U23 Under Armor League Cup, Leicester City U23 vs. Brighton U23 (Fri Mar 28) Leicester City U23 | Brighton U23 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 P Tony McCleary | Will Schoolar | E_Green GK | GK C_Mandas K_Gruno DF | DF H_Roberts K_Kalafat DF | DF B_Taylor C_Ughelumba DF | DF Z_I_Rossi J_Redmond DF | DF T_Katsukunya F_Maguire MF | MF K_Sanders F_Nmecha MF | MF Y_Owusu S_Jasper MF | MF A_Moran S_Danso MF | MF Y_Ibrahim J_King FW | FW J_Daly C_Popov FW | FW J_Belmont | R_Nelson SUB | SUB R_Brown B_Cover SUB | SUB J_Vickers T_Hill SUB | SUB J_Williams T_Sueng'hawon SUB | SUB J_Hinchy J_Stansfield SUB | SUB S_Best Min. 1 :(yle) F_Maguire 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 J_King ... J_King with a powerful diving header! ... It hits off a defender! ... C_Mandas is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Danso plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to C_Ughelumba ... He knocks it goalward ... C_Mandas with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 2 :(ybh) H_Roberts knocks it past C_Ughelumba and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... H_Roberts fires a shot at goal ! ... E_Green makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 3 :(ybh) J_Belmont plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... C_Popov with the high feet ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... T_Katsukunya swings it in ... J_Daly gets on the end of it ... J_Daly with the strike ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Leicester City U23 fans laugh at him Min. 6 :(yle) J_King sprints past the defender ... A delicate chip from J_King ! ... But C_Mandas tips it over ... CORNER! ... S_Jasper plays it into the danger area! ... The danger is dealt with by H_Roberts Min. 7 :(ybh) J_Daly beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... F_Nmecha with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 11 :(yle) S_Danso miskicks! ... He finds C_Popov though ... That was fortunate ... T_Katsukunya wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Maguire ... S_Jasper gets a shot in ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 11 :(yle) The ball goes loose! ... J_King seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Y_Ibrahim is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 13 :(yle) S_Danso with a neat pass into S_Jasper ... S_Jasper hits the ball on the bounce ! ... C_Mandas makes a fine save Min. 15 :(yle) K_Kalafat finds F_Maguire with a perfectly weighted pass ... H_Roberts dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(ybh) J_Belmont flicks it over C_Ughelumba's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Belmont with the 40 yard drive ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 18 :(ybh) A_Moran plays the early ball across the box to find Y_Owusu in space ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Redmond Min. 20 :(ybh) A_Moran drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Daly ... J_Daly with the header ! ... But E_Green just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 27 :(ybh) J_Daly uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... But K_Gruno wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 27 :(yle) C_Popov beats Z_I_Rossi ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Z_I_Rossi with the high feet ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... F_Nmecha hoists it forward ... S_Jasper gets on the end of it ... S_Jasper has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... Brilliant save from C_Mandas ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 29 :(yle) J_King leaves T_Katsukunya standing ... A cracking drive from J_King ! ... C_Mandas is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... C_Mandas looks very relieved! Min. 30 :(yle) S_Danso sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_King ... J_King swings in the shot! ... But C_Mandas tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 32 :(yle) S_Jasper wins possession ... He plays the ball across to C_Popov ... C_Popov is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... C_Mandas tries to close down the angle ... He nutmegs C_Mandas ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 33 :(yle) S_Danso with a smart pass to J_King ... Well executed sliding challenge from Z_I_Rossi ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Maguire ... J_King makes a firm connection with his head ... But C_Mandas smothers the ball. Min. 35 :(ybh) A_Moran crosses into the box, finding Y_Owusu ... K_Kalafat knocks the ball back to E_Green ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past E_Green! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Belmont ... E_Green fists it away! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(ybh) Z_I_Rossi with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Kalafat ... K_Kalafat moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 48 :(ybh) The ball rolls free! ... J_Belmont takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... J_Belmont rifles it at the goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City U23 0-0 Brighton U23 Min. 48 :(yle) C_Popov beats his man ... C_Popov uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 51 :(yle) F_Maguire jumps over T_Katsukunya's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... B_Taylor takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 52 :(ybh) Y_Owusu kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Daly gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But K_Gruno with the fine tackle Min. 56 :(ybh) T_Katsukunya takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... T_Katsukunya runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into E_Green arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... That’s put Brighton U23 ahead! ... Leicester City U23 0-1 Brighton U23 ... Min. 57 :(yle) S_Jasper is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... F_Nmecha latches onto the end of it ... Z_I_Rossi fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 60 :(ybh) J_Vickers is being prepared to come on ... H_Roberts is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 61 :(yle) F_Nmecha with a 50-yard pass to F_Maguire ... F_Maguire with a graceful, looping effort ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... C_Mandas never had a chance! Min. 63 :(ybh) Y_Owusu skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Daly ... But K_Gruno clears the danger Min. 64 :(ybh) J_Williams will replace Z_I_Rossi and play DF Min. 64 :(yle) S_Jasper finds his way through ... B_Taylor clears with a diving header Min. 64 :(ybh) Y_Owusu with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Belmont ... Cleared by S_Danso Min. 66 :(ybh) J_Hinchy is coming on and Y_Ibrahim is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 69 :(ybh) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... S_Best will come on for J_Belmont and play FW Min. 70 :(yle) B_Cover is ready to come on to replace K_Kalafat ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 70 :(yle) R_Nelson is being prepared to come on ... C_Ughelumba is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(yle) T_Sueng'hawon is being brought on ... F_Maguire is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will 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 is being brought on ... J_King is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 71 :(ybh) Y_Owusu with a 40-yard pass to J_Daly ... J_Daly hits a crisp volley! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 73 :(yle) J_Stansfield takes advantage of a mistake by J_Hinchy ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Stansfield with the goal bound shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 75 :(yle) R_Nelson plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Vickers is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 76 :(ybh) A_Moran gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Jasper ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 77 :(ybh) J_Hinchy sidesteps K_Gruno ... That was too easy ... S_Jasper rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Will Schoolar looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 79 :(yle) B_Cover crosses into the box, finding J_Stansfield ... J_Stansfield with a blistering shot ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 80 :(ybh) J_Daly runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Daly with a blistering shot ! ... E_Green can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... E_Green makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 84 :(yle) S_Jasper barges J_Hinchy off the ball ... An audacious effort from S_Jasper ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Leicester City U23 fans! ... Amazing comeback!! ... Leicester City U23 are all square and not long to go ... Leicester City U23 1-1 Brighton U23 ... Min. 85 :(yle) R_Nelson nutmegs T_Katsukunya ... T_Katsukunya goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 86 :(ybh) J_Daly with a short pass to find T_Katsukunya ... T_Katsukunya keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It floats over E_Green ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Holmes Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Jasper (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Jasper (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Jasper (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Katsukunya Scorers : T_Katsukunya (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Ibrahim (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23 | Brighton U23 Attempts on Goal : 15 | 9 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 5 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City U23 1 - 1 Brighton U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 K_Gruno DF 2 17 4 3 21 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Kalafat DF 1 14 7 3 22 | 73 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 C_Ughelumba DF 2 18 3 1 19 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Redmond DF 1 17 10 2 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 F_Maguire MF 1 4 20 11 20 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 F_Nmecha MF 2 3 17 2 19 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Jasper MF 1 2 18 12 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 -5 25 42 S_Danso MF 1 6 15 4 20 | 95 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 60 0 J_King FW 1 2 5 17 19 | 73 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 C_Popov FW 1 2 4 18 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Nelson DF 1 13 10 4 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Cover DF 1 12 8 3 20 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Hill MF 1 5 15 6 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Sueng'hawon MF 1 3 14 8 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stansfield FW 1 4 5 12 20 | 22 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Player Statistics - Brighton U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Mandas GK 22 2 2 2 23 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 H_Roberts DF 1 20 13 4 21 | 63 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 5 B_Taylor DF 2 19 4 2 19 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Z_I_Rossi DF 1 18 6 2 25 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Katsukunya DF 1 18 6 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 32 0 37 K_Sanders MF 1 3 18 5 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Owusu MF 1 11 18 3 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 A_Moran MF 1 4 16 10 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 Y_Ibrahim MF 1 3 16 5 20 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 J_Daly FW 2 2 10 19 18 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 J_Belmont FW 1 3 5 19 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Brown GK 13 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vickers DF 1 18 5 3 20 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Williams DF 2 17 3 1 17 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hinchy MF 1 5 14 6 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Best FW 2 2 3 15 17 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1743187171 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35