U23 Premier Division, Watford U23 vs. Liverpool U23 (Wed Nov 13) Watford U23 | Liverpool U23 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 C | | P_Dahlberg GK | GK A_Firth R_Suckling DF | DF T_A-Arnold S_Hart DF | DF Adam_Lewis J_Matthews DF | DM M_Cuisance T_Leighton DF | DF N_Kinina T_Ebanks DM | DF C_Whelan D_Hutchins MF | FW L_Gibson J_Shonibare AM | MF R_Sanches E_Adebiyi MF | FW T_Gomes T_Akinola FW | AM O_Akgun J_David FW | AM O_Ejaria | S_Howes SUB | SUB D_Atherton A_Smith SUB | SUB C_Seaman S_Karic SUB | SUB J_Willock S_Sesay SUB | SUB James_Clarke M_Folivi SUB | SUB B_Lennon Min. 1 :(yli) Adam_Lewis works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Ejaria ... R_Suckling with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 5 :(ywa) T_Akinola beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... Adam_Lewis reads the play well Min. 6 :(ywa) J_David plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... J_David hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 11 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi threads the through ball to J_David ... A well-placed shot from J_David ! ... A_Firth makes a difficult save Min. 17 :(yli) C_Whelan runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Gibson ... J_Matthews with the foul ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... O_Ejaria floats it forward ... L_Gibson latches onto the end of it ... A great volley from L_Gibson ! ... P_Dahlberg beats the ball away Min. 20 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to R_Suckling ... Adam_Lewis with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 21 :(ywa) R_Suckling sidesteps N_Kinina ... He showed great skill there ... R_Suckling attempts to nutmeg A_Firth! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 23 :(ywa) T_Ebanks with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Adam_Lewis gathers up the loose ball Min. 28 :(ywa) J_Matthews looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_David receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_David has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 29 :(ywa) T_Ebanks knocks it forward ... N_Kinina slips ... T_Akinola gets to it! ... But C_Whelan sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 31 :(ywa) J_Shonibare plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... N_Kinina reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... T_Ebanks chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The ball comes to D_Hutchins ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Firth makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 31 :(yli) L_Gibson nutmegs S_Hart, he continues to run forward ... J_Shonibare with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 32 :(yli) M_Cuisance looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... L_Gibson receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Hart gets to the ball first Min. 37 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi slides the ball across to D_Hutchins ... N_Kinina beats him to the ball Min. 38 :(yli) R_Sanches moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Gibson ... L_Gibson with the goal bound shot! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 39 :(ywa) T_Ebanks brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_David gets on the end of the pass ... Adam_Lewis reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 42 :(yli) L_Gibson takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... T_Ebanks with the two footed tackle!! ... The Referee halts play ... 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. 42 :(yli) L_Gibson runs with pace at the defence ... S_Hart with the block Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(yli) Adam_Lewis has the ball ... He knocks the ball past S_Hart ... He puts in L_Gibson! ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Suckling ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Leighton gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 44 :(ywa) J_Shonibare unselfishly lays the ball back to J_David ... J_David lobs A_Firth! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 44 :(yli) M_Cuisance is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Gibson ... J_David hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Kinina plays it into the danger area! ... P_Dahlberg makes the catch! Min. 46 :(yli) O_Ejaria with a simple pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes with the chance ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Sanches crosses it in! ... R_Suckling gets up well ... And he clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23 0-0 Liverpool U23 Min. 46 :(yli) O_Akgun finds L_Gibson with a perfectly weighted pass ... L_Gibson drives the shot in! ... P_Dahlberg with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 48 :(ywa) T_Ebanks hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_David latches onto it! ... J_David heads the ball towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 49 :(ywa) J_David has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Gomes ... He knocks it to T_Akinola! ... T_A-Arnold robs him of the ball Min. 50 :(ywa) A_Smith is being prepared to come on ... S_Hart is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 51 :(yli) The defender loses control of the ball! ... T_Gomes seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_Suckling forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance crosses it in! ... The ball comes to L_Gibson ... He knocks it goalward ... P_Dahlberg manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... Adam_Lewis plays it towards the near post! ... P_Dahlberg catches it! Min. 55 :(ywa) S_Sesay is coming on and E_Adebiyi is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 55 :(yli) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... C_Seaman will come on for T_A-Arnold and play DF Min. 55 :(yli) J_Willock is being prepared to come on ... M_Cuisance is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DM Min. 55 :(yli) B_Lennon is being brought on ... L_Gibson is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 61 :(ywa) It looks as though Watford U23 is now playing P Min. 61 :(ywa) T_Ebanks looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to T_Akinola ... T_Akinola shapes up for a shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 67 :(ywa) S_Sesay 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 T_Akinola ... J_Willock wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 68 :(ywa) D_Hutchins with a first time pass ... T_Ebanks runs onto it! ... N_Kinina bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 70 :(yli) Liverpool U23's manager orders his side to play E Min. 70 :(yli) O_Akgun reads the run of B_Lennon ... S_Sesay with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 70 :(yli) O_Akgun had to stretch to reach the pass ... O_Akgun with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... P_Dahlberg is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Akgun lofts the ball in! ... P_Dahlberg easily catches it! Min. 71 :(ywa) J_Shonibare runs with pace at the defence ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Willock ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 72 :(yli) C_Whelan with a 50-yard pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes with a bicycle kick ! ... But P_Dahlberg parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 74 :(yli) B_Lennon lobs it over A_Smith ... B_Lennon drives the shot in! ... P_Dahlberg catches the ball Min. 76 :(yli) O_Ejaria with the cross-field pass to T_Gomes ... T_Gomes tries the shot ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 77 :(yli) O_Akgun squares it to T_Gomes ... J_Shonibare leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(ywa) J_Shonibare takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_David ... A thundering drive by J_David ! ... A_Firth with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 81 :(yli) B_Lennon sprints past R_Suckling ... T_Leighton slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 86 :(ywa) S_Sesay with a pinpoint pass to T_Ebanks ... Good sliding challenge from N_Kinina ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Ebanks ... C_Seaman reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 87 :(ywa) T_Akinola takes advantage of a mistake by Adam_Lewis ... Can he make them pay? ... Adam_Lewis slices it ... A_Firth moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Hutchins plays it into the danger area! ... The ball finds its way to J_Shonibare ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... T_Akinola hits it towards the far post! ... A_Firth comes out and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ywa) T_Akinola controls it with ease ... T_Akinola tries to lob the keeper ! ... A_Firth manages to turn it behind Min. 90 :(yli) O_Akgun looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Lennon ... B_Lennon aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... P_Dahlberg won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 91 :(ywa) T_Akinola 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_Shonibare ... J_Shonibare with a little chip! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 91 :(yli) O_Ejaria steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Matthews ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... O_Ejaria hits the ball first time! ... P_Dahlberg gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Suckling Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Matthews (17), T_Ebanks (42), J_Shonibare (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adam_Lewis (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 | Liverpool U23 Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 4 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 13 Key Passes : 15 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23 0 - 0 Liverpool U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Dahlberg GK 24 3 3 1 22 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 23 10 3 19 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 2 S_Hart DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 54 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Matthews DF 1 19 6 3 17 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 10 -5 T_Leighton DF 1 21 7 2 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Ebanks DM 1 10 19 3 23 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 55 -5 D_Hutchins MF 1 2 21 10 17 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 J_Shonibare AM 1 2 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -1 E_Adebiyi MF 1 4 21 4 21 | 59 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 T_Akinola FW 1 3 10 20 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 J_David FW 1 2 6 22 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 16 15 18 S_Howes GK 20 2 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Smith DF 1 22 11 3 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 S_Karic DF 1 22 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sesay MF 1 2 21 5 20 | 36 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 22 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Firth GK 24 3 2 2 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 T_A-Arnold DF 2 23 5 3 19 | 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Adam_Lewis DF 2 21 12 1 19 | 95 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 30 0 M_Cuisance DM 1 13 22 13 23 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Kinina DF 1 18 9 2 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 C_Whelan DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 L_Gibson FW 1 2 4 23 23 | 59 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 R_Sanches MF 2 3 23 3 18 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Gomes FW 2 3 3 23 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 O_Akgun AM 1 2 19 10 21 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 2 O_Ejaria AM 2 3 24 10 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 D_Atherton GK 19 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 23 14 2 23 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Willock DM 1 13 24 3 25 | 36 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 James_Clarke DF 2 21 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Lennon FW 2 3 3 22 22 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1573675841 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35