FMFA U23 Leagues, Arsenal U23 vs. Liverpool U23 (Wed Jun 19)


                          Arsenal U23  |  Liverpool U23
                            4-2-1-3 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                               VACANT  |  Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                        O_Aertssen DF  |  DF N_Kinina
                           T_Eyoma DF  |  DF C_Pinnington
                        D_Thompson DF  |  DM J_Page
                           J_Lopez DF  |  DF Tiago_Coser
                          M_Flores MF  |  DF B_Koumetio
                         J_Doherty MF  |  FW L_Gibson
                         K_Dembele AM  |  MF Javier_Casas
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  FW K_Henry
                      E_Smith-Rowe FW  |  MF H_Gilmour
                         F_Balogun FW  |  MF E_Airoboma
                                       |
                           A_Crean SUB |  SUB D_Atherton
                           J_Olowu SUB |  SUB C_McDonald
                          O_Kamara SUB |  SUB M_Musialowski
                          C_Patino SUB |  SUB J_Norris
                          P_Kabuya SUB |  SUB S_Michez




Min. 1  :(yli) Javier_Casas hoofs it up field to find L_Gibson 
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Gibson ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 4  :(yli) K_Henry runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  K_Henry drives the shot in! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 7  :(yli) K_Henry nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  K_Henry unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it 
Min. 8  :(yar) F_Balogun plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  F_Balogun has a go! 
          ...  I_Meslier collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 13 :(yli) L_Gibson jumps over J_Lopez's challenge 
          ...  T_Eyoma brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 18 :(yar) D_Thompson jumps over Javier_Casas's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Thompson tries to beat I_Meslier from outside the area! 
          ...  But I_Meslier dives to his left 
          ...  I think I_Meslier just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 18 :(yli) J_Page floats the ball in to find K_Henry 
          ...  O_Aertssen beats him to the ball 
Min. 21 :(yli) Javier_Casas with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  Javier_Casas with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 24 :(yar) O_Aertssen pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe is clean through! 
          ...  N_Kinina clears with a diving header 
Min. 26 :(yar) E_Nketiah with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Nketiah ! 
          ...  I_Meslier saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 29 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  F_Balogun is unmarked 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  F_Balogun takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just I_Meslier is between him and the goal 
          ...  He slips it underneath I_Meslier 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s given Arsenal U23 the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 1-0 Liverpool U23 ...
Min. 29 :(yli) H_Gilmour pass splits open the defence and finds Javier_Casas 
          ...  A cracking drive from Javier_Casas ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  J_Pickford looks relieved there! 
Min. 32 :(yli) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  L_Gibson gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Gibson must beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Pickford recovers to save!! 
Min. 33 :(yli) B_Koumetio runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs O_Aertssen 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  B_Koumetio hits a great shot ! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Liverpool U23 are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 1-1 Liverpool U23 ...
Min. 34 :(yar) K_Dembele gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside B_Koumetio! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Dembele with the drive! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 35 :(yar) K_Dembele looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Balogun 
          ...  B_Koumetio robs him of the ball 
Min. 36 :(yli) N_Kinina hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  K_Henry latches onto it! 
          ...  K_Henry with the overhead ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 38 :(yli) H_Gilmour changes position to fill a AM slot 
Min. 40 :(yar) M_Flores with a precise ball to K_Dembele 
          ...  K_Dembele cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Doherty chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Kinina clears the danger 
Min. 41 :(yar) J_Doherty with a probing through ball F_Balogun 
          ...  The ball hits C_Pinnington in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 41 :(yli) K_Henry sidesteps O_Aertssen 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  K_Henry hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 42 :(yli) Javier_Casas takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Airoboma 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Airoboma ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(yli) Tiago_Coser controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Javier_Casas gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Balogun beats him to the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23 1-1 Liverpool U23

Min. 46 :(yli) L_Gibson finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  L_Gibson tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 48 :(yar) J_Doherty with a probing pass to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 49 :(yar) E_Nketiah beats N_Kinina 
          ...  E_Nketiah with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  I_Meslier is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  I_Meslier looks very relieved! 
Min. 49 :(yli) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  L_Gibson is through! 
          ...  F_Balogun is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 49 :(yli) E_Airoboma with the nod to K_Henry 
          ...  K_Henry with the chance ! 
          ...  J_Pickford turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Gilmour hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Thompson gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 52 :(yar) J_Doherty brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Tiago_Coser 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Dembele! 
          ...  K_Dembele with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  I_Meslier grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 53 :(yar) M_Flores sidesteps B_Koumetio 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Flores with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 53 :(yli) Javier_Casas is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to K_Henry 
          ...  K_Henry tries to beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  That puts Liverpool U23 ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 1-2 Liverpool U23 ...
Min. 54 :(yli) H_Gilmour seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 54 :(yli) Javier_Casas moves to DM 
Min. 54 :(yli) Tiago_Coser runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Henry 
          ...  O_Aertssen with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 55 :(yli) K_Henry turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  K_Henry tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  J_Pickford just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 55 :(yar) J_Doherty controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  J_Page takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 60 :(yli) Javier_Casas with an inch perfect pass to K_Henry 
          ...  But D_Thompson puts it in row Z! 
Min. 62 :(yli) N_Kinina floats the ball in to find H_Gilmour 
          ...  T_Eyoma gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 63 :(yar) J_Doherty plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Nketiah decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  E_Nketiah tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  I_Meslier makes a good save 
Min. 64 :(yar) M_Flores leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Dembele floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Flores with the shot! 
          ...  I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Aertssen curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to K_Dembele 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  I_Meslier had no chance! 
          ...  That’s got Arsenal U23 back level! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 2-2 Liverpool U23 ...
Min. 65 :(yli) H_Gilmour is now playing as a AM 
Min. 65 :(yli) J_Page is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 65 :(yli) Javier_Casas seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 66 :(yli) C_Pinnington sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But M_Flores barges him off the ball 
Min. 67 :(yar) J_Lopez with a 50-yard pass to E_Smith-Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe bears down on goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 70 :(yli) C_McDonald is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Tiago_Coser is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(yli) S_Michez is coming on and K_Henry is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 70 :(yli) Liverpool U23 switch to playing A 
Min. 74 :(yar) E_Smith-Rowe with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Pinnington a clean set of heals 
          ...  E_Smith-Rowe sees I_Meslier off his line ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 74 :(yli) J_Page with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Michez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Michez with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Liverpool U23 have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 2-3 Liverpool U23 ...
Min. 75 :(yli) J_Norris is coming on for N_Kinina and will play DF 
Min. 75 :(yli) It looks as though Liverpool U23 is now playing D 
Min. 75 :(yli) S_Michez changes position to fill a AM slot 
Min. 75 :(yli) L_Gibson moves to AM 
Min. 75 :(yli) H_Gilmour is now playing as a MF 
Min. 75 :(yli) J_Page moves to DM 
Min. 75 :(yli) Javier_Casas changes position to fill a DM slot 
Min. 75 :(yar) O_Aertssen beats C_Pinnington 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Page is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 85 :(yli) J_Page hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Gilmour collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Nketiah is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(yar) M_Flores with an inch perfect pass to J_Doherty 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Norris 

*************  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          : K_Dembele
Scorers              : F_Balogun (29), K_Dembele (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Balogun (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool U23 Match Info
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Best player          : K_Henry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Koumetio (33), K_Henry (53), S_Michez (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal U23  |    Liverpool U23
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23 2 - 3 Liverpool 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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J_Pickford     GK  19   1   2   1  24 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
O_Aertssen     DF   1  18  14   7  26 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  42   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  17   6   2  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Thompson     DF   1  18  12   3  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   5
J_Lopez        DF   2  19  15   4  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Flores       MF   1  12  18   6  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  45  10
J_Doherty      MF   1  12  18   2  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
K_Dembele      AM   1   3  18  16  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  44
E_Nketiah      FW   2   2   4  18  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
E_Smith-Rowe   FW   1   2   9  18  23 |  94   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  42   8
F_Balogun      FW   1   2  10  18  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  11  -5  35
A_Crean        GK  17   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Olowu        DF   2  16   4   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kamara       MF   1   2  17   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Patino       MF   1   2  18  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kabuya       FW   1   2   4  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool 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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I_Meslier      GK  22   1   1   1  23 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
N_Kinina       DF   1  18  15   2  24 |  76   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
C_Pinnington   DF   1  17   5   3  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  12  12
J_Page         DM   1  10  17   3  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
Tiago_Coser    DF   1  18  14   7  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Koumetio     DF   1  19  15   3  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  16   0  35
L_Gibson       AM   1   2   5  18  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Javier_Casas   DM   1  14  19  14  26 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  87   7
K_Henry        FW   2   2   4  18  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  56
H_Gilmour      MF   1   4  18  16  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
E_Airoboma     MF   1   2  18   7  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
D_Atherton     GK  18   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McDonald     DF   1  18  13   2  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Musialowski  MF   1   3  12   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Norris       DF   1  15   7   4  23 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
S_Michez       AM   1   2   3  15  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  12  12  47
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