YDL Premier Division, Everton U23 vs. Manchester City U21s (Wed Sep 25) Everton U23 | Manchester City U21s 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N | | C_Kelleher GK | GK J_Wint I_S-Smith DF | DF A_Jackson M_Downing DF | DF S_Mufini L_Moretti DF | DF J_Birch C_McAvoy DF | DF Y_Amankwah A_Aksakal MF | MF R_Lavia T_Onyango MF | MF D_Gyabi C_Whitaker MF | MF B_Knight S_Spence FW | MF F_Burns M_Sherif FW | FW S_Tedic K_Hansen AM | FW R_Matondo | G_Pickford SUB | SUB C_Anderson N_Baxter SUB | SUB K_Haug D_Fior SUB | SUB C_Gray E_Le SUB | SUB G_Mogensen E_Simms SUB | SUB J_Braaf Min. 2 :(yev) C_Whitaker heads the ball back to S_Spence ... S_Spence drives it towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That’s given Everton U23 the lead! ... Everton U23 1-0 Manchester City U21s ... Min. 4 :(yev) A_Aksakal gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside S_Mufini! ... He has some space now! ... A_Aksakal with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 9 :(ymc) D_Gyabi sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Matondo ... S_Spence robs him of the ball Min. 14 :(ymc) D_Gyabi controls it well ... He nutmegs C_McAvoy ... He puts in F_Burns! ... I_S-Smith gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Birch plays it towards the near post! ... C_McAvoy reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 17 :(yev) L_Moretti drives it across the face of the goal S_Spence ... S_Spence with a blistering shot ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 18 :(yev) C_Whitaker hoofs it up field to find M_Sherif ... M_Sherif with a screamer of a shot ! ... J_Wint won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Everton U23 2-0 Manchester City U21s ... Min. 19 :(yev) The Everton U23 manager told his side to change to a D strategy Min. 21 :(ymc) J_Birch with the towering header to S_Tedic ... A cracking drive from S_Tedic ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And C_Kelleher reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... F_Burns curls it into the box! ... C_Kelleher easily claims the ball! Min. 30 :(yev) L_Moretti with a glorious long pass to T_Onyango ... Y_Amankwah slices it ... J_Wint moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Onyango ... The danger is dealt with by J_Birch Min. 34 :(yev) K_Hansen runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... K_Hansen runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But J_Wint makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 39 :(ymc) J_Birch with an in swinging cross to S_Tedic ... S_Tedic gets his head to the ball ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into C_Kelleher's arms ... Unlucky Min. 41 :(ymc) R_Matondo runs forward ... M_Downing wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 41 :(ymc) S_Tedic catches C_Whitaker with an elbow! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(yev) A_Aksakal unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Sherif ... A delicate header from M_Sherif ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton U23 2-0 Manchester City U21s Min. 46 :(yev) K_Hansen brings it under control ... He takes on A_Jackson ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Sherif! ... M_Sherif sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 46 :(ymc) F_Burns controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Matondo gets onto the end of the pass! ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Downing Min. 47 :(ymc) Y_Amankwah holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Tedic ... S_Tedic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 51 :(ymc) S_Tedic plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... K_Hansen with the high feet ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 51 :(ymc) B_Knight hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Gyabi latches onto it! ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Gyabi ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 55 :(ymc) J_Braaf is being brought on ... R_Matondo is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 62 :(ymc) D_Gyabi finds the run of J_Braaf ... M_Downing with the block Min. 64 :(yev) M_Sherif plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Jackson tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 65 :(yev) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... N_Baxter will come on for I_S-Smith and play DF Min. 65 :(yev) E_Simms is being brought on ... S_Spence is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 65 :(ymc) G_Mogensen will replace the useless F_Burns and will play MF Min. 70 :(yev) G_Pickford is coming on for C_Kelleher and playing GK Min. 70 :(yev) E_Simms gains possession ... E_Simms fires off a left-footed shot ! ... J_Wint gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 70 :(ymc) J_Birch curls the ball out wide to D_Gyabi ... N_Baxter with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 71 :(yev) A_Aksakal has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Mufini ... He knocks it to M_Sherif! ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Birch ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 74 :(yev) A_Aksakal uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... Y_Amankwah takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 75 :(ymc) S_Tedic takes possession ... What can he do here? ... C_McAvoy is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 85 :(yev) L_Moretti can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Sherif ... M_Sherif hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 87 :(yev) E_Simms finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Y_Amankwah ... E_Simms gets up high for the header ! ... J_Wint with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(yev) M_Downing looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Hansen ... K_Hansen is clean through! ... J_Wint tries to make himself big ... He nutmegs J_Wint ... J_Wint does well to save it !! Min. 92 :(ymc) D_Gyabi with a glorious long pass to G_Mogensen ... G_Mogensen with the attempt at goal! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Whitaker (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Spence (2), M_Sherif (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Hansen (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City U21s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Gyabi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Tedic (41), A_Jackson (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton U23 | Manchester City U21s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 5 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 5 | 1 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 3 Key Passes : 9 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton U23 2 - 0 Manchester City U21s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Everton U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Kelleher GK 21 3 1 1 23 | 71 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 I_S-Smith DF 1 11 7 2 20 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Downing DF 1 18 14 2 23 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 15 0 L_Moretti DF 1 17 12 3 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 45 0 C_McAvoy DF 1 15 14 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 A_Aksakal MF 1 13 16 2 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 T_Onyango MF 1 7 16 13 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Whitaker MF 1 3 12 8 20 | 95 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 S_Spence FW 1 2 5 19 22 | 66 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 0 37 M_Sherif FW 1 2 5 17 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 K_Hansen AM 1 2 19 13 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 10 5 G_Pickford GK 18 2 2 1 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 N_Baxter DF 2 18 3 2 20 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Fior MF 1 13 16 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Le MF 1 2 17 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Simms FW 1 4 10 17 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Manchester City U21s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Wint GK 17 7 5 3 20 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 A_Jackson DF 1 17 4 2 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 S_Mufini DF 1 16 7 2 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Birch DF 1 15 19 3 25 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 45 0 Y_Amankwah DF 1 13 8 3 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 R_Lavia MF 1 12 15 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gyabi MF 1 4 16 11 21 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 2 B_Knight MF 1 5 14 6 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 F_Burns MF 1 13 10 4 23 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Tedic FW 1 4 9 15 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 4 R_Matondo FW 2 2 4 15 23 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Anderson GK 15 2 1 1 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Haug DF 14 2 2 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gray DF 1 2 10 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Mogensen MF 1 2 6 16 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_Braaf FW 1 2 5 14 20 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727294002 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35