FMFA U23 Leagues, Arsenal U23 vs. Norwich City U23 (Wed Nov 01)


                          Arsenal U23  |  Norwich City U23
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                            Lee Clark  |  Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                            H_Keto GK  |  GK A_Romero
                        D_Thompson DF  |  DF A_Barkarson
                        T_Tomiyasu DF  |  DF T_Odusina
                        O_Aertssen DF  |  DF S_Stewart
                           J_Lopez DF  |  DF J_Thomas
                          M_Flores MF  |  MF D_Jaiyesimi
                         J_Doherty MF  |  MF C_Parsons
                        T_Tessmann MF  |  MF J_Martin
                         K_Dembele MF  |  MF R_Riley
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  FW J_Sargent
                         F_Balogun FW  |  FW G_Ahadme
                                       |
                          M_Funnel SUB |  SUB A_Oxborough
                           T_Eyoma SUB |  SUB B_Watt
                         H_Dudziak SUB |  SUB R_Nizet
                          C_Patino SUB |  SUB A_Fitzpatrick
                       D_Parkhouse SUB |  SUB K_Williams




Min. 1  :(yar) Arsenal U23 made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 1  :(yar) E_Nketiah jumps over T_Odusina's challenge 
          ...  E_Nketiah sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Romero never had a chance! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 1-0 Norwich City U23 ...
Min. 4  :(yno) S_Stewart beats T_Tomiyasu 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Nketiah with a reckless challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 5  :(yar) J_Doherty hits a hard pass to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Romero makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 9  :(yar) F_Balogun takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Balogun chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  A_Romero with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 10 :(yar) M_Flores is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to O_Aertssen 
          ...  Blocked by J_Thomas 
Min. 10 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  J_Doherty with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Norwich City U23 players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 11 :(yar) T_Tessmann with the first time pass to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 18 :(yar) D_Thompson runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  A_Romero watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 20 :(yno) R_Riley holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Parsons 
          ...  But O_Aertssen comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 23 :(yno) R_Riley finds J_Sargent in acres of space 
          ...  D_Thompson reads the play well 
Min. 29 :(yno) D_Jaiyesimi with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  T_Tessmann takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 37 :(yno) C_Parsons with a one-touch layoff to G_Ahadme 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 39 :(yar) E_Nketiah beats S_Stewart 
          ...  J_Thomas plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Romero can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Doherty 
          ...  It comes to O_Aertssen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Romero punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 41 :(yar) T_Tessmann pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  O_Aertssen is clean through! 
          ...  O_Aertssen strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(yar) E_Nketiah with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Barkarson 
          ...  S_Stewart hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Flores lofts the ball in! 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu gets a shot in 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23 1-0 Norwich City U23

Min. 48 :(yar) E_Nketiah jumps over T_Odusina's challenge 
          ...  R_Riley wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 50 :(yar) K_Dembele drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Doherty 
          ...  But T_Odusina wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 51 :(yar) E_Nketiah looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  E_Nketiah with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Romero saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 53 :(yno) J_Sargent jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 54 :(yar) K_Dembele beats A_Barkarson 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Parsons brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 55 :(yno) T_Odusina with a 40-yard pass to C_Parsons 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Doherty 
Min. 56 :(yar) T_Eyoma is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Lopez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 57 :(yar) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  K_Dembele is through! 
          ...  K_Dembele with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Romero 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 59 :(yno) G_Ahadme beats D_Thompson 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Ahadme controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But H_Keto palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 63 :(yar) J_Doherty retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  F_Balogun gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Balogun has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Romero punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 64 :(yar) M_Flores heads the ball back to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But A_Romero just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 65 :(yar) C_Patino is coming on for T_Tessmann and will play MF 
Min. 65 :(yar) D_Thompson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Norwich City U23 fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 65 :(yno) R_Riley looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Ahadme 
          ...  D_Thompson read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 66 :(yar) K_Dembele takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  K_Dembele swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 70 :(yar) D_Parkhouse will come on for E_Nketiah and play FW 
Min. 73 :(yar) T_Tomiyasu jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Ahadme with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 77 :(yar) C_Patino looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Aertssen 
          ...  J_Thomas hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Patino plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Thomas belts it clear 
Min. 82 :(yar) T_Tomiyasu brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Balogun gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Parsons with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 83 :(yar) J_Doherty with a short pass to find D_Thompson 
          ...  The cross hits D_Thompson on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 84 :(yar) D_Parkhouse plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  S_Stewart body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Doherty shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to F_Balogun instead 
          ...  J_Thomas wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 85 :(yar) J_Doherty sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to O_Aertssen 
          ...  O_Aertssen launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 85 :(yno) R_Riley flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Riley tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Keto's hands 
          ...  But H_Keto recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(yar) K_Dembele chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Parkhouse 
          ...  D_Parkhouse tries to beat A_Romero from outside the area! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 93 :(yar) D_Thompson gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Parsons 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen looks annoyed that there was no card there 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Meadow Park
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Arsenal U23 Match Info
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Best player          : D_Thompson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Nketiah (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Nketiah (4), J_Doherty (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Riley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal U23  |    Norwich City U23
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       2
Off target           :           9        |       0
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23 1 - 0 Norwich City U23
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Player Statistics - Arsenal U23
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  29   3   2   2  23 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
D_Thompson     DF   1  26  12   3  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  30   2
T_Tomiyasu     DF   1  24  10   3  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  15   2
O_Aertssen     DF   1  25  13   7  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  16   0   9
J_Lopez        DF   2  26  14   4  21 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flores       MF   1  11  25   6  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Doherty      MF   1  12  27   2  23 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  55  -5
T_Tessmann     MF   1   3  24  10  23 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Dembele      MF   1   3  27  16  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  12  42  19
E_Nketiah      FW   2   2   4  25  19 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  37
F_Balogun      FW   1   2  10  26  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
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  25   6   2  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Dudziak      MF   1   2  19   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Patino       MF   1   2  24  11  22 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Parkhouse    FW   1   3   6  23  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  12  14

Player Statistics - Norwich City U23
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Romero       GK  31   1   1   1  23 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
A_Barkarson    DF   1  25  12   3  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Odusina      DF   1  24   7   4  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
S_Stewart      DF   1  23   8   4  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Thomas       DF   1  21  10   3  23 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Jaiyesimi    MF   1   2  25  12  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Parsons      MF   1   6  24   3  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
J_Martin       MF   1   9  22   6  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Riley        MF   1   5  21   6  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  45   5
J_Sargent      FW   1   4   8  25  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Ahadme       FW   1   3   5  25  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Oxborough    GK  26   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Watt         DF   1  21  10   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nizet        DF   1  20   4   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Fitzpatrick  MF   1   3  21  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Williams     FW   2   2   3  22  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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