FMFA U23 Leagues, Sheffield United U23s vs. Watford U23s (Thu Mar 31)


                Sheffield United U23s  |  Watford U23s
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 P
                         Todd Fortune  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK J_Trafford
                          J_Abdoul DF  |  DF James_Clarke
                       J_Belehouan DF  |  DF J_Matthews
                           L_Racic DF  |  DF H_Hudson
                         I_Mizouni DF  |  DF D_Agyakwa
                            C_Rowe MF  |  FW M_Pochettino
                          O_Bailey MF  |  MF E_Adebiyi
                        K_Crichlow MF  |  MF K_Conteh
                          I_Ndiaye MF  |  MF J_Shonibare
                        D_Jebbison FW  |  MF T_Ebanks
                         J_Afolabi FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                                       |
                        J_Eastwood SUB |  SUB J_Hoskins
                          C_Semple SUB |  SUB A_Koutsimouka
                        G_Cantrill SUB |  SUB J_Mosquera
                           R_Yorke SUB |  SUB L_Fraser
                          H_Knibbs SUB |  SUB M_Goncear




Min. 1  :(ywa) J_Shonibare is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Pochettino 
          ...  M_Pochettino smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a difficult save 
Min. 2  :(ywa) M_Pochettino jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Racic reads the play well 
Min. 3  :(ysh) C_Rowe retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Jebbison gets on the end of it 
          ...  H_Hudson fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 6  :(ysh) K_Crichlow brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Matthews 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Afolabi! 
          ...  H_Hudson takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 10 :(ysh) D_Jebbison takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Adebiyi and it had to be 
Min. 12 :(ysh) L_Racic takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Afolabi 
          ...  James_Clarke cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 12 :(ywa) T_Ebanks runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Ebanks tries to beat D_Henderson! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 14 :(ywa) K_Conteh knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Belehouan slips 
          ...  L_Martinez gets to it! 
          ...  K_Crichlow with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 15 :(ywa) M_Pochettino loses his marker 
          ...  But J_Belehouan slides in 
Min. 17 :(ywa) K_Conteh 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 L_Martinez 
          ...  But L_Racic comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 18 :(ysh) J_Abdoul sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Shonibare with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  D_Jebbison drives it under the wall 
          ...  J_Trafford makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 22 :(ysh) O_Bailey has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Matthews 
          ...  He puts in C_Rowe! 
          ...  C_Rowe has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 1-0 Watford U23s ...
Min. 23 :(ysh) C_Rowe looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Belehouan 
          ...  J_Belehouan rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  J_Trafford saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 23 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi finds L_Martinez in the box 
          ...  L_Martinez fires the shot in! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 26 :(ysh) K_Crichlow brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  I_Ndiaye makes himself available 
          ...  I_Ndiaye with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  J_Trafford gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Rowe plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Afolabi with the header 
          ...  But J_Trafford stops that one easily 
Min. 31 :(ywa) J_Matthews has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Crichlow 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Martinez! 
          ...  K_Crichlow leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 33 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye slides it through the middle to D_Jebbison 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Agyakwa hits it out for a throw 
Min. 33 :(ywa) K_Conteh sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Martinez 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Martinez ! 
          ...  But D_Henderson parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 41 :(ysh) K_Crichlow nutmegs James_Clarke 
          ...  L_Martinez rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(ywa) M_Pochettino has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Abdoul! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Abdoul with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 42 :(ywa) L_Martinez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  L_Martinez has a dig at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United U23s 1-0 Watford U23s

Min. 46 :(ywa) T_Ebanks reads the run of M_Pochettino 
          ...  M_Pochettino lobs D_Henderson! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Afolabi keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Matthews reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Rowe lofts the ball in! 
          ...  I_Mizouni gets something on it! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  J_Trafford plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 50 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye with a pinpoint pass to D_Jebbison 
          ...  D_Jebbison with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Bailey hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Crichlow tries to place the shot! 
          ...  J_Trafford gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 51 :(ywa) K_Conteh plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  K_Conteh flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  D_Henderson never had a chance! 
Min. 52 :(ysh) J_Afolabi with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  D_Agyakwa with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(ywa) K_Conteh unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Ebanks 
          ...  L_Racic with the foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  William Doherty looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  E_Adebiyi with the thundering drive 
          ...  D_Henderson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 55 :(ywa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Watford U23s will now be playing A 
Min. 56 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi lays the ball back to M_Pochettino 
          ...  M_Pochettino rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 57 :(ywa) L_Martinez steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Racic 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But J_Abdoul wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 58 :(ysh) O_Bailey is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Afolabi 
          ...  J_Afolabi with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But J_Trafford palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 60 :(ywa) A_Koutsimouka will replace D_Agyakwa and play DF 
Min. 62 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at T_Ebanks 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(ysh) J_Afolabi rushes through the defence 
          ...  J_Afolabi with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 63 :(ywa) M_Pochettino leaves L_Racic standing 
          ...  M_Pochettino pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  D_Henderson gathers it comfortably 
Min. 65 :(ysh) C_Rowe with an intelligent ball to J_Abdoul 
          ...  J_Abdoul with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  J_Trafford is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 2-0 Watford U23s ...
Min. 71 :(ywa) M_Pochettino with the dribble 
          ...  I_Mizouni knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 73 :(ysh) J_Afolabi finds K_Crichlow with a ball over the defence 
          ...  K_Crichlow has a go! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 74 :(ywa) L_Martinez latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  L_Martinez attempts the shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 75 :(ywa) L_Fraser is coming on for E_Adebiyi and playing MF 
Min. 75 :(ywa) M_Goncear takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace L_Martinez as FW 
Min. 75 :(ysh) J_Afolabi runs towards the goal 
          ...  J_Afolabi hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 76 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye takes advantage of a mistake by A_Koutsimouka 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  I_Ndiaye rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  J_Trafford falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Sheffield United U23s fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23s 3-0 Watford U23s ...
Min. 77 :(ywa) James_Clarke with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Pochettino runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Jebbison with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 78 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves James_Clarke behind 
          ...  I_Ndiaye from 20 yards ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  J_Trafford never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(ywa) L_Fraser finds the run of M_Pochettino 
          ...  M_Pochettino has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But D_Henderson palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 79 :(ysh) L_Racic hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  K_Crichlow latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Hudson goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 79 :(ywa) L_Fraser picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  J_Abdoul with the tackle 
Min. 80 :(ywa) M_Pochettino hoists the ball across to M_Goncear 
          ...  M_Goncear goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 81 :(ysh) C_Rowe has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Matthews 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Crichlow! 
          ...  K_Crichlow goes for goal ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 82 :(ywa) James_Clarke looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Pochettino 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Pochettino ! 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 83 :(ysh) C_Rowe 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! 
          ...  D_Jebbison receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Jebbison with the chance ! 
          ...  J_Trafford makes a good save 
Min. 87 :(ysh) O_Bailey with the header on 
          ...  He finds J_Afolabi in space 
          ...  M_Goncear fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ysh) J_Afolabi with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  J_Afolabi fires the shot in! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 90 :(ywa) M_Pochettino runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Cleared by J_Belehouan 
Min. 91 :(ysh) O_Bailey finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  O_Bailey hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Trafford falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Shirecliffe Ground
Attendance           : 15,276
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Sheffield United U23s Match Info
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Best player          : C_Rowe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Rowe (22), J_Abdoul (65), I_Ndiaye (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Crichlow (14), J_Abdoul (42), I_Ndiaye (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford U23s Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pochettino
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Martinez (41), D_Agyakwa (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                   Sheffield United U23s  |    Watford U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Sheffield United U23s 3 - 0 Watford U23s
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Henderson    GK  30   2   1   1  23 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0   0
J_Abdoul       DF   2  24   6   2  18 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  27  -5  30
J_Belehouan    DF   1  23   9   3  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  12  17
L_Racic        DF   1  23   8   5  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
I_Mizouni      DF   1  23  10   3  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   5
C_Rowe         MF   2   2  24   2  18 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   1   0   0   0   0 102  35
O_Bailey       MF   1   3  24   2  19 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  72   2
K_Crichlow     MF   1   4  24  10  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  25   1
I_Ndiaye       MF   1   7  23   7  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   1   0   0   7  52  49
D_Jebbison     FW   1   4   9  25  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Afolabi      FW   1   3   9  24  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  15  19
J_Eastwood     GK  23   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Semple       DF   1  22   6   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cantrill     DF   1  21   8   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yorke        MF   1   5  22   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Knibbs       FW   2   3   3  23  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Watford U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Trafford     GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
James_Clarke   DF   2  24   4   2  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
J_Matthews     DF   1  24   8   3  17 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
H_Hudson       DF   1  21   4   2  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Agyakwa      DF   1  19   8   5  18 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -5
M_Pochettino   FW   1   2   8  22  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  21
E_Adebiyi      MF   1   4  24   4  21 |  79   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  30   2
K_Conteh       MF   1   2  19  11  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
J_Shonibare    MF   1   2  24  10  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Ebanks       MF   1  13  25  10  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  11  26  24 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  12
J_Hoskins      GK  21   3   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Koutsimouka  DF   1  21   6   3  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mosquera     DF   1  18   9   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fraser       MF   1   4  19   6  22 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Goncear      FW   1   2   3  21  17 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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