FMFA U23 Leagues, Stoke City U23s vs. Arsenal U23s (Sat May 15) Stoke City U23s | Arsenal U23s 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 P Ross Grosvenor | Lee Clark | H_Rivas GK | GK H_Keto A_Birch DF | DF D_Thompson L_Silva DF | DF A_Lewis S_Wara DF | DF Albin_Thaqi R_Nartey DF | DF J_Lopez J_Dunwoody MF | MF J_Doherty J_Hallam MF | MF B_Hughes C_Dixon MF | MF Y_Bobb A_Amaya MF | MF N_Tormey M_Moreno FW | FW J_Beckford J_Gelhardt FW | FW E_Nketiah | J_Bursik SUB | SUB A_Crean M_Murphy SUB | SUB K_Mavropanos C_Hill SUB | SUB K_Dembele T_Wilson SUB | SUB R_Nelson D_Telford SUB | SUB D_Parkhouse Min. 1 :(yar) B_Hughes with a first time pass ... E_Nketiah runs onto it! ... E_Nketiah sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But H_Rivas tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 21 :(yar) A_Lewis with a one-touch layoff to E_Nketiah ... A_Birch clears with a diving header Min. 23 :(yar) N_Tormey squares it to E_Nketiah ... A well-placed shot from E_Nketiah ! ... H_Rivas makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 24 :(yst) J_Gelhardt takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Gelhardt with a screamer of a shot ! ... H_Keto with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 25 :(yar) E_Nketiah finds a hole in the defence ... A_Birch makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Tormey chips the ball into the area! ... J_Beckford swings a leg at it! ... H_Rivas turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Hughes hits it towards the far post! ... L_Silva wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 27 :(yst) J_Hallam with a one-touch layoff to C_Dixon ... D_Thompson with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 28 :(yar) J_Beckford with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Dixon a clean set of heals ... A_Amaya with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 30 :(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 has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But H_Keto gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... L_Silva chips the ball in towards the far post! ... H_Keto comes out and claims it! Min. 30 :(yar) H_Keto looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... He isn't going to continue Min. 30 :(yar) A_Crean is going to be brought on ... H_Keto is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play GK Min. 31 :(yar) Y_Bobb cuts the ball back to E_Nketiah ... Fine tackle by S_Wara ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 36 :(yar) J_Doherty sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Lopez ... J_Lopez with a powerful downward header! ... Looks like it should be H_Rivas's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... H_Rivas looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Lopez drives it into the box! ... H_Rivas fists it away! Min. 37 :(yst) J_Dunwoody kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Moreno gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Moreno with a thundering volley! ... But A_Crean tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 42 :(yar) E_Nketiah takes advantage of a bad back pass ... E_Nketiah tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(yst) D_Telford will come on for J_Gelhardt and play FW Min. 45 :(yst) T_Wilson is being prepared to come on ... A_Amaya is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(yar) E_Nketiah takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... E_Nketiah with a screamer of a shot ! ... Brilliant save from H_Rivas ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 45 :(yst) J_Hallam beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... B_Hughes with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 46 :(yar) B_Hughes with a first time pass ... J_Beckford runs onto it! ... J_Beckford is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has H_Rivas to beat ... He tries to flick it past H_Rivas ... He falls over ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City U23s 0-0 Arsenal U23s Min. 46 :(yar) Y_Bobb takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Tormey ... S_Wara takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 49 :(yar) J_Beckford leaves S_Wara standing ... J_Beckford with the 40 yard drive ! ... Looks like it should be H_Rivas's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... H_Rivas looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 54 :(yst) J_Hallam with a short pass to find C_Dixon ... Y_Bobb fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 56 :(yar) K_Mavropanos replaces an unhappy Albin_Thaqi and will play as a DF Min. 58 :(yst) J_Dunwoody brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... D_Telford gets on the end of the pass ... D_Thompson gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 64 :(yar) J_Lopez has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Silva ... He knocks it to E_Nketiah! ... E_Nketiah with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But he somehow misses ... The Stoke City U23s fans laugh at him Min. 66 :(yar) Arsenal U23s made the switch to a A strategy Min. 66 :(yar) B_Hughes barges S_Wara off the ball ... J_Dunwoody with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 67 :(yst) C_Dixon backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... J_Hallam gets on the end of it ... J_Hallam cracks a laser towards goal ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 68 :(yar) K_Dembele replaces B_Hughes and will play MF Min. 70 :(yar) N_Tormey is changing his role to a AM Min. 70 :(yst) A_Birch hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Dunwoody latches onto it! ... J_Dunwoody attempts the shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 76 :(yar) E_Nketiah with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Birch behind ... C_Dixon bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Lee Clark looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 78 :(yar) J_Lopez is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to J_Beckford ... J_Beckford fires off a left-footed shot ! ... H_Rivas parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 83 :(yar) N_Tormey kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... E_Nketiah gets on the end of the pass ... E_Nketiah rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... H_Rivas just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 84 :(yar) J_Doherty with a glorious long pass to K_Dembele ... K_Dembele with a thundering drive! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Dembele lofts the ball in! ... The danger is dealt with by J_Hallam Min. 85 :(yst) D_Telford with the Cruyff turn ... But K_Mavropanos clears the danger Min. 86 :(yar) K_Dembele runs at the heart of the defence ... K_Dembele throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But H_Rivas punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Harrison Park Attendance : 15,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Rivas (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Dunwoody (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Thompson Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Hughes (45) Injured : H_Keto (30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s | Arsenal U23s Attempts on Goal : 5 | 13 Off target : 2 | 7 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 6 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City U23s 0 - 0 Arsenal 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 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 A_Birch DF 1 24 5 2 21 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 L_Silva DF 2 24 5 2 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 S_Wara DF 2 24 4 3 21 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Nartey DF 2 23 3 2 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Dunwoody MF 2 4 25 2 20 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 40 -3 J_Hallam MF 1 2 22 10 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 2 C_Dixon MF 1 2 21 4 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Amaya MF 1 3 19 7 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Moreno FW 2 2 3 24 18 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J_Gelhardt FW 1 3 11 24 19 | 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 M_Murphy DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hill DF 2 23 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 19 8 21 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Telford FW 2 3 3 24 23 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Keto GK 26 3 2 2 23 | 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 23 11 3 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 A_Lewis DF 1 25 11 3 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 24 13 3 22 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 23 13 4 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 2 J_Doherty MF 1 11 23 2 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 B_Hughes MF 1 9 25 7 26 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -5 Y_Bobb MF 1 9 24 3 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Tormey AM 2 3 21 2 18 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Beckford FW 2 2 2 25 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 E_Nketiah FW 2 2 3 23 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 A_Crean GK 20 3 2 2 23 | 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 K_Mavropanos DF 2 23 13 3 22 | 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 K_Dembele MF 1 3 24 11 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_Nelson MF 2 3 4 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Parkhouse FW 1 3 6 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1621106315 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35