FMFA U23 Leagues, Derby County U23s vs. Brighton U23s (Sun Jul 11) Derby County U23s | Brighton U23s 3-2-3-2 L | 4-4-2 C Darren Lear | Carlos Granados | J_Barnes GK | GK J_Talbot C_MacDonald DF | DF R_Astley A_Eleftheriou DF | DF L_Moretti C_Whelan DF | DF B_Taylor J_M-Lawson DM | DF C_McKenna D_A-Meredith+ DM | MF K_Havertz J_Balagizi MF | MF G_Limani M_Whittaker FW | MF K_Sanders Y_Greco FW | MF S_Robertson O_Woods MF | FW A_Isufaj O_Meier MF | FW L_Connelly | A_Okonkwo SUB | SUB C_Mandas M_Lowe SUB | SUB J_Bogle Jordan_Brown SUB | SUB N_Williams S_Jiddou SUB | SUB A_Edmundsson J_Splatt SUB | SUB J_Daly Min. 1 :(yde) Derby County U23s's manager orders his side to play N Min. 2 :(ybh) S_Robertson takes on O_Woods ... He runs past him ... S_Robertson attempts a low drive! ... J_Barnes with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 5 :(yde) A_Eleftheriou tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Derby County U23s 0-1 Brighton U23s ... Min. 6 :(yde) Derby County U23s's manager orders his side to play A Min. 6 :(yde) O_Meier is changing his role to a AM Min. 6 :(yde) J_Balagizi moves in a AM position Min. 7 :(ybh) K_Havertz runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Connelly ... L_Connelly tries to place it in the corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Barnes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Barnes beaten! ... CORNER! ... L_Moretti floats the ball in! ... J_Barnes fists it away! Min. 7 :(yde) M_Whittaker sprints forward with the ball ... R_Astley with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 11 :(yde) Y_Greco gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_McKenna ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 15 :(yde) D_A-Meredith+ finds the run of M_Whittaker ... G_Limani fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 16 :(yde) O_Meier kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Eleftheriou gets on the end of the pass ... C_McKenna steals the ball of off him Min. 17 :(yde) O_Meier gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Whittaker is unmarked ... M_Whittaker hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 26 :(yde) J_M-Lawson is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... J_Talbot goes down well to save Min. 28 :(ybh) G_Limani knocks it past C_Whelan and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Whelan reacts well to win the ball back Min. 31 :(yde) O_Meier finds D_A-Meredith+ with a perfectly weighted pass ... A well-placed shot from D_A-Meredith+ ! ... 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. 32 :(yde) O_Woods plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... R_Astley knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 35 :(ybh) G_Limani looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Robertson ... S_Robertson chases it through, he must score ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 36 :(yde) J_Balagizi 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! ... Y_Greco receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But R_Astley wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 39 :(ybh) S_Robertson lays the ball back to A_Isufaj ... J_M-Lawson fouls badly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yde) O_Woods is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Y_Greco ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Moretti ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... D_A-Meredith+ chips the ball in towards the back post! ... C_Whelan with the shot! ... But J_Talbot makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 45 :(ybh) G_Limani with the through ball to L_Connelly ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Connelly ! ... J_Barnes gathers it easily Min. 48 :(ybh) A_Isufaj flicks it over C_MacDonald's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... C_MacDonald does well to get the tackle in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Derby County U23s 0-1 Brighton U23s Min. 46 :(ybh) L_Moretti has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_M-Lawson ... He knocks it to L_Connelly! ... A_Eleftheriou clears with a diving header Min. 50 :(yde) Y_Greco gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at G_Limani ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 53 :(yde) M_Whittaker takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... K_Sanders fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 55 :(yde) J_Balagizi finds Y_Greco in acres of space ... Y_Greco hits a crisp volley! ... J_Talbot falls over ... But J_Talbot is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 58 :(yde) J_Balagizi with a short pass to find O_Meier ... A powerful header from O_Meier ! ... It looks good ... J_Talbot gathers it comfortably Min. 60 :(ybh) J_Bogle is coming on for B_Taylor and will play DF Min. 60 :(yde) O_Woods looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Y_Greco ... Y_Greco aims for the top right corner ! ... J_Talbot falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... GOAL !! ... Unlucky! ... The Derby County U23s fans start to taunt him now! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Derby County U23s 1-1 Brighton U23s ... Min. 61 :(yde) Derby County U23s changed their strategy to play N Min. 61 :(ybh) S_Robertson turns past A_Eleftheriou ... He has created space for himself now ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Whelan Min. 65 :(yde) O_Woods will now play as AM Min. 65 :(ybh) A_Edmundsson is ready to come on to replace K_Sanders ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 65 :(yde) J_Balagizi with a one-touch layoff to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker goes for the top corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Talbot dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Talbot beaten! Min. 67 :(ybh) G_Limani heads the ball back to A_Isufaj ... A_Isufaj tries to beat J_Barnes! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... J_Barnes grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 68 :(ybh) A_Isufaj kills the ball dead ... A_Isufaj with the shot on net ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 69 :(ybh) R_Astley has space to run with the ball ... J_Balagizi with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Carlos Granados looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 70 :(ybh) J_Daly is going to be brought on ... A_Isufaj is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 77 :(ybh) J_Daly breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Barnes! ... C_Whelan brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 78 :(ybh) J_Daly runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_MacDonald ... He showed his class there ... C_Whelan wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... What a stupid booking that was ... That’s his second of the game ! ... He heads of towards the changing rooms Min. 78 :(yde) M_Lowe is ready to come on to replace M_Whittaker ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 82 :(ybh) L_Connelly knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Lowe ... L_Connelly drives the ball low ! ... J_Barnes makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(yde) O_Woods picks out J_Balagizi with the cross ... J_Balagizi with the shot on net ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Talbot moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... J_Talbot looks dejected! ... Have Derby County U23s stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Derby County U23s 2-1 Brighton U23s ... Min. 90 :(yde) O_Woods with a flicked pass to Y_Greco ... Y_Greco attempts to nutmeg J_Talbot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 90 :(ybh) G_Limani with a probing pass to J_Daly ... O_Woods forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Limani hits it towards the far post! ... It is cleared by D_A-Meredith+ Min. 91 :(ybh) C_McKenna is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to L_Connelly ... O_Woods bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 92 :(yde) J_Balagizi beats C_McKenna ... He showed great skill there ... J_Balagizi hits a curling shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Moor Farm Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Woods (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Greco (60), J_Balagizi (89) Sent Off : C_Whelan (78) Booked : Y_Greco (50), J_Balagizi (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Limani Scorers : A_Eleftheriou (5 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s | Brighton U23s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 7 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Derby County U23s 2 - 1 Brighton U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Barnes GK 23 3 2 1 22 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 C_MacDonald DF 1 24 9 4 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Eleftheriou DF 1 23 3 5 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 -3 0 C_Whelan DF 2 23 4 2 22 | 81 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 23 -9 -4 J_M-Lawson DM 1 8 23 5 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 12 D_A-Meredith+ DM 2 7 23 2 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 2 J_Balagizi AM 1 5 23 13 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 67 44 M_Whittaker FW 1 3 10 19 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Y_Greco FW 1 2 4 20 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 37 O_Woods AM 2 13 23 3 19 | 96 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 114 0 O_Meier AM 1 3 24 12 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5 A_Okonkwo GK 27 2 3 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lowe DF 1 24 11 2 24 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan_Brown MF 1 13 24 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Jiddou MF 1 3 24 11 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Splatt FW 1 3 5 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Talbot GK 26 3 3 2 19 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 R_Astley DF 1 23 4 4 19 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 L_Moretti DF 1 23 11 3 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 B_Taylor DF 2 22 4 2 19 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McKenna DF 1 22 6 3 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 K_Havertz MF 1 3 25 10 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 G_Limani MF 1 2 21 6 21 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 K_Sanders MF 1 3 21 4 18 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Robertson MF 1 1 19 7 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Isufaj FW 1 3 6 21 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 L_Connelly FW 2 2 2 20 18 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 C_Mandas GK 23 2 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bogle DF 1 25 10 2 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 24 12 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 25 14 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Daly FW 2 2 10 24 18 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1625992994 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35