FMFA U23 Leagues, Man City U23s vs. Arsenal U23s (Wed May 26) Man City U23s | Arsenal U23s 4-3-3 N | 5-3-2 P Derek Purvis | Lee Clark | P_Sokol GK | GK A_Crean T_Wilson DF | DF J_Osie-Tutu C_Oliver DF | DF A_Lewis E_Francis DF | DF Albin_Thaqi A_Jackson DF | DF J_Lopez B_Diaz MF | DF D_Thompson O_Mabaya MF | MF J_Doherty S_Diallo MF | MF Y_Bobb T_Ambrose FW | MF B_Hughes L_Nmecha FW | FW D_Parkhouse B_Aghadiuno FW | FW E_Nketiah | K_Haug SUB | SUB J_Virginia B_Galloway SUB | SUB K_Mavropanos Keith_Asare SUB | SUB J_Olayinka L_Gonzalez SUB | SUB K_Dembele T_Corbeanu SUB | SUB J_Beckford Min. 2 :(ymc) O_Mabaya squares it to L_Nmecha ... J_Osie-Tutu clears with a diving header Min. 12 :(yar) J_Doherty moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to D_Parkhouse ... D_Parkhouse drives the shot in! ... Saved by P_Sokol Min. 15 :(ymc) T_Ambrose breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Crean! ... E_Nketiah brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 17 :(yar) B_Hughes takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Nketiah ... E_Nketiah aims for the top right corner ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 22 :(ymc) B_Diaz with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Lewis behind ... B_Diaz must beat A_Crean! ... Wide of goal Min. 23 :(yar) B_Hughes with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But S_Diallo clears the ball to safety Min. 24 :(yar) E_Nketiah flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Nketiah tries to place it in the corner ! ... GOAL !! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Lets see if Arsenal U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Man City U23s 0-1 Arsenal U23s ... Min. 25 :(yar) The Arsenal U23s manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 31 :(yar) E_Nketiah takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... E_Nketiah hits a great shot ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... P_Sokol never had a chance! Min. 36 :(yar) E_Nketiah flicks it over T_Wilson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... E_Nketiah attempts a low drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Sokol dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Sokol beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Doherty ... E_Nketiah with the header ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 37 :(ymc) E_Francis with a one-touch layoff to T_Ambrose ... Y_Bobb pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Man City U23s 0-1 Arsenal U23s Min. 46 :(ymc) B_Aghadiuno flicks it over A_Lewis and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Thompson cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 50 :(ymc) B_Galloway replaces an unhappy C_Oliver and will play as a DF Min. 50 :(ymc) Up goes the substitution board - Keith_Asare on for B_Diaz as a MF Min. 50 :(ymc) L_Gonzalez replaces an unhappy T_Ambrose and will play as a FW Min. 56 :(yar) K_Mavropanos is going to be brought on ... A_Lewis is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 63 :(yar) B_Hughes with a measured ball to E_Nketiah ... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Wilson Min. 68 :(yar) J_Olayinka is being brought on ... Y_Bobb is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(yar) a big roar from the crowd as J_Beckford comes on for D_Parkhouse to play FW Min. 71 :(yar) Albin_Thaqi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Nketiah gets on the end of the pass ... A_Jackson with an over the top challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 80 :(yar) J_Lopez has it now ... He takes on O_Mabaya ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Olayinka! ... J_Olayinka with the header ! ... P_Sokol parries it Min. 82 :(yar) J_Beckford finds his way through ... E_Francis wins the ball Min. 86 :(yar) E_Nketiah runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off T_Wilson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Nketiah hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... P_Sokol just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yar) B_Hughes finds J_Beckford with a perfectly weighted pass ... E_Francis seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 89 :(ymc) O_Mabaya turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Gonzalez ... K_Mavropanos cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 90 :(ymc) S_Diallo floats the ball in to find O_Mabaya ... A cracking drive from O_Mabaya ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Crean palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by O_Mabaya! ... L_Nmecha gets to it! ... But A_Crean tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 91 :(ymc) S_Diallo sidesteps his marker ... J_Doherty fouls badly ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Academy Stadium Sportcity Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Mabaya Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Jackson (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Nketiah (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Nketiah (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Nketiah (15), J_Doherty (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man City U23s | Arsenal U23s Attempts on Goal : 3 | 8 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 28 | 72 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 4 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Man City U23s 0 - 1 Arsenal U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Man City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Sokol GK 25 4 2 1 23 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 T_Wilson DF 2 22 4 2 18 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_Oliver DF 2 23 6 2 23 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Francis DF 2 23 4 2 21 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 A_Jackson DF 1 21 3 2 18 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 B_Diaz MF 2 3 25 6 21 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O_Mabaya MF 1 10 24 4 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 S_Diallo MF 2 5 25 2 23 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 T_Ambrose FW 2 2 3 24 20 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Nmecha FW 2 2 2 23 18 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B_Aghadiuno FW 1 2 2 20 20 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Haug GK 21 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Galloway DF 2 24 4 3 16 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keith_Asare MF 1 7 22 3 20 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gonzalez FW 2 2 4 24 17 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Corbeanu FW 1 2 3 19 21 | 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Crean GK 20 3 2 2 23 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 J_Osie-Tutu DF 2 24 6 2 24 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Lewis DF 1 25 11 3 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 24 13 3 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Lopez DF 2 23 13 4 21 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 D_Thompson DF 1 23 11 3 22 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Doherty MF 1 11 23 2 23 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 Y_Bobb MF 1 9 24 3 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Hughes MF 1 9 25 7 26 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 D_Parkhouse FW 1 3 6 21 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 E_Nketiah FW 2 2 3 23 19 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 40 J_Virginia GK 20 3 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mavropanos DF 2 23 13 3 22 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Olayinka MF 2 3 24 6 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 17 K_Dembele MF 1 3 24 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Beckford FW 2 2 2 25 19 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 1622055998 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35