FMFA U23 Leagues, Chelsea U23s vs. Norwich City U23s (Wed Sep 15) Chelsea U23s | Norwich City U23s 4-2-1-3 P | 3-6-1 P Jason Fortune | Tony McCleary | B_Collins GK | GK A_Romero D_Janmaat DF | DF L_Chambers Chris_Hill DF | DF A_Famewo J_Clark DF | DF R_Bushiri Sam_Burns DF | MF A_Mehmeti K_Ryan MF | MF T_Cantwell O_Jones MF | MF E_Buendia R_LoftusCh'k AM | MF D_Jaiyesimi T_Abraham FW | MF D_Gray D_Solanke FW | MF A_Payne M_H'son-Mars FW | FW G_Ahadme | J_Cumming SUB | SUB A_Oxborough A_Gibb SUB | SUB A_Barkarson L_Gordon SUB | SUB A_Fitzpatrick G_Broadbent SUB | SUB C_Parsons C_Hudson-Odoi SUB | SUB S_Keller Min. 1 :(yno) A_Payne miskicks! ... He finds G_Ahadme though ... That was fortunate ... G_Ahadme with the side footed shot! ... B_Collins beats the ball away Min. 2 :(ych) J_Clark moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_LoftusCh'k ... G_Ahadme wins the ball Min. 6 :(yno) D_Gray slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... B_Collins with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee warns him ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... L_Chambers shapes to shoot ... He plays it to G_Ahadme instead ... G_Ahadme with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But B_Collins tips it behind ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by L_Chambers! ... B_Collins catches it! Min. 6 :(yno) E_Buendia takes possession ... What can he do here? ... E_Buendia tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... B_Collins has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Collins is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 8 :(yno) A_Mehmeti with a measured pass to G_Ahadme ... But D_Janmaat comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 11 :(ych) R_LoftusCh'k wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_H'son-Mars ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Famewo Min. 15 :(ych) T_Abraham gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_Bushiri! ... He has some space now! ... T_Cantwell with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 19 :(yno) A_Payne with a flicked pass to D_Gray ... D_Gray hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... B_Collins with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 21 :(yno) E_Buendia kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... E_Buendia with a bomb of a shot ! ... B_Collins makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 23 :(yno) T_Cantwell with the first time flick to D_Jaiyesimi ... D_Jaiyesimi hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But B_Collins punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that B_Collins got a touch Min. 24 :(ych) T_Abraham is first to the ball ... D_Gray robs him of the ball Min. 34 :(ych) The ball runs loose! ... T_Abraham seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... T_Abraham launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Romero won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 35 :(yno) D_Gray hits a hard pass to G_Ahadme ... G_Ahadme sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 36 :(ych) Chris_Hill cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_LoftusCh'k ... R_LoftusCh'k has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... Lets see if Chelsea U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Chelsea U23s 1-0 Norwich City U23s ... Min. 38 :(yno) T_Cantwell controls it well ... He nutmegs Chris_Hill ... He puts in E_Buendia! ... A delicate header from E_Buendia ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Collins's arms ... Unlucky Min. 42 :(ych) R_LoftusCh'k with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ych) M_H'son-Mars with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... But R_Bushiri wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... O_Jones drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to K_Ryan ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Romero with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... O_Jones curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to R_LoftusCh'k ... He gets the shot away ... A_Romero gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 45 :(ych) D_Solanke has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Bushiri! ... He has some space now! ... E_Buendia rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... D_Solanke fires it towards the goal ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 46 :(ych) R_LoftusCh'k backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_H'son-Mars gets on the end of it ... M_H'son-Mars flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot slips through A_Romero's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 47 :(yno) T_Cantwell with a reverse pass to A_Famewo ... A_Famewo looks to see where B_Collins is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... B_Collins has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Collins reacts well to tip it wide!!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Cantwell ... The ball comes to A_Mehmeti ... He knocks it goalward ... But B_Collins punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 48 :(ych) O_Jones plays the early ball across the box to find M_H'son-Mars in space ... M_H'son-Mars with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Romero makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 49 :(ych) R_LoftusCh'k pass splits open the defence and finds M_H'son-Mars ... M_H'son-Mars rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... A_Romero fists it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea U23s 1-0 Norwich City U23s Min. 47 :(yno) E_Buendia brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Ahadme gets on the end of the pass ... G_Ahadme with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... B_Collins takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 48 :(ych) O_Jones sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to T_Abraham ... D_Gray with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK ... K_Ryan swings it in ... T_Abraham gets on the end of it ... T_Abraham aims for the top right corner ! ... A_Romero catches the ball Min. 49 :(yno) E_Buendia with a burst of pace ... J_Clark takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 51 :(yno) E_Buendia runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Gray ... He's played him in ... K_Ryan with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(ych) D_Solanke sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Solanke tries the shot ! ... A_Romero parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 53 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi runs forward ... D_Jaiyesimi belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... B_Collins goes down well to save Min. 54 :(ych) K_Ryan plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_H'son-Mars decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_H'son-Mars drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with A_Romero ... He rounds A_Romero ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Chelsea U23s 2-0 Norwich City U23s ... Min. 54 :(ych) Chelsea U23s restructured their strategy to C Min. 54 :(yno) T_Cantwell is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to E_Buendia ... E_Buendia drives it towards goal ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 55 :(yno) L_Chambers is too quick for the defence ... A left-footer by L_Chambers ! ... B_Collins with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 59 :(ych) T_Abraham with a well-controlled run ... A_Payne with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(ych) K_Ryan with the cross-field pass to R_LoftusCh'k ... R_LoftusCh'k with a low drive through the rain! ... But A_Romero smothers the ball. Min. 66 :(ych) K_Ryan with the kinky dribble ... A_Famewo with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 67 :(ych) K_Ryan knocks it forward ... L_Chambers slips ... D_Solanke gets to it! ... But A_Famewo will cut out the threat Min. 70 :(yno) A_Barkarson will replace R_Bushiri and play DF Min. 70 :(yno) A_Fitzpatrick is going to be brought on ... E_Buendia is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 70 :(yno) D_Gray knocks it forward ... J_Clark slips ... G_Ahadme gets to it! ... G_Ahadme tries to catch the keeper out! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 73 :(yno) A_Payne runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... D_Janmaat beats him to the ball Min. 75 :(ych) D_Janmaat with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Abraham gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Abraham with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 79 :(ych) T_Abraham flicks it over A_Barkarson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Abraham hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 79 :(yno) The ball goes loose! ... D_Jaiyesimi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... D_Jaiyesimi flicks the header toward the far post! ... B_Collins gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by B_Collins !! Min. 80 :(yno) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... S_Keller will come on for G_Ahadme and play FW Min. 87 :(yno) A_Mehmeti with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to S_Keller ... But he loses control of it ... J_Clark belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yno) A_Mehmeti sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_Keller runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Ryan with an awful challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 89 :(ych) R_LoftusCh'k retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... O_Jones latches onto the end of it ... S_Keller is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Recreation Ground Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_LoftusCh'k (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_LoftusCh'k (36), M_H'son-Mars (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Ryan (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Ahadme Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Cantwell (15), A_Payne (59), A_Famewo (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s | Norwich City U23s Attempts on Goal : 15 | 16 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 7 | 11 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 15 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea U23s 2 - 0 Norwich City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 D_Janmaat DF 1 24 11 4 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 Chris_Hill DF 2 22 6 3 24 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 J_Clark DF 1 22 5 2 21 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 Sam_Burns DF 1 22 4 3 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 K_Ryan MF 1 8 24 8 29 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 -5 67 0 O_Jones MF 2 2 24 5 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 12 R_LoftusCh'k AM 2 3 25 10 24 | 96 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 60 42 T_Abraham FW 2 2 3 24 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 D_Solanke FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_H'son-Mars FW 2 3 2 21 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 J_Cumming GK 20 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gibb DF 1 19 11 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gordon DF 1 20 2 4 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Broadbent MF 1 5 20 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hudson-Odoi FW 2 2 3 21 23 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Romero GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 L_Chambers DF 1 24 10 5 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Famewo DF 1 25 6 2 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 -5 0 R_Bushiri DF 1 24 5 2 24 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Mehmeti MF 1 2 21 10 21 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5 T_Cantwell MF 1 5 24 2 23 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 55 -5 E_Buendia MF 1 2 24 12 24 | 74 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 11 D_Jaiyesimi MF 1 2 24 11 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 D_Gray MF 2 3 24 10 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 5 A_Payne MF 1 6 22 3 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -5 G_Ahadme FW 1 3 5 21 21 | 84 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 16 0 19 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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fitzpatrick MF 1 3 19 10 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Parsons MF 1 6 19 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Keller FW 1 2 4 18 20 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1631734263 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35