FMFA U23 Leagues, Brighton U23s vs. Norwich City U23s (Wed Aug 11)


                        Brighton U23s  |  Norwich City U23s
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-6-1 P
                      Carlos Granados  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                          J_Talbot GK  |  GK A_Romero
                          R_Astley DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                         L_Moretti DF  |  DF A_Famewo
                        N_Williams DF  |  DF R_Bushiri
                          B_Taylor DF  |  MF D_Gray
                      A_Edmundsson MF  |  MF T_Cantwell
                         K_Havertz MF  |  MF E_Buendia
                         E_Torrasi MF  |  MF D_Jaiyesimi
                         K_Sanders MF  |  MF A_Mehmeti
                         J_Diamond FW  |  MF A_Payne
                            J_Daly FW  |  FW A_Idah
                                       |
                          C_Mandas SUB |  SUB A_Oxborough
                         C_McKenna SUB |  SUB A_Barkarson
                         Z_I_Rossi SUB |  SUB A_Fitzpatrick
                          G_Limani SUB |  SUB C_Parsons
                          A_Isufaj SUB |  SUB G_Ahadme




Min. 2  :(yno) D_Gray runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of A_Idah 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A skillful effort from A_Idah ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 5  :(yno) E_Buendia sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  E_Buendia tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  J_Talbot with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 9  :(yno) D_Gray is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to E_Buendia 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Taylor 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bushiri drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Talbot jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 12 :(yno) A_Idah with the dribble 
          ...  R_Astley is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Idah curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  J_Talbot with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 12 :(ybh) N_Williams takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Diamond 
          ...  D_Jaiyesimi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Carlos Granados looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 14 :(yno) A_Payne bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to T_Cantwell 
          ...  T_Cantwell rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Talbot is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jaiyesimi chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Payne 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  J_Talbot makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 15 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi flicks it over L_Moretti's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  B_Taylor with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  A_Idah bends it in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Talbot will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That puts Norwich City U23s ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Brighton U23s 0-1 Norwich City U23s ...
Min. 16 :(yno) D_Gray turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Jaiyesimi 
          ...  The cross hits D_Jaiyesimi on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Talbot gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 19 :(ybh) K_Havertz is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  J_Diamond latches onto the ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Diamond ! 
          ...  A_Romero just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 19 :(yno) T_Cantwell has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  What a shot from T_Cantwell ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 20 :(yno) E_Buendia looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It floats over J_Talbot 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 25 :(ybh) J_Diamond with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  But A_Famewo wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 27 :(yno) L_Chambers is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Idah 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Idah ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Norwich City U23s fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  Brighton U23s 0-2 Norwich City U23s ...
Min. 30 :(ybh) J_Diamond makes the tackle 
          ...  A_Payne with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  K_Havertz passes to J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond with a powerful header ! 
          ...  A_Romero tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Moretti chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Romero easily catches it! 
Min. 31 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Havertz rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  A_Idah bends it round the wall 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 32 :(yno) E_Buendia finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Astley 
          ...  E_Buendia has a go! 
          ...  But J_Talbot dives to his left 
          ...  I think J_Talbot just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 34 :(ybh) A_Edmundsson leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But A_Romero palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 35 :(ybh) K_Sanders looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Daly 
          ...  J_Daly rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 35 :(yno) A_Idah nutmegs L_Moretti 
          ...  A_Idah with the overhead ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 36 :(ybh) R_Astley with a 40-yard pass to E_Torrasi 
          ...  L_Chambers gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 37 :(yno) E_Buendia picks up the pass 
          ...  E_Buendia belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It floats over J_Talbot 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Idah 
          ...  B_Taylor clears with a diving header 
Min. 39 :(ybh) J_Daly sidesteps R_Bushiri 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Bushiri moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 40 :(ybh) A_Edmundsson looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Diamond 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Famewo hits it out for a throw 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ybh) a big roar from the crowd as C_McKenna comes on for B_Taylor to play DF 
Min. 45 :(ybh) G_Limani replaces K_Sanders to play as a MF 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton U23s 0-2 Norwich City U23s

Min. 47 :(ybh) J_Daly with a flicked pass to J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Romero just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 50 :(yno) A_Idah takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A_Idah with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 53 :(ybh) J_Daly takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Daly has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Romero comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 53 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi with the through ball to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  J_Talbot tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Gray drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Payne 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But J_Talbot makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 55 :(ybh) J_Daly lobs it over A_Famewo 
          ...  E_Buendia with a clumsy challenge 
Min. 56 :(ybh) N_Williams holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over A_Romero 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 56 :(ybh) G_Limani runs at the defence 
          ...  D_Gray with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Brighton U23s players 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 59 :(ybh) E_Torrasi crosses into the box, finding J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  A_Romero pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Williams chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Romero 
Min. 59 :(yno) A_Famewo with a reverse pass to A_Mehmeti 
          ...  A_Mehmeti hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But J_Talbot tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 60 :(ybh) A_Edmundsson kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Diamond gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Romero with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  The Referee couldn't have had a clearer view of it 
          ...  J_Diamond places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton U23s 1-2 Norwich City U23s...
Min. 62 :(ybh) K_Havertz with a one-touch layoff to G_Limani 
          ...  G_Limani drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  That’s pulled Brighton U23s level! 
          ...  Brighton U23s 2-2 Norwich City U23s ...
Min. 67 :(yno) A_Payne has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Moretti 
          ...  He puts in A_Idah! 
          ...  From long range A_Idah bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Talbot dives to his left 
          ...  I think J_Talbot just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 70 :(yno) A_Payne plays it forward to D_Jaiyesimi 
          ...  D_Jaiyesimi strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Talbot 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 72 :(yno) A_Mehmeti takes advantage of a mistake by R_Astley 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Mehmeti with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Talbot looks dejected 
          ...  And Norwich City U23s are leading in the game now 
          ...  Brighton U23s 2-3 Norwich City U23s ...
Min. 75 :(yno) A_Barkarson is ready to come on to replace A_Famewo 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 77 :(ybh) E_Torrasi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Diamond latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Diamond chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 78 :(ybh) E_Torrasi 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 J_Daly 
          ...  J_Daly with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  How did that find its way in? 
          ...  And Brighton U23s have squared it up late on!! 
          ...  Brighton U23s 3-3 Norwich City U23s ...
Min. 80 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick is being prepared to come on 
          ...  T_Cantwell is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 80 :(yno) G_Ahadme is going to be brought on 
          ...  D_Jaiyesimi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 82 :(ybh) K_Havertz barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  L_Chambers with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 83 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  G_Ahadme gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Ahadme sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Talbot makes a fine save 
Min. 85 :(yno) A_Idah looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Ahadme 
          ...  G_Ahadme with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  J_Talbot was beaten there! 
Min. 86 :(ybh) A_Edmundsson with a penetrating pass to J_Diamond 
          ...  J_Diamond beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  A_Romero comes towards him 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Romero 
          ...  Its heading in! 
          ...  A_Payne somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 86 :(yno) A_Idah takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Astley 
Min. 87 :(yno) A_Idah knocks the ball past R_Astley 
          ...  A_Idah blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But J_Talbot punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Talbot got a touch 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Payne latches onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_McKenna 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 94 :(ybh) N_Williams gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J_Daly 
          ...  J_Daly aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Romero manages to turn it behind 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Falmer Stadium
Attendance           : 15,276
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Brighton U23s Match Info
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Best player          : J_Diamond
Scorers              : J_Diamond (60 pen), G_Limani (62), J_Daly (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Taylor (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City U23s Match Info
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Best player          : A_Idah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Idah (15,27), A_Mehmeti (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Payne (30), D_Gray (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Brighton U23s  |    Norwich City U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       24
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           9        |       14
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Brighton U23s 3 - 3 Norwich City U23s
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Player Statistics - Brighton 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_Talbot       GK  26   3   3   2  19 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0   0
R_Astley       DF   1  23   4   4  19 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
L_Moretti      DF   1  23  11   3  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  24  13   2  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
B_Taylor       DF   2  22   4   2  19 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  27  -5  -5
A_Edmundsson   MF   1   2  25  14  23 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
K_Havertz      MF   1   3  25  10  22 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
E_Torrasi      MF   1   2  22  10  21 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
K_Sanders      MF   1   3  21   4  18 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Diamond      FW   2   3   4  24  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  63
J_Daly         FW   2   2  10  24  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  47
C_Mandas       GK  23   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McKenna      DF   1  22   6   3  24 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
Z_I_Rossi      DF   1  21   6   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Limani       MF   1   2  21   6  21 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
A_Isufaj       FW   1   3   6  21  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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
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A_Romero       GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  24  10   5  23 |  96   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  42   0
A_Famewo       DF   1  24   6   2  25 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
R_Bushiri      DF   1  24   5   2  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
D_Gray         MF   2   3  24  10  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  40  -5
T_Cantwell     MF   1   5  24   2  23 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
E_Buendia      MF   1   2  24  12  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
D_Jaiyesimi    MF   1   2  24  11  23 |  82   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
A_Mehmeti      MF   1   2  21  10  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Payne        MF   1   6  22   3  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  40   5
A_Idah         FW   1   3   4  25  21 |  96   0   0   1   0  11   2   0   0   0   0  15 100
A_Oxborough    GK  24   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barkarson    DF   1  21  11   3  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Fitzpatrick  MF   1   3  19  10  21 |  14   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Parsons      MF   1   6  19   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Ahadme       MF   1   3   5  21  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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