FMFA U23 Leagues, West Bromwich U23s vs. Derby County U23s (Wed Aug 25) West Bromwich U23s | Derby County U23s 4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-1-1 L Neil Rowley | Darren Lear | B_House GK | GK A_Okonkwo S_Shotton DF | DF C_McDonald A_White DF | DF M_Lowe T_Dyce DF | DM Jordan_Brown Z_Ashworth DF | DF L_Buchanan M_Samuelsen MF | DF C_Whelan S_Wilding MF | MF O_Meier A_Gilbert MF | MF D_A-Meredith+ N_C-Philips MF | FW D_Rankine K_Edwards FW | AM J_Balagizi J_Soule FW | MF S_Jiddou | J_Whitworth SUB | SUB J_Barnes P_Martinez SUB | SUB A_Eleftheriou H_Williams SUB | SUB O_Woods F_Thorndike SUB | SUB B_M-Kimpioka R_Tulloch SUB | SUB J_Splatt Min. 1 :(yde) It seems Derby County U23s are making a tactical change to E Min. 3 :(yde) C_McDonald sprints past the defender ... C_McDonald hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But B_House hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 6 :(ywb) A_Gilbert curls the ball out wide to J_Soule ... M_Lowe wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 8 :(yde) Jordan_Brown with the nod to S_Jiddou ... S_Jiddou with the side footed shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 12 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Soule gets on the end of the pass ... J_Soule with the attempt at goal! ... A_Okonkwo saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 18 :(yde) O_Meier flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Soule with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 20 :(yde) S_Jiddou lobs the ball over the defence ... C_Whelan latches on to it ... C_Whelan looks to see where B_House is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 24 :(ywb) A_Gilbert kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Soule gets on the end of the pass ... J_Soule with a powerful diving header! ... It's way wide ... The Derby County U23s fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 27 :(yde) D_Rankine is unmarked! ... D_Rankine attempts to nutmeg B_House! ... But B_House punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that B_House got a touch Min. 28 :(ywb) N_C-Philips off the woodwork. ... A_Gilbert picks up the deflection ... A_Gilbert drives the shot in! ... A_Okonkwo gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 30 :(yde) S_Jiddou lays the ball back to Jordan_Brown ... But he loses control of it ... T_Dyce hits it out for a throw Min. 40 :(yde) D_Rankine gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... S_Jiddou is unmarked ... S_Jiddou with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... B_House parries it Min. 42 :(yde) The defender loses control of the ball! ... D_Rankine seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_C-Philips with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ywb) K_Edwards with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past L_Buchanan ... S_Jiddou with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 45 :(ywb) J_Soule finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Soule rifles it to the far post ! ... A_Okonkwo with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 46 :(ywb) N_C-Philips turns nicely onto the ball ... N_C-Philips with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 46 :(yde) Jordan_Brown drives the ball across field ... It comes to O_Meier ... O_Meier has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But B_House makes a fine save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich U23s 0-0 Derby County U23s Min. 48 :(ywb) West Bromwich U23s will now play E Min. 49 :(ywb) J_Soule takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... J_Soule carves a shot towards goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Okonkwo moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Okonkwo catches it with style! Min. 50 :(ywb) The ball is passed in from K_Edwards, he finds Z_Ashworth ... Cleaned up by L_Buchanan Min. 51 :(ywb) S_Wilding crosses into the box, finding N_C-Philips ... N_C-Philips attempts a chip! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 52 :(ywb) S_Wilding finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Lowe ... S_Wilding blasts it at the goal ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 55 :(yde) D_Rankine with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... T_Dyce fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... J_Balagizi swings it in ... S_Jiddou takes control of it! ... A_White knocks the ball back to B_House ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past B_House! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... D_A-Meredith+ crosses it in! ... D_Rankine gets a shot in ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 55 :(yde) L_Buchanan holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_McDonald ... C_McDonald blasts it at the goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... B_House is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_A-Meredith+ chips the ball in towards the back post! ... M_Lowe gets his head on it ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Jiddou crosses it in! ... M_Lowe gets a shot in ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 60 :(yde) D_A-Meredith+ gets to the by line and finds D_Rankine with a beautiful cross ... J_Soule with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 61 :(yde) B_M-Kimpioka will replace D_A-Meredith+ and play AM Min. 61 :(yde) Jordan_Brown pass splits open the defence and finds D_Rankine ... D_Rankine tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... B_House goes down well to save Min. 65 :(yde) O_Woods comes on for Jordan_Brown and will play DM to the delight of the fans Min. 65 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Dyce ... T_Dyce hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 66 :(yde) O_Woods passes the ball to J_Balagizi ... A_Gilbert is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_House misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by O_Meier ... It comes to C_McDonald ... He gets the shot away ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Lowe hits it into the box! ... B_House catches it! Min. 66 :(ywb) K_Edwards controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... O_Woods with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 67 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen with the diagonal pass K_Edwards ... K_Edwards drives the shot in! ... But A_Okonkwo tips it behind ... CORNER! ... K_Edwards swings it in! ... A_Okonkwo easily claims the ball! Min. 68 :(yde) J_Balagizi hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Rankine collects the loose ball! ... But Z_Ashworth wins the tackle Min. 70 :(ywb) P_Martinez is coming on and S_Shotton is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(yde) S_Jiddou is now playing as a AM Min. 70 :(ywb) S_Wilding is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Samuelsen ... M_Samuelsen with a thundering drive! ... A_Okonkwo gets up well to catch that one Min. 70 :(yde) M_Lowe with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... M_Lowe hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 73 :(ywb) A_Gilbert chips the ball over the defence and finds N_C-Philips ... O_Woods stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 76 :(ywb) K_Edwards cuts inside O_Woods ... He worked that well ... C_McDonald beats him to the ball Min. 81 :(yde) B_M-Kimpioka runs at goal ... He spots the run of J_Balagizi ... He's played him in ... But T_Dyce sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 85 :(yde) O_Woods is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... D_Rankine latches onto the end of it ... D_Rankine tries to lob the keeper ! ... B_House collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 87 :(yde) O_Meier beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Soule is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ywb) Z_Ashworth knocks it past M_Lowe and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Z_Ashworth throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But A_Okonkwo punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Okonkwo got a touch Min. 90 :(yde) D_Rankine plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... D_Rankine hits the ball first time! ... But B_House reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on B_House anyway Min. 90 :(ywb) A_Gilbert looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Edwards ... O_Woods with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 92 :(yde) D_Rankine finds the space intelligently ... D_Rankine with a thundering drive! ... But B_House punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 93 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Gilbert ... The cross hits A_Gilbert on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_House Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_C-Philips (42), J_Soule (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Rankine (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Woods (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s | Derby County U23s Attempts on Goal : 13 | 16 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 1 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich U23s 0 - 0 Derby County U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_House GK 26 2 1 1 24 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 S_Shotton DF 1 23 7 2 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_White DF 1 22 11 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Dyce DF 1 21 11 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 Z_Ashworth DF 1 18 5 2 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 24 4 21 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5 S_Wilding MF 1 9 23 3 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 A_Gilbert MF 1 10 22 11 22 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 60 7 N_C-Philips MF 1 2 21 10 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -1 K_Edwards FW 1 2 5 22 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 J_Soule FW 1 3 7 20 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 11 -5 12 J_Whitworth GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Martinez DF 1 21 6 2 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Williams DF 1 20 6 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Thorndike MF 1 3 20 11 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 3 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Derby County U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 27 2 3 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 C_McDonald DF 1 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 9 M_Lowe DF 1 24 11 2 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 6 Jordan_Brown DM 1 13 24 3 23 | 67 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 25 9 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 C_Whelan DF 2 23 4 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O_Meier MF 1 3 24 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D_A-Meredith+ MF 2 7 23 2 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rankine FW 1 4 11 25 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 27 J_Balagizi AM 1 5 23 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Jiddou AM 1 3 24 11 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 J_Barnes GK 23 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Eleftheriou DF 1 23 3 5 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Woods DM 2 13 23 3 19 | 28 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 25 -5 B_M-Kimpioka AM 2 3 24 2 19 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Splatt FW 1 3 5 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1629919706 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35