FMFA U23 Leagues, Southampton U23s vs. Brentford U23s (Thu Feb 08) Southampton U23s | Brentford U23s 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-1-1 C Caretaker Will Schoolar | Neil Stockley | M_Sels GK | GK N_Shepperd K_Freeman DF | DF B_Hockenhull T_Brewitt DF | DF D_Oyegoke K_Ramsay DF | DF K_O'Connor K_Lopata DF | DF R_Lewis W_Ferry MF | DM J_Lyden M_Gibbs-White MF | MF Jona_Starek S_Brenan MF | MF P_Zito F_Ross-Lang MF | MF M_Bidstrup C_Hale FW | AM M_Whittaker M_Obafemi FW | FW Y_Greco | N_Osborn SUB | SUB S_Andersson L_Pambou SUB | SUB V_Adedokun D_Abu SUB | SUB J_Carre R_Finnigan SUB | SUB C_Farr S_Bellis SUB | SUB T_Ablade Min. 5 :(yso) W_Ferry squares it to C_Hale ... But K_O'Connor wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by W_Ferry ... It is kicked away by B_Hockenhull Min. 8 :(ybr) P_Zito takes advantage of a mistake by K_Freeman ... He runs towards goal ... P_Zito uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... M_Sels tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Jona_Starek curls it into the box! ... P_Zito gets to it! ... He hits the side netting Min. 9 :(ybr) Y_Greco finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... C_Hale goes in studs first ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 9 :(ybr) P_Zito is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Y_Greco ... K_Freeman knocks the ball back to M_Sels ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past M_Sels! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Bidstrup hits it into the box! ... It comes to R_Lewis ... He gets the shot away ... But M_Sels punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 10 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Obafemi ... M_Obafemi aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... N_Shepperd parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 12 :(yso) M_Obafemi takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... K_O'Connor plays the back pass ... N_Shepperd can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... M_Gibbs-White drives it into the box! ... B_Hockenhull wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 13 :(yso) K_Lopata looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to F_Ross-Lang ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Bidstrup looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 14 :(yso) C_Hale breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through! ... He rounds N_Shepperd! ... N_Shepperd brings him down in the area! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ... PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away ... C_Hale with the spot kick ... He sends N_Shepperd the wrong way ... Clinical Penalty ... GOAL!! ... That’s put Southampton U23s in front! ... Southampton U23s 1-0 Brentford U23s... Min. 15 :(ybr) Brentford U23s restructured their strategy to N Min. 18 :(ybr) K_O'Connor with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Zito gets on the end of the pass ... P_Zito hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Whittaker lofts the ball in! ... M_Sels easily catches it! Min. 20 :(ybr) Jona_Starek plays a long ball to R_Lewis ... Intercepted by K_Freeman Min. 24 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Y_Greco gets on the end of the pass ... K_Freeman with the block Min. 26 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White finds C_Hale with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Hale with the crafty shot! ... The shot slips through N_Shepperd's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 26 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup with a perfectly timed run ... M_Bidstrup hits the ball first time! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 29 :(yso) S_Brenan jumps over the defender's challenge ... D_Oyegoke wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Caretaker Will Schoolar looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 34 :(yso) K_Freeman jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Obafemi ... M_Obafemi hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Southampton U23s 2-0 Brentford U23s ... Min. 34 :(ybr) It seems Brentford U23s are making a tactical change to A Min. 34 :(ybr) P_Zito moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 34 :(ybr) P_Zito plays it forward to B_Hockenhull ... B_Hockenhull hits the ball first time! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 36 :(yso) W_Ferry whips the ball across to M_Obafemi ... R_Lewis gathers up the loose ball Min. 38 :(ybr) Jona_Starek beats K_Freeman ... He showed great skill there ... Jona_Starek with the cheeky shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 39 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... F_Ross-Lang has a go! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 39 :(ybr) M_Whittaker sidesteps F_Ross-Lang ... Brilliantly taken away by W_Ferry !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 41 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Zito decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... P_Zito must beat M_Sels! ... M_Sels gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang pulls it back to M_Obafemi ... B_Hockenhull takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton U23s 2-0 Brentford U23s Min. 47 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past W_Ferry ... He puts in D_Oyegoke! ... K_Ramsay wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 52 :(ybr) Y_Greco sidesteps K_Freeman ... That was too easy ... T_Brewitt beats him to the ball Min. 54 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Obafemi gets on the end of the pass ... A great volley from M_Obafemi ! ... N_Shepperd falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 56 :(ybr) Y_Greco with electric pace ... He eases past K_Ramsay ... Y_Greco attempts to nutmeg M_Sels! ... M_Sels won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 56 :(yso) S_Brenan crosses to M_Obafemi ... D_Oyegoke with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 56 :(ybr) V_Adedokun is being prepared to come on ... M_Whittaker is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 57 :(ybr) Y_Greco takes possession ... What can he do here? ... T_Brewitt plays the back pass ... M_Sels can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... M_Bidstrup chips the ball in towards the back post! ... It is kicked away by K_Freeman Min. 57 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Lewis ... He puts in W_Ferry! ... J_Lyden pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... W_Ferry hoists it forward ... M_Obafemi gets on the end of it ... J_Lyden brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 63 :(ybr) Jona_Starek runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Hockenhull ... But F_Ross-Lang slides in Min. 65 :(ybr) J_Lyden with the through ball to Jona_Starek ... Jona_Starek with his head down lets it go ! ... Wide of goal Min. 67 :(ybr) J_Lyden miskicks! ... He finds V_Adedokun though ... That was fortunate ... C_Hale takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 68 :(yso) M_Obafemi finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... B_Hockenhull dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 68 :(ybr) P_Zito with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Ramsay ... K_Ramsay fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee warns him Min. 68 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup flicks the ball through ... Y_Greco runs onto it! ... From long range Y_Greco bends the ball towards goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 70 :(ybr) T_Ablade will come on for Y_Greco and play FW Min. 76 :(yso) K_Freeman with the heel pass to M_Obafemi ... M_Obafemi has a go! ... Looks like it should be N_Shepperd's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... N_Shepperd looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Brenan plays it towards the near post! ... V_Adedokun clears the corner Min. 81 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup flicks it past K_Ramsay ... He runs forward ... M_Bidstrup with a powerful downward header! ... M_Sels makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 82 :(ybr) P_Zito sidesteps K_Freeman ... He showed great skill there ... P_Zito with a terrific drive ! ... M_Sels gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 83 :(yso) C_Hale holds the ball up ... He sees F_Ross-Lang in space! ... F_Ross-Lang with a terrific drive ! ... It floats over N_Shepperd ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 87 :(ybr) M_Bidstrup takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... M_Bidstrup drives it low ! ... But M_Sels parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ybr) T_Ablade looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Lets hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 91 :(ybr) P_Zito finds T_Ablade with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Ablade flings a shot at goal ! ... M_Sels goes down well to save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Staplewood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Freeman (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Hale (14 pen), M_Obafemi (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Hale (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Bidstrup Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Oyegoke (56) Booked : N_Shepperd (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton U23s | Brentford U23s Attempts on Goal : 8 | 15 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton U23s 2 - 0 Brentford U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sels GK 29 2 2 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 27 4 2 23 | 95 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 57 0 T_Brewitt DF 1 25 7 2 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 12 12 K_Ramsay DF 1 22 7 3 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 K_Lopata DF 1 21 8 2 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 W_Ferry MF 1 8 26 8 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 2 25 4 20 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 57 12 S_Brenan MF 1 3 24 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 F_Ross-Lang MF 1 5 22 6 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 30 4 C_Hale FW 2 3 4 25 19 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 11 10 32 M_Obafemi FW 2 2 2 23 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 N_Osborn GK 21 2 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pambou DF 1 21 11 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Abu DF 1 20 8 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Finnigan MF 1 4 21 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Bellis FW 1 2 4 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brentford U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Shepperd GK 30 2 1 1 23 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -27 0 0 0 B_Hockenhull DF 1 25 6 3 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 2 D_Oyegoke DF 1 24 7 4 23 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 K_O'Connor DF 1 26 5 2 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 R_Lewis DF 1 26 14 6 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 J_Lyden DM 1 10 28 3 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 Jona_Starek MF 1 13 27 13 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 P_Zito AM 1 3 23 12 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 45 19 M_Bidstrup MF 1 8 25 8 21 | 95 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 60 12 M_Whittaker AM 1 3 12 22 22 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Greco FW 1 2 4 22 21 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S_Andersson GK 27 2 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Adedokun DF 1 21 10 4 23 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Carre MF 1 10 24 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Farr MF 1 5 21 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ablade FW 1 2 9 21 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1707421978 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35