FMFA U23 Cup, Aston Villa U23s vs. Stoke City U23s (Sat Apr 02) Aston Villa U23s | Stoke City U23s 4-3-1-2 E | 4-1-3-1-1 C Alex Nock | Ray Wallace | A_Firth GK | GK Enrico_Rosa S_Hart DF | DF M_Murphy M_Downing DF | DF R_Nartey R_Lewis DF | DF U_Chima Y_Bildik DF | DF W_Forrester G_Kilkenny MF | DM Jordan_Brown J_Buckle MF | MF S_Kerr Z_Butt'worth MF | MF J_Hallam J_Phil-Bidace AM | MF C_Dixon K_Adedoyin FW | AM R_Cassidy L_Barry FW | FW Mousa_D'bele | W_Huffer SUB | SUB D_Gyollai H_Flowers SUB | SUB E_Jones M_Sangare SUB | SUB A_K-Castro P_Zito SUB | SUB T_Wilson Yannik_Toure SUB | SUB T_Campbell Min. 7 :(yas) L_Barry pushes it past R_Nartey ... U_Chima makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Z_Butt'worth curls it into the box! ... U_Chima wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 12 :(yst) W_Forrester jumps over the defender's challenge ... Driven towards goal by W_Forrester ! ... A_Firth gathers it comfortably Min. 13 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Jordan_Brown ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But R_Nartey barges him off the ball Min. 22 :(yas) J_Phil-Bidace cuts the ball back to K_Adedoyin ... K_Adedoyin with a powerful diving header! ... Enrico_Rosa takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 25 :(yst) Jordan_Brown with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Hart with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 27 :(yas) R_Lewis with electric pace ... He eases past U_Chima ... R_Lewis has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But Enrico_Rosa is equal to it Min. 31 :(yas) G_Kilkenny drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle attempts a lob! ... Enrico_Rosa with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 35 :(yas) K_Adedoyin runs towards the goal ... Excellent sliding challenge from U_Chima ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 35 :(yst) S_Kerr jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Mousa_D'bele ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Kilkenny Min. 36 :(yas) G_Kilkenny runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle blasts it at the goal ! ... Enrico_Rosa fists it away Min. 37 :(yst) S_Kerr feeds the ball through the middle ... Mousa_D'bele runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Y_Bildik gets to the ball first Min. 41 :(yas) J_Buckle fires over a low cross to Z_Butt'worth ... Z_Butt'worth with his head down lets it go ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 42 :(yst) C_Dixon crosses into the box, finding R_Cassidy ... R_Lewis wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(yas) M_Downing with a measured ball to K_Adedoyin ... Cleaned up by W_Forrester Min. 47 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth with a smart pass to L_Barry ... U_Chima cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa U23s 0-0 Stoke City U23s Min. 47 :(yst) J_Hallam gets to the by line and finds R_Cassidy with a beautiful cross ... R_Cassidy with a powerful downward header! ... A_Firth with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 49 :(yst) R_Nartey hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Mousa_D'bele latches onto it! ... Mousa_D'bele with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 50 :(yas) G_Kilkenny plays the early ball across the box to find J_Buckle in space ... W_Forrester fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 51 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Mousa_D'bele with a bomb of a shot ! ... A_Firth with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 53 :(yas) S_Hart is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Phil-Bidace ... Good sliding challenge from R_Nartey Min. 53 :(yst) C_Dixon breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Firth! ... J_Buckle brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(yst) J_Hallam cuts inside Y_Bildik ... He worked that well ... J_Hallam drives it low ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 55 :(yas) H_Flowers is being prepared to come on ... Y_Bildik is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 56 :(yas) J_Buckle plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Barry decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Barry with a thundering shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 56 :(yst) R_Cassidy hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Mousa_D'bele latches onto it! ... A wicked drive by Mousa_D'bele ! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Firth is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Kerr swings it in! ... Jordan_Brown gets his head on it ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... A_Firth looks relieved there! Min. 65 :(yst) a big roar from the crowd as E_Jones comes on for M_Murphy to play DF Min. 65 :(yst) a big roar from the crowd as T_Campbell comes on for R_Cassidy to play FW Min. 67 :(yas) L_Barry with the heel pass to K_Adedoyin ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Nartey Min. 68 :(yst) R_Nartey pass splits open the defence and finds J_Hallam ... J_Hallam sends it flying towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 69 :(yas) L_Barry gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... L_Barry has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Enrico_Rosa parries it, he follows it up ... And Enrico_Rosa recovers to save!! Min. 70 :(yas) P_Zito is coming on and J_Phil-Bidace is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM Min. 70 :(yas) J_Buckle has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past E_Jones ... He knocks it to K_Adedoyin! ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Nartey ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 72 :(yas) J_Buckle jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Barry ... But U_Chima slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 73 :(yst) C_Dixon is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Mousa_D'bele latches onto the ball ... M_Downing wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Dixon chips the ball in towards the far post! ... W_Forrester with the header ... A_Firth dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Kerr! ... R_Nartey gets his head on it ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 75 :(yas) M_Downing is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Buckle ... R_Nartey wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 76 :(yst) S_Kerr gets to the by line and finds Mousa_D'bele with a beautiful cross ... Mousa_D'bele fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The shot slips through A_Firth's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 77 :(yas) P_Zito crosses into the box, finding H_Flowers ... Fine tackle by Jordan_Brown ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 77 :(yst) C_Dixon looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Campbell ... H_Flowers wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 78 :(yas) R_Lewis turns past Jordan_Brown ... He has created space for himself now ... R_Lewis with a thundering shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 82 :(yst) T_Campbell makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... R_Lewis with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 82 :(yst) W_Forrester lobs the ball over the defence ... Mousa_D'bele latches on to it ... Mousa_D'bele gets his head to the ball ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 86 :(yas) G_Kilkenny with the diagonal pass P_Zito ... P_Zito rifles it at the goal ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 87 :(yas) P_Zito flicks it over U_Chima and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Zito fires the shot in! ... Enrico_Rosa with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yas) M_Downing with a real burst of pace ... M_Downing hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... Enrico_Rosa never had a chance! Min. 89 :(yst) Curled in dangerously from Jordan_Brown to Mousa_D'bele ... Mousa_D'bele with a thundering shot! ... A_Firth heads it away ... He was showing off there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bodymoor Heath Attendance : 15,121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Downing Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Buckle (53), R_Lewis (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Nartey (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23s | Stoke City U23s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 11 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa U23s 0 - 0 Stoke City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 28 3 2 2 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 S_Hart DF 1 24 13 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Downing DF 1 24 12 2 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 2 R_Lewis DF 1 24 12 6 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 -5 2 Y_Bildik DF 1 24 13 2 24 | 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 G_Kilkenny MF 1 13 24 4 29 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 45 0 J_Buckle MF 2 14 25 13 28 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 55 5 Z_Butt'worth MF 1 14 25 14 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 J_Phil-Bidace AM 1 5 24 13 19 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 K_Adedoyin FW 1 4 12 25 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 L_Barry FW 1 4 10 24 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 W_Huffer GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Flowers DF 2 24 13 2 23 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Sangare MF 1 7 23 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Zito AM 1 3 21 11 22 | 21 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 Yannik_Toure FW 1 2 10 20 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico_Rosa GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 M_Murphy DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nartey DF 2 24 4 2 20 | 95 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 30 2 U_Chima DF 2 25 12 2 20 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 W_Forrester DF 2 23 4 2 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 15 10 Jordan_Brown DM 1 13 25 3 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 2 S_Kerr MF 1 2 24 4 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 J_Hallam MF 1 2 23 11 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 C_Dixon MF 1 2 23 4 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 R_Cassidy AM 1 2 11 23 18 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 6 24 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Gyollai GK 26 3 3 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Jones DF 1 22 8 4 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_K-Castro DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 20 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Campbell FW 2 3 2 21 20 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1648924966 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35