FMFA U23 Leagues, Stoke City U23s vs. Chelsea U23s (Sat Dec 18) Stoke City U23s | Chelsea U23s 4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 N VACANT | Jason Fortune | D_Gyollai GK | GK B_Collins E_Jones DF | DF Chris_Hill C_Hill DF | DF J_Clark U_Chima DF | DF Sam_Burns A_K-Castro DF | DF L_Gordon C_Dixon MF | MF K_Ryan J_Hallam MF | MF O_Jones S_Kerr MF | MF T_Nydam R_Cassidy AM | MF T_Anjorin T_Campbell FW | FW T_Abraham M_Fowler FW | FW A_Broja | H_Rivas SUB | SUB J_Cumming M_Murphy SUB | SUB H_Lawrence R_Nartey SUB | SUB A_Gibb T_Pemberton SUB | SUB M_Lewis Mousa_D'bele SUB | SUB C_Hudson-Odoi Min. 1 :(yst) C_Dixon with a glorious 60-yard pass to T_Campbell ... But he loses control of it ... A_Broja belts it clear Min. 1 :(ych) O_Jones with a first time pass ... A_Broja runs onto it! ... A_Broja is clean through, he is one on one with D_Gyollai ... He rounds D_Gyollai ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... D_Gyollai somehow manages to get to it !! Min. 4 :(yst) M_Fowler beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Gordon with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... C_Dixon swings it in ... M_Fowler takes control of it! ... M_Fowler smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... B_Collins gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by B_Collins !! Min. 7 :(ych) Chris_Hill looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Sam_Burns ... But C_Hill puts the ball out of play Min. 8 :(yst) C_Dixon 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! ... M_Fowler receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Fowler with the 40 yard drive ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if Stoke City U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Stoke City U23s 1-0 Chelsea U23s ... Min. 12 :(yst) T_Campbell makes the tackle ... T_Campbell aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... B_Collins manages to turn it behind Min. 13 :(yst) C_Dixon with the cross-field pass to R_Cassidy ... R_Cassidy curls it towards the top corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 14 :(yst) M_Fowler controls the ball with ease ... Sam_Burns with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He got away with just a warning Min. 20 :(ych) T_Nydam flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... T_Nydam lobs D_Gyollai! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 21 :(yst) U_Chima has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... R_Cassidy gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Sam_Burns with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 22 :(ych) J_Clark barges C_Hill off the ball ... But E_Jones wins the tackle cleanly Min. 23 :(yst) C_Dixon controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Hill gets onto the end of the pass! ... Sam_Burns takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 23 :(ych) J_Clark holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Broja ... The cross hits A_Broja on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... D_Gyollai with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 24 :(yst) S_Kerr hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Hallam latches onto it! ... A powerful header from J_Hallam ! ... It looks good ... B_Collins falls over ... But B_Collins is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 27 :(yst) M_Fowler nutmegs L_Gordon, he continues to run forward ... M_Fowler aiming for the bottom corner ! ... But it goes wide Min. 33 :(ych) T_Anjorin hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Broja latches onto it! ... An audacious effort from A_Broja ! ... D_Gyollai dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... T_Abraham chips the ball into the area! ... D_Gyollai fists it away! Min. 34 :(ych) J_Clark looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_Broja ... But C_Hill sweeps up the threat Min. 39 :(yst) C_Dixon backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Fowler latches onto the end of it ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Clark ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Cassidy drives it into the box! ... B_Collins easily claims the ball! Min. 40 :(ych) T_Anjorin floats the ball in to find K_Ryan ... K_Ryan hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 41 :(yst) C_Dixon runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell attempts a lob! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 41 :(yst) J_Hallam is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_K-Castro latches onto the ball ... K_Ryan with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Ref goes for his back pocket ... Its Red !! He's off ! ... The Referee gives a PENALTY !! ... M_Fowler takes it ... B_Collins dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... Stoke City U23s 2-0 Chelsea U23s... Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(ych) T_Nydam moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Clark ... T_Campbell is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City U23s 2-0 Chelsea U23s Min. 47 :(yst) J_Hallam retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Fowler latches onto the end of it ... M_Fowler fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Cassidy chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of B_Collins Min. 48 :(ych) L_Gordon finds T_Abraham with a ball over the defence ... But U_Chima clears the ball to safety Min. 49 :(yst) R_Cassidy takes on 3 men ... R_Cassidy with a thundering shot! ... But B_Collins punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... J_Hallam chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Chris_Hill reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 52 :(yst) C_Dixon moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell with the header ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 53 :(yst) J_Hallam looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to U_Chima ... J_Clark brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 53 :(ych) Sam_Burns boots it towards A_Broja ... A_Broja tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 54 :(ych) T_Nydam controls it well ... He nutmegs U_Chima ... He puts in T_Abraham! ... T_Abraham has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... D_Gyollai never had a chance! Min. 55 :(yst) R_Nartey is coming on for U_Chima and will play DF Min. 55 :(yst) M_Fowler takes advantage of a mistake by Chris_Hill ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Fowler has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... B_Collins watches it sail wide! Min. 55 :(ych) T_Nydam turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Broja ... A_Broja hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_Gyollai's arms ... Unlucky Min. 56 :(yst) R_Cassidy sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Sam_Burns with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 65 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele will come on for M_Fowler and play FW Min. 67 :(ych) T_Anjorin with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to T_Abraham ... E_Jones gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 69 :(ych) Chris_Hill flicks the ball through ... A_Broja runs onto it! ... C_Hill takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 69 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele knocks the ball past Chris_Hill ... T_Anjorin is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... He got away with just a warning Min. 71 :(ych) O_Jones with a penetrating pass to T_Abraham ... E_Jones takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 74 :(yst) R_Nartey with a probing pass to R_Cassidy ... R_Cassidy with the goal bound shot! ... B_Collins with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 76 :(ych) T_Nydam slides the ball across to A_Broja ... A_Broja with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... O_Jones swings it in! ... C_Hill wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 76 :(yst) R_Cassidy knocks it past Sam_Burns and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... O_Jones with a bad challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... Mousa_D'bele drives it under the wall ... But B_Collins tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Dixon ... E_Jones tries to place the shot! ... B_Collins gathers it easily Min. 77 :(ych) L_Gordon kills the ball dead ... A_K-Castro with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 80 :(yst) M_Murphy is being brought on ... T_Campbell is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 80 :(yst) Stoke City U23s made the switch to a D strategy Min. 81 :(ych) T_Nydam gets to the by line and finds L_Gordon with a beautiful cross ... E_Jones reads the play well Min. 83 :(yst) J_Hallam kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass ... Sam_Burns goes in studs first ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... C_Dixon shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Mousa_D'bele instead ... Mousa_D'bele hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... B_Collins with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 86 :(yst) S_Kerr finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Kerr ! ... B_Collins with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 86 :(yst) M_Murphy sidesteps Chris_Hill ... He was too quick for his marker ... Chris_Hill with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Harrison Park Attendance : 15,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Fowler (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Fowler (8,41 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Broja Scorers : N/A Sent Off : K_Ryan (41) Booked : L_Gordon (4), Sam_Burns (83), Chris_Hill (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s | Chelsea U23s Attempts on Goal : 17 | 9 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 11 | 3 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 16 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City U23s 2 - 0 Chelsea U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Gyollai GK 26 3 3 1 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 E_Jones DF 1 22 8 4 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 12 17 C_Hill DF 2 24 6 3 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 U_Chima DF 2 25 11 2 20 | 56 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 A_K-Castro DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dixon MF 1 2 22 4 22 | 95 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 J_Hallam MF 1 2 23 11 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5 S_Kerr MF 1 2 24 4 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 R_Cassidy AM 1 2 11 22 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Campbell FW 2 3 2 21 20 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Fowler FW 2 3 3 25 19 | 66 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 81 H_Rivas GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Murphy DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nartey DF 2 24 4 2 20 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 T_Pemberton MF 2 7 24 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 5 24 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 Chris_Hill DF 2 23 6 3 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 25 -5 J_Clark DF 1 23 5 2 21 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 Sam_Burns DF 1 22 4 3 20 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 10 -5 L_Gordon DF 1 21 2 4 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 K_Ryan MF 1 8 24 8 29 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -7 O_Jones MF 2 2 24 5 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Nydam MF 1 2 23 3 19 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 2 T_Anjorin MF 1 5 23 10 19 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 T_Abraham FW 2 2 3 24 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Broja FW 1 2 8 23 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 16 0 21 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 C_Hudson-Odoi FW 2 2 3 22 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1639859220 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35