FMFA, Aston Villa U23s vs. Liverpool U23s (Thu Dec 15) Aston Villa U23s | Liverpool U23s 4-3-1-2 C | 5-3-2 P Alex Nock | Thomas Edvardsen | A_Firth GK | GK R-T_Hoffmann M_Downing DF | DF N_Kinina H_Flowers DF | DF S_vandenBerg S_Hart DF | DF Adam_Lewis Y_Bildik DF | DF B_Koumetio G_Kilkenny MF | DF N_Abbey J_Buckle MF | FW M_Folivi Z_Butt'worth MF | MF J_Lilley T_Iroegbunam AM | FW A_Formentini K_Adedoyin FW | MF O_Akgun L_Barry FW | MF J_Birch | W_Huffer SUB | SUB D_Atherton D_Revan SUB | SUB J_Norris M_Sangare SUB | SUB J_Brimmer J_Phil-Bidace SUB | SUB S_Mazzaferro C_O'Hare SUB | SUB J_Darius Referee: Tony_Harrington (Cleveland) Min. 2 :(yas) L_Barry sprints past the defender ... L_Barry gets up high for the header ! ... But R-T_Hoffmann tips it behind ... CORNER! ... T_Iroegbunam drives it into the box! ... It comes to Z_Butt'worth ... He fires it towards to goal ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 4 :(yli) O_Akgun can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to A_Formentini ... A powerful header from A_Formentini ! ... It looks good ... A_Firth with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 5 :(yli) J_Lilley plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Lilley goes for goal ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Firth palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... J_Lilley chips the ball in towards the back post! ... O_Akgun makes a firm connection with his head ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 6 :(yas) Y_Bildik with a precise ball to Z_Butt'worth ... Z_Butt'worth with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But R-T_Hoffmann punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 8 :(yas) H_Flowers with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to K_Adedoyin ... K_Adedoyin hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 16 :(yas) L_Barry floats the ball in to find J_Buckle ... N_Abbey gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 19 :(yas) M_Downing boots it towards L_Barry ... Fine tackle by J_Lilley ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 25 :(yli) N_Kinina hoofs it up field to find O_Akgun ... But K_Adedoyin comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 26 :(yas) T_Iroegbunam with a penetrating pass to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle could have let it bounce! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(yli) M_Folivi with a slide rule pass to A_Formentini ... A_Formentini launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But A_Firth makes a fine save Min. 32 :(yli) A_Formentini knocks it past S_Hart and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Downing with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He got away with just a warning Min. 33 :(yli) J_Birch looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Folivi ... G_Kilkenny with an awful challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 37 :(yas) K_Adedoyin sidesteps N_Kinina ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A cheeky lob from K_Adedoyin ! ... R-T_Hoffmann parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 39 :(yli) J_Lilley finds his way through ... L_Barry with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 41 :(yas) J_Buckle unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Iroegbunam ... Launched towards the top corner by T_Iroegbunam ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Kilkenny! ... S_vandenBerg reads it well and clears the danger Min. 42 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Adedoyin latches onto it! ... N_Abbey wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa U23s 0-0 Liverpool U23s Min. 49 :(yli) O_Akgun with the first time flick to M_Folivi ... But H_Flowers wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Birch! ... Y_Bildik clears the danger Min. 56 :(yli) M_Folivi runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off Y_Bildik back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Z_Butt'worth with a bad challenge ... He received a good talking to from Tony_Harrington ... FREE KICK! ... A_Formentini bends it round the wall ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 57 :(yas) T_Iroegbunam with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... T_Iroegbunam has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... R-T_Hoffmann narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 59 :(yas) K_Adedoyin can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... K_Adedoyin with a low drive through the rain! ... R-T_Hoffmann gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by R-T_Hoffmann to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... S_Hart chips the ball in towards the far post! ... R-T_Hoffmann jumps well to claim it! Min. 59 :(yli) J_Birch flicks the ball through ... M_Folivi runs onto it! ... M_Folivi sees A_Firth off his line ! ... But A_Firth just gets his fingers to that one ... Tony_Harrington has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 60 :(yli) J_Darius is coming on and A_Formentini is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 60 :(yas) T_Iroegbunam has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Barry gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_vandenBerg seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 64 :(yas) L_Barry sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... B_Koumetio slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 66 :(yas) Up goes the substitution board - J_Phil-Bidace on for T_Iroegbunam as a AM Min. 66 :(yli) J_Lilley finds O_Akgun with a perfectly weighted pass ... O_Akgun shoots towards goal ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 68 :(yli) J_Darius gains control of the loose ball ... Good sliding challenge from H_Flowers and it had to be Min. 70 :(yas) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_Revan will come on for Y_Bildik and play DF Min. 70 :(yas) M_Sangare takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Buckle ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(yas) C_O'Hare will replace K_Adedoyin and play FW Min. 70 :(yli) J_Norris takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_vandenBerg ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(yli) B_Koumetio moves to DM Min. 70 :(yli) It seems O_Akgun has switched to a AM Min. 70 :(yli) J_Lilley changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 75 :(yli) N_Kinina is changing his role to a DM Min. 76 :(yas) L_Barry runs towards the goal ... L_Barry goes for goal ! ... R-T_Hoffmann with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 77 :(yas) H_Flowers is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... C_O'Hare latches onto the end of it ... C_O'Hare with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 78 :(yli) J_Norris lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Folivi latches on to it ... But H_Flowers wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Tony_Harrington has none of it. Min. 81 :(yas) C_O'Hare chests it down ... But Adam_Lewis spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 86 :(yas) Z_Butt'worth jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Barry ... L_Barry with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 87 :(yli) J_Norris holds the ball up ... He sees J_Darius in space! ... Z_Butt'worth with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Tony_Harrington calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 87 :(yli) O_Akgun runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... O_Akgun with a stunning strike ! ... A_Firth with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(yli) J_Birch controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Lilley gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Lilley with the shot on net ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 91 :(yas) L_Barry kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... A cheeky lob from L_Barry ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 92 :(yas) G_Kilkenny sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Sangare ... M_Sangare with a bomb of a shot ! ... R-T_Hoffmann falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bodymoor Heath ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Flowers (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Kilkenny (33), Z_Butt'worth (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R-T_Hoffmann Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa U23s | Liverpool U23s Attempts on Goal : 14 | 9 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 4 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa U23s 0 - 0 Liverpool U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 29 3 2 2 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 M_Downing DF 1 25 13 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Flowers DF 2 25 13 2 23 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 20 0 S_Hart DF 1 25 13 2 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bildik DF 1 25 14 2 24 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 G_Kilkenny MF 1 13 25 4 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Buckle MF 2 14 26 13 28 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Z_Butt'worth MF 1 14 26 14 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 17 1 T_Iroegbunam AM 1 13 20 13 25 | 68 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 K_Adedoyin FW 1 4 12 26 23 | 72 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 5 L_Barry FW 1 4 11 25 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 W_Huffer GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Revan DF 1 20 12 4 20 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sangare MF 1 7 24 9 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Phil-Bidace AM 1 5 25 13 19 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 4 25 19 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Liverpool U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-T_Hoffmann GK 29 2 1 1 23 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 N_Kinina DM 1 25 14 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_vandenBerg DF 1 25 13 5 22 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Adam_Lewis DF 2 25 14 1 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 B_Koumetio DM 1 25 14 3 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Abbey DF 1 26 14 4 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 25 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Lilley AM 1 14 25 13 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 4 A_Formentini FW 1 3 14 26 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 O_Akgun AM 1 2 25 14 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 J_Birch MF 1 14 26 3 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Atherton GK 21 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Norris DF 1 21 7 4 23 | 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Brimmer MF 2 2 24 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mazzaferro DF 1 21 4 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Darius FW 1 3 14 25 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1671125298 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35