U23 Under Armor League Cup, West Bromwich U23 vs. Brighton U23 (Fri Apr 04) West Bromwich U23 | Brighton U23 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 P Neil Rowley | Will Schoolar | J_Whitworth GK | GK C_Mandas R_Richards DF | DF B_Taylor E_Humphries DF | DF T_Katsukunya T_Dyce DF | DF J_Williams P_Martinez DF | DF C_Tasker F_Cherchi MF | MF K_Sanders J_Chambers MF | MF Y_Owusu Z_Brown MF | MF D_Lane F_Thorndike MF | MF S_Robertson D_Chimeziri FW | FW J_Belmont R_Tulloch FW | FW S_Best | L_Wilkes SUB | SUB R_Brown C_Taylor SUB | SUB C_John J_Andrews SUB | SUB C_Nilsson T_Fellows SUB | SUB I_Samuels J_Soule SUB | SUB M_Everitt Min. 1 :(ywb) Z_Brown backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... T_Dyce gets on the end of it ... T_Dyce tries to chip the ball over C_Mandas! ... But C_Mandas punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 5 :(ywb) Z_Brown with the first time flick to R_Richards ... R_Richards with the shot on net ! ... C_Mandas makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 6 :(ybh) Y_Owusu makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... F_Cherchi takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 8 :(ywb) R_Richards finds J_Chambers with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Chambers chases it through, he must score ! ... But C_Mandas punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that C_Mandas got a touch Min. 10 :(ybh) Y_Owusu with the header on ... He finds J_Belmont in space ... P_Martinez reads the play well Min. 19 :(ywb) Z_Brown hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Chimeziri latches onto it! ... D_Chimeziri carves a shot towards goal ! ... C_Mandas with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 22 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri is first to the ball ... B_Taylor with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 24 :(ywb) F_Thorndike sidesteps B_Taylor ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Launched towards the top corner by F_Thorndike ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 24 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on C_Mandas! ... B_Taylor brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 27 :(ywb) R_Tulloch gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Williams! ... He has some space now! ... But B_Taylor slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 29 :(ywb) J_Chambers controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... F_Thorndike gets onto the end of the pass! ... But B_Taylor slides in Min. 30 :(ywb) R_Tulloch sprints past D_Lane ... R_Tulloch with the 40 yard drive ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 34 :(ybh) J_Williams is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Belmont ... J_Belmont tries one from the edge of the box ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Whitworth dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... The deflection beat J_Whitworth! ... Brighton U23 go ahead in this match now! ... West Bromwich U23 0-1 Brighton U23 ... Min. 35 :(ybh) S_Robertson jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Belmont ... E_Humphries slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 36 :(ybh) J_Belmont watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... E_Humphries with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 37 :(ybh) K_Sanders holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Best ... S_Best with the drive! ... But J_Whitworth is equal to it Min. 38 :(ywb) R_Richards off the woodwork. ... P_Martinez picks up the deflection ... P_Martinez with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 40 :(ywb) The West Bromwich U23 manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ywb) F_Thorndike takes advantage of a mistake by T_Katsukunya ... F_Thorndike with a powerful diving header! ... C_Mandas with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 44 :(ybh) C_Tasker gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at Z_Brown ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 46 :(ywb) R_Tulloch takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... K_Sanders rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 47 :(ywb) R_Richards finds his way through ... J_Williams gets the foot in to win the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich U23 0-1 Brighton U23 Min. 46 :(ywb) P_Martinez sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to F_Cherchi ... C_Tasker dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 51 :(ywb) T_Dyce finds himself with plenty of time ... But B_Taylor will cut out the threat Min. 52 :(ywb) J_Chambers runs at goal ... He spots the run of R_Tulloch ... He's played him in ... R_Tulloch hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... C_Mandas tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... F_Thorndike chips the ball into the area! ... R_Tulloch gets to it! ... But C_Mandas tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... F_Cherchi curls it into the box! ... R_Tulloch gets something on it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... C_Mandas never had a chance! Min. 52 :(ybh) K_Sanders is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Katsukunya ... T_Katsukunya tries to catch the keeper out! ... But J_Whitworth just gets his fingers to that one Min. 54 :(ywb) Z_Brown with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... Z_Brown attempts to drive it home! ... But C_Mandas tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 59 :(ywb) F_Cherchi changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Z_Brown ... Z_Brown fires a shot at goal ! ... C_Mandas 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. 60 :(ybh) C_John replaces an unhappy B_Taylor and will play as a DF Min. 61 :(ywb) F_Cherchi looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_Martinez ... P_Martinez hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Z_Brown! ... It comes to R_Richards ... He fires it towards to goal ... C_Mandas can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... C_Mandas makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 62 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Thorndike ... F_Thorndike shoots towards goal ! ... C_Mandas with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 63 :(ybh) C_Nilsson will replace the useless J_Williams and will play DF Min. 63 :(ybh) K_Sanders bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Nilsson ... C_Nilsson with a powerful header ! ... It's way wide ... The West Bromwich U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 65 :(ywb) J_Andrews is coming on and F_Cherchi is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 65 :(ywb) a big roar from the crowd as T_Fellows comes on for J_Andrews to play AM Min. 66 :(ybh) There's going to be a change ... I_Samuels will come on for D_Lane and play MF Min. 67 :(ybh) K_Sanders with a smart pass to S_Best ... S_Best has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Whitworth is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(ybh) S_Best sidesteps R_Richards ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Best hits a great drive! ... J_Whitworth has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Whitworth reacts well to tip it wide!!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Y_Owusu! ... P_Martinez belts it clear Min. 69 :(ybh) M_Everitt is coming on and S_Best is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 70 :(ywb) C_Taylor replaces T_Dyce to play as a DF Min. 72 :(ywb) T_Fellows backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... R_Richards gets on the end of it ... R_Richards drives the ball low ! ... But C_Mandas stops that one easily Min. 73 :(ywb) T_Fellows knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... T_Fellows has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... Saved by C_Mandas Min. 74 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Katsukunya a clean set of heals ... D_Chimeziri hits a great shot ! ... C_Mandas makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 81 :(ywb) P_Martinez knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Martinez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... C_Mandas blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 82 :(ybh) K_Sanders with a measured ball to J_Belmont ... C_Taylor knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 83 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri takes advantage of a bad back pass ... D_Chimeziri hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But C_Mandas just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 86 :(ybh) S_Robertson plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Everitt decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Everitt is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... J_Whitworth tries to close down the angle ... He rounds J_Whitworth ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... West Bromwich U23 0-2 Brighton U23 ... Min. 87 :(ywb) J_Chambers curls the ball out wide to D_Chimeziri ... D_Chimeziri with the 40 yard drive ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Brighton U23 fans laugh at him Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ybh) J_Belmont takes advantage of a mistake by E_Humphries ... It's a lucky break ... J_Belmont with a thundering shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 90 :(ybh) S_Robertson runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Everitt ... R_Richards tackles cleanly Min. 91 :(ywb) J_Chambers jumps over C_John's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Chambers with the punt towards goal! ... C_Mandas falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Chimeziri Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Cherchi (6) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Mandas (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Belmont (34), M_Everitt (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Taylor (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich U23 | Brighton U23 Attempts on Goal : 23 | 8 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 14 | 5 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 4 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich U23 0 - 2 Brighton U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Whitworth GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 R_Richards DF 1 18 8 4 32 | 93 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 30 12 E_Humphries DF 1 18 10 3 21 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Dyce DF 1 17 13 4 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 P_Martinez DF 1 15 7 2 24 | 93 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 32 15 9 F_Cherchi MF 1 3 18 10 21 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -5 J_Chambers MF 1 4 18 6 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 7 Z_Brown MF 1 6 17 4 23 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 7 F_Thorndike MF 1 3 15 14 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Chimeziri FW 1 3 5 18 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 R_Tulloch FW 1 2 3 17 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 L_Wilkes GK 16 2 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Taylor DF 1 14 7 4 22 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Andrews MF 1 5 14 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Fellows AM 1 3 12 8 20 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 J_Soule FW 1 3 7 14 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 93 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 B_Taylor DF 2 19 4 2 19 | 62 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 -5 -5 T_Katsukunya DF 1 18 6 3 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Williams DF 2 17 3 1 17 | 65 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 54 12 C_Tasker DF 1 14 6 2 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 K_Sanders MF 1 3 18 5 18 | 93 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 75 0 Y_Owusu MF 1 11 18 3 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 D_Lane MF 1 2 18 11 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Robertson MF 1 1 13 7 20 | 93 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 J_Belmont FW 1 3 5 19 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 S_Best FW 2 2 3 15 17 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 R_Brown GK 13 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_John DF 1 14 5 2 21 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_Nilsson DF 1 13 10 4 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 14 I_Samuels MF 1 12 8 3 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Everitt FW 1 2 4 14 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1743795818 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35