YDL Cup, Watford U23 vs. Sheffield United U23 (Sun Oct 06) Watford U23 | Sheffield United U23 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 N | | P_Dahlberg GK | GK J_Eastwood S_Karic DF | DF G_Cantrill T_Leighton DF | DF S_Graham S_Hart DF | DF C_Semple A_Smith DF | DF S_Mallon S_Sesay MF | MF H_Gilmour D_Pereira MF | MF K_Bryan D_Hutchins MF | MF G_Broadbent E_Adebiyi MF | MF Z_Brunt M_Folivi FW | FW T_Smith J_David FW | FW D_Parkhouse | S_Howes SUB | SUB J_Amissah R_Suckling SUB | SUB K_Ferguson J_Matthews SUB | SUB J_Belehouan J_Shonibare SUB | SUB J_Doherty T_Akinola SUB | SUB A_Capello Min. 1 :(ywa) D_Pereira brings it under control ... He takes on Z_Brunt ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_David! ... J_David launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 2 :(ysh) K_Bryan with the deft touch ... He takes it past T_Leighton ... He knocks it to T_Smith! ... But S_Karic clears the danger Min. 14 :(ywa) J_David plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... J_David curls the ball in on goal ! ... Wide of goal Min. 14 :(ysh) H_Gilmour changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Smith ... T_Leighton reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 16 :(ywa) J_David pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... J_David with the side footed shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Eastwood moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Eastwood catches it with style! Min. 16 :(ywa) M_Folivi beats G_Cantrill ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... G_Broadbent with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 23 :(ysh) D_Parkhouse with a real burst of pace ... He shows S_Karic a clean set of heals ... D_Pereira is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 23 :(ysh) Z_Brunt wins possession ... He plays the ball across to T_Smith ... T_Smith tries one from the edge of the box ! ... P_Dahlberg dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... T_Smith lofts the ball in! ... P_Dahlberg comes out and claims it! Min. 26 :(ywa) D_Pereira holds the ball up ... He sees D_Hutchins in space! ... D_Hutchins has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... J_Eastwood gets up well to catch that one Min. 27 :(ywa) D_Hutchins has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... D_Hutchins with a little chip! ... J_Eastwood just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 28 :(ysh) D_Parkhouse gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past S_Hart! ... He has some space now! ... T_Leighton fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 30 :(ywa) D_Pereira hoists the ball across to M_Folivi ... M_Folivi hits the ball on the bounce ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 31 :(ywa) S_Karic controls it well ... He nutmegs S_Graham ... He puts in M_Folivi! ... M_Folivi goes for goal ! ... But J_Eastwood comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 33 :(ysh) T_Smith runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Smith fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 34 :(ysh) H_Gilmour jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Parkhouse ... D_Parkhouse sees P_Dahlberg off his line ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Z_Brunt drives it into the box! ... S_Mallon gets something on it! ... P_Dahlberg can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Dahlberg makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 36 :(ywa) D_Hutchins gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to S_Sesay ... Fine tackle by S_Graham ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 39 :(ysh) S_Mallon jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Smith ... T_Smith with a bomb of a shot ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 42 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi barges C_Semple off the ball ... E_Adebiyi with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi crosses to J_David ... What a shot from J_David ! ... It could go anywhere ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 45 :(ysh) J_Doherty replaces Z_Brunt and will play MF Min. 45 :(ywa) D_Hutchins looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Folivi ... But S_Graham will cut out the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford U23 0-0 Sheffield United U23 Min. 49 :(ywa) J_David with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... What a shot from J_David ! ... It could go anywhere ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... Watford U23 go ahead in this match now! ... Watford U23 1-0 Sheffield United U23 ... Min. 49 :(ysh) T_Smith breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on P_Dahlberg! ... D_Hutchins 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. 50 :(ywa) a big roar from the crowd as T_Akinola comes on for J_David to play FW Min. 50 :(ysh) a big roar from the crowd as K_Ferguson comes on for S_Mallon to play DF Min. 52 :(ysh) T_Smith bursts forward ... D_Hutchins with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 60 :(ywa) R_Suckling is being brought on ... T_Leighton is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(ywa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Watford U23 will now be playing C Min. 62 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Akinola gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Akinola strikes a wicked curler ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 63 :(ywa) S_Hart with a probing through ball E_Adebiyi ... E_Adebiyi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But J_Eastwood punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 65 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi with the through ball to A_Smith ... A_Smith strikes a wicked curler ! ... It hits the post ... But it hits off J_Eastwood's back!! ... GOAL !! ... Very unlucky for ! ... Watford U23 2-0 Sheffield United U23 ... Min. 68 :(ywa) T_Akinola takes advantage of a mistake by G_Cantrill ... It's a lucky break ... T_Akinola with the cheeky shot! ... J_Eastwood with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 70 :(ysh) J_Doherty with an incisive pass to D_Parkhouse ... T_Akinola with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 71 :(ywa) E_Adebiyi finds M_Folivi with a perfectly weighted pass ... G_Broadbent wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... The Sheffield United U23 manager looks relieved ... The Watford U23 manager is far from happy with that decision Min. 74 :(ysh) T_Smith loses S_Karic ... T_Smith attempts to nutmeg P_Dahlberg! ... P_Dahlberg with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 74 :(ywa) M_Folivi takes on S_Graham ... He runs past him ... K_Bryan with a nasty foul ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(ysh) J_Doherty can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Semple ... A_Smith robs him of the ball Min. 78 :(ysh) D_Parkhouse takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Smith ... S_Karic reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 81 :(ysh) G_Cantrill with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Hart ... He knocks it to D_Parkhouse! ... D_Parkhouse with his head down lets it go ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... That puts Sheffield United U23 back in with a shout! ... Watford U23 2-1 Sheffield United U23 ... Min. 82 :(ysh) K_Bryan hits a hard pass to T_Smith ... M_Folivi read the danger and stops the pass Min. 83 :(ywa) D_Pereira changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Sesay ... S_Sesay smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... J_Eastwood parries it Min. 83 :(ysh) K_Bryan with a neat pass into T_Smith ... A_Smith slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ywa) T_Akinola gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside K_Ferguson! ... He has some space now! ... G_Cantrill slices it ... J_Eastwood moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_Akinola ... J_Eastwood catches it! Min. 91 :(ywa) S_Hart pulls it back to M_Folivi ... But K_Ferguson sweeps up the threat ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Adebiyi (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_David (49), A_Smith (65) Sent Off : D_Hutchins (52) Booked : A_Smith (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Parkhouse Scorers : D_Parkhouse (81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Broadbent (16), K_Bryan (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford U23 | Sheffield United U23 Attempts on Goal : 15 | 6 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford U23 2 - 1 Sheffield United 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 23 3 3 1 22 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 S_Karic DF 1 22 5 2 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 T_Leighton DF 1 21 7 2 21 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 12 S_Hart DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Smith DF 1 22 11 3 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 27 -5 30 S_Sesay MF 1 2 21 5 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 17 D_Pereira MF 1 3 22 5 18 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 D_Hutchins MF 1 2 21 10 17 | 56 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 -9 21 -2 E_Adebiyi MF 1 4 20 4 21 | 96 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 87 7 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 22 19 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 7 J_David FW 1 2 6 22 22 | 54 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 S_Howes GK 20 2 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 22 10 3 19 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matthews DF 1 19 6 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Shonibare MF 1 2 21 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Akinola FW 1 3 10 20 23 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Sheffield United U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Eastwood GK 22 2 2 1 24 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 G_Cantrill DF 1 19 8 2 24 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 42 0 S_Graham DF 1 19 5 1 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 C_Semple DF 1 20 6 2 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mallon DF 1 22 11 2 23 | 54 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 H_Gilmour MF 1 3 20 4 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 K_Bryan MF 1 9 22 2 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 40 -5 G_Broadbent MF 1 4 18 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 Z_Brunt MF 1 5 18 3 21 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Smith FW 1 2 4 20 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Parkhouse FW 1 3 6 19 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 J_Amissah GK 18 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ferguson DF 1 19 5 3 22 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Belehouan DF 1 18 8 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Doherty MF 1 8 18 2 23 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Capello FW 1 3 5 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1570389707 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35