FMFA U23 Leagues, Derby County U23s vs. Wolverhampton U23s (Sun Aug 01) Derby County U23s | Wolverhampton U23s 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 N Darren Lear | Holly Mason | A_Okonkwo GK | GK A_Radu C_McDonald DF | DF A_Crabtree M_Lowe DF | DF S_Deslandes O_Woods DM | DF J_Kitolano L_Buchanan DF | DF D_Abley C_Whelan DF | MF D_Armstrong J_Balagizi MF | MF C_Ronan M_Whittaker FW | MF A_Coric D_Rankine FW | MF M_Meyer D_A-Meredith+ MF | FW J_Adedeji S_Jiddou MF | FW J_Allan | J_Barnes SUB | SUB Jack_Ruddy A_Eleftheriou SUB | SUB Ryan_Nolan J_M-Lawson SUB | SUB L_Drummond B_M-Kimpioka SUB | SUB T_Collyer J_Splatt SUB | SUB G_Adinna Min. 1 :(yde) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Derby County U23s will now be playing P Min. 2 :(yde) D_Rankine runs at J_Kitolano ... He takes it past him ... J_Kitolano goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 4 :(yde) D_A-Meredith+ runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Whittaker ... He's played him in ... M_Whittaker attempts a chip! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... Lets see if Derby County U23s can hang onto that lead! ... Derby County U23s 1-0 Wolverhampton U23s ... Min. 5 :(yde) J_Balagizi plays a long ball to M_Whittaker ... J_Kitolano steals the ball of off him Min. 5 :(yde) C_Whelan is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 5 :(yde) a big roar from the crowd as A_Eleftheriou comes on for C_Whelan to play DF Min. 6 :(yde) J_Balagizi backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Whittaker latches onto the end of it ... M_Whittaker with his head down lets it go ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Derby County U23s 2-0 Wolverhampton U23s ... Min. 7 :(yde) Derby County U23s restructured their strategy to C Min. 10 :(yde) M_Whittaker controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... A_Radu takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee warned him ... PENALTY !! ... It will be D_Rankine to take it ... A_Radu tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Whittaker hits it towards the far post! ... A_Radu easily claims the ball! Min. 12 :(yde) D_A-Meredith+ has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... D_Rankine gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Rankine leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... A_Radu is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Radu reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... D_A-Meredith+ drives it into the box! ... J_Balagizi loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 14 :(ywo) J_Allan with the header on ... He finds J_Adedeji in space ... J_Adedeji drives it towards goal ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 21 :(yde) M_Whittaker gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside A_Crabtree! ... He has some space now! ... M_Whittaker strikes a wicked curler ! ... A_Radu with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 22 :(ywo) M_Meyer is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Adedeji latches onto the ball ... J_Adedeji has a go! ... But it goes wide Min. 24 :(ywo) J_Allan takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... C_McDonald had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 25 :(ywo) J_Adedeji takes possession ... What can he do here? ... J_Adedeji sends it flying towards goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 29 :(yde) C_McDonald drives it across the face of the goal D_Rankine ... D_Rankine tries to beat A_Radu! ... A_Radu gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 31 :(yde) The ball is passed in from O_Woods, he finds D_Rankine ... D_Rankine attempts to nutmeg A_Radu! ... A_Radu with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 32 :(ywo) S_Deslandes kicks D_Rankine 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! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 38 :(yde) C_McDonald rushes through the defence ... C_McDonald belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Radu reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... O_Woods hits it towards the far post! ... A_Crabtree reads it well and clears the danger Min. 39 :(yde) J_Balagizi with a precise ball to O_Woods ... O_Woods with a scorcher of a shot ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... A_Radu never had a chance! ... Derby County U23s 3-0 Wolverhampton U23s ... Min. 41 :(ywo) D_Armstrong puts in J_Allan ... M_Lowe takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 42 :(ywo) A_Coric changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Allan ... M_Lowe reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(yde) M_Whittaker turns past J_Kitolano ... He has created space for himself now ... S_Deslandes clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 44 :(ywo) C_Ronan crosses into the box, finding J_Allan ... J_Allan shapes up for a shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 45 :(ywo) T_Collyer replaces an unhappy M_Meyer and will play as a MF Min. 46 :(yde) O_Woods looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Whittaker ... M_Whittaker has a dig at goal! ... A_Radu parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Derby County U23s 3-0 Wolverhampton U23s Min. 48 :(yde) A_Eleftheriou runs at the defence ... A_Eleftheriou hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 49 :(yde) C_McDonald with a precise ball to D_Rankine ... The ball hits D_Abley in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 52 :(ywo) T_Collyer crosses to J_Allan ... D_Rankine with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(yde) J_Balagizi retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Whittaker gets on the end of it ... D_Armstrong with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 55 :(ywo) Ryan_Nolan replaces D_Abley to play as a DF Min. 58 :(ywo) J_Allan is unmarked! ... J_Allan tries to catch the keeper out! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 61 :(yde) J_Splatt is going to be brought on ... M_Whittaker is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 61 :(yde) O_Woods bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Balagizi ... J_Balagizi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But A_Radu palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 61 :(ywo) T_Collyer holds the ball up ... He sees S_Deslandes in space! ... D_Rankine with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 61 :(ywo) T_Collyer takes advantage of a mistake by L_Buchanan ... T_Collyer with the 40 yard drive ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 63 :(yde) J_Splatt with a simple pass to D_Rankine ... D_Armstrong gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 64 :(ywo) A_Coric looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Allan ... J_Balagizi reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 65 :(yde) J_M-Lawson will replace the useless O_Woods and will play DM Min. 65 :(ywo) D_Armstrong with a probing pass to J_Adedeji ... The ball hits L_Buchanan in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 68 :(yde) L_Buchanan with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Deslandes ... He knocks it to D_Rankine! ... J_Kitolano gathers up the loose ball Min. 76 :(yde) M_Lowe plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Splatt decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Splatt drives it low ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 80 :(yde) D_A-Meredith+ crosses into the box, finding J_Splatt ... A_Crabtree with the block Min. 81 :(ywo) J_Allan with a clever shimmy ... J_Allan hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Okonkwo was beaten there! Min. 83 :(yde) M_Lowe lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Splatt latches on to it ... J_Splatt goes for goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 83 :(ywo) J_Allan runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Crabtree ... Driven towards goal by A_Crabtree ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 84 :(yde) J_Splatt sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... J_Splatt fires a shot at goal ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Derby County U23s 4-0 Wolverhampton U23s ... Min. 86 :(yde) S_Jiddou steps over the ball ... He nutmegs A_Crabtree ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Kitolano with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(yde) D_Rankine drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Splatt ... J_Splatt tries the shot ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Radu never had a chance! Min. 90 :(yde) J_Balagizi pulls it back to C_McDonald ... J_Allan reads the play well Min. 90 :(ywo) A_Crabtree floats the ball in to find A_Coric ... A_Coric sees A_Okonkwo off his line ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at the delight!! ... That helps put a little respectability into the scoreline! ... Derby County U23s 4-1 Wolverhampton U23s ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Moor Farm Attendance : 15,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Balagizi (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Whittaker (4,6), O_Woods (39), J_Splatt (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Rankine (52) Injured : C_Whelan (5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Coric Scorers : A_Coric (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Deslandes (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County U23s | Wolverhampton U23s Attempts on Goal : 16 | 9 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 10 | 1 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 17 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Derby County U23s 4 - 1 Wolverhampton U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Derby County U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 27 2 3 1 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 C_McDonald DF 1 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 M_Lowe DF 1 24 11 2 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 O_Woods DM 2 13 23 3 19 | 68 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 45 35 L_Buchanan DF 1 25 9 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 C_Whelan DF 2 23 4 2 22 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Balagizi MF 1 5 23 13 22 | 95 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 16 114 7 M_Whittaker FW 1 3 10 19 22 | 64 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 77 D_Rankine FW 1 4 11 25 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 10 15 D_A-Meredith+ MF 2 7 23 2 23 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 S_Jiddou MF 1 3 24 11 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Barnes GK 23 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Eleftheriou DF 1 23 3 5 22 | 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_M-Lawson DM 1 8 23 5 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 B_M-Kimpioka MF 2 3 24 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Splatt FW 1 3 5 22 20 | 31 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 41 Player Statistics - Wolverhampton U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Radu GK 26 2 2 3 21 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 A_Crabtree DF 1 24 13 3 23 | 95 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 42 2 S_Deslandes DF 1 24 2 1 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -5 J_Kitolano DF 2 22 4 1 18 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 D_Abley DF 1 22 4 2 22 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Armstrong MF 1 2 25 4 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 C_Ronan MF 2 2 25 7 17 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Coric MF 2 4 24 2 19 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 35 M_Meyer MF 2 4 24 11 28 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Adedeji FW 1 3 4 23 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Allan FW 2 3 3 22 20 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 30 6 Jack_Ruddy GK 22 3 2 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan_Nolan DF 1 21 8 4 22 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Drummond DF 1 20 4 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Collyer MF 1 11 24 8 21 | 50 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 G_Adinna FW 1 3 3 19 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1627826557 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35