FMFA U23 Leagues, Norwich City U23s vs. West Bromwich U23s (Sun Jan 30) Norwich City U23s | West Bromwich U23s 4-5-1 P | 4-3-1-2 C Tony McCleary | Neil Rowley | A_Romero GK | GK J_Whitworth A_Omobamidele DF | DF S_Shotton J_Thomas DF | DF R_Richards S_Stewart DF | DF A_White A_Barkarson DF | DF C_Taylor T_Cantwell MF | MF M_Samuelsen A_Mehmeti MF | MF S_Wilding A_Payne MF | MF Q_Castro D_Gray MF | AM F_Thorndike C_Parsons MF | FW R_Tulloch J_Sargent FW | FW K_Edwards | A_Oxborough SUB | SUB B_House T_Odusina SUB | SUB P_Martinez A_Fitzpatrick SUB | SUB Z_Brown J_Martin SUB | SUB N_C-Philips G_Ahadme SUB | SUB J-P_Tiehi Min. 1 :(yno) S_Stewart has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Q_Castro ... He puts in J_Sargent! ... J_Sargent with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 5 :(ywb) Q_Castro gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Samuelsen ... M_Samuelsen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... The shot slips through A_Romero's hands ... But A_Romero recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 6 :(yno) T_Cantwell runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Payne ... He's played him in ... S_Wilding reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 10 :(yno) S_Stewart with an in swinging cross to A_Mehmeti ... But C_Taylor wins the tackle Min. 10 :(ywb) R_Tulloch controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... K_Edwards gets onto the end of the pass! ... Fine tackle by S_Stewart ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 11 :(ywb) R_Tulloch with a well-controlled run ... But A_Barkarson wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... C_Taylor chips the ball in towards the back post! ... A_Romero comes out and claims it! Min. 12 :(ywb) A_White pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_Tulloch is clean through! ... R_Tulloch hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike hits it towards the far post! ... A_Omobamidele gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 15 :(yno) C_Parsons 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 A_Omobamidele ... A_Omobamidele rifles it at the goal ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 15 :(ywb) Q_Castro reads the run of A_White ... A_Barkarson is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... Q_Castro swings it in ... K_Edwards takes control of it! ... But D_Gray slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 17 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen sidesteps A_Omobamidele ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Sargent with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 17 :(ywb) R_Richards flicks the ball through ... K_Edwards runs onto it! ... J_Thomas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Q_Castro! ... A_Barkarson wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 18 :(yno) A_Barkarson has it on the edge of the box ... A_Barkarson with the crafty shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 19 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen knocks the ball past S_Stewart ... M_Samuelsen with a terrific drive ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 21 :(yno) A_Mehmeti knocks it forward ... C_Taylor slips ... D_Gray gets to it! ... D_Gray hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... J_Whitworth is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... J_Whitworth looks very relieved! Min. 23 :(ywb) K_Edwards cuts inside A_Omobamidele ... He worked that well ... K_Edwards with a scorcher of a shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Samuelsen crosses it in! ... The ball finds its way to R_Richards ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 25 :(ywb) Q_Castro is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to K_Edwards ... J_Thomas takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 31 :(ywb) S_Shotton with a precise ball to F_Thorndike ... Good sliding challenge from A_Omobamidele Min. 32 :(yno) D_Gray leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to A_Omobamidele ... A_Omobamidele hits a crisp volley! ... J_Whitworth gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 36 :(yno) T_Cantwell fires over a low cross to A_Mehmeti ... A_Mehmeti with his head down lets it go ! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... That puts Norwich City U23s ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Norwich City U23s 1-0 West Bromwich U23s ... Min. 37 :(yno) T_Cantwell off the woodwork. ... A_Omobamidele picks up the deflection ... A_Omobamidele hits a curling shot! ... J_Whitworth blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 39 :(ywb) R_Richards pulls it back to F_Thorndike ... S_Stewart bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 40 :(ywb) West Bromwich U23s will now play E Min. 40 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen volleys it forward. He finds K_Edwards ... K_Edwards aims for the top right corner ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Romero never had a chance! Min. 41 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen runs at goal ... He spots the run of K_Edwards ... He's played him in ... K_Edwards hits a crisp volley! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 42 :(ywb) S_Shotton is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Thorndike ... Good sliding challenge from S_Stewart ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike hits it into the box! ... K_Edwards gets a shot in ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City U23s 1-0 West Bromwich U23s Min. 54 :(yno) T_Cantwell lays the ball back to J_Sargent ... C_Taylor stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 54 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen holds the ball up ... He sees R_Tulloch in space! ... R_Tulloch tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... A_Romero with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 55 :(yno) C_Parsons with the first time pass to J_Sargent ... J_Sargent has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... J_Whitworth gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 55 :(ywb) R_Tulloch nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... R_Tulloch with a powerful header ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 58 :(yno) D_Gray had to stretch to reach the pass ... D_Gray hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But J_Whitworth punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 58 :(ywb) F_Thorndike hits a hard pass to K_Edwards ... A_Omobamidele wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 60 :(yno) D_Gray has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_Shotton ... He puts in J_Sargent! ... J_Sargent tries to chip the ball over J_Whitworth! ... J_Whitworth saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 61 :(yno) J_Thomas finds himself in a good position ... J_Thomas has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The shot slips through J_Whitworth's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 64 :(yno) A_Payne hits a hard pass to A_Omobamidele ... C_Taylor hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Payne chips the ball in towards the far post! ... C_Taylor reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 69 :(yno) J_Sargent sidesteps R_Richards ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... C_Taylor wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Barkarson ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Whitworth Min. 70 :(yno) T_Odusina takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Barkarson ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(yno) J_Martin is being prepared to come on ... A_Mehmeti is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(yno) a big roar from the crowd as A_Fitzpatrick comes on for D_Gray to play MF Min. 70 :(ywb) P_Martinez is coming on for A_White and playing DF Min. 71 :(yno) T_Cantwell chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Sargent ... J_Sargent tries the shot ! ... It's way wide ... The West Bromwich U23s fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 71 :(ywb) S_Wilding whips the ball across to K_Edwards ... K_Edwards with a thundering drive! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 73 :(yno) A_Payne plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Payne with a bicycle kick ! ... The shot slips through J_Whitworth's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 77 :(ywb) F_Thorndike controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... K_Edwards gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Thomas ... He timed it well Min. 83 :(yno) A_Omobamidele kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... Blocked by S_Shotton Min. 85 :(ywb) R_Tulloch runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Tulloch has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(yno) J_Martin with a real burst of pace ... He leaves P_Martinez behind ... Q_Castro fouls badly Min. 93 :(yno) J_Sargent pushes it past S_Shotton ... J_Sargent goes for the top corner ! ... J_Whitworth with the save ... He holds onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Lotus Training Center Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Omobamidele (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Mehmeti (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Sargent (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Samuelsen Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City U23s | West Bromwich U23s Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 7 | 10 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City U23s 1 - 0 West Bromwich U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Romero GK 28 1 1 1 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 24 9 5 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 48 0 12 J_Thomas DF 1 20 10 3 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 2 S_Stewart DF 1 20 7 4 23 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 A_Barkarson DF 1 24 11 3 20 | 71 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 T_Cantwell MF 1 5 25 2 23 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 114 12 A_Mehmeti MF 1 2 23 10 21 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 27 47 A_Payne MF 1 6 23 3 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 D_Gray MF 2 3 24 10 24 | 71 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 30 7 C_Parsons MF 1 6 20 3 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Sargent FW 1 4 8 23 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 14 A_Oxborough GK 24 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Odusina DF 1 22 6 4 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Fitzpatrick MF 1 3 20 10 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Martin MF 1 9 20 6 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Ahadme FW 1 3 5 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Whitworth GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 S_Shotton DF 1 23 7 2 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 R_Richards DF 1 22 7 4 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 A_White DF 1 22 11 3 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Taylor DF 1 20 7 4 22 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 24 4 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 7 S_Wilding MF 1 9 23 3 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 Q_Castro MF 1 9 23 7 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 F_Thorndike AM 1 3 20 12 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 3 22 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 K_Edwards FW 1 2 5 23 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 B_House GK 26 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Martinez DF 1 21 6 2 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Brown MF 1 6 21 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_C-Philips MF 1 2 21 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J-P_Tiehi FW 1 3 9 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1643526424 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35