YDL Division Two, Sheffield United U23 vs. Southampton U23 (Sat Nov 09)


                 Sheffield United U23  |  Southampton U23
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
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                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK H_Upstell
                         I_Mizouni DF  |  DF B_Sheaf
                       J_Belehouan DF  |  DF K_Ramsay
                          C_Semple DF  |  DF D_Abu
                         E_Tagseth DF  |  DF L_Pambou
                           F_Jones MF  |  MF W_Ferry
                         O_Greaves MF  |  MF M_Gibbs-White
                           R_Yorke MF  |  MF S_Brenan
                          I_Ndiaye MF  |  MF G_Babic
                          H_Knibbs FW  |  FW L_Ndukwu
                           L_Gaxha FW  |  FW M_Obafemi
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                        C_Hewitson SUB |  SUB N_Osborn
                           T_Cover SUB |  SUB K_Lopata
                       G_Dickinson SUB |  SUB R_Finnigan
                         F_Maguire SUB |  SUB F_Ross-Lang
                         B_Blacker SUB |  SUB J_Vale




Min. 3  :(ysh) O_Greaves knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But B_Sheaf clears the ball to safety 
Min. 4  :(yso) L_Ndukwu pushes it past the defender 
          ...  L_Ndukwu aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 5  :(yso) W_Ferry bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Obafemi 
          ...  M_Obafemi hits a great drive! 
          ...  But D_Henderson palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 6  :(yso) W_Ferry drives it across the face of the goal M_Obafemi 
          ...  M_Obafemi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  D_Henderson with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 9  :(ysh) H_Knibbs takes advantage of a mistake by K_Ramsay 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  H_Knibbs hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 10 :(yso) L_Pambou plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Ndukwu decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Ndukwu is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  D_Henderson tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He lobs it over D_Henderson 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 15 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to H_Knibbs 
          ...  B_Sheaf plays the back pass 
          ...  H_Upstell can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Mizouni hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Upstell comes out and claims it! 
Min. 18 :(ysh) R_Yorke has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Sheaf 
          ...  He puts in F_Jones! 
          ...  H_Upstell is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  I_Ndiaye knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Gaxha gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Gaxha tries to chip the ball over D_Henderson! 
          ...  H_Upstell with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 21 :(ysh) L_Gaxha sidesteps his marker 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_Ramsay 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 23 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to L_Gaxha 
          ...  But K_Ramsay comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 24 :(yso) A defence splitting pass from S_Brenan to M_Obafemi 
          ...  E_Tagseth with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(ysh) J_Belehouan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to I_Ndiaye 
          ...  I_Ndiaye with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Upstell got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  That puts Sheffield United U23 ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23 1-0 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 27 :(ysh) F_Jones takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Knibbs 
          ...  W_Ferry takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 28 :(yso) W_Ferry finds B_Sheaf with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  E_Tagseth stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 30 :(yso) D_Abu lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Obafemi latches on to it 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Belehouan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 30 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye with a slide rule pass to H_Knibbs 
          ...  D_Abu tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 31 :(ysh) I_Mizouni finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  I_Mizouni fires the shot in! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 32 :(ysh) F_Jones is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to O_Greaves 
          ...  O_Greaves hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Southampton U23 fans laugh at him 
Min. 33 :(ysh) I_Mizouni controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  F_Jones gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But W_Ferry wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Jones plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Belehouan 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  H_Upstell was beaten there! 
Min. 33 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Gibbs-White hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 34 :(ysh) I_Ndiaye beats his marker 
          ...  Cleared by L_Pambou 
Min. 35 :(ysh) A defence splitting pass from F_Jones to O_Greaves 
          ...  O_Greaves with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But H_Upstell makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 38 :(ysh) H_Knibbs beats D_Abu 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A thundering drive by H_Knibbs ! 
          ...  H_Upstell with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 38 :(yso) G_Babic sidesteps C_Semple 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  G_Babic hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  D_Henderson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 40 :(yso) L_Pambou takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Brenan 
          ...  But J_Belehouan barges him off the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(yso) G_Babic changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Ndukwu 
          ...  A delicate header from L_Ndukwu ! 
          ...  What agility from D_Henderson 
Min. 45 :(yso) K_Lopata is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Pambou is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 46 :(yso) M_Obafemi nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Obafemi attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  D_Henderson has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Sheffield United U23 1-1 Southampton U23 ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United U23 1-1 Southampton U23

Min. 47 :(yso) M_Gibbs-White controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  L_Ndukwu gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Semple makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ferry curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Ndukwu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 48 :(ysh) E_Tagseth pulls it back to C_Semple 
          ...  C_Semple has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be H_Upstell's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  H_Upstell looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Jones crosses it in! 
          ...  B_Sheaf wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 48 :(yso) M_Obafemi sprints past the defender 
          ...  C_Semple with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 52 :(ysh) H_Knibbs gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Knibbs cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  H_Upstell tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Jones crosses it in! 
          ...  K_Lopata reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 54 :(yso) G_Babic 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 L_Ndukwu 
          ...  E_Tagseth with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 55 :(ysh) T_Cover is going to be brought on 
          ...  E_Tagseth is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 55 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang replaces G_Babic and will play MF 
Min. 55 :(ysh) C_Semple finds O_Greaves with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  O_Greaves throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But H_Upstell hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 59 :(yso) S_Brenan turns past C_Semple 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  I_Ndiaye with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 60 :(ysh) F_Maguire is being brought on 
          ...  I_Ndiaye is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 61 :(yso) L_Ndukwu gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at L_Gaxha 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 62 :(ysh) O_Greaves takes on 3 men 
          ...  O_Greaves with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 63 :(ysh) O_Greaves spots F_Jones who is in acres of space 
          ...  F_Jones unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 68 :(yso) K_Lopata runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Ndukwu 
          ...  L_Ndukwu fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Abu chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Henderson jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 70 :(ysh) R_Yorke finds F_Maguire with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Maguire keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  H_Upstell is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  H_Upstell looks very relieved! 
Min. 70 :(yso) S_Brenan jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Ross-Lang 
          ...  F_Ross-Lang with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 71 :(yso) K_Lopata runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of L_Ndukwu 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Intercepted by C_Semple 
Min. 72 :(yso) L_Ndukwu whips the ball across to S_Brenan 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Semple 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Lopata swings it in! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes the catch! 
Min. 73 :(ysh) F_Maguire reads the run of I_Mizouni 
          ...  I_Mizouni with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  H_Upstell fists it away 
Min. 78 :(ysh) O_Greaves has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Abu 
          ...  He puts in J_Belehouan! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Sheaf !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 80 :(ysh) R_Yorke with a 40-yard pass to L_Gaxha 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  B_Sheaf picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 80 :(yso) L_Ndukwu sidesteps T_Cover 
          ...  L_Ndukwu attempts a low drive! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 82 :(yso) S_Brenan with a reverse pass to M_Gibbs-White 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by I_Mizouni 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Ramsay chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Henderson easily catches it! 
Min. 85 :(ysh) F_Maguire takes on 3 men 
          ...  K_Lopata reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ysh) J_Belehouan crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Knibbs in the box 
          ...  H_Knibbs has a dig at goal! 
          ...  H_Upstell parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 

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





Match Details
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Sheffield United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : I_Ndiaye (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Ndiaye (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Tagseth (24), C_Semple (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton U23 Match Info
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Best player          : M_Obafemi
Scorers              : M_Obafemi (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Ndukwu (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    Sheffield United U23  |    Southampton U23
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          16        |       14
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Final Score          : Sheffield United U23 1 - 1 Southampton U23
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United 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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D_Henderson    GK  22   2   1   1  23 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
I_Mizouni      DF   1  19  11   3  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  15   7
J_Belehouan    DF   1  19  10   3  23 |  94   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  57   2
C_Semple       DF   1  15   6   2  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  43  10  -3
E_Tagseth      DF   1  14  17   3  24 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  10  -5
F_Jones        MF   1   2  17   7  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
O_Greaves      MF   1   2  17  14  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  14
R_Yorke        MF   1   5  16   4  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
I_Ndiaye       MF   1   7  18   7  22 |  62   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  16  30  35
H_Knibbs       FW   2   3   4  17  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
L_Gaxha        FW   1   2   4  14  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Hewitson     GK  17   2   1   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cover        DF   1  12  11   3  23 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Dickinson    DF   1  12   8   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Maguire      MF   1   4  14  11  20 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
B_Blacker      FW   1   2   6  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton 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_Upstell      GK  16   2   1   5  20 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
B_Sheaf        DF   1  18   2   7  20 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
K_Ramsay       DF   1  15   7   3  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Abu          DF   1  12   8   3  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Pambou       DF   1  13  11   4  23 |  45   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
W_Ferry        MF   1   9  19   8  24 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  45   0
M_Gibbs-White  MF   1   2  18   4  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
S_Brenan       MF   1   3  17   8  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
G_Babic        MF   1   4  13  10  21 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
L_Ndukwu       FW   2   2   4  18  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -5  10  19
M_Obafemi      FW   2   2   3  15  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
N_Osborn       GK  13   2   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lopata       DF   1  14   9   2  22 |  49   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
R_Finnigan     DF   1   4  13   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ross-Lang    MF   1   5  15   6  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Vale         FW   1   2   2  13  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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