FMFA U23 Leagues, West Bromwich U23s vs. Chelsea U23s (Thu Sep 09) West Bromwich U23s | Chelsea U23s 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 P Neil Rowley | Jason Fortune | B_House GK | GK B_Collins S_Shotton DF | DF J_Clark P_Martinez DF | DF L_Gordon H_Williams DF | DF A_Gibb Z_Ashworth DF | DF Chris_Hill J_Chambers MF | DM K_Ryan Z_Brown MF | MF O_Jones F_Thorndike MF | MF T_Nydam T_King MF | AM M_Lewis R_Tulloch FW | FW D_Solanke C_Morton FW | FW T_Abraham | J_Whitworth SUB | SUB J_Cumming G_Harmon SUB | SUB D_Janmaat T_Dyce SUB | SUB R_LoftusCh'k S_Wilding SUB | SUB E_Watt J-P_Tiehi SUB | SUB M_H'son-Mars Min. 5 :(ywb) Z_Brown plays in R_Tulloch with a beautiful ball ... K_Ryan with a reckless challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! Min. 6 :(ywb) Z_Brown runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to R_Tulloch ... L_Gordon reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 10 :(ywb) F_Thorndike gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... R_Tulloch is unmarked ... R_Tulloch uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Looks like it should be B_Collins's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... B_Collins looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 13 :(ych) D_Solanke jumps over P_Martinez's challenge ... F_Thorndike with a terrible tackle ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 15 :(ych) M_Lewis with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Shotton ... He knocks it to T_Abraham! ... T_Abraham hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 16 :(ywb) T_King looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Tulloch ... L_Gordon forces him off the ball Min. 17 :(ych) T_Abraham with an inch perfect pass to D_Solanke ... D_Solanke sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... B_House makes a difficult save Min. 19 :(ych) D_Solanke beats H_Williams ... He showed great skill there ... P_Martinez intercepts the pass Min. 28 :(ych) T_Nydam hoists the ball across to D_Solanke ... D_Solanke with a bicycle kick ! ... Looks like it should be B_House's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... GOAL !! ... B_House looks embarrassed! ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!! ... Lets see if Chelsea U23s can hang onto that lead! ... West Bromwich U23s 0-1 Chelsea U23s ... Min. 29 :(ywb) R_Tulloch plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Tulloch gets his head to the ball ! ... B_Collins with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 38 :(ywb) H_Williams sprints past the defender ... H_Williams tries to beat B_Collins! ... B_Collins gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by B_Collins to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... P_Martinez chips the ball into the area! ... B_Collins makes the catch! Min. 39 :(ych) T_Nydam controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... T_Abraham gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Abraham sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But B_House tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 40 :(ywb) West Bromwich U23s will now play E Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 49 :(ywb) C_Morton kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... C_Morton with the cheeky shot! ... B_Collins with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 49 :(ych) T_Abraham loses his marker ... T_Abraham drives the ball low ! ... B_House can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... B_House has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich U23s 0-1 Chelsea U23s Min. 47 :(ywb) R_Tulloch beats L_Gordon ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A glorious effort by R_Tulloch ! ... B_Collins parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 47 :(ych) T_Abraham takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Well executed sliding challenge from Z_Ashworth ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Clark ... B_House reads it well, and claims it! Min. 49 :(ych) T_Nydam whips the ball across to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham with a bicycle kick ! ... B_House makes a good save Min. 54 :(ywb) J_Chambers hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Morton latches onto it! ... C_Morton with a scorcher of a shot ! ... B_Collins is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... B_Collins looks very relieved! Min. 57 :(ych) T_Nydam hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Abraham latches onto it! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_Shotton hits it out for a throw Min. 58 :(ywb) F_Thorndike has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Clark ... He knocks it to C_Morton! ... L_Gordon reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 60 :(ywb) C_Morton controls the ball with ease ... But A_Gibb wins the ball Min. 60 :(ywb) H_Williams drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Tulloch ... M_Lewis with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 61 :(ywb) The ball goes loose! ... T_King gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... But D_Solanke spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 61 :(ych) D_Solanke takes on Z_Ashworth ... He runs past him ... P_Martinez with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Neil Rowley looks relieved ... The Referee points to the spot! ... D_Solanke is the man who takes it ... B_House dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... West Bromwich U23s 0-2 Chelsea U23s... Min. 61 :(ych) M_H'son-Mars takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Abraham ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 61 :(ych) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Chelsea U23s will now play A Min. 61 :(ych) O_Jones has it now ... He takes on P_Martinez ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Solanke! ... D_Solanke goes for goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 63 :(ywb) J_Chambers flicks the ball through ... C_Morton runs onto it! ... C_Morton unleashes a pile driver ! ... GOAL !! ... West Bromwich U23s 1-2 Chelsea U23s ... Min. 64 :(ywb) T_King looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Morton receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_Morton belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... 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. 65 :(ych) O_Jones with the through ball to D_Solanke ... P_Martinez makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 67 :(ywb) F_Thorndike gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds C_Morton ... C_Morton keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But B_Collins with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The ball comes to T_King ... He gets the shot away ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... B_Collins saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike hits it towards the far post! ... Z_Brown with the header ... B_Collins gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to Z_Ashworth ... He knocks it goalward ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 68 :(ywb) F_Thorndike runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Morton ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Clark ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 68 :(ych) M_H'son-Mars is unmarked! ... A delicate header from M_H'son-Mars ! ... B_House blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 69 :(ywb) F_Thorndike feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Morton runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But L_Gordon reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 70 :(ywb) G_Harmon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Williams ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 71 :(ywb) J_Chambers finds G_Harmon with a ball over the defence ... G_Harmon smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 74 :(ywb) J_Chambers turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Tulloch ... R_Tulloch with the shot on net ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Z_Brown curls it into the box! ... G_Harmon tries to place the shot! ... But B_Collins punches it away Min. 78 :(ych) O_Jones moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_H'son-Mars ... M_H'son-Mars with the cheeky shot! ... It floats over B_House ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 79 :(ywb) F_Thorndike gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Tulloch ... R_Tulloch must beat B_Collins! ... It floats over B_Collins ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 79 :(ywb) Z_Brown with a measured ball to R_Tulloch ... L_Gordon with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 80 :(ych) M_Lewis sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But he loses control of it ... P_Martinez belts it clear Min. 83 :(ych) A_Gibb volleys it forward. He finds D_Solanke ... D_Solanke with a bicycle kick ! ... B_House with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 84 :(ywb) T_King looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Morton ... J_Clark cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ywb) F_Thorndike runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_King ... T_King with a little chip! ... B_Collins makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 89 :(ych) M_H'son-Mars breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on B_House! ... G_Harmon brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(ych) O_Jones holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Solanke ... D_Solanke aims for the top right corner ! ... Over the bar Min. 91 :(ywb) F_Thorndike looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Morton ... C_Morton tries to beat B_Collins from outside the area! ... But B_Collins tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Morton Scorers : C_Morton (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Harmon (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Solanke (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Solanke (28,61 pen) Sent Off : K_Ryan (5) Booked : L_Gordon (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s | Chelsea U23s Attempts on Goal : 18 | 12 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 11 | 7 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 19 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich U23s 1 - 2 Chelsea 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 S_Shotton DF 1 23 7 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 P_Martinez DF 1 21 6 2 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 H_Williams DF 1 20 6 12 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 Z_Ashworth DF 1 18 5 2 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 J_Chambers MF 1 4 22 6 24 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 Z_Brown MF 1 6 21 4 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5 F_Thorndike MF 1 3 20 11 20 | 95 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 T_King MF 1 4 19 5 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 3 22 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 C_Morton FW 1 2 4 21 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 J_Whitworth GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Harmon DF 1 19 10 3 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 2 T_Dyce DF 1 21 11 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Wilding MF 1 9 23 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J-P_Tiehi FW 1 3 9 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Collins GK 27 3 2 2 19 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 J_Clark DF 1 22 5 2 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 L_Gordon DF 1 20 2 4 19 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 59 -5 -5 A_Gibb DF 1 19 11 4 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 27 12 Chris_Hill DF 2 22 6 3 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ryan DM 1 8 24 8 29 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 O_Jones MF 2 2 24 5 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 T_Nydam MF 1 2 22 3 19 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 M_Lewis AM 1 2 21 8 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 D_Solanke FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 16 0 84 T_Abraham FW 2 2 3 24 20 | 65 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 J_Cumming GK 20 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Janmaat DF 1 24 11 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_LoftusCh'k MF 2 3 25 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Watt MF 1 3 21 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_H'son-Mars FW 2 3 2 21 20 | 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1631173850 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35