FMFA U23 Cup, Chelsea U23s vs. West Ham United U23s (Sun Jan 16) Chelsea U23s | West Ham United U23s 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 P Jason Fortune | Mike McLeod | B_Collins GK | GK N_Trott Chris_Hill DF | DF T_Ossai Sam_Burns DF | DF K_Ronan J_Clark DF | DF J_Park L_Gordon DF | DF G_Johnston K_Ryan MF | MF A_Dobra O_Jones MF | AM E_Robsie T_Nydam MF | DM K_McKechnie T_Anjorin MF | MF D_Crowe T_Abraham FW | FW S_Surridge A_Broja FW | FW M_Dju | J_Cumming SUB | SUB R_Matrevics H_Lawrence SUB | SUB M_Barrett A_Gibb SUB | SUB L_Richardson M_Lewis SUB | SUB A_Scully D_Solanke SUB | SUB A_Jakupovic Min. 4 :(ywh) K_McKechnie pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... E_Robsie is clean through! ... E_Robsie has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... B_Collins gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 5 :(ych) T_Anjorin wins possession ... He plays the ball across to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Jones crosses it in! ... T_Abraham tries to place the shot! ... N_Trott watches it sail wide! Min. 6 :(ywh) M_Dju takes possession ... Knocks it past Sam_Burns ... He's through on goal ... M_Dju with a thundering shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 7 :(ych) T_Abraham picks out A_Broja with the cross ... G_Johnston with a two footed challenge!! ... The Referee stops play ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 10 :(ywh) S_Surridge nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Sam_Burns ... He timed it well Min. 11 :(ywh) E_Robsie plays it forward to S_Surridge ... S_Surridge drives it low ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 13 :(ych) O_Jones has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... K_Ryan gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Dobra reads the play well Min. 15 :(ych) K_Ryan moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Anjorin ... K_Ronan beats him to the ball Min. 17 :(ych) T_Nydam with the kinky dribble ... T_Nydam sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... K_Ryan drives it into the box! ... D_Crowe gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 25 :(ywh) S_Surridge with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Clark ... Sam_Burns with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Mike McLeod looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 26 :(ywh) K_McKechnie with an incisive pass to M_Dju ... T_Anjorin with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 27 :(ywh) E_Robsie with a precise ball to M_Dju ... M_Dju hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... B_Collins gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 32 :(ych) T_Abraham takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Park ... T_Abraham has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 37 :(ych) T_Nydam has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past E_Robsie ... He puts in T_Abraham! ... T_Abraham controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But N_Trott makes a superb stop down low. Min. 39 :(ych) T_Nydam plays the early ball across the box to find K_Ryan in space ... But T_Ossai wins the ball Min. 39 :(ywh) D_Crowe controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Dju gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Dju tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... B_Collins never had a chance! Min. 41 :(ywh) D_Crowe with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Dju ... But L_Gordon will cut out the threat Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ych) T_Abraham beats T_Ossai ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A cheeky lob from T_Abraham ! ... It takes a deflection! ... N_Trott is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Ryan chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to T_Nydam ... He gets the shot away ... N_Trott gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 43 :(ywh) A defence splitting pass from D_Crowe to S_Surridge ... L_Gordon slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 45 :(ywh) S_Surridge finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Sam_Burns ... K_Ryan fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea U23s 0-0 West Ham United U23s Min. 48 :(ywh) K_McKechnie runs at J_Clark ... The defender slips and falls over ... K_McKechnie throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Chelsea U23s fans taunt him about that effort Min. 50 :(ych) Chris_Hill beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Broja ... A_Broja hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... N_Trott watches it sail wide! Min. 53 :(ych) T_Abraham knocks it past T_Ossai and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... T_Abraham with a powerful downward header! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 56 :(ych) T_Anjorin sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Broja ... N_Trott knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... K_Ryan passes to O_Jones ... But J_Park spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 58 :(ywh) D_Crowe puts in S_Surridge ... T_Nydam with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 63 :(ych) O_Jones with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Broja ... A_Broja hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 65 :(ywh) There's going to be a change ... L_Richardson will come on for E_Robsie and play MF Min. 65 :(ywh) A_Scully is being prepared to come on ... K_McKechnie is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 65 :(ywh) M_Dju chests it down ... Chris_Hill wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 66 :(ywh) M_Dju with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... M_Dju attempts the shot! ... But B_Collins palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 68 :(ych) A_Broja takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... A_Broja sends it flying towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Chelsea U23s fans celebrate though! ... Chelsea U23s go ahead in this match now! ... Chelsea U23s 1-0 West Ham United U23s ... Min. 69 :(ywh) West Ham United U23s are switching their playing style to A Min. 70 :(ywh) M_Barrett is being brought on ... T_Ossai is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 74 :(ywh) M_Dju plays the early ball across the box to find S_Surridge in space ... Superbly timed tackle by Sam_Burns ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... D_Crowe chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to L_Richardson ... He knocks it goalward ... 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! ... CORNER! ... D_Crowe swings it in! ... It comes to S_Surridge ... He fires it towards to goal ... B_Collins makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 75 :(ywh) D_Crowe retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... S_Surridge latches onto the end of it ... But Sam_Burns wins the ball Min. 81 :(ywh) S_Surridge lobs it over Sam_Burns ... K_Ryan takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... That's his second ! Sent off ! ... He is furious with the referee! ... But his players drag him off! Min. 81 :(ywh) A_Dobra sidesteps Chris_Hill ... That was too easy ... A_Dobra with the chance ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 82 :(ywh) L_Richardson spots S_Surridge who is in acres of space ... L_Gordon clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 83 :(ywh) S_Surridge takes advantage of a bad back pass from Chris_Hill ... O_Jones with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Mike McLeod looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 83 :(ywh) D_Crowe with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Park ... J_Park with a screamer of a shot ! ... B_Collins with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 86 :(ych) T_Anjorin holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Abraham ... J_Park seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 87 :(ywh) L_Richardson slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... L_Richardson looks to see where B_Collins is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ywh) S_Surridge plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Clark steals the ball of off him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Recreation Ground Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Gordon Scorers : A_Broja (68) Sent Off : K_Ryan (81) Booked : T_Nydam (58), Chris_Hill (65), O_Jones (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Crowe (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : G_Johnston (7) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s | West Ham United U23s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 9 | 8 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 3 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea U23s 1 - 0 West Ham United 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 28 3 2 2 19 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 Chris_Hill DF 2 23 6 3 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 Sam_Burns DF 1 23 4 3 20 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 J_Clark DF 1 23 5 2 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 L_Gordon DF 1 21 2 4 19 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Ryan MF 1 8 24 8 29 | 83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 6 -9 O_Jones MF 2 2 24 5 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 37 7 T_Nydam MF 1 2 24 3 19 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -1 T_Anjorin MF 1 5 23 10 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 T_Abraham FW 2 2 3 24 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 A_Broja FW 1 2 8 23 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 J_Cumming GK 20 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Lawrence DF 1 20 8 3 30 | 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 M_Lewis MF 1 2 22 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Solanke FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Ham United U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Trott GK 28 2 2 2 25 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7 0 0 0 T_Ossai DF 2 25 4 3 18 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 K_Ronan DF 1 21 4 3 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Park DF 2 22 3 1 17 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 5 G_Johnston DF 2 24 2 4 22 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 A_Dobra MF 1 5 23 3 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 2 E_Robsie AM 1 3 24 15 21 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 K_McKechnie DM 2 12 24 5 21 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 D_Crowe MF 1 6 24 2 23 | 94 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 90 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 10 23 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Dju FW 1 3 9 23 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 R_Matrevics GK 21 3 2 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Barrett DF 2 22 2 2 17 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Richardson MF 1 3 20 11 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 A_Scully MF 2 2 4 21 19 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Jakupovic FW 1 2 5 23 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642331656 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35