YDL Division Two, Newcastle United U23 vs. Arsenal U23 (Fri Jun 05) Newcastle United U23 | Arsenal U23 4-3-1-2 A | 4-4-2 N Flames | Jamal Claxton | A_Harmison GK | GK B_Metcalf E_Tika-Lemba DF | DF J_Sinclair L_Thompson DF | DF T_Eyoma Ben_Grist DF | DF J_Olowu J_Janes DF | DF B_Clarke O_Kamara MF | MF A_Denny G_Bloomer MF | MF Z_Shuaib M_Taylor MF | MF B_Rosa J_Durrant AM | MF A_Mohamed D_Kas-Madia FW | FW I_Kabia E_Ndiweni FW | FW C_O'Neill | T_Jones SUB | SUB A_Crean T_Old SUB | SUB T_Omole M_Sedibeh SUB | SUB J_Ogunnaike S_Alabi SUB | SUB M_Hashi K_Wooster SUB | SUB S_Mills Min. 2 :(yne) G_Bloomer lobs it over the defender ... An audacious effort from G_Bloomer ! ... B_Metcalf gathers it comfortably Min. 4 :(yar) A_Mohamed has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Thompson ... He puts in I_Kabia! ... J_Janes with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 5 :(yar) A_Denny with a flicked pass to C_O'Neill ... A glorious effort by C_O'Neill ! ... But A_Harmison comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 8 :(yne) The defender slips and falls over! ... E_Ndiweni is through! ... A great volley from E_Ndiweni ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 9 :(yne) G_Bloomer with the heel pass to D_Kas-Madia ... D_Kas-Madia with the header ! ... It floats over B_Metcalf ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 9 :(yar) Z_Shuaib has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Thompson ... He knocks it to B_Clarke! ... B_Clarke fires off a left-footed shot ! ... A_Harmison falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... A_Harmison looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... A_Denny chips the ball into the area! ... Ben_Grist reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 9 :(yne) Ben_Grist sidesteps T_Eyoma ... Z_Shuaib rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Jamal Claxton looks relieved Min. 10 :(yne) The defender slips and falls over! ... D_Kas-Madia is through! ... B_Clarke takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 11 :(yne) M_Taylor runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Ben_Grist ... Ben_Grist lobs B_Metcalf! ... B_Metcalf saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 12 :(yar) B_Clarke plays the early ball across the box to find I_Kabia in space ... But L_Thompson sweeps up the threat Min. 13 :(yne) J_Durrant picks out E_Ndiweni with the cross ... A glorious effort by E_Ndiweni ! ... B_Metcalf blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 15 :(yne) M_Taylor is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 15 :(yne) M_Sedibeh is coming on for M_Taylor and playing MF Min. 16 :(yne) G_Bloomer retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... E_Ndiweni latches onto the end of it ... From long range E_Ndiweni bends the ball towards goal! ... It floats over B_Metcalf ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 17 :(yne) J_Durrant reads the run of D_Kas-Madia ... T_Eyoma seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 19 :(yne) E_Tika-Lemba with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Sinclair ... He knocks it to E_Ndiweni! ... A_Mohamed with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Flames looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... M_Sedibeh plays it short to E_Ndiweni ... T_Eyoma seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 22 :(yne) J_Durrant is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Sedibeh ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Denny !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 23 :(yne) M_Sedibeh takes advantage of a mistake by T_Eyoma ... He runs towards goal ... B_Clarke makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Sedibeh chips the ball in towards the back post! ... D_Kas-Madia tries to place the shot! ... Looks like it should be B_Metcalf's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... B_Metcalf looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 23 :(yar) B_Clarke beats L_Thompson ... He showed great skill there ... J_Janes with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 25 :(yne) Ben_Grist with a one-touch layoff to O_Kamara ... O_Kamara looks to see where B_Metcalf is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But B_Metcalf punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 25 :(yar) C_O'Neill takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... D_Kas-Madia with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 28 :(yne) E_Tika-Lemba cuts through the defence ... T_Eyoma tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Durrant drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to G_Bloomer ... He gets the shot away ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Ndiweni curls it into the box! ... J_Janes gets a shot in ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Metcalf's arms ... Unlucky Min. 28 :(yar) I_Kabia breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Harmison! ... E_Ndiweni brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 28 :(yar) I_Kabia runs at J_Janes ... He takes it past him ... E_Tika-Lemba takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 29 :(yne) E_Tika-Lemba comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... J_Olowu intercepts the pass Min. 31 :(yar) J_Olowu plays in B_Rosa with a beautiful ball ... But E_Tika-Lemba sweeps up the threat Min. 32 :(yne) O_Kamara cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Kas-Madia ... D_Kas-Madia with the strike ! ... B_Metcalf won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 39 :(yne) E_Ndiweni gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Sinclair! ... He has some space now! ... What a shot from E_Ndiweni ! ... It could go anywhere ... B_Metcalf is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That’s given Newcastle United U23 the advantage! ... Newcastle United U23 1-0 Arsenal U23 ... Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yne) J_Durrant plays a first time ball through the defence to Ben_Grist ... Ben_Grist with the overhead ! ... B_Metcalf with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(yar) M_Hashi is coming on and A_Mohamed is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 45 :(yar) a big roar from the crowd as T_Omole comes on for B_Clarke to play DF Min. 46 :(yar) A_Denny floats the ball in to find Z_Shuaib ... E_Tika-Lemba cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United U23 1-0 Arsenal U23 Min. 46 :(yne) Ben_Grist pushes it past T_Omole ... A thundering drive by Ben_Grist ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 46 :(yar) C_O'Neill with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from E_Tika-Lemba ... C_O'Neill tries to beat A_Harmison from outside the area! ... But A_Harmison punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 48 :(yne) O_Kamara is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Durrant ... J_Durrant hits a curling shot! ... But B_Metcalf palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 55 :(yne) J_Durrant looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... A thundering drive by J_Durrant ! ... But B_Metcalf palms it behind ... CORNER! ... G_Bloomer chips the ball into the area! ... J_Durrant with the header ... But it puts it well wide Min. 59 :(yar) B_Rosa finds I_Kabia in the box ... L_Thompson tackles cleanly Min. 62 :(yne) E_Tika-Lemba sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... I_Kabia muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 63 :(yne) M_Sedibeh back heels to find E_Ndiweni in space ... E_Ndiweni bears down on goal! ... B_Metcalf makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 64 :(yar) Z_Shuaib heads the ball back to M_Hashi ... M_Hashi with the chance ! ... But A_Harmison stops that one easily Min. 70 :(yne) a big roar from the crowd as K_Wooster comes on for E_Ndiweni to play FW Min. 72 :(yar) I_Kabia with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to T_Omole ... Excellent sliding challenge from E_Tika-Lemba ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 74 :(yne) K_Wooster with a probing through ball D_Kas-Madia ... D_Kas-Madia fires the shot in! ... The shot slips through B_Metcalf's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 76 :(yne) M_Sedibeh finds himself in a good position ... J_Olowu forces him off the ball Min. 79 :(yne) a big roar from the crowd as T_Old comes on for Ben_Grist to play DF Min. 79 :(yar) M_Hashi chips the ball over the defence and finds I_Kabia ... D_Kas-Madia with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... RED CARD!! ... Newcastle United U23 will have to play the rest of the game without him Min. 80 :(yne) G_Bloomer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to K_Wooster ... But J_Sinclair wins the ball Min. 86 :(yne) G_Bloomer with a reverse pass to J_Durrant ... J_Durrant tries to beat B_Metcalf! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... B_Metcalf never had a chance! Min. 86 :(yar) C_O'Neill knocks it past E_Tika-Lemba and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... C_O'Neill runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 86 :(yne) M_Sedibeh gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Sinclair! ... He has some space now! ... B_Rosa wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 87 :(yne) M_Sedibeh cuts inside J_Sinclair ... He worked that well ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Omole looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yne) O_Kamara looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to K_Wooster ... K_Wooster with his head down lets it go ! ... B_Metcalf with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 93 :(yne) E_Tika-Lemba with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... T_Eyoma bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Blue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Tika-Lemba (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Ndiweni (39) Sent Off : D_Kas-Madia (79) Booked : J_Janes (23), E_Ndiweni (28) Injured : M_Taylor (15) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Clarke Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Mohamed (19), I_Kabia (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United U23 | Arsenal U23 Attempts on Goal : 21 | 5 Off target : 11 | 1 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 11 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United U23 1 - 0 Arsenal U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Harmison GK 24 2 2 1 20 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 E_Tika-Lemba DF 1 20 15 9 28 | 98 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 15 0 L_Thompson DF 1 20 7 2 19 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Ben_Grist DF 1 20 8 7 22 | 83 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 15 12 J_Janes DF 1 20 10 3 21 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -3 O_Kamara MF 1 2 21 8 22 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5 G_Bloomer MF 1 4 20 11 21 | 98 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 7 M_Taylor MF 1 3 18 4 18 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Durrant AM 1 2 20 10 20 | 98 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 14 D_Kas-Madia FW 1 2 5 21 23 | 83 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -1 E_Ndiweni FW 1 5 11 18 20 | 74 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 44 T_Jones GK 18 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Old DF 1 17 5 2 17 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 M_Sedibeh MF 1 3 20 10 22 | 83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Alabi MF 1 3 16 4 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Wooster FW 1 3 4 17 18 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 27 17 Player Statistics - Arsenal U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Metcalf GK 21 2 1 1 20 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 J_Sinclair DF 1 19 12 5 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Eyoma DF 1 20 7 2 26 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 J_Olowu DF 2 19 4 2 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 B_Clarke DF 1 18 12 5 20 | 45 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 15 5 A_Denny MF 2 2 20 4 17 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 Z_Shuaib MF 1 2 20 9 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 B_Rosa MF 1 2 17 4 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Mohamed MF 1 2 17 5 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 I_Kabia FW 1 2 6 20 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 C_O'Neill FW 1 2 3 17 18 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 A_Crean GK 18 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Omole DF 2 17 4 3 20 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Ogunnaike DF 1 16 6 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hashi MF 1 2 17 12 20 | 53 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 S_Mills FW 1 2 4 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1780687412 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35