FMFA U23 Leagues, Stoke City U23s vs. West Ham United U23s (Sat Dec 17) Stoke City U23s | West Ham United U23s 4-3-1-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 A Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen | Mike McLeod | Enrico_Rosa GK | GK R_Matrevics W_Forrester DF | DF M_Longelo M_Murphy DF | DF T_Ossai Jordan_Brown MF | DF G_Johnston A_K-Castro DF | DF V_Neufville U_Chima DF | AM N_C-Philips R_Cassidy FW | MF B_Rosa A_Porter MF | AM L_Richardson Mousa_D'bele FW | DM A_Dobra J_Hallam AM | FW A_Jakupovic C_Dixon MF | FW M_Dju | D_Gyollai SUB | SUB T_Forde R_Nartey SUB | SUB K_Ronan T_Wilson SUB | SUB O_Ashley E_Jones SUB | SUB D_Crowe T_Campbell SUB | SUB S_Surridge Min. 1 :(ywh) West Ham United U23s made the switch to a D strategy Min. 1 :(yst) Jordan_Brown with a smart pass to R_Cassidy ... R_Cassidy has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Stoke City U23s ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Stoke City U23s 1-0 West Ham United U23s ... Min. 5 :(yst) C_Dixon with a one-touch layoff to J_Hallam ... B_Rosa with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Mike McLeod looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Porter hits it over the wall ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... R_Matrevics looks relieved there! Min. 9 :(yst) J_Hallam bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Porter ... A_Porter looks to see where R_Matrevics is! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... R_Matrevics saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... A_Porter lofts the ball in! ... G_Johnston heads it away Min. 9 :(ywh) M_Dju is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 9 :(ywh) S_Surridge is being brought on ... M_Dju is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 11 :(yst) C_Dixon with a penetrating pass to R_Cassidy ... A_Jakupovic gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 13 :(ywh) A_Jakupovic steps over the ball ... He nutmegs U_Chima ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... U_Chima moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 21 :(yst) C_Dixon plays it forward to J_Hallam ... G_Johnston takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 29 :(yst) R_Cassidy beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... T_Ossai rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 31 :(yst) C_Dixon is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Mousa_D'bele ... Mousa_D'bele with the cheeky shot! ... But R_Matrevics just gets his fingers to that one Min. 39 :(ywh) T_Ossai with a real burst of pace ... He leaves U_Chima behind ... R_Cassidy with a nasty foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 41 :(yst) C_Dixon plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Cassidy decides to go for goal instead! ... R_Cassidy aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_K-Castro chips the ball in towards the back post! ... R_Matrevics reads it well, and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ywh) L_Richardson beats Jordan_Brown ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... W_Forrester reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 44 :(yst) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Cassidy is through! ... R_Cassidy carves a shot towards goal ! ... R_Matrevics won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Stoke City U23s 2-0 West Ham United U23s ... Min. 45 :(ywh) West Ham United U23s are switching their playing style to A Min. 46 :(ywh) A_Dobra with a 50-yard pass to A_Jakupovic ... A great volley from A_Jakupovic ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City U23s 2-0 West Ham United U23s Min. 47 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele nutmegs T_Ossai ... Mousa_D'bele tries to beat R_Matrevics from outside the area! ... Looks like it should be R_Matrevics's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... R_Matrevics looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 57 :(yst) J_Hallam with an inch perfect pass to R_Cassidy ... R_Cassidy is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round R_Matrevics ... He rounds R_Matrevics ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 58 :(yst) W_Forrester sidesteps T_Ossai ... He showed great skill there ... W_Forrester tries one from the edge of the box ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 58 :(yst) Jordan_Brown is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Porter latches onto the ball ... M_Longelo with an over the top challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 60 :(yst) R_Nartey is coming on and U_Chima is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 60 :(yst) There's going to be a change ... T_Wilson will come on for J_Hallam and play AM Min. 60 :(yst) a big roar from the crowd as T_Campbell comes on for Mousa_D'bele to play FW Min. 60 :(yst) It looks as though Stoke City U23s is now playing P Min. 60 :(yst) M_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Jakupovic with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 61 :(ywh) B_Rosa nutmegs M_Murphy ... B_Rosa bears down on goal! ... Enrico_Rosa falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 62 :(yst) R_Cassidy with a short pass to find T_Campbell ... V_Neufville knocks the ball back to R_Matrevics ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past R_Matrevics! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Jordan_Brown floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to M_Murphy ... He gets the shot away ... R_Matrevics makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Wilson! ... It comes to T_Campbell ... He gets the shot away ... R_Matrevics gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 62 :(ywh) N_C-Philips has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But M_Murphy sweeps up the threat Min. 63 :(yst) T_Campbell skips the challenge from the defender ... T_Ossai knocks the ball back to R_Matrevics ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past R_Matrevics! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... C_Dixon crosses it in! ... R_Cassidy swings a leg at it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Nartey plays it into the danger area! ... R_Matrevics comes out and claims it! Min. 63 :(ywh) A_Dobra lobs the ball over the defence ... A_Jakupovic latches on to it ... A_Jakupovic drives the shot in! ... But Enrico_Rosa comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 64 :(ywh) B_Rosa plays a long ball to S_Surridge ... S_Surridge has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Enrico_Rosa gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 68 :(ywh) N_C-Philips curls the ball out wide to G_Johnston ... G_Johnston rifles it to the far post ! ... But Enrico_Rosa punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 70 :(yst) E_Jones replaces an unhappy M_Murphy and will play as a DF Min. 70 :(yst) A_Porter moves into a DM role on the manager's orders Min. 70 :(yst) T_Wilson has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 70 :(yst) T_Campbell is now playing as a AM Min. 70 :(yst) R_Cassidy moves in a AM position Min. 70 :(yst) Jordan_Brown has changed his position on the pitch to a DF Min. 70 :(yst) Jordan_Brown finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Jordan_Brown has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... R_Matrevics manages to turn it behind Min. 70 :(ywh) L_Richardson jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_C-Philips ... Excellent sliding challenge from W_Forrester Min. 73 :(ywh) S_Surridge makes himself available ... Fine tackle by E_Jones ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 75 :(yst) E_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Campbell gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Campbell flicks the header toward the far post! ... Brilliant save from R_Matrevics ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 78 :(ywh) O_Ashley takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace B_Rosa as MF Min. 78 :(ywh) N_C-Philips had to stretch to reach the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by W_Forrester ... He timed it well Min. 80 :(ywh) L_Richardson back heels to find S_Surridge in space ... C_Dixon is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 83 :(yst) T_Campbell runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... S_Surridge is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(ywh) K_Ronan will replace M_Longelo and play DF Min. 85 :(ywh) D_Crowe will come on for L_Richardson and play MF Min. 85 :(yst) C_Dixon plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Cassidy ... V_Neufville beats him to the ball Min. 86 :(yst) T_Wilson feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Dixon runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A well-placed shot from C_Dixon ! ... GOAL !! ... R_Matrevics was left standing ... Stoke City U23s 3-0 West Ham United U23s ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ywh) K_Ronan runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... C_Dixon with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Harrison Park Attendance : 15,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Cassidy (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Cassidy (1,44), C_Dixon (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Cassidy (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Jakupovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Surridge (83) Injured : M_Dju (9) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s | West Ham United U23s Attempts on Goal : 15 | 5 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 13 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City U23s 3 - 0 West Ham United 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico_Rosa GK 29 1 1 1 21 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 W_Forrester DF 2 25 4 2 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 2 M_Murphy DF 2 25 4 3 21 | 73 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 Jordan_Brown DF 1 13 26 3 23 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 69 17 A_K-Castro DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U_Chima DF 2 26 12 2 20 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Cassidy AM 1 2 11 25 18 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 -5 10 71 A_Porter DM 1 9 20 6 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 6 25 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Hallam AM 1 2 25 11 22 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 12 C_Dixon MF 1 2 25 4 22 | 96 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 90 35 D_Gyollai GK 26 3 3 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nartey DF 2 25 4 2 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 21 9 21 | 33 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 E_Jones DF 1 23 8 4 24 | 23 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 T_Campbell AM 2 3 2 22 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - West Ham United U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Matrevics GK 22 3 2 2 20 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 M_Longelo DF 1 25 8 5 26 | 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ossai DF 2 26 4 3 18 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_Johnston DF 2 25 2 4 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 5 V_Neufville DF 2 26 4 2 18 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 N_C-Philips AM 1 2 22 10 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 B_Rosa MF 1 2 25 3 23 | 81 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 L_Richardson AM 1 3 21 12 22 | 88 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Dobra DM 1 5 25 3 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Jakupovic FW 1 2 5 24 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 7 M_Dju FW 1 3 9 24 28 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Forde GK 20 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ronan DF 1 22 5 3 22 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Ashley MF 1 6 21 8 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Crowe MF 1 6 25 2 23 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 10 23 29 | 87 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 0 1671310536 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35