FMFA U23 Cup, Liverpool U23s vs. Crystal Palace U23s (Thu Dec 02)


                       Liverpool U23s  |  Crystal Palace U23s
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  VACANT
                                       |
                        D_Atherton GK  |  GK P_Dahlberg
                      S_vandenBerg DF  |  DF N_Tavares
                        Adam_Lewis DF  |  DF S_Mallon
                           J_Birch MF  |  MF J_Roles
                           N_Abbey DF  |  DF R_Dragusin
                      S_Mazzaferro DF  |  DF O_O'Dwyer
                          J_Darius FW  |  FW A_Alessan
                          J_Lilley MF  |  MF H_Cameron
                      A_Formentini FW  |  FW M_Virtanen
                           O_Akgun MF  |  MF I_Isler
                       L_Longstaff MF  |  MF A_Cabrera
                                       |
                         J_Brimmer SUB |  SUB A_Maguire
                        B_Koumetio SUB |  SUB A_Robinson
                            J_Page SUB |  SUB M_P-Peart
                          N_Kinina SUB |  SUB M_Phillips
                          M_Folivi SUB |  SUB J_Rak-Sakyi




Min. 2  :(ycr) J_Roles chests it down 
          ...  S_Mazzaferro robs him of the ball 
Min. 3  :(yli) J_Birch with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Dragusin 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Darius! 
          ...  J_Darius has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 6  :(ycr) A_Alessan hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Virtanen latches onto it! 
          ...  A great volley from M_Virtanen ! 
          ...  D_Atherton blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 8  :(yli) A_Formentini watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A_Formentini with a little chip! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 9  :(yli) Curled in dangerously from N_Abbey to J_Darius 
          ...  N_Tavares with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 13 :(yli) A_Formentini passes the ball to J_Darius 
          ...  J_Darius drives it low ! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 15 :(ycr) J_Roles gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Alessan 
          ...  A_Alessan attempts to nutmeg D_Atherton! 
          ...  D_Atherton with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 21 :(yli) A_Formentini runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Formentini cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 26 :(yli) A_Formentini runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Formentini sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(ycr) M_Virtanen beats Adam_Lewis 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  M_Virtanen hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  D_Atherton just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 29 :(yli) A_Formentini takes advantage of a mistake by O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_Formentini has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 30 :(yli) A_Formentini with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Dragusin 
          ...  A_Formentini with the chance ! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges !! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Liverpool U23s go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Liverpool U23s 1-0 Crystal Palace U23s ...
Min. 31 :(ycr) N_Tavares with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_vandenBerg 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Mallon crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Atherton fists it away! 
Min. 35 :(ycr) A_Cabrera looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Alessan receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Alessan from 20 yards ! 
          ...  D_Atherton is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 37 :(ycr) H_Cameron looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Alessan 
          ...  A_Alessan drives the ball low ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 39 :(yli) J_Darius finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Darius with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 42 :(yli) J_Darius takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  J_Darius with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(yli) J_Darius with a clever shimmy 
          ...  J_Darius rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 43 :(ycr) I_Isler plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Virtanen 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_vandenBerg 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 

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

Min. 46 :(ycr) S_Mallon holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Virtanen 
          ...  M_Virtanen rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  D_Atherton with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 51 :(yli) A_Formentini sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Mallon 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Adam_Lewis floats the ball in! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 56 :(ycr) J_Roles wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Isler 
          ...  L_Longstaff wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Cabrera crosses it in! 
          ...  O_O'Dwyer swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But D_Atherton palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 58 :(yli) N_Abbey looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Darius 
          ...  J_Darius with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 59 :(yli) O_Akgun takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  O_Akgun chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 60 :(yli) B_Koumetio is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Abbey is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 60 :(yli) M_Folivi is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Formentini is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 60 :(yli) J_Page will replace J_Birch and play MF 
Min. 60 :(ycr) A_Robinson is coming on and O_O'Dwyer is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 60 :(ycr) Up goes the substitution board - M_P-Peart on for H_Cameron as a MF 
Min. 60 :(ycr) J_Rak-Sakyi is being brought on 
          ...  M_Virtanen is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 60 :(yli) O_Akgun loses N_Tavares 
          ...  O_Akgun leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg was lucky there 
Min. 61 :(ycr) J_Roles lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Rak-Sakyi latches on to it 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Rak-Sakyi ! 
          ...  D_Atherton is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  D_Atherton looks very relieved! 
Min. 63 :(yli) O_Akgun with a clever shimmy 
          ...  O_Akgun tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 64 :(ycr) M_P-Peart takes advantage of a mistake by Adam_Lewis 
          ...  M_P-Peart belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 65 :(yli) L_Longstaff has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Roles! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Longstaff with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  P_Dahlberg gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lilley floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Darius 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Darius hits it into the box! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg makes the catch! 
Min. 68 :(yli) J_Darius beats A_Robinson 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Darius aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  Saved by P_Dahlberg 
Min. 74 :(ycr) M_P-Peart with an intelligent ball to R_Dragusin 
          ...  B_Koumetio slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 75 :(yli) S_vandenBerg sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Folivi 
          ...  M_Folivi aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg makes an easy save 
Min. 78 :(yli) Adam_Lewis runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Akgun 
          ...  O_Akgun with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg was lucky there 
Min. 79 :(yli) B_Koumetio hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Folivi latches onto it! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Robinson 
Min. 80 :(ycr) S_Mallon with a real burst of pace 
          ...  S_Mallon rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 81 :(yli) J_Lilley flicks it over N_Tavares and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Lilley with the overhead ! 
          ...  P_Dahlberg watches it sail wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ycr) A_Robinson breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Atherton! 
          ...  J_Darius brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  S_Mallon knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Cabrera gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Cabrera with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  D_Atherton goes down well to save 
Min. 92 :(yli) J_Lilley with a penetrating pass to J_Darius 
          ...  J_Darius with a powerful header ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 94 :(yli) J_Darius with a precise ball to O_Akgun 
          ...  O_Akgun rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But P_Dahlberg reaches the ball. Good save 

*************  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          : A_Formentini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Formentini (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Darius (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace U23s Match Info
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Best player          : P_Dahlberg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Liverpool U23s  |    Crystal Palace U23s
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool U23s 1 - 0 Crystal Palace 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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D_Atherton     GK  20   3   2   2  23 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0   0
S_vandenBerg   DF   1  24  10   5  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
Adam_Lewis     DF   2  24  14   1  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Birch        MF   1  13  24   3  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  27  12
N_Abbey        DF   1  25  13   4  28 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Mazzaferro   DF   1  20   4   2  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Darius       FW   1   3  13  23  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   9   0   1   0   0  -5  10  25
J_Lilley       MF   1  14  24  13  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
A_Formentini   FW   1   3  13  25  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  49
O_Akgun        MF   1   2  24  14  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_Longstaff    MF   1   8  19   6  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   5
J_Brimmer      GK   2   2  23   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Koumetio     DF   1  24  13   3  25 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
J_Page         MF   1   9  20   3  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  12  12
N_Kinina       DF   1  21  10   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Folivi       FW   1   2   4  24  19 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace 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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P_Dahlberg     GK  28   3   3   1  22 |  96  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   2  24   7   3  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
S_Mallon       DF   1  24  14   2  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15   2
J_Roles        MF   1  10  22   4  20 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
R_Dragusin     DF   2  23   7   4  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_O'Dwyer      DF   2  25  11   2  23 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Alessan      FW   1   2   8  23  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15   9
H_Cameron      MF   2  11  25   2  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Virtanen     FW   2   2   3  24  19 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
I_Isler        MF   1   3  22   3  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Cabrera      MF   1   3  20   6  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Maguire      GK  25   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robinson     DF   2  24  10   8  25 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
M_P-Peart      MF   2   3  24   3  18 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
M_Phillips     DF   2  24   7   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rak-Sakyi    FW   1   4   7  23  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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