YDL Cup, Watford U23s vs. Leicester City U23s (Sun Apr 21) Watford U23s | Leicester City U23s 4-4-2 E | 5-3-2 C | | P_Dahlberg GK | GK H_Voss H_Hudson DF | DF F_Tomori J_Mukena DF | DF J_Knight R_Suckling DF | DF A_Pascanu J_Matthews DF | DF K_Gruno G_McEachran MF | MF L_Sherriff M_Howarth MF | DF K_Kalafat E_Adebiyi MF | MF H_Barnes S_Sesay MF | MF R_Gill T_Akinola FW | FW K_Williams A_Penaranda FW | FW L_Ndukwu | S_Howes SUB | SUB C_Yates T_Leighton SUB | SUB C_Ughelumba D_Pereira SUB | SUB C_Templeton D_Hutchins SUB | SUB E_Moore C_O'Hare SUB | SUB N_Scardina Min. 1 :(ywa) M_Howarth is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Penaranda ... H_Barnes with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 5 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi with a probing pass to A_Penaranda ... But he loses control of it ... K_Kalafat hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(yle) K_Williams runs at the defence ... K_Williams uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... P_Dahlberg won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 6 :(ywa) G_McEachran with the mazy run ... K_Williams stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... T_Akinola hoists it forward ... S_Sesay gets on the end of it ... S_Sesay gets up high for the header ! ... But H_Voss parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 9 :(ywa) G_McEachran flicks it over A_Pascanu's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Williams goes in studs first ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 10 :(yle) L_Ndukwu sidesteps J_Matthews ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Ndukwu must beat P_Dahlberg! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 11 :(ywa) S_Sesay gets to the by line and finds A_Penaranda with a beautiful cross ... A_Pascanu wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 15 :(yle) K_Williams runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Mukena ... He showed his class there ... M_Howarth fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 16 :(ywa) S_Sesay with a probing pass to A_Penaranda ... Good sliding challenge from F_Tomori and it had to be Min. 19 :(ywa) A_Penaranda looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to H_Hudson ... But A_Pascanu clears the danger Min. 20 :(ywa) T_Akinola runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Knight ... He showed his class there ... T_Akinola gets up high for the header ! ... But H_Voss punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 21 :(ywa) M_Howarth sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... A wicked drive by M_Howarth ! ... But H_Voss makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 22 :(ywa) M_Howarth puts in T_Akinola ... T_Akinola drives the ball low ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Watford U23s go in front now with that goal! ... Watford U23s 1-0 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 26 :(ywa) S_Sesay is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to H_Hudson ... L_Sherriff with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 27 :(ywa) S_Sesay moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to R_Suckling ... R_Suckling keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... H_Voss gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 29 :(ywa) G_McEachran jumps over the defender's challenge ... J_Knight wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 37 :(yle) R_Gill finds K_Williams on the edge of the box ... K_Williams with the cheeky shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 40 :(yle) R_Gill finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... But J_Matthews slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 42 :(ywa) R_Suckling with a slick pass to A_Penaranda ... A_Penaranda with a terrific drive ! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... Watford U23s 2-0 Leicester City U23s ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23s 2-0 Leicester City U23s Min. 48 :(ywa) T_Akinola finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... T_Akinola has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 49 :(ywa) A defence splitting pass from G_McEachran to T_Akinola ... But A_Pascanu spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 55 :(ywa) T_Akinola jumps over A_Pascanu's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Akinola with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... H_Voss is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_McEachran floats the ball in! ... M_Howarth loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The fans get off there seats! ... H_Voss plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 56 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to T_Akinola ... A_Pascanu takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 56 :(yle) L_Sherriff plays the early ball across the box to find L_Ndukwu in space ... L_Ndukwu hits the ball first time! ... P_Dahlberg gets up well to catch that one Min. 57 :(yle) L_Sherriff looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to L_Ndukwu ... J_Mukena knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 58 :(ywa) D_Pereira is being prepared to come on ... G_McEachran is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 59 :(ywa) H_Hudson breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Voss! ... K_Kalafat brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 60 :(ywa) Watford U23s's manager orders his side to play L Min. 60 :(yle) C_Ughelumba will come on for K_Gruno and play DF Min. 60 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi threads the through ball to A_Penaranda ... An audacious effort from A_Penaranda ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 61 :(ywa) D_Hutchins is being prepared to come on ... S_Sesay is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 62 :(ywa) T_Akinola picks up a loose ball ... H_Barnes plays the back pass ... H_Voss can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... D_Hutchins chips the ball in towards the far post! ... F_Tomori wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 64 :(ywa) T_Leighton replaces R_Suckling to play as a DF Min. 65 :(yle) C_Templeton will replace the useless L_Sherriff and will play DM Min. 70 :(yle) E_Moore will come on for R_Gill and play DM Min. 72 :(ywa) T_Akinola with the dribble ... K_Kalafat is easily beaten ... T_Akinola has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot slips through H_Voss's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 82 :(ywa) T_Akinola flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But F_Tomori clears the ball to safety Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Howarth (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Akinola (22), A_Penaranda (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City U23s Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Pascanu Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Williams (6), L_Sherriff (26), K_Kalafat (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23s | Leicester City U23s Attempts on Goal : 11 | 4 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 7 | 1 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23s 2 - 0 Leicester City U23s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Dahlberg GK 23 3 3 1 22 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 H_Hudson DF 1 19 4 2 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mukena DF 1 22 12 2 18 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 21 10 3 19 | 68 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 5 J_Matthews DF 1 19 3 3 17 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_McEachran MF 1 3 22 10 22 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Howarth MF 2 3 22 4 22 | 97 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 E_Adebiyi MF 1 4 20 4 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 S_Sesay MF 1 2 20 5 20 | 65 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 72 17 T_Akinola FW 1 3 10 19 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 12 12 58 A_Penaranda FW 1 2 3 23 18 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 37 S_Howes GK 20 2 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Leighton DF 1 20 5 2 21 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Pereira MF 1 3 21 5 18 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hutchins MF 1 2 20 9 17 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 3 22 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City U23s Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Voss GK 22 2 1 1 19 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 F_Tomori DF 1 22 5 1 25 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 J_Knight DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Pascanu DF 1 22 2 1 21 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 K_Gruno DF 2 19 3 3 21 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sherriff MF 1 12 23 2 23 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -5 K_Kalafat DF 1 18 6 3 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -5 -5 H_Barnes MF 2 3 22 4 21 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 R_Gill MF 2 2 19 2 18 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 K_Williams FW 2 2 2 19 18 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -1 L_Ndukwu FW 2 2 3 19 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 C_Yates GK 22 2 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ughelumba DF 2 19 2 1 19 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Templeton DM 2 23 4 2 19 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Moore DM 2 22 4 2 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Scardina FW 1 3 8 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1555873457 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35