FMFA U23 Leagues, Watford U23s vs. Crystal Palace U23s (Sat Jan 22) Watford U23s | Crystal Palace U23s 5-3-1-1 P | 5-2-3 P William Doherty | Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen | J_Trafford GK | GK P_Dahlberg J_Matthews DF | DF S_Mallon James_Clarke DF | DF C_Minkley H_Hudson DF | DF A_Robinson M_Caissutti DF | DF R_Dragusin D_Agyakwa DF | DF O_O'Dwyer J_Shonibare MF | FW J_Rak-Sakyi S_Sesay MF | MF H_Cameron E_Adebiyi MF | FW A_Alessan L_Fraser AM | MF M_P-Peart L_Martinez FW | FW M_Virtanen | M_Funnel SUB | SUB A_Maguire A_Koutsimouka SUB | SUB M_Phillips J_Mosquera SUB | SUB K_Yilmaz T_Ebanks SUB | SUB J_Roles M_Goncear SUB | SUB F_Baptiste Min. 3 :(ycr) H_Cameron leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Virtanen ... M_Virtanen with the crafty shot! ... J_Trafford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... C_Minkley chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Trafford easily catches it! Min. 6 :(ycr) R_Dragusin turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_P-Peart ... J_Matthews takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 9 :(ycr) M_P-Peart retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Alessan gets on the end of it ... A_Alessan tries to beat J_Trafford! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 18 :(ywa) L_Martinez takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... L_Martinez tries one from the edge of the box ! ... Looks like it should be P_Dahlberg's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... P_Dahlberg looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Sesay chips the ball into the area! ... S_Mallon wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 29 :(ywa) M_Caissutti skips the challenge from the defender ... A_Alessan with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 36 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Martinez keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Martinez has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But P_Dahlberg reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on P_Dahlberg anyway Min. 38 :(ycr) R_Dragusin is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 39 :(ywa) L_Martinez sprints past O_O'Dwyer ... L_Martinez flings a shot at goal ! ... But P_Dahlberg makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 40 :(ycr) M_P-Peart retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... J_Rak-Sakyi gets on the end of it ... J_Rak-Sakyi tries the shot ! ... But J_Trafford reaches the ball. Good save Min. 41 :(ycr) J_Rak-Sakyi hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Virtanen collects the loose ball! ... M_Caissutti reads the play well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ywa) James_Clarke takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_Caissutti ... But A_Robinson comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 44 :(ycr) H_Cameron is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... J_Rak-Sakyi latches onto the end of it ... A vicious shot by J_Rak-Sakyi ! ... But J_Trafford is equal to it Min. 46 :(ywa) H_Hudson threads the through ball to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But P_Dahlberg punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that P_Dahlberg got a touch Min. 46 :(ycr) M_P-Peart looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Rak-Sakyi ... J_Rak-Sakyi has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The shot slips through J_Trafford's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23s 0-0 Crystal Palace U23s Min. 46 :(ywa) L_Martinez runs towards the goal ... A thundering drive by L_Martinez ! ... P_Dahlberg makes a good save Min. 47 :(ywa) M_Caissutti is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to J_Matthews ... But O_O'Dwyer spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 51 :(ywa) The Watford U23s manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 55 :(ycr) M_Virtanen plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Virtanen goes for goal ! ... J_Trafford goes down well to save Min. 59 :(ycr) M_Virtanen takes advantage of a mistake by James_Clarke ... It's a lucky break ... H_Hudson pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 60 :(ywa) A_Koutsimouka will come on for M_Caissutti and play DF Min. 60 :(ycr) M_Phillips is coming on and A_Robinson is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 60 :(ycr) K_Yilmaz is coming on for H_Cameron and playing MF Min. 64 :(ywa) James_Clarke slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 65 :(ycr) M_Virtanen takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matthews ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Koutsimouka reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 67 :(ycr) O_O'Dwyer whips the ball across to A_Alessan ... James_Clarke with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 70 :(ycr) F_Baptiste is coming on for A_Alessan and will play FW Min. 71 :(ycr) K_Yilmaz chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Virtanen ... M_Virtanen runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But J_Trafford pulls out a save of the game Min. 75 :(ywa) T_Ebanks is going to be brought on ... J_Shonibare is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 75 :(ywa) L_Martinez flicks it over O_O'Dwyer's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Mallon is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(ywa) A_Koutsimouka with electric pace ... He eases past S_Mallon ... O_O'Dwyer wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 85 :(ycr) R_Dragusin with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... R_Dragusin fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But J_Trafford makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(ywa) L_Martinez runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... L_Martinez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... P_Dahlberg with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The UCL Sports Ground Attendance : 15,321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_O'Dwyer Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Mallon (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s | Crystal Palace U23s Attempts on Goal : 6 | 8 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 5 | 6 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 4 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 4 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23s 0 - 0 Crystal Palace U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Trafford GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 J_Matthews DF 1 23 8 3 17 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 James_Clarke DF 2 23 4 2 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 H_Hudson DF 1 21 4 2 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 M_Caissutti DF 1 24 14 13 24 | 62 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 D_Agyakwa DF 1 19 8 5 18 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Shonibare MF 1 2 24 10 24 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sesay MF 1 2 23 5 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Adebiyi MF 1 4 24 4 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 L_Fraser AM 1 4 19 6 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 26 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 M_Funnel GK 25 3 3 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Koutsimouka DF 1 21 6 3 22 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Mosquera DF 1 18 9 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ebanks MF 1 13 24 10 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Goncear FW 1 2 3 21 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Dahlberg GK 28 3 3 1 22 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 S_Mallon DF 1 24 15 2 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -5 C_Minkley DF 1 20 5 2 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robinson DF 2 24 10 8 25 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Dragusin DF 2 24 7 4 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 O_O'Dwyer DF 2 25 11 2 23 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 J_Rak-Sakyi FW 1 4 7 24 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 H_Cameron MF 2 11 25 2 26 | 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Alessan FW 1 2 8 24 20 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 M_P-Peart MF 2 3 24 3 18 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 M_Virtanen FW 2 2 3 24 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 A_Maguire GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Phillips DF 2 25 7 3 21 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Yilmaz MF 1 4 23 4 24 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Roles MF 1 10 22 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Baptiste FW 2 2 4 22 17 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642886043 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35