FMFA, Arsenal U23s vs. Derby County U23s (Thu Dec 15)


                         Arsenal U23s  |  Derby County U23s
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 L
                            Lee Clark  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                            H_Keto GK  |  GK Andrea_Basso
                        T_Tomiyasu DF  |  DF M_Lowe
                           J_Lopez DF  |  DF L_Buchanan
                        D_Thompson DF  |  DM O_Woods
                      K_Mavropanos DF  |  DF L_Radzac
                            Y_Bobb MF  |  DF R_Dragusin
                          M_Flores MF  |  MF O_Meier
                          C_Patino MF  |  MF N_Kirby
                         K_Dembele MF  |  FW D_Rankine
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  AM J_Balagizi
                         F_Balogun FW  |  MF S_Jiddou
                                       |
                          M_Funnel SUB |  SUB J_Barnes
                           T_Eyoma SUB |  SUB A_Eleftheriou
                          R_Nelson SUB |  SUB J_M-Lawson
                        T_Tessmann SUB |  SUB B_M-Kimpioka
                       D_Parkhouse SUB |  SUB J_Splatt

Referee: Jarred_Gillett (Australia)


Min. 1  :(yde) The Derby County U23s manager told his side to change to a E strategy 
Min. 5  :(yar) F_Balogun runs at M_Lowe 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Radzac with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Darren Lear looks relieved 
          ...  Lee Clark is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 6  :(yar) F_Balogun holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Tomiyasu 
          ...  A thundering drive by T_Tomiyasu ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Flores drives it into the box! 
          ...  F_Balogun with the shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Derby County U23s fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 10 :(yar) F_Balogun sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 12 :(yar) E_Nketiah brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Nketiah ! 
          ...  Andrea_Basso makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 13 :(yar) K_Dembele gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Bobb 
          ...  Y_Bobb launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Andrea_Basso just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 14 :(yar) F_Balogun is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 16 :(yde) L_Radzac gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside K_Mavropanos! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Radzac attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But H_Keto tips it behind 
          ...  Jarred_Gillett has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 21 :(yde) S_Jiddou 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 D_Rankine 
          ...  J_Lopez read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 22 :(yde) O_Meier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Buchanan 
          ...  M_Flores fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Jarred_Gillett wants a quiet word 
Min. 22 :(yde) D_Rankine runs at the defence 
          ...  J_Lopez anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 24 :(yde) S_Jiddou has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Lowe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Lopez with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 24 :(yar) T_Eyoma is being prepared to come on 
          ...  E_Nketiah is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 27 :(yar) M_Flores plays the early ball across the box to find F_Balogun in space 
          ...  F_Balogun drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with Andrea_Basso 
          ...  He rounds Andrea_Basso 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Arsenal U23s ahead! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 1-0 Derby County U23s ...
Min. 28 :(yde) The Derby County U23s manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 28 :(yde) S_Jiddou moves to AM 
Min. 28 :(yde) O_Meier moves in a AM position 
Min. 32 :(yar) F_Balogun with a short pass to find K_Dembele 
          ...  K_Dembele tries to chip the ball over Andrea_Basso! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrea_Basso's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Andrea_Basso looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 36 :(yde) N_Kirby finds his way through 
          ...  But D_Thompson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Meier lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Dragusin gets something on it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Keto moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 41 :(yar) F_Balogun is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  F_Balogun with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  Andrea_Basso was lucky there 
Min. 41 :(yde) N_Kirby pushes it past D_Thompson 
          ...  N_Kirby hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Keto moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 41 :(yar) F_Balogun wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Flores 
          ...  L_Radzac goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Jarred_Gillett calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(yde) J_Balagizi runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Meier 
          ...  A skillful effort from O_Meier ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 45 :(yde) S_Jiddou has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Thompson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Flores reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kirby lofts the ball in! 
          ...  L_Radzac loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  H_Keto fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 46 :(yar) K_Dembele looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  K_Dembele with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Andrea_Basso makes a fine save 
Min. 46 :(yde) H_Keto miskicks! 
          ...  D_Rankine is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Rankine attempts a lob! 
          ...  H_Keto makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23s 1-0 Derby County U23s

Min. 49 :(yde) J_Balagizi with a precise ball to D_Rankine 
          ...  D_Rankine tries to beat H_Keto from outside the area! 
          ...  H_Keto gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 1-1 Derby County U23s ...
Min. 49 :(yde) J_Balagizi is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 49 :(yde) Derby County U23s are switching their playing style to E 
Min. 49 :(yde) Up goes the substitution board - J_M-Lawson on for J_Balagizi as a AM 
Min. 51 :(yar) D_Thompson takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Rankine 
          ...  D_Thompson gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But Andrea_Basso punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 51 :(yde) D_Rankine takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Meier 
          ...  O_Meier aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 52 :(yde) N_Kirby jumps over D_Thompson's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 53 :(yar) M_Flores with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Flores with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But Andrea_Basso makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 56 :(yde) N_Kirby is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  S_Jiddou latches onto the ball 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  T_Eyoma looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 57 :(yde) S_Jiddou turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rankine 
          ...  D_Rankine goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 58 :(yar) K_Mavropanos with the through ball to D_Thompson 
          ...  D_Thompson tries the shot ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 59 :(yar) F_Balogun with a smart turn 
          ...  F_Balogun has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Andrea_Basso gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Arsenal U23s 2-1 Derby County U23s ...
Min. 60 :(yde) It seems Derby County U23s are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 60 :(yde) L_Radzac sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Eyoma 
Min. 61 :(yde) J_Splatt is coming on for N_Kirby and will play FW 
Min. 63 :(yde) O_Meier brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Splatt gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Splatt leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 64 :(yde) D_Rankine runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Splatt 
          ...  J_Splatt belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 65 :(yar) T_Tessmann will replace the useless C_Patino and will play MF 
Min. 65 :(yde) A_Eleftheriou replaces L_Radzac to play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(yar) D_Parkhouse will come on for F_Balogun and play FW 
Min. 72 :(yar) D_Parkhouse breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Andrea_Basso! 
          ...  M_Lowe brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Jarred_Gillett reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 75 :(yde) O_Meier takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Splatt 
          ...  D_Parkhouse with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 79 :(yde) J_Splatt is first to the loose ball 
          ...  J_Splatt with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  H_Keto dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had H_Keto beaten! 
Min. 80 :(yar) K_Dembele finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  D_Rankine is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 81 :(yar) T_Eyoma is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Parkhouse 
          ...  D_Parkhouse rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 82 :(yar) D_Thompson looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Flores 
          ...  M_Lowe takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 86 :(yar) K_Dembele controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  K_Dembele aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 87 :(yar) M_Flores pulls it back to D_Parkhouse 
          ...  D_Parkhouse with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Andrea_Basso gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Thompson 
          ...  Andrea_Basso makes the catch! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(yar) T_Tessmann has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Jiddou 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Parkhouse! 
          ...  J_Splatt with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 90 :(yde) O_Woods finds D_Rankine in acres of space 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 91 :(yar) K_Dembele with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Flores runs onto it! 
          ...  But R_Dragusin puts the ball out of play 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Meadow Park
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Arsenal U23s Match Info
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Best player          : F_Balogun (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Balogun (27,59)
Sent Off             : J_Lopez (24)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Derby County U23s Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rankine
Scorers              : D_Rankine (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Radzac (41), M_Lowe (72), D_Rankine (80)
Injured              : J_Balagizi (49)
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal U23s  |    Derby County U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       2
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23s 2 - 1 Derby County U23s
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Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Keto         GK  28   3   2   2  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
T_Tomiyasu     DF   1  23   9   3  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
J_Lopez        DF   2  25  14   4  21 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  19  -7  -7
D_Thompson     DF   1  25  12   3  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
K_Mavropanos   DF   2  24  14   3  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Bobb         MF   1   9  26   3  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Flores       MF   1  10  22   6  22 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  38   3
C_Patino       MF   1   2  22  11  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dembele      MF   1   3  25  15  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Nketiah      FW   2   2   4  24  19 |  24   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Balogun      FW   1   2  10  25  20 |  73   0   0   5   0   4   2   0   0   0   8  58  58
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  24   6   2  26 |  71   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
R_Nelson       FW   2   3   4  21  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Tessmann     MF   1   3  23  10  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Parkhouse    FW   1   3   6  22  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

Player Statistics - Derby County U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrea_Basso   GK  28   1   1   1  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
M_Lowe         DF   1  25  12   2  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
L_Buchanan     DF   1  25  10   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Woods        DM   2  15  25   3  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Radzac       DF   1  25   5   2  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   3
R_Dragusin     DF   2  25   7   4  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
O_Meier        AM   1   3  26  12  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
N_Kirby        MF   1   2  26   5  23 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Rankine      FW   1   4  12  26  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -3  17  24
J_Balagizi     AM   1   5  25  13  22 |  52   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
S_Jiddou       AM   1   3  25  12  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Barnes       GK  23   3   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Eleftheriou  DF   1  24   3   5  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M-Lawson     AM   1   9  25   5  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_M-Kimpioka   MF   2   4  25   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Splatt       FW   1   3   5  25  20 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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