FMFA U23 Divisional Cup, Manchester United U23 vs. Manchester City U23 (Thu Nov 06)


                Manchester United U23  |  Manchester City U23
                              4-3-3 P  |  3-1-2-3-1 E
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                       A_Halliwell GK  |  GK J_Wint
                       R_Meneghini DF  |  DF D_Abley
                      T_Fredricson DF  |  DF S_Mufini
                          A_Barlow DF  |  DF E_Carrington
                          H_Parker DF  |  DM N_Gonzales
                          J_Bailey MF  |  AM D_Batty
                      F_Corigliano MF  |  MF F_Gorman
                          C_Savage MF  |  AM C_Daly
                       G_Biancheri FW  |  MF D_Gyabi
                            V_Musa FW  |  AM R_McAidoo
                          M_Sharpe FW  |  FW G_Mogensen
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                         W_Murdoch SUB |  SUB C_Anderson
                        J_Campbell SUB |  SUB F_Burns
                          O_Forson SUB |  SUB Y_Amankwah
                         C_Wellens SUB |  SUB B_Knight
                          J_Hugill SUB |  SUB R_Matondo




Min. 2  :(ymu) V_Musa finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  V_Musa hits a great shot ! 
          ...  J_Wint is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 2  :(ymc) N_Gonzales with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  T_Fredricson with an awful challenge 
Min. 5  :(ymc) R_McAidoo steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Bailey 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  H_Parker tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 6  :(ymu) A_Barlow with the nod to G_Biancheri 
          ...  G_Biancheri with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Wint gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 1-0 Manchester City U23 ...
Min. 7  :(ymc) R_McAidoo moves to FW 
Min. 8  :(ymc) D_Batty nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Batty ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Halliwell makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 9  :(ymu) M_Sharpe takes advantage of a mistake by D_Abley 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  The cross hits M_Sharpe on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City U23 fans taunt him! 
Min. 12 :(ymc) R_McAidoo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Batty 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Fredricson 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 13 :(ymc) R_McAidoo with a short pass to find C_Daly 
          ...  C_Daly with a thundering drive! 
          ...  A_Halliwell can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Halliwell has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 16 :(ymu) J_Bailey kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  J_Bailey fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Wint never had a chance! 
Min. 17 :(ymu) M_Sharpe with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Biancheri 
          ...  S_Mufini attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 20 :(ymc) R_McAidoo plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_McAidoo hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Halliwell gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 21 :(ymu) V_Musa plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  V_Musa hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But J_Wint tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Corigliano chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Biancheri with the header 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 21 :(ymc) N_Gonzales is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to F_Gorman 
          ...  F_Gorman with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  A_Halliwell tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Gorman chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Halliwell makes the catch! 
Min. 23 :(ymc) N_Gonzales feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Batty runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Batty with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 26 :(ymu) F_Corigliano has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Carrington 
          ...  He puts in V_Musa! 
          ...  V_Musa tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Wint reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Fredricson swings it in! 
          ...  J_Wint jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 26 :(ymu) G_Biancheri finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  R_McAidoo rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 27 :(ymu) A_Barlow with the through ball to C_Savage 
          ...  C_Savage strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  J_Wint was lucky there 
Min. 29 :(ymc) E_Carrington with a slide rule pass to D_Batty 
          ...  H_Parker makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Daly plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Meneghini wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 30 :(ymc) F_Gorman finds D_Gyabi with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Gyabi with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 31 :(ymu) F_Corigliano reads the run of C_Savage 
          ...  C_Savage runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Wint has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Wint reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 33 :(ymu) G_Biancheri takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  G_Biancheri with the drive! 
          ...  J_Wint is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 2-0 Manchester City U23 ...
Min. 34 :(ymu) J_Campbell takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace V_Musa 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 34 :(ymu) O_Forson is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Sharpe is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 34 :(ymu) Manchester United U23 altered their play to a C strategy 
Min. 34 :(ymc) Manchester City U23 changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 34 :(ymu) C_Savage with the first time flick to J_Campbell 
          ...  The cross hits J_Campbell on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 35 :(ymc) C_Daly can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to E_Carrington 
          ...  G_Biancheri is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 37 :(ymc) C_Daly nutmegs the defender 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Daly ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the Manchester City U23 fans! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 2-1 Manchester City U23 ...
Min. 39 :(ymu) C_Savage with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  C_Savage with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  J_Wint heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ymu) J_Bailey retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  G_Biancheri gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Gonzales with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  The Manchester City U23 manager looks relieved 
          ...  The manager of Manchester United U23 is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  G_Biancheri fires it towards the goal 
          ...  J_Wint with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 44 :(ymu) C_Savage drives it forward to G_Biancheri 
          ...  G_Biancheri has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  J_Wint saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Corigliano 
          ...  S_Mufini wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 45 :(ymu) G_Biancheri with a flashy move 
          ...  D_Abley with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 48 :(ymc) F_Gorman knocks it past T_Fredricson and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  O_Forson goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United U23 2-1 Manchester City U23

Min. 48 :(ymc) R_McAidoo runs at H_Parker 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  T_Fredricson gets to the ball first 
Min. 52 :(ymu) O_Forson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Bailey 
          ...  D_Abley gets to the ball first 
Min. 55 :(ymu) J_Bailey fires over a low cross to G_Biancheri 
          ...  G_Biancheri with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But J_Wint tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 55 :(ymc) C_Daly takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  C_Daly with the header ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Halliwell tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Gyabi chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Barlow reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 55 :(ymu) A_Barlow controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Bailey gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  D_Gyabi pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 56 :(ymu) J_Campbell with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Biancheri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But D_Abley spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 58 :(ymu) G_Biancheri jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Biancheri has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 60 :(ymu) F_Corigliano with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  S_Mufini stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 60 :(ymc) D_Batty with the first time flick to R_McAidoo 
          ...  R_McAidoo with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Halliwell tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Daly hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Campbell reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 62 :(ymu) G_Biancheri with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  G_Biancheri with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  J_Wint gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 65 :(ymu) J_Hugill will come on for G_Biancheri and play FW 
Min. 65 :(ymc) B_Knight is being brought on 
          ...  D_Gyabi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 66 :(ymu) R_Meneghini cuts the ball back to F_Corigliano 
          ...  But S_Mufini reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(ymc) R_McAidoo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Batty keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Batty tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Halliwell has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 69 :(ymu) A_Barlow with the nod to J_Hugill 
          ...  But D_Abley with the fine tackle 
Min. 69 :(ymc) B_Knight with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Mogensen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Parker intercepts the pass 
Min. 70 :(ymc) F_Burns will come on for E_Carrington and play DF 
Min. 71 :(ymu) F_Corigliano with the diagonal pass O_Forson 
          ...  A powerful shot by O_Forson ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 73 :(ymu) C_Savage finds himself in a good position 
          ...  C_Savage with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But J_Wint just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 74 :(ymc) C_Daly finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  C_Daly tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But A_Halliwell punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 75 :(ymu) Manchester United U23 altered their play to a D strategy 
Min. 75 :(ymc) R_Matondo is being prepared to come on 
          ...  G_Mogensen is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 77 :(ymc) R_McAidoo runs into space 
          ...  R_McAidoo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But A_Halliwell palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 81 :(ymc) F_Gorman sidesteps A_Barlow 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But H_Parker wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Burns chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Halliwell easily catches it! 
Min. 84 :(ymc) N_Gonzales floats the ball in to find D_Abley 
          ...  D_Abley with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ymu) O_Forson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Hugill 
          ...  J_Hugill controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Wint gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 89 :(ymc) C_Daly drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to B_Knight 
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Knight ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 

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





Match Details
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Manchester United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Biancheri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Biancheri (6,33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Parker (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : C_Daly
Scorers              : C_Daly (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Abley (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                   Manchester United U23  |    Manchester City U23
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          13        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester United U23 2 - 1 Manchester City U23
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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A_Halliwell    GK  23   2   2   1  21 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0   0   0
R_Meneghini    DF   1  13   5   4  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
T_Fredricson   DF   1  19  11   3  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
A_Barlow       DF   1  21  12   1  23 |  98   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  87   0
H_Parker       DF   1  15   6   2  20 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  -5  -5
J_Bailey       MF   1   3  20  11  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
F_Corigliano   MF   1   2  20   6  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
C_Savage       MF   1   2  19  12  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  20
G_Biancheri    FW   1   3   5  20  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  12  12 106
V_Musa         FW   1   3   5  19  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Sharpe       FW   1   2   4  19  20 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
W_Murdoch      GK  17   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Campbell     DF   1  19   5   2  20 |  64   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   2
O_Forson       MF   1   5  14   6  24 |  64   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  30   2
C_Wellens      MF   1   4  13   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hugill       FW   2   4   2  15  19 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Manchester 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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J_Wint         GK  21   7   5   3  20 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0   0
D_Abley        DF   1  20   6   2  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  43  -5  -3
S_Mufini       DF   1  19   8   2  20 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0
E_Carrington   DF   1  19  11   3  20 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Gonzales     DM   1  20  11   3  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Batty        AM   1   3  19  11  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15   6
F_Gorman       MF   1   3  17  11  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
C_Daly         AM   1   2  18  12  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  47
D_Gyabi        MF   1   4  19  11  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_McAidoo      FW   1   2  14  19  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  45  15
G_Mogensen     FW   1   2   7  19  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Anderson     GK  17   2   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Burns        DF   1  15  11   4  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Amankwah     DF   1  14   8   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Knight       MF   1   5  14   7  24 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
R_Matondo      FW   2   2   4  16  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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