FMFA U23 Leagues, Man City U23s vs. Stoke City U23s (Sat Jan 22) Man City U23s | Stoke City U23s 4-3-3 N | 4-1-3-2 P Derek Purvis | VACANT | P_Sokol GK | GK Enrico_Rosa C_Oliver DF | DF A_K-Castro M_Taylor DF | DF C_Hill E_Francis DF | DF R_Nartey Y_Amankwah DF | DF U_Chima D_Gyabi MF | DM A_Amaya C_Palmer MF | MF C_Dixon R_Lavia MF | MF S_Kerr J_Braaf FW | MF J_Hallam L_Nmecha FW | FW Mousa_D'bele Y_Yeboah FW | FW R_Cassidy | K_Haug SUB | SUB D_Gyollai Ty_Wilson SUB | SUB M_Murphy Keith_Asare SUB | SUB M_Baker G_Mogensen SUB | SUB T_Pemberton T_Corbeanu SUB | SUB J_Gelhardt Min. 1 :(yst) R_Cassidy takes on C_Oliver ... He runs past him ... R_Cassidy with the overhead ! ... P_Sokol parries it Min. 2 :(ymc) J_Braaf runs at the heart of the defence ... J_Braaf controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Enrico_Rosa with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 3 :(ymc) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. Y_Yeboah manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward ... Enrico_Rosa with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Appeals for a penalty! ... Given !! ... L_Nmecha is the man who takes it ... He sends Enrico_Rosa the wrong way ... But it has gone wide!! ... Shocking miss!! Min. 4 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on P_Sokol! ... R_Lavia brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 5 :(ymc) Y_Yeboah beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... But U_Chima wins the tackle cleanly Min. 5 :(yst) J_Hallam runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... R_Cassidy latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... R_Lavia fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 7 :(yst) J_Hallam watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... J_Hallam has a dig at goal! ... P_Sokol can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Sokol makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 17 :(ymc) D_Gyabi races into the box ... He sees M_Taylor lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Taylor with the overhead ! ... But Enrico_Rosa tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... Y_Amankwah hits it into the box! ... Enrico_Rosa fists it away! Min. 17 :(yst) A_Amaya pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... A_Amaya pounds a rocket on goal ! ... P_Sokol parries it, he follows it up ... And P_Sokol recovers to save!! Min. 19 :(ymc) C_Palmer changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_Yeboah ... Y_Yeboah runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 24 :(yst) J_Hallam moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Mousa_D'bele ... Mousa_D'bele with the punt towards goal! ... P_Sokol with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 30 :(yst) J_Hallam with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Oliver a clean set of heals ... J_Hallam aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... P_Sokol is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... P_Sokol looks very relieved! Min. 31 :(ymc) D_Gyabi crosses to J_Braaf ... J_Braaf with a little chip! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 32 :(ymc) Y_Amankwah with a neat pass into J_Braaf ... R_Nartey rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 33 :(yst) S_Kerr sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to U_Chima ... An audacious effort from U_Chima ! ... P_Sokol makes a good save Min. 36 :(yst) A_Amaya kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Cassidy gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Y_Amankwah beats him to the ball Min. 38 :(ymc) R_Lavia gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Braaf ... R_Nartey takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 40 :(yst) R_Cassidy stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... R_Cassidy tries to beat P_Sokol! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... P_Sokol palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by C_Dixon! ... E_Francis reads it well and clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ymc) Y_Amankwah cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_Yeboah ... C_Hill slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 46 :(ymc) D_Gyabi leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_Braaf ... J_Braaf with a thundering shot! ... But Enrico_Rosa punches it away Min. 47 :(yst) C_Dixon works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Cassidy ... R_Cassidy gets his head to the ball ! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL !! ... And Stoke City U23s are leading in the game now ... Man City U23s 0-1 Stoke City U23s ... Min. 48 :(yst) A_Amaya with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from E_Francis ... But R_Lavia reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Man City U23s 0-1 Stoke City U23s Min. 46 :(ymc) C_Palmer with a reverse pass to Y_Yeboah ... A_K-Castro fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 50 :(ymc) Up goes the substitution board - Ty_Wilson on for E_Francis as a DF Min. 50 :(ymc) Keith_Asare is coming on for C_Palmer and will play MF Min. 50 :(ymc) G_Mogensen is coming on for J_Braaf and will play FW Min. 51 :(ymc) Keith_Asare plays a first time ball through the defence to Y_Yeboah ... Y_Yeboah is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has Enrico_Rosa to beat ... He rounds Enrico_Rosa ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 55 :(yst) M_Murphy is coming on for U_Chima and playing DF Min. 55 :(yst) T_Pemberton is being prepared to come on ... A_Amaya is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DM Min. 60 :(ymc) D_Gyabi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Enrico_Rosa! ... C_Hill brings him down! ... 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. 64 :(ymc) D_Gyabi with a first time pass ... L_Nmecha runs onto it! ... But A_K-Castro will cut out the threat Min. 68 :(yst) C_Dixon with a simple pass to Mousa_D'bele ... Mousa_D'bele with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... P_Sokol gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 71 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Taylor ... Mousa_D'bele with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 75 :(yst) J_Gelhardt takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Cassidy ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 75 :(yst) J_Gelhardt takes advantage of a mistake by Ty_Wilson ... That mistake could prove costly ... C_Oliver takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 82 :(yst) The ball goes loose! ... J_Gelhardt gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... Y_Yeboah with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 82 :(ymc) L_Nmecha is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 85 :(ymc) M_Taylor with a precise ball to L_Nmecha ... T_Pemberton cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yst) C_Dixon is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Mousa_D'bele latches onto the ball ... A powerful shot by Mousa_D'bele ! ... But P_Sokol parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 90 :(ymc) R_Lavia controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Hill ... He puts in L_Nmecha! ... Fine tackle by M_Murphy ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Academy Stadium Sportcity Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Gyabi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Lavia (4) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Cassidy (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Cassidy (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Hill (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man City U23s | Stoke City U23s Attempts on Goal : 6 | 11 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Man City U23s 0 - 1 Stoke City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Man City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Sokol GK 26 4 2 1 23 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 C_Oliver DF 2 24 6 2 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Taylor DF 1 24 4 2 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 E_Francis DF 2 23 4 2 21 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Y_Amankwah DF 1 20 8 3 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 D_Gyabi MF 1 4 20 10 21 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 C_Palmer MF 1 8 23 8 25 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Lavia MF 1 10 19 2 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 25 -5 J_Braaf FW 1 2 5 21 20 | 53 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L_Nmecha FW 2 2 2 24 18 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 24 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 K_Haug GK 21 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ty_Wilson DF 2 23 4 2 18 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keith_Asare MF 1 7 23 3 20 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 G_Mogensen FW 1 2 6 23 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Corbeanu FW 1 2 3 20 21 | 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 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 A_K-Castro DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 C_Hill DF 2 24 6 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -5 R_Nartey DF 2 24 4 2 20 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 U_Chima DF 2 25 11 2 20 | 58 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 A_Amaya DM 1 3 20 7 22 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 C_Dixon MF 1 2 22 4 22 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 84 12 S_Kerr MF 1 2 24 4 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Hallam MF 1 2 23 11 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 27 16 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 5 24 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 R_Cassidy FW 1 2 11 23 18 | 78 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 D_Gyollai GK 26 3 3 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Murphy DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Baker DF 1 19 7 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Pemberton DM 2 7 24 13 22 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Gelhardt FW 1 3 11 25 19 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642886090 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35