FMFA U23 Leagues, West Bromwich U23s vs. Stoke City U23s (Wed Aug 31) West Bromwich U23s | Stoke City U23s 4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 E Neil Rowley | Ray Wallace | J_Whitworth GK | GK Enrico_Rosa S_Shotton DF | DF E_Jones A_White DF | DF M_Murphy R_Richards DF | DF U_Chima T_Dyce DF | DF W_Forrester M_Samuelsen MF | DM T_Pemberton B_Adekanye MF | MF T_Wilson S_Wilding MF | MF C_Dixon A_Gilbert MF | AM R_Cassidy J_Adedeji FW | FW Mousa_D'bele K_Edwards FW | FW J_Greenidge | B_House SUB | SUB D_Gyollai C_Taylor SUB | SUB A_K-Castro Q_Castro SUB | SUB R_Nartey F_Thorndike SUB | SUB A_Porter R_Tulloch SUB | SUB J_Gelhardt Min. 1 :(yst) R_Cassidy with a 50-yard pass to Mousa_D'bele ... A_White knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 8 :(ywb) B_Adekanye runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... K_Edwards latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... K_Edwards could have let it bounce! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Enrico_Rosa plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 13 :(ywb) S_Wilding with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Adedeji ... E_Jones takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 16 :(ywb) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Gilbert is through! ... E_Jones with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 17 :(yst) R_Cassidy with a precise pass to Mousa_D'bele ... S_Shotton gathers up the loose ball Min. 21 :(yst) J_Greenidge takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_White ... T_Dyce stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 27 :(ywb) K_Edwards plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... K_Edwards shoots towards goal ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 28 :(ywb) B_Adekanye crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Adedeji in the box ... Mousa_D'bele plays the back pass ... Enrico_Rosa can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... J_Adedeji plays it into the danger area! ... Enrico_Rosa catches it! Min. 31 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele finds himself in acres of space ... Mousa_D'bele with the shot ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 39 :(yst) Mousa_D'bele takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Mousa_D'bele rifles it at the goal ! ... Saved by J_Whitworth Min. 40 :(ywb) B_Adekanye with a pinpoint pass to A_Gilbert ... The cross hits A_Gilbert on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 41 :(ywb) A_White is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Edwards latches onto the ball ... W_Forrester plays the back pass ... Enrico_Rosa can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... B_Adekanye plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to M_Samuelsen ... He gets the shot away ... Brilliant save from Enrico_Rosa ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 48 :(yst) J_Greenidge beats S_Wilding ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But R_Richards puts the ball out of play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich U23s 0-0 Stoke City U23s Min. 50 :(yst) R_Nartey is being prepared to come on ... W_Forrester is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 51 :(ywb) S_Wilding looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Edwards ... K_Edwards from 20 yards ! ... But Enrico_Rosa makes a superb stop down low. Min. 52 :(ywb) A_Gilbert takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Adedeji ... J_Adedeji strikes a wicked curler ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... Enrico_Rosa never had a chance! Min. 55 :(yst) J_Gelhardt takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Mousa_D'bele as FW Min. 55 :(ywb) J_Adedeji beats M_Murphy ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... T_Pemberton is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 58 :(yst) C_Dixon reads the run of T_Wilson ... T_Dyce gets to the ball first Min. 59 :(yst) R_Cassidy jumps over the defender's challenge ... J_Adedeji takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 59 :(yst) T_Pemberton with the header on ... He finds J_Greenidge in space ... J_Greenidge with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... J_Whitworth beats the ball away Min. 60 :(yst) A_Porter is being prepared to come on ... T_Wilson is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 62 :(yst) Enrico_Rosa looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... He isn't going to continue ... They have used all of their substitutions ... They will have to play on a man less! Min. 62 :(yst) M_Murphy shifts into the GK position in a tactical change Min. 64 :(ywb) A_Gilbert with the dribble ... R_Nartey is easily beaten ... E_Jones gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 65 :(yst) R_Cassidy takes possession ... What can he do here? ... R_Cassidy lobs J_Whitworth! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 66 :(ywb) J_Adedeji knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Adedeji with a bicycle kick ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 66 :(yst) J_Gelhardt gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_Gelhardt hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... J_Whitworth makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 67 :(ywb) B_Adekanye moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Adedeji ... Excellent sliding challenge from E_Jones ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 67 :(yst) J_Gelhardt with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... J_Gelhardt hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 69 :(yst) A_Porter is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... R_Nartey latches onto the ball ... R_Nartey with a powerful header ! ... J_Whitworth is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 70 :(ywb) C_Taylor comes on for A_White and takes up a DF role Min. 72 :(ywb) M_Samuelsen is first to the loose ball ... U_Chima with the tackle Min. 73 :(ywb) S_Wilding hits a hard pass to K_Edwards ... K_Edwards curls it towards the top corner ! ... M_Murphy is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That’s given West Bromwich U23s the lead! ... West Bromwich U23s 1-0 Stoke City U23s ... Min. 75 :(ywb) B_Adekanye plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Adedeji ... J_Adedeji hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot slips through M_Murphy's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 77 :(ywb) J_Adedeji with electric pace ... He eases past R_Nartey ... But A_Porter with the fine tackle Min. 80 :(yst) J_Gelhardt runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Greenidge ... A_Gilbert pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 81 :(ywb) K_Edwards sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... K_Edwards with a thundering drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 82 :(ywb) A_Gilbert chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Edwards ... Blocked by U_Chima Min. 87 :(yst) R_Cassidy with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... R_Cassidy fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ywb) A_Gilbert beats E_Jones ... He showed great skill there ... A_Gilbert runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... The West Bromwich U23s fans chant his name! ... West Bromwich U23s 2-0 Stoke City U23s ... Min. 89 :(ywb) R_Tulloch replaces an unhappy J_Adedeji and will play as a FW Min. 89 :(yst) It looks as though Stoke City U23s is now playing A Min. 89 :(yst) E_Jones is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to J_Greenidge ... But K_Edwards wins the tackle cleanly Min. 90 :(ywb) A_Gilbert runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... K_Edwards latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... K_Edwards with a screamer of a shot ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 90 :(yst) E_Jones with an in swinging cross to J_Gelhardt ... J_Gelhardt uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... J_Whitworth fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 93 :(yst) J_Gelhardt has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Dyce ... He puts in J_Greenidge! ... T_Dyce makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Porter chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Gelhardt gets on the end of it ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Edwards (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Edwards (73), A_Gilbert (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_White (1), J_Adedeji (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gelhardt Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Enrico_Rosa (62) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23s | Stoke City U23s Attempts on Goal : 12 | 10 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich U23s 2 - 0 Stoke City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 S_Shotton DF 1 24 7 2 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_White DF 1 23 12 3 24 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 R_Richards DF 1 23 7 4 32 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 T_Dyce DF 1 22 12 3 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 25 4 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B_Adekanye MF 1 7 25 8 21 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 S_Wilding MF 1 9 24 3 23 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 A_Gilbert MF 1 10 23 12 22 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 45 37 J_Adedeji FW 1 3 4 25 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 1 K_Edwards FW 1 2 5 23 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 16 0 51 B_House GK 27 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Taylor DF 1 20 7 4 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 Q_Castro MF 1 9 24 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Thorndike AM 1 3 21 12 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 3 23 20 | 5 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 28 1 1 1 21 | 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 E_Jones DF 1 23 8 4 24 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 30 0 M_Murphy GK 2 25 4 3 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0 0 0 U_Chima DF 2 26 12 2 20 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 W_Forrester DF 2 25 4 2 20 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Pemberton DM 2 7 25 13 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Wilson MF 1 2 20 9 21 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dixon MF 1 2 24 4 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Cassidy AM 1 2 11 25 18 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 6 25 23 | 58 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 7 J_Greenidge FW 2 2 3 20 19 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D_Gyollai GK 26 3 3 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_K-Castro DF 1 20 7 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nartey DF 2 25 4 2 20 | 44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Porter MF 1 9 19 6 22 | 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 J_Gelhardt FW 1 3 11 26 19 | 39 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 1661977388 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35