U23 Under Armor League Cup, Liverpool U23 vs. Tottenham Hotspur U23 (Wed Mar 05) Liverpool U23 | Tottenham Hotspur U23 3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N Thomas Edvardsen | Derek Purvis | R-T_Hoffmann GK | GK J_de_Bie L_Jonas DF | DF B_L-Foster C_Pinnington DF | DF T_Adelusi J_Page MF | DF K_Ferguson V_Madu DF | DF M_Adewole N_Kinina DM | MF M_Tainio O_Cannonier FW | MF H_James N_Kirby MF | MF M_Robson S_Michez FW | MF H_Green P_Maghoma AM | FW A_Griffiths E_Airoboma MF | FW D_Scarlett | K_Misciur SUB | SUB A_Whiteman J_Norris SUB | SUB M_Lavinier R_Young SUB | SUB C_Sayers D_Abbey SUB | SUB N_John J_Darius SUB | SUB E_Lehane Min. 2 :(yli) E_Airoboma cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Michez ... S_Michez lobs J_de_Bie! ... J_de_Bie just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 3 :(yli) S_Michez knocks it past H_James and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... K_Ferguson stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 5 :(yth) M_Tainio with a simple pass to D_Scarlett ... V_Madu with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Tottenham Hotspur U23 players Min. 10 :(yth) A_Griffiths takes on N_Kinina ... He runs past him ... J_Page intercepts the pass Min. 11 :(yli) S_Michez comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... S_Michez aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_de_Bie goes down well to save Min. 13 :(yli) S_Michez takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A wicked drive by S_Michez ! ... J_de_Bie makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 20 :(yli) P_Maghoma unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Michez ... A powerful header from S_Michez ! ... It looks good ... J_de_Bie saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 22 :(yli) C_Pinnington moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to P_Maghoma ... T_Adelusi takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 24 :(yli) S_Michez beats B_L-Foster ... He showed great skill there ... S_Michez curls it towards the top corner ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_de_Bie's arms ... Unlucky Min. 26 :(yli) J_Page miskicks! ... He finds S_Michez though ... That was fortunate ... D_Scarlett with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... N_Kirby swings it in ... O_Cannonier gets on the end of it ... O_Cannonier controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 28 :(yli) L_Jonas whips the ball across to C_Pinnington ... C_Pinnington tries one from the edge of the box ! ... J_de_Bie gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... N_Kinina floats the ball in! ... V_Madu loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But J_de_Bie punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 29 :(yth) A_Griffiths breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R-T_Hoffmann! ... P_Maghoma brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(yli) V_Madu knocks the ball back to R-T_Hoffmann ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Liverpool U23 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur U23 ... Min. 32 :(yli) N_Kinina with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Airoboma gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But B_L-Foster sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 33 :(yli) S_Michez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Driven towards goal by S_Michez ! ... But J_de_Bie tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 33 :(yth) M_Tainio gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Griffiths is unmarked ... Fine tackle by C_Pinnington ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 38 :(yli) P_Maghoma leaves his marker standing ... But he loses control of it ... D_Scarlett takes possession Min. 39 :(yli) Curled in dangerously from J_Page to P_Maghoma ... T_Adelusi hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Airoboma plays it towards the near post! ... T_Adelusi clears the danger Min. 40 :(yth) M_Tainio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett with a blistering shot ! ... R-T_Hoffmann saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 42 :(yli) N_Kirby threads the through ball to P_Maghoma ... P_Maghoma hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... J_de_Bie parries it, he follows it up ... And J_de_Bie recovers to save!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yth) H_Green with a real burst of pace ... He leaves N_Kinina behind ... H_Green launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But R-T_Hoffmann reaches the ball. Good save Min. 44 :(yth) H_Green with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... P_Maghoma with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 45 :(yth) E_Lehane is ready to come on to replace D_Scarlett ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 45 :(yli) J_Page brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_Cannonier gets on the end of the pass ... O_Cannonier hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... E_Airoboma chips the ball in towards the back post! ... K_Ferguson gets up well ... And he heads it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool U23 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur U23 Min. 47 :(yli) E_Airoboma takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Page ... J_Page has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 49 :(yli) N_Kinina changes position to fill a DF slot Min. 50 :(yli) N_Kinina feeds the ball through the middle ... O_Cannonier runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... O_Cannonier is clean through! ... He rounds J_de_Bie ... He rounds J_de_Bie ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 53 :(yli) E_Airoboma with a 40-yard pass to O_Cannonier ... O_Cannonier with his head down lets it go ! ... J_de_Bie gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 53 :(yth) M_Tainio has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... T_Adelusi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Adelusi with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 55 :(yli) N_Kinina puts in V_Madu ... V_Madu heads the ball towards goal ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by N_Kinina! ... P_Maghoma tries to place the shot! ... J_de_Bie tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... P_Maghoma chips the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to C_Pinnington ... He knocks it goalward ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 57 :(yli) E_Airoboma runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Adewole knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Derek Purvis looks relieved Min. 59 :(yli) E_Airoboma brings it under control ... He takes on H_Green ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Cannonier! ... B_L-Foster reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 60 :(yli) J_Darius is being prepared to come on ... O_Cannonier is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 60 :(yth) There's going to be a change ... M_Lavinier will come on for M_Adewole and play DF Min. 61 :(yth) H_James finds B_L-Foster with a perfectly weighted pass ... Fine tackle by L_Jonas ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 64 :(yli) E_Airoboma finds V_Madu in acres of space ... But M_Lavinier barges him off the ball Min. 65 :(yth) M_Tainio brings it under control ... He takes on C_Pinnington ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Green! ... S_Michez with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(yth) M_Tainio finds the run of M_Lavinier ... M_Lavinier belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... R-T_Hoffmann manages to turn it behind Min. 66 :(yli) L_Jonas is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... P_Maghoma latches onto the end of it ... But M_Lavinier with the fine tackle Min. 68 :(yli) C_Pinnington gets to the by line and finds J_Darius with a beautiful cross ... J_Darius sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it goes wide Min. 70 :(yli) R_Young will replace the useless P_Maghoma and will play MF Min. 70 :(yli) J_Norris is coming on for C_Pinnington and playing DF Min. 70 :(yli) D_Abbey is coming on and V_Madu is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(yli) S_Michez makes the tackle ... H_James with the foul Min. 74 :(yli) L_Jonas with a Cruyff turn ... L_Jonas with the crafty shot! ... It's way wide ... The Tottenham Hotspur U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 80 :(yli) R_Young has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Lavinier ... He knocks it to J_Norris! ... But B_L-Foster wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 80 :(yli) D_Abbey kicks H_Green off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 80 :(yli) J_Page changes position to fill a DF slot Min. 83 :(yth) M_Tainio looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Griffiths ... N_Kinina takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(yth) H_James with the diagonal pass M_Lavinier ... E_Airoboma takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 89 :(yli) N_Kinina holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Michez ... The cross hits S_Michez on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... N_Kirby chips the ball in towards the far post! ... N_Kinina with the header ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 90 :(yli) R_Young threads the through ball to J_Darius ... B_L-Foster goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Prenton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Michez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Abbey (80) Booked : P_Maghoma (29), S_Michez (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_L-Foster (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Madu (30 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 | Tottenham Hotspur U23 Attempts on Goal : 21 | 4 Off target : 13 | 1 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 20 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool U23 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-T_Hoffmann GK 23 2 1 1 23 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 L_Jonas DF 1 16 12 4 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 2 C_Pinnington DF 1 18 5 3 20 | 72 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 30 7 J_Page DF 1 13 19 3 26 | 93 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 45 2 V_Madu DF 1 19 6 3 20 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 7 N_Kinina DF 1 20 16 2 24 | 93 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 60 2 O_Cannonier FW 1 4 12 19 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 N_Kirby MF 1 2 18 5 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Michez FW 1 2 4 18 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 21 P_Maghoma AM 1 3 19 14 23 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 10 5 E_Airoboma MF 1 2 19 7 22 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 K_Misciur GK 17 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Norris DF 1 17 8 4 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Young MF 1 3 19 10 21 | 21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Abbey DF 1 15 5 2 22 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -9 -9 -9 J_Darius FW 1 3 14 20 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_de_Bie GK 21 3 2 2 23 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 B_L-Foster DF 2 19 3 1 16 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 T_Adelusi DF 1 18 5 3 20 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 2 K_Ferguson DF 1 17 6 3 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Adewole DF 1 17 10 3 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Tainio MF 1 6 19 2 24 | 93 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 H_James MF 1 3 18 10 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 42 12 M_Robson MF 1 5 17 6 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Green MF 1 9 15 4 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 A_Griffiths FW 2 2 3 18 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 2 4 16 21 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 12 17 A_Whiteman GK 15 2 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lavinier DF 1 15 7 4 25 | 31 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 5 C_Sayers DF 1 13 10 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_John MF 1 3 12 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Lehane FW 1 2 5 16 22 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741208108 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35