FMFA U23 Leagues, Arsenal U23s vs. Leicester City U23s (Wed Apr 13) Arsenal U23s | Leicester City U23s 4-4-2 P | 5-2-1-2 C Lee Clark | Will Schoolar | H_Keto GK | GK M_Randriamamy K_Mavropanos DF | DF N_Markelo D_Thompson DF | DF J_Knight T_Tomiyasu DF | DF F_Valietti J_Lopez DF | DF L_Thomas J_Doherty MF | DF C_Ughelumba Y_Bobb MF | MF B_Soumare T_Tessmann MF | MF R_Denny K_Dembele MF | FW G_Hirst P_Kabuya FW | FW N_Scardina F_Balogun FW | AM S_Jasper | M_Funnel SUB | SUB H_Voss T_Eyoma SUB | SUB K_Gruno M_Flores SUB | SUB J_Redmond C_Patino SUB | SUB F_Maguire E_Nketiah SUB | SUB T_Sueng'hawon Min. 1 :(yar) T_Tessmann with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Balogun ... Driven towards goal by F_Balogun ! ... M_Randriamamy with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 2 :(yar) F_Balogun nutmegs the defender ... L_Thomas wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 3 :(yar) Y_Bobb barges N_Markelo off the ball ... S_Jasper tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Lee Clark appluads the decision ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... P_Kabuya hits it over the wall ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 5 :(yle) G_Hirst takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Y_Bobb with an over the top challenge Min. 6 :(yar) K_Dembele holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Thompson ... D_Thompson with a thundering volley! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Arsenal U23s ahead! ... Arsenal U23s 1-0 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 9 :(yle) J_Knight nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... P_Kabuya with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 10 :(yar) J_Doherty takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Kabuya ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Ughelumba ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 10 :(yle) R_Denny picks out B_Soumare with the cross ... B_Soumare aims for the top right corner ! ... H_Keto claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Leicester City U23s are back level! ... Arsenal U23s 1-1 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 13 :(yle) L_Thomas with a flicked pass to B_Soumare ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Mavropanos hits it out for a throw Min. 14 :(yle) J_Knight is clutching his leg! ... The Leicester City U23s physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 14 :(yle) K_Gruno is being brought on ... J_Knight is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 15 :(yar) J_Doherty unselfishly lays the ball back to F_Balogun ... But C_Ughelumba barges him off the ball Min. 18 :(yar) The defender slips and falls over! ... F_Balogun is through! ... F_Balogun cracks a laser towards goal ! ... Brilliant save from M_Randriamamy ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 18 :(yle) B_Soumare with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Mavropanos ... B_Soumare hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... H_Keto with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 18 :(yar) F_Balogun breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Randriamamy! ... G_Hirst 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. 22 :(yar) K_Mavropanos with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Dembele gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A great volley from K_Dembele ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 23 :(yle) G_Hirst dribbles it into the box ... F_Balogun with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 27 :(yar) J_Doherty knocks it forward ... K_Gruno slips ... K_Dembele gets to it! ... L_Thomas reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 29 :(yar) K_Dembele with a precise pass to F_Balogun ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Ughelumba ... He timed it well Min. 42 :(yar) J_Doherty with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to K_Dembele ... N_Scardina takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yar) J_Doherty pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... T_Tessmann is clean through! ... T_Tessmann gets his head to the ball ! ... M_Randriamamy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 45 :(yar) J_Doherty feeds the ball through the middle ... F_Balogun runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Balogun has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He hits the side netting ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 1-1 Leicester City U23s Min. 49 :(yar) Y_Bobb runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to F_Balogun ... But N_Markelo wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 49 :(yar) K_Dembele sidesteps L_Thomas ... That was too easy ... R_Denny with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... T_Tessmann knocks it forward ... F_Balogun gets on the end of it ... Fine tackle by F_Valietti ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 51 :(yar) T_Tessmann has it now ... He takes on K_Gruno ... He gets past him! ... He puts in P_Kabuya! ... P_Kabuya with a stunning strike ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Leicester City U23s fans taunt him about that effort Min. 52 :(yar) F_Balogun runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But F_Valietti wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 56 :(yar) T_Eyoma is ready to come on to replace T_Tomiyasu ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 59 :(yar) T_Tessmann with a burst of pace ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Thomas ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 65 :(yle) F_Maguire is coming on for R_Denny and will play MF Min. 66 :(yar) Arsenal U23s will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 66 :(yle) F_Maguire 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! ... G_Hirst receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Hirst tries to lob the keeper ! ... But H_Keto just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 68 :(yar) M_Flores takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Bobb as MF Min. 70 :(yar) E_Nketiah is being brought on ... P_Kabuya is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(yar) K_Dembele moves to AM Min. 70 :(yle) T_Sueng'hawon will replace the useless N_Scardina and will play FW Min. 71 :(yar) F_Balogun gains possession ... F_Balogun flings a shot at goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Randriamamy moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 72 :(yle) G_Hirst loses his marker ... J_Lopez stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 74 :(yle) F_Maguire has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Hirst collects the loose ball! ... E_Nketiah with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 74 :(yle) F_Valietti 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 G_Hirst ... G_Hirst with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... B_Soumare curls it into the box! ... D_Thompson reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 79 :(yar) K_Mavropanos controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Markelo ... He puts in F_Balogun! ... T_Sueng'hawon with an ugly foul Min. 81 :(yle) B_Soumare is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 83 :(yar) K_Dembele with a first time pass ... F_Balogun runs onto it! ... F_Balogun tries to beat M_Randriamamy from outside the area! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 83 :(yar) T_Eyoma pulls up ... That looks like his hamstring went ... He wont be able to continue!! ... They have used all of their substitutions ... They will have to play on a man less! Min. 85 :(yle) B_Soumare with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to G_Hirst ... G_Hirst flicks the header toward the far post! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Meadow Park Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dembele Scorers : D_Thompson (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Kabuya (9) Injured : T_Eyoma (83) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Soumare (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Soumare (10) Sent Off : S_Jasper (3) Booked : G_Hirst (18), N_Scardina (42) Injured : J_Knight (14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23s | Leicester City U23s Attempts on Goal : 10 | 5 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal U23s 1 - 1 Leicester City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Keto GK 28 3 2 2 23 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 K_Mavropanos DF 2 24 14 3 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 D_Thompson DF 1 24 11 3 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 35 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 23 9 3 21 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 24 14 4 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Doherty MF 1 11 25 2 23 | 94 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 Y_Bobb MF 1 9 25 3 22 | 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Tessmann MF 1 3 22 10 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 K_Dembele AM 1 3 25 14 22 | 94 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 2 P_Kabuya FW 1 2 4 20 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -1 F_Balogun FW 1 2 9 24 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M_Funnel GK 25 3 3 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Eyoma DF 1 23 6 2 26 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Flores MF 1 10 22 6 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Patino MF 1 2 21 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Nketiah FW 2 2 4 24 19 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Randriamamy GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 N_Markelo DF 1 25 12 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Knight DF 2 25 14 3 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Valietti DF 1 24 13 4 20 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 L_Thomas DF 1 24 10 4 26 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 0 C_Ughelumba DF 2 22 2 1 19 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 B_Soumare MF 1 13 25 13 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 40 R_Denny MF 1 2 23 11 23 | 67 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 G_Hirst FW 1 5 8 23 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 4 N_Scardina FW 1 3 8 20 25 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 S_Jasper AM 1 2 21 11 23 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 H_Voss GK 24 2 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gruno DF 2 22 4 3 21 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Redmond DF 1 22 9 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Maguire MF 1 4 21 10 20 | 27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Sueng'hawon FW 1 3 20 8 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1649877406 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35