U23 Under Armor League Cup, Arsenal U23 vs. Crystal Palace U23 (Fri Apr 04)


                          Arsenal U23  |  Crystal Palace U23
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-1-3-1-2 P
                        Jamal Claxton  |  VACANT
                                       |
                          J_Porter GK  |  GK A_Maguire
                           Emerson DF  |  DF F_Cowin
                           T_Eyoma DF  |  DF Jay_Haddow
                           J_Olowu DF  |  MF D_Omilabu
                           J_Sweet DF  |  DF D_Emovon
                           A_Denny MF  |  DM N_Ferguson
                          Z_Shuaib MF  |  FW C_Redhead
                            B_Rosa MF  |  MF O_Mustapha
                        T_Tessmann MF  |  FW Z_Marsh
                           T_Gomes FW  |  AM C_Karatas
                           I_Kabia FW  |  MF I_Isler
                                       |
                           A_Crean SUB |  SUB O_Webber
                           T_Omole SUB |  SUB G_King
                           T_Foran SUB |  SUB K_Yilmaz
                           O_Skipp SUB |  SUB J_Sheridan
                         F_Balogun SUB |  SUB F_Baptiste




Min. 2  :(yar) I_Kabia takes advantage of a mistake by N_Ferguson 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Jay_Haddow looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 4  :(ycr) F_Cowin with a flicked pass to C_Redhead 
          ...  C_Redhead pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  J_Porter takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 6  :(ycr) D_Omilabu gets possession in his own half 
          ...  D_Omilabu with the strike ! 
          ...  J_Porter claws it off the line 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Lets see if Crystal Palace U23 can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 0-1 Crystal Palace U23 ...
Min. 7  :(ycr) C_Redhead knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Eyoma 
          ...  J_Sweet with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 8  :(yar) Z_Shuaib floats the ball in to find I_Kabia 
          ...  I_Kabia carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 9  :(yar) I_Kabia with the mazy run 
          ...  But Jay_Haddow wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(yar) J_Sweet with a 50-yard pass to Z_Shuaib 
          ...  Jay_Haddow knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(yar) B_Rosa takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Kabia 
          ...  Jay_Haddow plays it back 
          ...  A_Maguire slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Emerson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  I_Kabia with the shot! 
          ...  A_Maguire with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 13 :(yar) A_Denny hoists the ball across to I_Kabia 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Ferguson 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Denny floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to T_Gomes 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 23 :(yar) B_Rosa runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Gomes 
          ...  T_Gomes heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Maguire never had a chance! 
Min. 23 :(ycr) O_Mustapha lays the ball back to Z_Marsh 
          ...  Z_Marsh with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Porter 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. 26 :(ycr) O_Mustapha is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Redhead 
          ...  C_Redhead with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 30 :(ycr) O_Mustapha beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  O_Mustapha with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 0-2 Crystal Palace U23 ...
Min. 32 :(ycr) N_Ferguson floats the ball in to find Z_Marsh 
          ...  Z_Marsh gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But J_Porter is equal to it 
Min. 35 :(yar) I_Kabia sprints past I_Isler 
          ...  D_Emovon is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 39 :(yar) Z_Shuaib nutmegs the defender 
          ...  A powerful shot by Z_Shuaib ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  A_Maguire plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 40 :(yar) B_Rosa knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Cowin 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by I_Isler !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(yar) I_Kabia takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  Jay_Haddow plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Maguire can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to T_Gomes 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Maguire hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 45 :(yar) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  O_Skipp will come on for T_Tessmann and play MF 
Min. 45 :(yar) F_Balogun takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace I_Kabia as FW 
Min. 45 :(yar) A defence splitting pass from A_Denny to J_Olowu 
          ...  J_Olowu with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  A_Maguire parries it 
Min. 46 :(ycr) O_Mustapha with a precise pass to C_Redhead 
          ...  T_Eyoma reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 47 :(ycr) D_Omilabu takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into C_Karatas 
          ...  C_Karatas with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Porter saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal U23 0-2 Crystal Palace U23

Min. 47 :(ycr) C_Karatas with a neat pass into C_Redhead 
          ...  C_Redhead from 20 yards ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  J_Porter pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Isler swings it in! 
          ...  O_Mustapha tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  J_Porter pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Karatas! 
          ...  C_Redhead loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  J_Porter parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 0-3 Crystal Palace U23 ...
Min. 48 :(ycr) D_Emovon has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  Z_Marsh hits it over the wall 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 50 :(ycr) It seems N_Ferguson has switched to a DF 
Min. 50 :(ycr) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  D_Omilabu will now play as DF 
Min. 50 :(ycr) F_Cowin with a probing through ball C_Redhead 
          ...  C_Redhead with the overhead ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Arsenal U23 0-4 Crystal Palace U23 ...
Min. 51 :(yar) A_Denny runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of T_Gomes 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  T_Gomes shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 52 :(ycr) O_Mustapha has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Sweet 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Redhead! 
          ...  T_Eyoma gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 53 :(ycr) C_Karatas moves into a MF role on the manager's orders 
Min. 54 :(yar) T_Gomes with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  F_Cowin gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 55 :(ycr) C_Karatas drives it across the face of the goal Z_Marsh 
          ...  But J_Olowu spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 56 :(yar) A_Denny plays in T_Gomes with a beautiful ball 
          ...  What a shot from T_Gomes ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Maguire jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 59 :(ycr) D_Emovon flicks the ball through 
          ...  Z_Marsh runs onto it! 
          ...  But B_Rosa reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(ycr) G_King is being brought on 
          ...  D_Emovon is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 61 :(yar) F_Balogun runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_Rosa 
          ...  C_Karatas with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 62 :(yar) Emerson slides it through the middle to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Maguire narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 62 :(ycr) Jay_Haddow has it now 
          ...  He takes on B_Rosa 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Karatas! 
          ...  But J_Sweet comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 65 :(yar) A_Denny knocks it forward 
          ...  G_King slips 
          ...  F_Balogun gets to it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Redhead !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 70 :(ycr) F_Baptiste is coming on for Z_Marsh and will play FW 
Min. 70 :(ycr) K_Yilmaz is going to be brought on 
          ...  O_Mustapha is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(ycr) J_Sheridan replaces N_Ferguson to play as a DM 
Min. 70 :(yar) O_Skipp leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to T_Gomes 
          ...  Jay_Haddow takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 71 :(ycr) J_Sheridan moves in a DF position 
Min. 72 :(ycr) F_Baptiste is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 75 :(ycr) C_Redhead is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 76 :(yar) A_Denny has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Omilabu 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Eyoma! 
          ...  G_King stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 77 :(yar) J_Sweet has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Cowin 
          ...  He puts in F_Balogun! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Balogun ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 83 :(ycr) C_Karatas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  F_Baptiste gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Baptiste blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 83 :(yar) A_Denny with the heel pass to F_Balogun 
          ...  I_Isler with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib bends it round the wall 
          ...  But A_Maguire comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 86 :(yar) Z_Shuaib hits a hard pass to F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun attempts to nutmeg A_Maguire! 
          ...  A_Maguire has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Maguire is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ycr) F_Cowin flicks the ball through 
          ...  C_Redhead runs onto it! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Redhead ! 
          ...  But J_Porter is equal to it 
Min. 90 :(ycr) Jay_Haddow jumps over T_Eyoma's challenge 
          ...  Jay_Haddow looks to see where J_Porter is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(ycr) J_Sheridan runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of C_Redhead 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Redhead ! 
          ...  But J_Porter punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Porter got a touch 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Meadow Park
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Arsenal U23 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Denny
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Shuaib (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace U23 Match Info
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Best player          : C_Redhead (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Omilabu (6), O_Mustapha (30), C_Redhead (47,50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jay_Haddow (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal U23  |    Crystal Palace U23
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal U23 0 - 4 Crystal Palace U23
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Player Statistics - Arsenal 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_Porter       GK  22   2   2   1  20 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
Emerson        DF   1  18  15   7  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  18   7   2  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
J_Olowu        DF   2  17   4   2  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   5
J_Sweet        DF   1  17  11   4  23 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
A_Denny        MF   2   2  19   4  17 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
Z_Shuaib       MF   1   2  18   8  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  25   5
B_Rosa         MF   1   2  17   4  23 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
T_Tessmann     MF   1   3  18  11  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gomes        FW   2   3   4  19  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
I_Kabia        FW   1   2   6  18  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Crean        GK  17   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Omole        DF   2  15   4   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Foran        DF   1  12   8   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Skipp        MF   2   3  18   2  17 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Balogun      FW   1   2  10  19  20 |  49   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15   9

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace 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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A_Maguire      GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
F_Cowin        DF   1  18   6   3  22 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  72   0
Jay_Haddow     DF   1  18   4   3  24 |  94   0   5   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  75  10  -3
D_Omilabu      DF   1   5  14   6  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  35
D_Emovon       DF   1  18   4   2  19 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
N_Ferguson     DF   1  15   9   6  22 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
C_Redhead      AM   1   2   4  18  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   7   2   0   0   0  28  12 104
O_Mustapha     MF   1   2  20   8  20 |  72   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0  12  72  52
Z_Marsh        FW   1   2   6  19  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Karatas      MF   1   4  17  14  23 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  72   5
I_Isler        MF   1   4  19   3  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
O_Webber       GK  17   3   2   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_King         DF   1  18   3   6  20 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
K_Yilmaz       MF   1   4  18   5  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sheridan     DF   1  13  11   4  23 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Baptiste     AM   2   2   5  16  17 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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