min. 50 :(ymc) G_Mogensen takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Nmecha ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 50 :(ymc) Y_Yeboah barges A_Birch off the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Hill looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 52 :(ymc) B_Galloway takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... B_Galloway tries to chip the ball over H_Rivas! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Stoke City U23s 0-2 Manchester City U23s ... Min. 54 :(ymc) Y_Yeboah runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... But R_Nartey slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 55 :(yst) T_Wilson is coming on and A_Amaya is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 55 :(ymc) G_Mogensen plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A great volley from G_Mogensen ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 56 :(ymc) B_Diaz hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Gonzalez latches onto it! ... J_Gelhardt goes in with two feet!! ... That’s a terrible challenge! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 57 :(yst) J_Devlin knocks it past C_Oliver and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Devlin with a powerful diving header! ... P_Sokol makes a difficult save Min. 59 :(yst) J_Dunwoody runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Nartey ... E_Francis gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 62 :(yst) J_Gelhardt takes advantage of a mistake by M_Taylor ... It's a lucky break ... J_Gelhardt attempts a low drive! ... But P_Sokol is equal to it Min. 62 :(ymc) A_Pressley finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... C_Dixon attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 67 :(yst) C_Dixon is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Devlin ... E_Francis takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 71 :(ymc) S_Diallo turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Y_Yeboah ... C_Hill robs him of the ball Min. 72 :(yst) T_Wilson has it now ... He takes on B_Galloway ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Birch! ... A_Birch strikes a wicked curler ! ... P_Sokol gathers it comfortably Min. 83 :(yst) J_Dunwoody with a penetrating pass to J_Gelhardt ... J_Gelhardt launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... P_Sokol makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 85 :(yst) J_Hallam with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Devlin ... J_Devlin looks to see where P_Sokol is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Harrison Park Attendance : 15,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Dunwoody Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gelhardt (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Nmecha (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Nmecha (30), B_Galloway (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s | Manchester City U23s Attempts on Goal : 9 | 11 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City U23s 0 - 2 Manchester City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Rivas GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 A_Birch DF 1 24 6 2 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Hill DF 2 24 6 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 R_Nartey DF 2 24 4 2 20 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 M_Murphy DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 J_Dunwoody MF 2 4 25 2 20 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 J_Hallam MF 1 2 22 10 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 C_Dixon MF 1 2 21 4 22 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 A_Amaya MF 1 3 20 7 22 | 56 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Devlin FW 2 2 5 25 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Moreno FW 2 2 3 24 18 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Bursik GK 20 3 2 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Forrester DF 2 21 3 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_K-Castro DF 1 19 6 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 19 8 21 | 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Gelhardt FW 1 3 11 24 19 | 48 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 5 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Sokol GK 25 4 2 1 23 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 E_Francis DF 2 23 4 2 21 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Jackson DF 1 21 3 2 18 | 51 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 C_Oliver DF 2 24 6 2 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 B_Galloway DF 2 24 4 3 16 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 35 B_Diaz MF 2 3 25 6 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 S_Diallo MF 2 5 25 2 23 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5 Keith_Asare MF 1 7 22 3 20 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 L_Gonzalez FW 2 2 4 24 17 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 14 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 24 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Nmecha FW 2 2 2 23 18 | 51 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 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 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pressley MF 1 2 5 20 20 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 G_Mogensen FW 1 2 6 23 23 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R_Matondo FW 2 2 3 22 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1632338521 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35