YDL Division Two, Manchester City U23 vs. Sheffield United U23 (Fri May 30)


                  Manchester City U23  |  Sheffield United U23
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 E
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                                       |
                            J_Wint GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                           D_Abley DF  |  DF Z_Tahir
                         A_Jackson DF  |  DF J_Belehouan
                          S_Mufini DF  |  DF S_Sachdev
                      E_Carrington DF  |  DF T_Cover
                           D_Batty MF  |  MF D_McKenna
                           J_Birch MF  |  MF F_Jones
                           D_Gyabi AM  |  MF R_Yorke
                          F_Gorman MF  |  FW H_Knibbs
                        G_Mogensen FW  |  FW S_E-Abraha
                         R_Matondo FW  |  MF O_Greaves
                                       |
                        C_Anderson SUB |  SUB C_Hewitson
                           F_Burns SUB |  SUB G_Cantrill
                        Y_Amankwah SUB |  SUB H_Ayari
                           R_Lavia SUB |  SUB J_Nyakuda
                           S_Tedic SUB |  SUB B_Blacker




Min. 1  :(ymc) F_Gorman runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Yorke goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  D_Batty swings it in 
          ...  R_Matondo gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Matondo with a thundering shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 9  :(ymc) R_Matondo runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Belehouan attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 10 :(ymc) R_Matondo flicks it past S_Sachdev 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  R_Matondo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Henderson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Mogensen crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Henderson catches it! 
Min. 10 :(ysh) The ball is passed in from D_McKenna, he finds O_Greaves 
          ...  D_Batty with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 11 :(ysh) R_Yorke slides it through the middle to S_E-Abraha 
          ...  S_E-Abraha with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City U23 fans taunt him! 
Min. 12 :(ysh) R_Yorke gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_McKenna 
          ...  D_McKenna with the shot on net ! 
          ...  J_Wint can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Wint has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 17 :(ymc) R_Matondo jumps over S_Sachdev's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Matondo tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 19 :(ysh) T_Cover controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Mufini 
          ...  He puts in H_Knibbs! 
          ...  H_Knibbs goes for goal ! 
          ...  But J_Wint just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 22 :(ysh) D_McKenna has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Carrington 
          ...  He puts in H_Knibbs! 
          ...  A_Jackson reads the play well 
Min. 23 :(ysh) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  F_Jones seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Batty with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 23 :(ysh) T_Cover with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  T_Cover attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Wint makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 24 :(ysh) F_Jones picks out R_Yorke with the cross 
          ...  R_Yorke has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  J_Wint with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 24 :(ysh) H_Knibbs gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Birch 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(ysh) O_Greaves is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Knibbs 
          ...  H_Knibbs from 20 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Wint was caught out there 
          ...  Sheffield United U23 go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester City U23 0-1 Sheffield United U23 ...
Min. 26 :(ysh) Sheffield United U23 restructured their strategy to P 
Min. 26 :(ymc) D_Batty runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Z_Tahir 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Batty curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 39 :(ysh) R_Yorke drives it forward to J_Belehouan 
          ...  J_Belehouan with the shot ! 
          ...  J_Wint gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by J_Wint !! 
Min. 42 :(ymc) J_Birch plays the early ball across the box to find F_Gorman in space 
          ...  F_Gorman with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But D_Henderson just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ymc) G_Mogensen with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  G_Mogensen rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And D_Henderson reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Batty floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Cover gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 44 :(ysh) O_Greaves sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_E-Abraha 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_E-Abraha ! 
          ...  J_Wint parries it 
Min. 47 :(ymc) J_Birch can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to G_Mogensen 
          ...  J_Belehouan plays the back pass 
          ...  D_Henderson can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Abley crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Henderson jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 47 :(ymc) G_Mogensen runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Belehouan 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  H_Knibbs tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 49 :(ysh) S_E-Abraha finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Mufini and it had to be 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City U23 0-1 Sheffield United U23

Min. 49 :(ymc) E_Carrington with the cross-field pass to R_Matondo 
          ...  J_Belehouan wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 50 :(ymc) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  R_Matondo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Belehouan 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 50 :(ysh) A defence splitting pass from T_Cover to O_Greaves 
          ...  D_Abley clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 52 :(ymc) S_Mufini with an in swinging cross to G_Mogensen 
          ...  G_Mogensen rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 54 :(ymc) D_Gyabi flicks it over S_Sachdev's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  S_Sachdev moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 58 :(ymc) J_Birch plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Mufini keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Mufini with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But D_Henderson is equal to it 
Min. 59 :(ysh) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  F_Jones seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  G_Mogensen body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 59 :(ysh) D_McKenna has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Jackson 
          ...  He puts in S_E-Abraha! 
          ...  S_E-Abraha cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Wint collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 60 :(ysh) G_Cantrill comes on for Z_Tahir and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 60 :(ymc) J_Birch cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Jackson 
          ...  J_Belehouan gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 61 :(ysh) R_Yorke drives it across the face of the goal F_Jones 
          ...  S_Mufini brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(ymc) E_Carrington with an intelligent ball to R_Matondo 
          ...  R_Matondo with the drive! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 66 :(ymc) D_Batty beats J_Belehouan 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Batty throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 67 :(ysh) B_Blacker is going to be brought on 
          ...  H_Knibbs is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 67 :(ysh) H_Ayari replaces F_Jones and will play MF 
Min. 67 :(ysh) R_Yorke sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Cantrill 
          ...  D_Batty goes in studs first 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  An early bath or him then! 
Min. 68 :(ymc) R_Lavia is being prepared to come on 
          ...  F_Gorman is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 68 :(ymc) D_Abley picks up the pass 
          ...  G_Cantrill cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 68 :(ysh) B_Blacker plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Cover decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  D_Abley gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 70 :(ymc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  F_Burns will come on for A_Jackson and play DF 
Min. 71 :(ymc) R_Matondo beats B_Blacker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  R_Matondo with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 71 :(ysh) B_Blacker flicks it over F_Burns and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Burns with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(ymc) S_Tedic takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace R_Matondo as FW 
Min. 78 :(ymc) R_Lavia sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Tedic 
          ...  S_Tedic with the shot on net ! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Gyabi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Henderson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 84 :(ymc) S_Mufini with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  S_Mufini with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Henderson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Lavia 
          ...  G_Mogensen gets a shot in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  Manchester City U23 have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Manchester City U23 1-1 Sheffield United U23 ...
Min. 86 :(ysh) O_Greaves with a slick pass to B_Blacker 
          ...  B_Blacker with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Wint makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ymc) G_Mogensen with a burst of pace 
          ...  J_Belehouan attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 89 :(ysh) S_Sachdev looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Blacker 
          ...  D_Abley with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  The manager of Sheffield United U23 looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  T_Cover floats it forward 
          ...  B_Blacker latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Blacker hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged J_Wint 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The referee spotted a handball 
Min. 90 :(ymc) G_Mogensen kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Yorke with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  The manager of Sheffield United U23 looks relieved 
          ...  The Manchester City U23 manager is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 92 :(ymc) G_Mogensen drives it forward to D_Gyabi 
          ...  T_Cover slices it 
          ...  D_Henderson moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Lavia plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Henderson comes out and claims it! 
Min. 92 :(ysh) D_McKenna plays in B_Blacker with a beautiful ball 
          ...  B_Blacker could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But J_Wint comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 

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





Match Details
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Manchester City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mogensen
Scorers              : G_Mogensen (84)
Sent Off             : D_Batty (67)
Booked               : G_Mogensen (59), F_Burns (71), D_Abley (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : J_Belehouan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Knibbs (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Yorke (1), H_Knibbs (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                     Manchester City U23  |    Sheffield United U23
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       17
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Final Score          : Manchester City U23 1 - 1 Sheffield United U23
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Player Statistics - Manchester City U23
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Wint         GK  19   7   5   3  20 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
D_Abley        DF   1  19   5   2  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  27  -5  -5
A_Jackson      DF   1  18   4   2  18 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
S_Mufini       DF   1  17   7   2  20 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  15   7
E_Carrington   DF   1  18  10   3  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Batty        MF   1   3  19  10  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0  -9  -9  -5
J_Birch        MF   1  15  20   3  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
D_Gyabi        AM   1   4  18  11  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Gorman       MF   1   3  16  10  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Mogensen     FW   1   2   7  18  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  -5  10  37
R_Matondo      FW   2   2   4  16  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Anderson     GK  16   2   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Burns        DF   1  14  11   4  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
Y_Amankwah     MF   1  14   8   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lavia        MF   1  12  17   2  22 |  24   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
S_Tedic        FW   1   4   9  15  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Sheffield United U23
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_Henderson    GK  24   2   1   1  23 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
Z_Tahir        DF   1  18  10   3  21 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Belehouan    DF   1  20  11   3  23 |  96   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  96   0   5
S_Sachdev      DF   1  18  10   4  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
T_Cover        DF   1  13  11   3  23 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  30   5
D_McKenna      MF   2   2  19   4  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
F_Jones        MF   1   2  18   8  20 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Yorke        MF   1   5  17   4  23 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  70   0
H_Knibbs       FW   2   3   4  18  19 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  35
S_E-Abraha     FW   1   2   5  17  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
O_Greaves      MF   1   2  18  14  22 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
C_Hewitson     GK  19   2   1   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cantrill     DF   1  15  10   2  24 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
H_Ayari        MF   1   5  14   6  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nyakuda      MF   1   2  18  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Blacker      FW   1   2   7  15  20 |  25   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  15
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