YDL Division One, Everton U23 vs. Leicester City U23 (Sat Mar 22) Everton U23 | Leicester City U23 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 P David Gooch | Tony McCleary | C_Kelleher GK | GK E_Green I_S-Smith DF | DF K_Gruno A_Thomas DF | DF K_Gray J_Butler DF | DF C_Ughelumba L_Moretti DF | DF J_Redmond D_Fior MF | MF F_Maguire H_Geelmuyden MF | MF F_Nmecha L_Dobbin MF | MF S_Jasper S_Lavery FW | MF S_Danso E_Simms FW | FW J_King K_Hansen AM | FW N_Scardina | G_Pickford SUB | SUB R_Nelson N_Nkounkou SUB | SUB K_Kalafat A_Aksakal SUB | SUB T_Hill E_Le SUB | SUB T_Sueng'hawon S_Corry SUB | SUB J_Stansfield Min. 1 :(yev) Everton U23 changed their strategy to play C Min. 1 :(yev) D_Fior crosses to L_Moretti ... L_Moretti with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But E_Green punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 2 :(yev) L_Dobbin finds S_Lavery with a perfectly weighted pass ... F_Maguire with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 4 :(yle) K_Gray slices it ... E_Green moves quickly!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Everton U23 1-0 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 5 :(yev) Everton U23 made the switch to a P strategy Min. 6 :(yev) L_Dobbin bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Lavery ... S_Danso with a bad challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 7 :(yev) S_Lavery plays it forward to A_Thomas ... A cheeky lob from A_Thomas ! ... E_Green blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 11 :(yev) L_Dobbin hits a hard pass to E_Simms ... Driven towards goal by E_Simms ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Leicester City U23 fans laugh at him Min. 12 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden runs into space ... H_Geelmuyden hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... E_Green gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 13 :(yle) N_Scardina steps over the ball ... He nutmegs I_S-Smith ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... N_Scardina attempts a low drive! ... C_Kelleher with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great Reflexes there ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Jasper! ... K_Gruno tries to place the shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 19 :(yev) A_Thomas drives it forward to E_Simms ... E_Simms looks to see where E_Green is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... E_Green manages to turn it behind Min. 20 :(yev) E_Simms knocks the ball past J_Redmond ... E_Simms throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Looks like it should be E_Green's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... GOAL !! ... E_Green looks embarrassed! ... Everton U23 2-0 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 21 :(yev) Everton U23 altered their play to a A strategy Min. 24 :(yev) D_Fior turns past J_Redmond ... He has created space for himself now ... D_Fior has a dig at goal! ... But E_Green just gets his fingers to that one Min. 30 :(yev) K_Hansen knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... K_Hansen sees E_Green off his line ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 34 :(yev) E_Simms with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... E_Simms with a bomb of a shot ! ... But E_Green punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 34 :(yev) J_Butler curls the ball out wide to K_Hansen ... K_Gruno with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Tony McCleary looks relieved Min. 35 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Simms ... But K_Gruno with the fine tackle Min. 35 :(yle) F_Maguire curls the ball out wide to N_Scardina ... But I_S-Smith comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 35 :(yle) S_Jasper gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Lavery ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 40 :(yle) K_Gray looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_King ... J_King with a stunning strike ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yle) F_Maguire with a neat pass into N_Scardina ... N_Scardina attempts a low drive! ... But he puts it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton U23 2-0 Leicester City U23 Min. 51 :(yle) J_King skips the challenge from I_S-Smith ... I_S-Smith moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 52 :(yle) F_Nmecha is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_King ... A skillful effort from J_King ! ... But C_Kelleher palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 53 :(yev) D_Fior with the dribble ... D_Fior aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... E_Green was beaten there! Min. 54 :(yle) N_Scardina is too quick for the defence ... E_Simms forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... F_Maguire drives it into the box! ... S_Jasper tries to place the shot! ... C_Kelleher beats the ball away Min. 57 :(yev) E_Simms has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... E_Simms tries to beat E_Green from outside the area! ... But E_Green tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 58 :(yev) The ball is passed in from E_Simms, he finds S_Lavery ... K_Gray slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 62 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden with a 40-yard pass to L_Dobbin ... K_Gruno forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Dobbin crosses it in! ... E_Green jumps well to claim it! Min. 62 :(yle) S_Danso hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... S_Jasper latches onto it! ... A_Thomas forces him off the ball Min. 63 :(yev) D_Fior holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to E_Simms ... C_Ughelumba wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 65 :(yev) N_Nkounkou is going to be brought on ... I_S-Smith is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 66 :(yev) S_Corry is being prepared to come on ... S_Lavery is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 66 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden knocks it forward ... C_Ughelumba slips ... L_Moretti gets to it! ... L_Moretti has a go! ... E_Green heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 67 :(yev) Up goes the substitution board - E_Le on for L_Dobbin as a MF Min. 67 :(yev) D_Fior looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Lets hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 69 :(yev) S_Corry beats K_Gruno ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Corry with the shot on net ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Everton U23 3-0 Leicester City U23 ... Min. 70 :(yev) G_Pickford is going to be brought on ... C_Kelleher is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play GK Min. 70 :(yle) K_Kalafat comes on for K_Gray and takes up a DF role Min. 70 :(yle) R_Nelson will come on for C_Ughelumba and play DF Min. 70 :(yle) T_Sueng'hawon will replace F_Maguire and play MF Min. 70 :(yle) T_Hill is being prepared to come on ... F_Nmecha is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(yle) J_Stansfield takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace J_King as FW Min. 75 :(yev) S_Corry with electric pace ... He eases past J_Stansfield ... S_Corry tries to chip the ball over E_Green! ... But E_Green is equal to it Min. 76 :(yev) N_Nkounkou races into the box ... He sees E_Simms lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... T_Sueng'hawon attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 76 :(yev) E_Le makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... N_Scardina with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 81 :(yle) R_Nelson takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Scardina ... N_Nkounkou goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 82 :(yev) K_Hansen with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to L_Moretti ... A cheeky lob from L_Moretti ! ... E_Green takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 82 :(yle) S_Jasper finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Butler ... S_Jasper hits a great drive! ... G_Pickford falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 83 :(yev) E_Le runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Thomas ... A_Thomas attempts a chip! ... E_Green gathers it easily Min. 83 :(yev) N_Nkounkou gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Hansen ... E_Green takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... H_Geelmuyden floats it forward ... N_Nkounkou latches onto the end of it ... K_Kalafat reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_Hansen! ... S_Corry loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... E_Green manages to turn it behind Min. 86 :(yle) The defender under hits the back pass! ... N_Scardina is through! ... J_Butler with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 87 :(yev) E_Le gets to the by line and finds S_Corry with a beautiful cross ... S_Corry hits the ball first time! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(yle) S_Danso takes possession ... What can he do here? ... But A_Thomas sees the pass and cuts it out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Merseyrail Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Simms (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Gray (4 og), E_Simms (20), S_Corry (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Maguire Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Danso (6), N_Scardina (76), E_Green (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton U23 | Leicester City U23 Attempts on Goal : 18 | 7 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 14 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 4 | 5 Fouls : 4 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton U23 3 - 0 Leicester City U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Everton U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Kelleher GK 22 3 1 1 23 | 72 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 I_S-Smith DF 1 15 7 2 20 | 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 A_Thomas DF 1 18 6 3 23 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 44 27 22 J_Butler DF 1 18 12 3 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 L_Moretti DF 1 18 13 3 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 D_Fior MF 1 14 17 14 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 H_Geelmuyden MF 1 3 15 11 21 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 57 17 L_Dobbin MF 1 4 14 11 21 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Lavery FW 2 2 4 19 18 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 E_Simms FW 1 4 10 18 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 16 15 52 K_Hansen AM 1 2 19 13 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 G_Pickford GK 19 2 2 1 20 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 18 12 8 29 | 26 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 A_Aksakal MF 1 13 17 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Le MF 1 2 18 15 23 | 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Corry FW 1 3 6 18 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Green GK 23 2 3 3 24 | 93 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 54 0 0 0 K_Gruno DF 2 17 4 3 21 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 K_Gray DF 1 19 6 3 20 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 C_Ughelumba DF 2 18 3 1 19 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Redmond DF 1 17 10 2 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Maguire MF 1 4 20 11 20 | 72 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 F_Nmecha MF 2 3 17 2 19 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Jasper MF 1 2 18 12 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 S_Danso MF 1 6 15 4 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 J_King FW 1 2 5 17 19 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 N_Scardina FW 1 3 9 16 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 2 R_Nelson DF 1 13 10 4 23 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 K_Kalafat DF 1 14 7 3 22 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Hill MF 1 5 15 6 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Sueng'hawon MF 1 3 14 8 21 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 4 5 12 20 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1742662749 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35