FMFA U23 Leagues, Newcastle United U23 vs. Leicester City U23 (Wed Jan 10) Newcastle United U23 | Leicester City U23 4-3-1-2 E | 4-4-2 N Harry Klenjan | Tony McCleary | C_Setford GK | GK M_Randriamamy K_Mpofu DF | DF L_Thomas L_Thompson DF | DF C_Ughelumba Ben_Grist DF | DF J_Redmond D_Charlton DF | DF K_Gruno K_Reid MF | MF F_Maguire N_Zaniola MF | MF R_Denny R_Maclean MF | MF S_Jasper R_Stirk AM | MF W_Hondermarck A_Wilson FW | FW G_Hirst C_Ferguson FW | FW N_Scardina | P_Banda SUB | SUB C_Yates J_Stewart SUB | SUB K_Kalafat J_George SUB | SUB R_Nelson A_Mohamed SUB | SUB S_Danso J_Ramsey SUB | SUB T_Pennant Min. 1 :(yle) F_Maguire spots N_Scardina who is in acres of space ... N_Scardina aiming for the bottom corner ! ... C_Setford makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 2 :(yne) C_Ferguson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside K_Gruno! ... He has some space now! ... C_Ferguson unleashes a pile driver ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... M_Randriamamy pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... K_Reid floats the ball in! ... R_Maclean gets a shot in ... M_Randriamamy is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And M_Randriamamy reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... N_Zaniola hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by S_Jasper Min. 6 :(yne) C_Ferguson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Ferguson aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 8 :(yne) A_Wilson with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Ughelumba behind ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Wilson ! ... But M_Randriamamy parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 10 :(yne) N_Zaniola cuts the ball back to C_Ferguson ... C_Ughelumba makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 10 :(yle) S_Jasper takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... But D_Charlton barges him off the ball Min. 13 :(yle) F_Maguire gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds G_Hirst ... G_Hirst tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... C_Setford with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 15 :(yne) R_Maclean runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to K_Mpofu ... N_Scardina takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... There can only be one outcome! ... The Referee consults his assistant !! ... PENALTY !! ... A_Wilson is the man who takes it ... He sends M_Randriamamy the wrong way ... Clinical Penalty ... GOAL!! ... That puts Newcastle United U23 ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Newcastle United U23 1-0 Leicester City U23... Min. 18 :(yne) N_Zaniola with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Wilson ... A_Wilson with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Reid hits it into the box! ... L_Thomas gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 20 :(yle) W_Hondermarck volleys it forward. He finds G_Hirst ... G_Hirst with a blistering shot ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... C_Setford moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 21 :(yne) K_Reid finds A_Wilson with a perfectly weighted pass ... But K_Gruno sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 25 :(yle) S_Jasper holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Scardina ... An audacious effort from N_Scardina ! ... C_Setford parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Newcastle United U23 1-1 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 30 :(yne) N_Zaniola squares it to A_Wilson ... A_Wilson with a thundering drive! ... But he somehow misses ... The Leicester City U23 fans laugh at him Min. 31 :(yle) R_Denny knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Charlton clears with a diving header Min. 36 :(yle) S_Jasper feeds the ball through the middle ... G_Hirst runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Hirst throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... C_Setford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 38 :(yle) N_Scardina skips the challenge from L_Thompson ... N_Scardina from 20 yards ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 40 :(yne) R_Stirk back heels to find A_Wilson in space ... L_Thomas hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... K_Reid chips the ball into the area! ... It comes to R_Maclean ... He fires it towards to goal ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Randriamamy is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Maclean plays it into the danger area! ... K_Gruno clears the corner Min. 40 :(yle) G_Hirst lobs it over the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from G_Hirst ! ... But C_Setford hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 41 :(yne) D_Charlton turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Wilson ... A powerful shot by A_Wilson ! ... M_Randriamamy won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 42 :(yle) G_Hirst jumps over the defender's challenge ... Fine tackle by K_Mpofu ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United U23 1-1 Leicester City U23 Min. 47 :(yne) C_Ferguson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Redmond ... That mistake could prove costly ... But K_Gruno wins the tackle cleanly Min. 56 :(yle) W_Hondermarck holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Scardina ... Superbly timed tackle by Ben_Grist ... He made it look easy Min. 58 :(yne) N_Zaniola runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... But K_Gruno wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 59 :(yne) C_Ferguson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past K_Gruno ... He puts in A_Wilson! ... L_Thomas read the danger and stops the pass Min. 59 :(yle) S_Jasper finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... D_Charlton makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 62 :(yne) J_Ramsey takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Ferguson ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 68 :(yle) R_Denny with the dribble ... A skillful effort from R_Denny ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 70 :(yne) K_Reid with the deft touch ... He takes it past C_Ughelumba ... He knocks it to A_Wilson! ... K_Gruno gets to the ball first Min. 72 :(yle) W_Hondermarck has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past D_Charlton ... He knocks it to C_Ughelumba! ... A thundering drive by C_Ughelumba ! ... But C_Setford tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 73 :(yne) A_Wilson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Redmond! ... He has some space now! ... K_Gruno with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 73 :(yle) S_Jasper with the dribble ... N_Zaniola is easily beaten ... Ben_Grist with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 73 :(yle) G_Hirst uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... G_Hirst leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... C_Setford makes a fine save Min. 75 :(yne) R_Stirk with a measured pass to R_Maclean ... R_Maclean with the goal bound shot! ... M_Randriamamy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 76 :(yle) F_Maguire has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past K_Mpofu ... He puts in R_Denny! ... But J_Ramsey slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 77 :(yne) J_George is being prepared to come on ... K_Reid is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 77 :(yle) K_Gruno finds N_Scardina with a perfectly weighted pass ... Ben_Grist pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 79 :(yne) N_Zaniola with an incisive pass to J_Ramsey ... J_Redmond reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 79 :(yle) S_Jasper sidesteps Ben_Grist ... He showed great skill there ... A cracking drive from S_Jasper ! ... It floats over C_Setford ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 80 :(yne) J_Stewart comes on for L_Thompson and takes up a DF role Min. 82 :(yne) Ben_Grist runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Wilson latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_Wilson has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Randriamamy claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That surely hands Newcastle United U23 victory!! ... Newcastle United U23 2-1 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 84 :(yne) J_George sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Ramsey ... C_Ughelumba reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_George! ... J_Redmond clears the corner Min. 87 :(yne) R_Stirk brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Ben_Grist gets on the end of the pass ... Ben_Grist uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(yne) R_Stirk hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Wilson latches onto it! ... A_Wilson drives the shot in! ... Brilliant save from M_Randriamamy ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 91 :(yne) N_Zaniola backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... Ben_Grist gets on the end of it ... N_Scardina muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee warns him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Whitley Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Wilson (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Wilson (15 pen,82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ben_Grist (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Jasper Scorers : N_Scardina (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Scardina (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United U23 | Leicester City U23 Attempts on Goal : 13 | 11 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United U23 2 - 1 Leicester City U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Setford GK 32 1 1 1 21 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 K_Mpofu DF 2 26 4 2 19 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_Thompson DF 1 24 6 2 19 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben_Grist DF 1 25 7 7 22 | 94 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 27 37 -3 D_Charlton DF 1 19 6 2 20 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 0 K_Reid MF 1 2 26 2 19 | 79 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 12 N_Zaniola MF 1 9 26 2 24 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 R_Maclean MF 1 6 25 2 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 R_Stirk AM 1 2 23 3 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 A_Wilson FW 2 3 2 25 18 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 12 12 98 C_Ferguson FW 1 2 4 21 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 P_Banda GK 22 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stewart DF 1 21 10 4 23 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_George MF 1 4 26 4 21 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Mohamed MF 1 2 21 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ramsey FW 1 2 3 21 18 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Randriamamy GK 30 1 1 1 22 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 L_Thomas DF 1 26 11 4 26 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 C_Ughelumba DF 2 25 3 1 19 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 5 J_Redmond DF 1 24 9 2 21 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 K_Gruno DF 2 23 4 3 21 | 94 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 15 0 F_Maguire MF 1 4 26 10 20 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 R_Denny MF 1 2 25 11 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 S_Jasper MF 1 2 23 11 23 | 94 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 57 2 W_Hondermarck MF 1 4 23 5 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 G_Hirst FW 1 5 8 24 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 N_Scardina FW 1 3 9 23 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 37 C_Yates GK 27 2 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Kalafat DF 1 22 6 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nelson DF 1 21 10 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Danso MF 1 6 22 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Pennant FW 1 2 4 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704919178 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35