U23 Under Armor League Cup, Everton U23 vs. Southampton U23 (Fri Mar 28)


                          Everton U23  |  Southampton U23
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          David Gooch  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                        C_Kelleher GK  |  GK H_Upstell
                        T_Phillips DF  |  DF M_Fry
                          A_Thomas DF  |  DF K_Lopata
                          J_Butler DF  |  DF L_Pambou
                         L_Moretti DF  |  DF D_Abu
                            D_Fior MF  |  MF F_Ross-Lang
                         T_Onyango MF  |  MF R_Finnigan
                      H_Geelmuyden MF  |  MF G_Babic
                          S_Lavery FW  |  MF A_Capello
                           E_Simms FW  |  FW C_Hale
                          K_Hansen AM  |  FW L_Ndukwu
                                       |
                        G_Pickford SUB |  SUB N_Osborn
                         M_Downing SUB |  SUB D_Ballard
                         A_Aksakal SUB |  SUB A_Cull
                              E_Le SUB |  SUB S_Bellis
                          B_Graham SUB |  SUB M_Obafemi




Min. 2  :(yev) K_Hansen runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Lavery 
          ...  F_Ross-Lang wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 3  :(yev) S_Lavery rushes through the defence 
          ...  S_Lavery with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  H_Upstell gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 6  :(yev) E_Simms runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Fior 
          ...  L_Pambou wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 6  :(yso) K_Lopata finds D_Abu with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But T_Phillips will cut out the threat 
Min. 7  :(yev) K_Hansen skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  K_Hansen aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  H_Upstell plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 7  :(yso) Curled in dangerously from F_Ross-Lang to A_Capello 
          ...  A_Capello with the drive! 
          ...  But C_Kelleher is equal to it 
Min. 8  :(yev) S_Lavery sidesteps D_Abu 
          ...  M_Fry pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 8  :(yso) G_Babic slides it through the middle to C_Hale 
          ...  C_Hale from 20 yards ! 
          ...  The shot slips through C_Kelleher's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 10 :(yev) T_Onyango looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Phillips 
          ...  L_Pambou cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 11 :(yev) T_Phillips threads the through ball to E_Simms 
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Simms ! 
          ...  H_Upstell parries it 
Min. 12 :(yso) L_Ndukwu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to F_Ross-Lang 
          ...  F_Ross-Lang with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But C_Kelleher comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 13 :(yso) A_Capello with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  D_Fior with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Southampton U23 players 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 17 :(yev) T_Onyango is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  D_Fior latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Pambou is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  H_Geelmuyden plays it short to S_Lavery 
          ...  S_Lavery fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  H_Upstell 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. 18 :(yev) T_Onyango hoists the ball across to S_Lavery 
          ...  S_Lavery hits the ball first time! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  And Everton U23 are leading in the game now 
          ...  Everton U23 1-0 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 19 :(yev) Everton U23 changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 19 :(yev) K_Hansen plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Geelmuyden decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  H_Geelmuyden looks to see where H_Upstell is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past H_Upstell 
          ...  Everton U23 2-0 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 20 :(yev) The Everton U23 manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 22 :(yev) J_Butler takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  But K_Lopata puts the ball out of play 
Min. 25 :(yev) J_Butler chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But H_Upstell punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 26 :(yso) L_Ndukwu has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Ndukwu controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But C_Kelleher smothers the ball. 
Min. 27 :(yev) S_Lavery turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Lavery must beat H_Upstell! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged H_Upstell 
          ...  Everton U23 3-0 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 27 :(yso) G_Babic beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Capello 
          ...  J_Butler robs him of the ball 
Min. 29 :(yev) D_Fior takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  D_Fior attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Southampton U23 fans laugh at him 
Min. 30 :(yso) M_Fry off the woodwork. 
          ...  L_Ndukwu picks up the deflection 
          ...  L_Ndukwu with the side footed shot! 
          ...  C_Kelleher guesses right 
Min. 31 :(yso) D_Abu holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Hale 
          ...  J_Butler with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 31 :(yev) J_Butler with a smart pass to S_Lavery 
          ...  L_Pambou fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  A_Thomas plays it short to S_Lavery 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Lavery ! 
          ...  H_Upstell beats the ball away 
Min. 32 :(yev) T_Phillips with a 40-yard pass to S_Lavery 
          ...  S_Lavery is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has H_Upstell to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Upstell 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He will be trying to claim the match ball now! 
          ...  The hat trick is complete! 
          ...  Everton U23 4-0 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 32 :(yso) L_Ndukwu runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Ndukwu tries to beat C_Kelleher from outside the area! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the Southampton U23 crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Everton U23 4-1 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 33 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang loses J_Butler 
          ...  F_Ross-Lang with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But C_Kelleher stops that one easily 
Min. 35 :(yev) T_Onyango runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Fry slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 35 :(yev) E_Simms skips the challenge from D_Abu 
          ...  K_Lopata with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 36 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Pambou 
          ...  M_Fry wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 39 :(yev) D_Fior with a glorious long pass to S_Lavery 
          ...  S_Lavery with the drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  H_Upstell never had a chance! 
Min. 42 :(yev) D_Fior cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Hansen 
          ...  L_Pambou wins the ball 
Min. 42 :(yso) L_Ndukwu knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Ndukwu hits a great shot ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(yev) D_Fior finds E_Simms on the edge of the box 
          ...  E_Simms attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It floats over H_Upstell 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 44 :(yso) K_Lopata with a probing pass to C_Hale 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Hale ! 
          ...  But C_Kelleher smothers the ball. 
Min. 45 :(yev) T_Phillips knocks it forward 
          ...  F_Ross-Lang slips 
          ...  K_Hansen gets to it! 
          ...  K_Hansen with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But H_Upstell is equal to it 
Min. 47 :(yev) D_Fior beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  D_Fior tries to beat H_Upstell! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Everton U23 5-1 Southampton U23 ...
Min. 47 :(yso) F_Ross-Lang races into the box 
          ...  He sees L_Ndukwu lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  L_Ndukwu with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  C_Kelleher with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton U23 5-1 Southampton U23

Min. 46 :(yev) H_Geelmuyden looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Hansen 
          ...  K_Lopata with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 46 :(yso) D_Abu plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Hale decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  T_Onyango is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 46 :(yso) C_Hale works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Ross-Lang 
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Ross-Lang ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 55 :(yev) T_Onyango latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  T_Onyango hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  H_Upstell with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 56 :(yev) K_Hansen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Fry! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But L_Pambou wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 59 :(yso) L_Pambou with a flicked pass to R_Finnigan 
          ...  E_Simms with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 63 :(yev) S_Lavery runs into space 
          ...  K_Lopata with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 64 :(yev) S_Lavery gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside C_Hale! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Lavery drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 65 :(yev) M_Downing is being brought on 
          ...  T_Phillips is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 66 :(yev) B_Graham comes on for S_Lavery and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 67 :(yev) E_Le is coming on and H_Geelmuyden is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 70 :(yev) G_Pickford is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Kelleher is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play GK 
Min. 72 :(yev) E_Le plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Simms decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  E_Simms tries to beat H_Upstell from outside the area! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 72 :(yev) E_Le with the through ball to B_Graham 
          ...  L_Ndukwu with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  K_Hansen hoists it forward 
          ...  B_Graham gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Fry slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 73 :(yso) D_Abu beats his man 
          ...  But A_Thomas clears the danger 
Min. 74 :(yev) J_Butler with a simple pass to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  H_Upstell just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 76 :(yev) D_Fior is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Graham 
          ...  B_Graham with the strike ! 
          ...  But H_Upstell parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 78 :(yev) K_Hansen miskicks! 
          ...  He finds E_Simms though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A skillful effort from E_Simms ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 81 :(yso) R_Finnigan hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  L_Ndukwu latches onto it! 
          ...  L_Ndukwu shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But G_Pickford dives to his left 
          ...  I think G_Pickford just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 82 :(yev) A_Thomas takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Onyango 
          ...  T_Onyango with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But H_Upstell parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 83 :(yev) E_Le looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Hansen 
          ...  K_Hansen hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  H_Upstell never had a chance! 
Min. 85 :(yev) E_Le looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Fior 
          ...  D_Fior hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 86 :(yev) Curled in dangerously from T_Onyango to B_Graham 
          ...  K_Lopata reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Graham lofts the ball in! 
          ...  H_Upstell easily catches it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(yev) K_Hansen runs at the defence 
          ...  K_Hansen goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 91 :(yev) B_Graham kills the ball dead 
          ...  B_Graham hits the ball first time! 
          ...  H_Upstell makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Merseyrail Community Stadium
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Everton U23 Match Info
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Best player          : S_Lavery (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Lavery (18,27,32), H_Geelmuyden (19), D_Fior (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Fior (13), J_Butler (31), T_Onyango (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton U23 Match Info
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Best player          : L_Ndukwu
Scorers              : L_Ndukwu (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Pambou (31), K_Lopata (35), L_Ndukwu (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Everton U23  |    Southampton U23
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       12
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :          15        |       9
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          24        |       13
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Final Score          : Everton U23 5 - 1 Southampton U23
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Player Statistics - Everton 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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C_Kelleher     GK  22   3   1   1  23 |  72   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
T_Phillips     DF   1  15   7   3  22 |  67   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  72   0
A_Thomas       DF   1  18   6   3  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
J_Butler       DF   1  18  12   3  21 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  40  -5
L_Moretti      DF   1  18  13   3  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fior         MF   1  14  17  14  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   1   1   0   0  -5  55  34
T_Onyango      MF   1   8  17  14  28 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -5  82   5
H_Geelmuyden   MF   1   3  15  11  21 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  35
S_Lavery       FW   2   2   4  19  18 |  68   0   0   0   0   8   3   0   0   0   0   0 121
E_Simms        FW   1   4  10  18  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  16  15  18
K_Hansen       AM   1   2  19  13  21 |  94   0   0   3   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  72  14
G_Pickford     GK  19   2   2   1  20 |  22   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
M_Downing      DF   1  19  14   2  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |  25   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  72  12
B_Graham       FW   1   3   5  18  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Southampton 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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H_Upstell      GK  18   2   1   5  20 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0
M_Fry          DF   1  19   2   7  20 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  15   0
K_Lopata       DF   1  15   9   2  22 |  94   0   4   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  59  25  -5
L_Pambou       DF   1  14  11   4  23 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  59  10  -5
D_Abu          DF   1  12   8   3  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Ross-Lang    MF   1   5  15   6  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  30  12
R_Finnigan     MF   1   4  13   4  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Babic        MF   1   4  13  10  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Capello      MF   1   3   6  13  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Hale         FW   2   4   4  19  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
L_Ndukwu       FW   2   2   4  18  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -5  10  52
N_Osborn       GK  13   2   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ballard      DF   1   3   5  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cull         DF  13   2   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bellis       MF   1   2   4  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Obafemi      FW   2   2   3  15  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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