YDL Division Two, Chelsea U23 vs. West Bromwich U23 (Thu May 28) Chelsea U23 | West Bromwich U23 4-1-3-2 L | 5-3-2 C Darren Lear | Neil Rowley | Tony_Bell GK | GK L_Wilkes Y_Alao DF | DF R_Richards J_Clark DF | DF T_Dyce O_Harrison DM | DF H_Williams Sam_Burns DF | DF A_Letat M_Washington DF | DF J_Shaw C_Atherton MF | MF D_Iqbal R_Walsh MF | MF M_Jenner D_Washington FW | MF L_Gordon J_Arthur FW | FW E_Sule I_Rabbaj MF | FW D_Chimeziri | I_Collinson SUB | SUB L_Brady L_Gormley SUB | SUB A_Perkins D_Waite SUB | SUB R_Bastafield H_Grimwade SUB | SUB F_Thorndike C_Ezenwata SUB | SUB R_Tulloch Min. 1 :(ych) Chelsea U23 will now play P after the order comes from the dugout Min. 2 :(ych) O_Harrison turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Washington ... But H_Williams wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 12 :(ych) The defender under hits the back pass! ... Sam_Burns is through! ... L_Wilkes fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY !! The Referee waves the Chelsea U23 players away ... D_Washington with the spot kick ... He sends L_Wilkes the wrong way ... Clinical Penalty ... GOAL!! ... That’s put Chelsea U23 in front! ... Chelsea U23 1-0 West Bromwich U23... Min. 14 :(ych) I_Rabbaj gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Fine tackle by R_Richards ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 15 :(ywb) M_Jenner pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Letat is clean through! ... A_Letat could have let it bounce! ... Wide of goal Min. 18 :(ych) O_Harrison takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Arthur ... D_Chimeziri wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 18 :(ych) O_Harrison takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Washington ... A_Letat fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 19 :(ych) O_Harrison controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Richards ... He puts in D_Washington! ... D_Washington with the shot on net ! ... The shot slips through L_Wilkes's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 21 :(ych) R_Walsh moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Arthur ... But J_Shaw wins the tackle Min. 21 :(ywb) T_Dyce gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to D_Iqbal ... But M_Washington wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 26 :(ywb) E_Sule drives the ball across field ... It comes to D_Chimeziri ... A cheeky lob from D_Chimeziri ! ... Tony_Bell with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 28 :(ywb) L_Gordon finds himself with plenty of time ... Good sliding challenge from Y_Alao Min. 36 :(ywb) E_Sule nutmegs Y_Alao, he continues to run forward ... E_Sule chases it through, he must score ! ... But Tony_Bell punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 37 :(ywb) L_Gordon chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Sule ... E_Sule has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(ych) I_Rabbaj kicks E_Sule off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 46 :(ych) H_Grimwade replaces J_Arthur to play as a MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea U23 1-0 West Bromwich U23 Min. 48 :(ywb) R_Richards turns nicely onto the ball ... D_Washington with the high feet ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 51 :(ywb) H_Williams is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 51 :(ywb) a big roar from the crowd as A_Perkins comes on for H_Williams to play DF Min. 52 :(ywb) L_Gordon hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... E_Sule latches onto it! ... J_Clark is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Tony_Bell misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Gordon curls it into the box! ... A_Perkins gets on the end of it ... But Tony_Bell punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 59 :(ywb) D_Iqbal back heels to find E_Sule in space ... E_Sule pounds a rocket on goal ! ... Tony_Bell with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 60 :(ywb) West Bromwich U23 made the switch to a E strategy Min. 64 :(ych) C_Atherton beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... C_Atherton swings in the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 70 :(ywb) F_Thorndike comes on for D_Iqbal and will play AM to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(ych) Y_Alao looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_Richards intercepts the pass Min. 71 :(ych) C_Atherton has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Perkins ... He puts in H_Grimwade! ... H_Grimwade with a powerful downward header! ... L_Wilkes is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 75 :(ywb) R_Tulloch will come on for D_Chimeziri and play FW Min. 77 :(ych) R_Walsh heads the ball back to D_Washington ... D_Washington has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 81 :(ych) R_Walsh jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Washington ... D_Washington tries to lob the keeper ! ... L_Wilkes tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 86 :(ych) D_Washington slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... But A_Letat clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ych) O_Harrison sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Washington ... T_Dyce wins it well ... Perfectly timed! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Recreation Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Washington (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Washington (12 pen) Sent Off : I_Rabbaj (46) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Sule Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Wilkes (12), A_Letat (18) Injured : H_Williams (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea U23 | West Bromwich U23 Attempts on Goal : 6 | 6 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea U23 1 - 0 West Bromwich U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony_Bell GK 23 1 1 1 14 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 Y_Alao DF 1 18 7 3 17 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Clark DF 1 19 6 2 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 O_Harrison DM 1 11 19 6 23 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 Sam_Burns DF 1 21 6 3 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Washington DF 1 19 6 3 20 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 C_Atherton MF 1 3 18 6 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 27 14 R_Walsh MF 1 8 19 3 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 D_Washington FW 1 5 10 19 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 J_Arthur FW 2 2 3 19 23 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Rabbaj MF 1 5 17 11 20 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 I_Collinson GK 16 2 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gormley DF 1 19 2 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Waite DM 1 16 6 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Grimwade MF 1 2 16 7 17 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 C_Ezenwata FW 1 2 4 19 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Wilkes GK 18 2 1 1 19 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 0 0 0 R_Richards DF 1 20 9 4 32 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Dyce DF 1 18 14 4 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 H_Williams DF 1 18 11 14 22 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Letat DF 1 17 6 2 18 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -3 J_Shaw DF 1 16 11 4 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Iqbal MF 1 3 16 6 19 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Jenner MF 1 2 19 7 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 L_Gordon MF 1 3 19 13 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 E_Sule FW 1 2 9 20 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 D_Chimeziri FW 1 3 6 20 22 | 76 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 L_Brady GK 18 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Perkins DF 1 18 14 9 22 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 R_Bastafield MF 1 3 16 4 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Thorndike AM 1 3 16 14 20 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 4 18 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1779994341 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35