FMFA National League Cup, Liverpool U23 vs. Coventry City U23 (Fri Oct 17) Liverpool U23 | Coventry City U23 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-2-1-1 P Thomas Edvardsen | Will Schoolar | J_Meikle GK | GK L_Bell V_Madu DF | DF G_Sandiford J_Norris DF | DF T_Batanwi L_Jonas DF | DF B_Blakely C_Pinnington DF | DF H_Broad S_Mazzaferro DF | DF J_Gordon P_Kobe_Cisse FW | DM H_McKirdy+ N_Kirby MF | MF K_Yearn S_Michez FW | MF M_Stretton R_Young MF | AM C_Ambursley J_Page DM | FW V_George+ | K_Misciur SUB | SUB O_Varney D_Abbey SUB | SUB D_Mantle M_Musialowski SUB | SUB J_James L_Longstaff SUB | SUB K_Andrews O_Cannonier SUB | SUB J_Obikwu Min. 2 :(yli) V_Madu nutmegs G_Sandiford ... V_Madu with a screamer of a shot ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... L_Bell never had a chance! Min. 5 :(yco) V_George+ plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... L_Jonas with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 5 :(yco) M_Stretton wins possession ... He plays the ball across to V_George+ ... But V_Madu wins the tackle Min. 7 :(yco) The ball runs loose! ... C_Ambursley seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... V_Madu brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 8 :(yco) H_Broad beats R_Young ... He showed great skill there ... H_Broad hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's way wide ... The Liverpool U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 15 :(yco) H_McKirdy+ beats V_Madu ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... C_Pinnington reads the play well Min. 18 :(yli) J_Page can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to P_Kobe_Cisse ... P_Kobe_Cisse drives it towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That’s put Liverpool U23 in front! ... Liverpool U23 1-0 Coventry City U23 ... Min. 21 :(yco) C_Ambursley unselfishly heads the ball back to V_George+ ... V_George+ has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 23 :(yli) J_Norris moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to R_Young ... C_Ambursley with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 25 :(yli) J_Page works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Michez ... S_Michez rifles it at the goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 29 :(yco) K_Yearn with a probing through ball V_George+ ... V_Madu with an awful challenge Min. 37 :(yco) G_Sandiford has a go! ... It hits the defender ... V_George+ collects the loose ball! ... N_Kirby takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 38 :(yli) R_Young passes the ball to N_Kirby ... B_Blakely with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool U23 1-0 Coventry City U23 Min. 46 :(yli) L_Jonas has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Stretton ... He knocks it to P_Kobe_Cisse! ... P_Kobe_Cisse rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 57 :(yli) P_Kobe_Cisse takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... P_Kobe_Cisse flicks the header toward the far post! ... L_Bell gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... N_Kirby plays it towards the near post! ... G_Sandiford gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 57 :(yco) B_Blakely runs at goal ... He spots the run of V_George+ ... He's played him in ... V_George+ with his head down lets it go ! ... J_Meikle makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 59 :(yli) J_Norris with a smart pass to P_Kobe_Cisse ... H_Broad gathers up the loose ball Min. 60 :(yli) D_Abbey will come on for V_Madu and play DF Min. 60 :(yco) D_Mantle takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace T_Batanwi as DF Min. 60 :(yco) V_George+ with electric pace ... He eases past P_Kobe_Cisse ... But C_Pinnington sweeps up the threat Min. 61 :(yli) R_Young with a clever shimmy ... M_Stretton with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 62 :(yli) P_Kobe_Cisse beats D_Mantle ... He muscled him off the ball ... P_Kobe_Cisse fires off a right-footed shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Liverpool U23 2-0 Coventry City U23 ... Min. 63 :(yco) K_Andrews comes on for K_Yearn and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 64 :(yli) R_Young flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... R_Young rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... L_Bell parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 65 :(yco) H_Broad takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Young ... H_Broad uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... J_Meikle with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 66 :(yco) J_Obikwu takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace V_George+ as FW Min. 68 :(yli) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Liverpool U23 will now play D Min. 68 :(yco) D_Mantle looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Andrews ... K_Andrews has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... What agility from J_Meikle Min. 69 :(yli) J_Norris retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... S_Michez latches onto the end of it ... S_Michez shapes up for a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... L_Bell tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... R_Young chips the ball in towards the far post! ... H_Broad gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 70 :(yli) O_Cannonier will replace the useless P_Kobe_Cisse and will play FW Min. 73 :(yli) J_Norris controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... S_Michez gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Michez unleashes a pile driver ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 74 :(yco) C_Ambursley with a pinpoint pass to J_Obikwu ... J_Obikwu attempts the shot! ... J_Meikle just watches float over the bar! Min. 75 :(yli) M_Musialowski is going to be brought on ... R_Young is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 75 :(yli) L_Longstaff is going to be brought on ... N_Kirby is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 75 :(yli) S_Michez has changed his position on the pitch to a AM Min. 76 :(yli) O_Cannonier moves to AM Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(yli) M_Musialowski could get a shot on goal here ... B_Blakely wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Prenton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Kobe_Cisse (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Kobe_Cisse (18,62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City U23 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_George+ Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Ambursley (23), B_Blakely (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool U23 | Coventry City U23 Attempts on Goal : 9 | 6 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 4 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 1 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool U23 2 - 0 Coventry City U23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Meikle GK 22 3 2 1 20 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 V_Madu DF 1 19 6 3 20 | 63 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 J_Norris DF 1 18 12 4 23 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Jonas DF 1 18 12 4 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pinnington DF 1 19 6 3 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Mazzaferro DF 1 13 5 2 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 P_Kobe_Cisse FW 1 2 3 19 19 | 73 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 N_Kirby MF 1 2 19 5 23 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Michez AM 1 2 4 19 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 R_Young MF 1 3 20 13 21 | 78 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Page DM 1 14 20 3 26 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 46 8 K_Misciur GK 17 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Abbey DF 1 16 5 2 22 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Musialowski MF 1 3 13 8 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Longstaff MF 1 8 12 6 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 O_Cannonier AM 1 4 13 20 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Coventry City U23 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Bell GK 22 3 2 1 21 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 G_Sandiford DF 1 19 10 2 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Batanwi DF 1 18 7 6 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Blakely DF 1 17 11 5 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 H_Broad DF 1 17 5 4 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 J_Gordon DF 1 17 10 3 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_McKirdy+ DM 2 14 19 3 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Yearn MF 1 6 19 4 23 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Stretton MF 1 6 18 3 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Ambursley AM 1 3 17 11 20 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 V_George+ FW 1 3 5 20 20 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 O_Varney GK 20 2 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Mantle DF 1 16 9 4 19 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_James DF 1 4 16 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Andrews MF 1 3 18 10 22 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Obikwu FW 1 3 5 19 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1760730768 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35