YDL Division Two, Leicester City U23 vs. West Ham United U23 (Thu May 28)


                   Leicester City U23  |  West Ham United U23
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                           C_Yates GK  |  GK F_Herrick
                        N_Scardina DF  |  DF K_McDonald
                          L_Aideed DF  |  DF E_Sowumni
                       C_Ughelumba DF  |  DF V_Perkins
                         J_Redmond DF  |  DF A_Golambeckis
                           B_Owusu MF  |  DM C_Brooks
                          F_Nmecha MF  |  MF M_Golding
                          S_Jasper MF  |  AM S_Moor
                        T_Manyumba MF  |  AM N_C-Philips
                           C_Popov FW  |  FW D_Chigwada
                            J_King FW  |  FW B_Woodburn
                                       |
                         W_Daniels SUB |  SUB L_Awesu
                           K_Gruno SUB |  SUB C_Leacock
                           S_Danso SUB |  SUB A_Dike
                          J_Joseph SUB |  SUB R_Hargan
                        J_Fletcher SUB |  SUB D_Mubama




Min. 5  :(ylc) F_Nmecha moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_King 
          ...  K_McDonald knocks the ball back to F_Herrick 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past F_Herrick! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Scardina hits it into the box! 
          ...  F_Herrick easily catches it! 
Min. 6  :(ylc) J_King bursts forward 
          ...  J_King keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  What agility from F_Herrick 
Min. 8  :(ylc) B_Owusu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to C_Popov 
          ...  C_Popov bears down on goal! 
          ...  It floats over F_Herrick 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 12 :(ywh) C_Brooks chips the ball over the defence and finds B_Woodburn 
          ...  B_Woodburn has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 12 :(ylc) B_Owusu runs at E_Sowumni 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  S_Moor takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 13 :(ylc) B_Owusu floats the ball in to find J_King 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_King ! 
          ...  F_Herrick beats the ball away 
Min. 14 :(ylc) J_King steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Golding 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_King tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But F_Herrick parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 14 :(ywh) M_Golding finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Scardina 
          ...  N_Scardina with the foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 17 :(ywh) D_Chigwada with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Aideed 
          ...  L_Aideed does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 18 :(ywh) N_C-Philips holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Chigwada 
          ...  D_Chigwada with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 23 :(ylc) C_Popov with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  C_Popov with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  F_Herrick can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  F_Herrick makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 23 :(ywh) E_Sowumni with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Golding gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Golding ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Yates's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  C_Yates looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Chigwada crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Yates makes the catch! 
Min. 25 :(ylc) S_Jasper wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_King 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_King ! 
          ...  F_Herrick heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 26 :(ylc) F_Nmecha drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_King 
          ...  J_King runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But F_Herrick punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 27 :(ylc) C_Popov with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows E_Sowumni a clean set of heals 
          ...  V_Perkins slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 28 :(ylc) T_Manyumba kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_King gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_King with the overhead ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  F_Herrick grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 29 :(ywh) C_Yates miskicks! 
          ...  B_Woodburn is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  B_Woodburn hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  C_Yates narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 30 :(ylc) N_Scardina knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Sowumni 
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Scardina ! 
          ...  F_Herrick is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 34 :(ywh) N_C-Philips finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  F_Nmecha with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  D_Chigwada hits it over the wall 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 36 :(ylc) L_Aideed loses his marker! 
          ...  L_Aideed with the shot on net ! 
          ...  F_Herrick saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 37 :(ywh) N_C-Philips lays the ball back to A_Golambeckis 
          ...  A_Golambeckis tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But C_Yates tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 42 :(ywh) A_Golambeckis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  D_Chigwada gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  D_Chigwada tries to beat C_Yates from outside the area! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ywh) C_Leacock is coming on for E_Sowumni and will play DF 
Min. 45 :(ywh) K_McDonald with the through ball to D_Chigwada 
          ...  D_Chigwada fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  C_Yates saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 46 :(ylc) S_Jasper runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off V_Perkins back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Golambeckis reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City U23 0-0 West Ham United U23

Min. 48 :(ylc) S_Jasper sidesteps C_Leacock 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  S_Jasper tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  F_Herrick gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by F_Herrick !! 
Min. 51 :(ywh) M_Golding looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Woodburn 
          ...  F_Nmecha tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  B_Woodburn with the thundering drive 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  C_Yates is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Brooks chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_Yates fists it away! 
Min. 51 :(ywh) N_C-Philips with the first time flick to V_Perkins 
          ...  J_Redmond makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 56 :(ylc) F_Nmecha heads the ball back to C_Popov 
          ...  C_Popov gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  F_Herrick is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Leicester City U23 have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Leicester City U23 1-0 West Ham United U23 ...
Min. 56 :(ywh) D_Chigwada unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Leacock 
          ...  C_Leacock with a little chip! 
          ...  But C_Yates punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 59 :(ylc) T_Manyumba beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds L_Aideed 
          ...  But N_C-Philips clears the danger 
Min. 59 :(ywh) S_Moor takes advantage of a mistake by N_Scardina 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Redmond gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 61 :(ywh) N_C-Philips runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Golambeckis 
          ...  A_Golambeckis throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  C_Yates with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Golding drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Chigwada makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 63 :(ylc) J_King beats A_Golambeckis 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_King goes for goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 63 :(ywh) A defence splitting pass from S_Moor to C_Brooks 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Brooks ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 65 :(ywh) A_Dike replaces an unhappy N_C-Philips and will play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(ywh) S_Moor has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  B_Woodburn collects the loose ball! 
          ...  B_Woodburn looks to see where C_Yates is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  C_Yates tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_McDonald chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  C_Yates catches it! 
Min. 66 :(ylc) S_Jasper knocks the ball past M_Golding 
          ...  A_Dike is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(ywh) R_Hargan will replace C_Brooks and play MF 
Min. 68 :(ylc) L_Aideed gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at R_Hargan 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 70 :(ylc) K_Gruno is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Scardina is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(ylc) J_Joseph is being brought on 
          ...  B_Owusu is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 70 :(ylc) J_Fletcher will come on for C_Popov and play FW 
Min. 70 :(ywh) D_Mubama is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Chigwada is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 70 :(ywh) K_McDonald backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  R_Hargan latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Hargan with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  C_Yates makes a good save 
Min. 71 :(ylc) S_Jasper with an incisive pass to J_Fletcher 
          ...  But V_Perkins wins the ball 
Min. 72 :(ywh) A_Dike looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Mubama 
          ...  D_Mubama hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  C_Yates collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 75 :(ywh) C_Leacock with a one-touch layoff to A_Golambeckis 
          ...  A_Golambeckis keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  C_Yates just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 76 :(ylc) C_Yates looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 76 :(ylc) W_Daniels will replace C_Yates and play GK 
Min. 78 :(ywh) A_Golambeckis with a smart pass to D_Mubama 
          ...  D_Mubama flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 80 :(ylc) S_Danso is coming on for T_Manyumba and playing MF 
Min. 80 :(ylc) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. J_King manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  J_King from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 83 :(ylc) F_Nmecha brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Leacock 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Fletcher! 
          ...  K_McDonald tackles cleanly 
Min. 84 :(ywh) D_Mubama kicks S_Danso off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 85 :(ylc) F_Nmecha chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Jasper 
          ...  S_Jasper with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  F_Herrick tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Nmecha crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Joseph gets something on it! 
          ...  F_Herrick with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ylc) J_King nutmegs R_Hargan 
          ...  J_King with a little chip! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 89 :(ywh) R_Hargan could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  C_Ughelumba goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  V_Perkins hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Mubama gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Mubama with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  West Ham United U23 have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Leicester City U23 1-1 West Ham United U23 ...
Min. 91 :(ylc) Curled in dangerously from J_Joseph to S_Jasper 
          ...  S_Jasper fires the shot in! 
          ...  F_Herrick can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  F_Herrick has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Holmes Park
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Leicester City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : F_Nmecha (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Popov (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Nmecha (51), L_Aideed (68)
Injured              : C_Yates (76)
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West Ham United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : D_Mubama
Scorers              : D_Mubama (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Dike (66), D_Mubama (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Leicester City U23  |    West Ham United U23
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Leicester City U23 1 - 1 West Ham United U23
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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
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C_Yates        GK  22   2   2   1  21 |  78  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0   0
N_Scardina     DF   1  18  10   3  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
L_Aideed       DF   1  18  11   5  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  -5   0
C_Ughelumba    DF   2  19   3   1  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Redmond      DF   1  19  11   2  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
B_Owusu        MF   1  10  17   5  21 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Nmecha       MF   2   3  19   2  19 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -5  97  -5
S_Jasper       MF   1   2  19  12  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
T_Manyumba     MF   1   3  18   4  20 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Popov        FW   1   2   5  19  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
J_King         FW   1   2   6  20  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
W_Daniels      GK   1  16   6   2  18 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
K_Gruno        DF   2  18   4   3  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Danso        MF   1   7  16   4  20 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Joseph       MF   1   2  17   7  20 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_Fletcher     FW   1   3   4  17  18 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - West Ham 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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F_Herrick      GK  23   2   1   5  20 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
K_McDonald     DF   1  18   9   2  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
E_Sowumni      DF   1  21  11   3  21 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
V_Perkins      DF   2  18   5   2  17 |  94   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  27   0
A_Golambeckis  DF   1  18  14   9  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  30  12
C_Brooks       DM   1  11  18   5  20 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
M_Golding      MF   1   5  20  13  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
S_Moor         AM   1   3  20  13  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_C-Philips    AM   1   2  19  12  22 |  67   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  60   0
D_Chigwada     FW   1   9  14  20  28 |  72   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  15  13
B_Woodburn     FW   2   2   4  20  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
L_Awesu        GK  18   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Leacock      DF   1  16   6   2  18 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Dike         MF   1   3  17   6  19 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  10  -5
R_Hargan       MF   1   8  18  10  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Mubama       FW   1   2   4  16  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  37
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