FMFA U23 Cup, Liverpool U23s vs. Arsenal U23s (Wed Nov 17)


                       Liverpool U23s  |  Arsenal U23s
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                      R-T_Hoffmann GK  |  GK H_Keto
                           N_Abbey DF  |  DF T_Tomiyasu
                        Adam_Lewis DF  |  DF D_Thompson
                           J_Birch DM  |  DF J_Lopez
                      S_vandenBerg DF  |  DF K_Mavropanos
                        B_Koumetio DF  |  MF J_Doherty
                          M_Folivi FW  |  MF B_Hughes
                          J_Lilley MF  |  MF Y_Bobb
                      A_Formentini FW  |  MF K_Dembele
                           O_Akgun AM  |  FW R_Nelson
                         J_Brimmer MF  |  FW F_Balogun
                                       |
                        D_Atherton SUB |  SUB A_Crean
                          N_Kinina SUB |  SUB T_Eyoma
                            J_Page SUB |  SUB M_Flores
                      S_Mazzaferro SUB |  SUB N_Tormey
                          J_Darius SUB |  SUB E_Nketiah




Min. 3  :(yli) Adam_Lewis picks out O_Akgun with the cross 
          ...  O_Akgun drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with H_Keto 
          ...  He lobs it over H_Keto 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lets see if Liverpool U23s can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Liverpool U23s 1-0 Arsenal U23s ...
Min. 4  :(yli) A_Formentini gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at T_Tomiyasu 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 11 :(yli) A_Formentini is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  J_Lilley latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Lilley ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 11 :(yar) K_Dembele with a short pass to find F_Balogun 
          ...  But Adam_Lewis comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 16 :(yli) M_Folivi jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Folivi cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  H_Keto just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 17 :(yli) M_Folivi slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 17 :(yli) J_Darius is coming on and M_Folivi is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 20 :(yar) K_Dembele finds the run of B_Hughes 
          ...  B_Hughes from 20 yards ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(yli) N_Abbey holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Formentini 
          ...  A_Formentini with the chance ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 27 :(yli) A_Formentini with the mazy run 
          ...  J_Doherty with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 30 :(yli) N_Abbey brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Darius makes himself available 
          ...  J_Darius hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 30 :(yar) D_Thompson knocks it past S_vandenBerg and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Thompson looks to see where R-T_Hoffmann is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann catches the ball 
Min. 31 :(yar) K_Dembele with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past B_Koumetio 
          ...  He knocks it to F_Balogun! 
          ...  F_Balogun has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But R-T_Hoffmann just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 32 :(yli) J_Darius nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Darius rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 32 :(yar) B_Hughes runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Birch 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  B_Hughes with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 35 :(yar) Y_Bobb hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Balogun latches onto it! 
          ...  F_Balogun with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 37 :(yar) J_Doherty runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Balogun 
          ...  S_vandenBerg reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lopez drives it into the box! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann easily catches it! 
Min. 41 :(yar) R_Nelson with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  N_Abbey with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(yar) F_Balogun has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Adam_Lewis! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Akgun with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 45 :(yli) J_Birch finds J_Darius with a ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Darius with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Keto moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 49 :(yli) J_Birch hoists the ball across to A_Formentini 
          ...  A_Formentini attempts a lob! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brimmer plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Formentini gets a shot in 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool U23s 1-0 Arsenal U23s

Min. 46 :(yli) J_Lilley with the first time pass to J_Darius 
          ...  J_Lopez dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 52 :(yli) S_vandenBerg hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Darius latches onto it! 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Darius ! 
          ...  But H_Keto punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 55 :(yli) B_Koumetio with a reverse pass to S_vandenBerg 
          ...  S_vandenBerg uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 56 :(yar) There's going to be a change 
          ...  T_Eyoma will come on for T_Tomiyasu and play DF 
Min. 57 :(yar) D_Thompson with a measured pass to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mavropanos plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann easily catches it! 
Min. 58 :(yli) J_Darius lobs it over B_Hughes 
          ...  J_Darius leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Keto got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Liverpool U23s 2-0 Arsenal U23s ...
Min. 60 :(yli) N_Kinina takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace S_vandenBerg as DF 
Min. 60 :(yli) J_Lilley shifts into the DM position in a tactical change 
Min. 60 :(yli) N_Kinina back heels to find A_Formentini in space 
          ...  T_Eyoma gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 63 :(yli) J_Lilley with the heel pass to A_Formentini 
          ...  T_Eyoma wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 65 :(yar) F_Balogun takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Birch gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 66 :(yar) Arsenal U23s's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 66 :(yli) A_Formentini knocks it past K_Mavropanos and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Formentini hits a curling shot! 
          ...  H_Keto manages to turn it behind 
Min. 67 :(yar) K_Dembele looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Balogun 
          ...  N_Abbey takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 68 :(yar) M_Flores replaces B_Hughes and will play MF 
Min. 70 :(yli) J_Page is being brought on 
          ...  J_Lilley is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(yar) E_Nketiah is going to be brought on 
          ...  R_Nelson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(yar) It seems K_Dembele has switched to a AM 
Min. 71 :(yar) Y_Bobb is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  M_Flores latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Flores goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R-T_Hoffmann beaten! 
Min. 72 :(yar) K_Dembele finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A_Formentini fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 72 :(yar) F_Balogun takes advantage of a mistake by N_Kinina 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Balogun ! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 75 :(yli) It appears O_Akgun is playing as a MF 
Min. 75 :(yli) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  J_Birch will now play as DF 
Min. 80 :(yli) O_Akgun sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Birch 
          ...  J_Birch flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  H_Keto never had a chance! 
Min. 80 :(yar) T_Eyoma brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Dembele gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Dembele tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 83 :(yli) J_Darius finds himself in a good position 
          ...  But J_Doherty barges him off the ball 
Min. 84 :(yar) Y_Bobb cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Dembele 
          ...  K_Dembele gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  R-T_Hoffmann gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 86 :(yli) J_Page steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Eyoma 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But J_Lopez wins the ball 
Min. 87 :(yar) E_Nketiah picks up the pass 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Adam_Lewis 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(yli) A_Formentini with the dribble 
          ...  K_Mavropanos is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Thompson takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 90 :(yli) J_Darius leaves his marker standing 
          ...  J_Darius drives it low ! 
          ...  H_Keto goes down well to save 
Min. 90 :(yar) F_Balogun finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  F_Balogun sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  How did that find its way in? 
          ...  That’s given Arsenal U23s something to fight for! 
          ...  Liverpool U23s 2-1 Arsenal U23s ...
Min. 91 :(yli) Liverpool U23s changed their strategy to play D 
Min. 91 :(yli) J_Darius jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Formentini 
          ...  A_Formentini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But H_Keto punches it away 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Prenton Park
Attendance           : 15,121
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Liverpool U23s Match Info
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Best player          : J_Darius (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Akgun (3), J_Darius (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Abbey (41), A_Formentini (72)
Injured              : M_Folivi (17)
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Arsenal U23s Match Info
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Best player          : F_Balogun
Scorers              : F_Balogun (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Liverpool U23s  |    Arsenal U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool U23s 2 - 1 Arsenal U23s
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Player Statistics - Liverpool U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R-T_Hoffmann   GK  28   2   1   1  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
N_Abbey        DF   1  25  13   4  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  37   7
Adam_Lewis     DF   2  24  14   1  19 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  40   0
J_Birch        DF   1  13  24   3  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  30   2
S_vandenBerg   DF   1  24  10   5  22 |  64   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   2
B_Koumetio     DF   1  23  13   3  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Folivi       FW   1   2   4  24  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Lilley       DM   1  14  24  13  22 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
A_Formentini   FW   1   3  13  25  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -5  10  11
O_Akgun        MF   1   2  23  14  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  35
J_Brimmer      MF   2   2  22   2  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Atherton     GK  20   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kinina       DF   1  21  10   2  24 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Page         MF   1   9  20   3  26 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  12  12
S_Mazzaferro   DF   1  20   4   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Darius       FW   1   3  13  22  24 |  78   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  15  51

Player Statistics - Arsenal U23s
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Keto         GK  27   3   2   2  23 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
T_Tomiyasu     DF   1  23   9   3  21 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thompson     DF   1  24  11   3  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   5
J_Lopez        DF   2  24  13   4  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
K_Mavropanos   DF   2  23  13   3  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Doherty      MF   1  11  24   2  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
B_Hughes       MF   1   9  26   7  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Y_Bobb         MF   1   9  25   3  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
K_Dembele      AM   1   3  24  13  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
R_Nelson       FW   2   3   4  20  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Balogun      FW   1   2   9  23  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
A_Crean        GK  20   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  23   6   2  26 |  35   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
M_Flores       MF   1  10  21   6  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
N_Tormey       MF   2   3  21   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Nketiah      FW   2   2   4  23  19 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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