YDL Division Two, Manchester United U23 vs. Leeds United U23 (Sat Jul 18)


                Manchester United U23  |  Leeds United U23
                              4-3-3 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Caretaker Alex Nock
                                       |
                       A_Halliwell GK  |  GK G_Wilson
                          Y_Helafu DF  |  DF C_Bird
                       R_McCormack DF  |  DF J_Newton
                           A_Ahmed DF  |  DF T_Lavery
                        A_Defender DF  |  DF B_Blakely
                          J_Bailey MF  |  DM J_Carre
                        J_Thwaites MF  |  MF T_Anjorin
                          K_Rooney MF  |  AM L_Picotto
                           J_Kings FW  |  AM T_Tessmann
                       G_Biancheri FW  |  FW K_Adeyemi
                          M_Sharpe FW  |  FW L_Pirie
                                       |
                         D_Cammron SUB |  SUB A_Baird
                         J_Ngwashi SUB |  SUB J_Esenga
                          J_McEvoy SUB |  SUB C_Yaya
                       A_Ibragimov SUB |  SUB C_Summerville
                            V_Musa SUB |  SUB L_White




Min. 1  :(ymu) J_Bailey leaves his marker standing 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Bailey ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off G_Wilson's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  That’s given Manchester United U23 the advantage! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 1-0 Leeds United U23 ...
Min. 4  :(ylu) L_Pirie beats A_Ahmed 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But Y_Helafu will cut out the threat 
Min. 5  :(ylu) T_Tessmann gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Pirie 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Helafu 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Picotto 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Blakely 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  A_Halliwell can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Halliwell has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 7  :(ymu) K_Rooney changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Biancheri 
          ...  T_Lavery gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 9  :(ylu) K_Adeyemi pulls it back to L_Picotto 
          ...  Y_Helafu is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  A_Halliwell misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Halliwell easily claims the ball! 
Min. 10 :(ylu) T_Tessmann beats Y_Helafu 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  G_Biancheri with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 15 :(ymu) M_Sharpe finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  B_Blakely pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 16 :(ymu) K_Rooney with a 40-yard pass to R_McCormack 
          ...  But B_Blakely will cut out the threat 
Min. 16 :(ylu) T_Tessmann takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Picotto 
          ...  L_Picotto must beat A_Halliwell! 
          ...  A_Halliwell has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Halliwell reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 19 :(ylu) T_Anjorin has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_McCormack 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Pirie! 
          ...  L_Pirie with the chance ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? 
          ...  That’s pulled Leeds United U23 level! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 1-1 Leeds United U23 ...
Min. 22 :(ymu) J_Kings with the diagonal pass M_Sharpe 
          ...  M_Sharpe attempts the shot! 
          ...  G_Wilson goes down well to save 
Min. 23 :(ymu) J_Thwaites plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Defender keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Defender hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(ymu) A_Ahmed loses his marker 
          ...  A_Ahmed hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  G_Wilson won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 25 :(ylu) T_Lavery retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  L_Picotto gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Biancheri with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(ylu) L_Picotto looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Anjorin 
          ...  T_Anjorin hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Halliwell with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 33 :(ylu) K_Adeyemi can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 41 :(ymu) J_Thwaites with a 50-yard pass to J_Kings 
          ...  J_Carre beats him to the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ymu) J_Thwaites 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_Kings 
          ...  J_Kings tries to beat G_Wilson! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  And Manchester United U23 are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester United U23 2-1 Leeds United U23 ...
Min. 44 :(ylu) J_Newton knocks it past A_Ahmed and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Newton with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Halliwell gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by A_Halliwell !! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United U23 2-1 Leeds United U23

Min. 47 :(ymu) J_Bailey is first to the loose ball 
          ...  T_Anjorin takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 49 :(ymu) R_McCormack chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Biancheri 
          ...  G_Biancheri has a go! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 53 :(ymu) K_Rooney takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Newton 
          ...  B_Blakely makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 55 :(ylu) The Leeds United U23 manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 55 :(ymu) M_Sharpe makes the tackle 
          ...  T_Anjorin rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 56 :(ylu) L_Picotto with a precise pass to L_Pirie 
          ...  L_Pirie unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Halliwell's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  A_Halliwell looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Bird drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Halliwell 
Min. 57 :(ylu) L_Picotto boots it towards T_Tessmann 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Tessmann ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Halliwell with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 59 :(ymu) J_Bailey picks out A_Defender with the cross 
          ...  A_Defender with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 59 :(ylu) L_Pirie moves forward 
          ...  L_Pirie sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Halliwell reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 64 :(ylu) J_Carre works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Picotto 
          ...  A great volley from L_Picotto ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 65 :(ymu) V_Musa is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Sharpe is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 65 :(ylu) C_Yaya takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace T_Anjorin as MF 
Min. 65 :(ylu) K_Adeyemi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  V_Musa pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 65 :(ylu) K_Adeyemi with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Defender 
          ...  A wicked drive by K_Adeyemi ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 66 :(ylu) B_Blakely pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Carre is clean through! 
          ...  J_Carre has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Halliwell moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Halliwell tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Bird floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Halliwell comes out and claims it! 
Min. 68 :(ylu) J_Esenga will replace C_Bird and play DF 
Min. 68 :(ylu) L_Pirie with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_McCormack 
          ...  L_Pirie chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 69 :(ylu) C_Summerville will replace the useless T_Tessmann and will play AM 
Min. 70 :(ylu) L_White is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Pirie is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(ymu) J_Bailey takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past T_Lavery 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Bailey attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 3-1 Leeds United U23 ...
Min. 70 :(ymu) A_Ibragimov comes on for G_Biancheri and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 70 :(ymu) J_Ngwashi is ready to come on to replace J_Kings 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(ymu) Manchester United U23 altered their play to a C strategy 
Min. 70 :(ymu) J_Thwaites has changed his position on the pitch to a DM 
Min. 70 :(ylu) L_Picotto back heels to find K_Adeyemi in space 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 75 :(ymu) K_Rooney breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Wilson! 
          ...  B_Blakely brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  K_Rooney drives it in 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 77 :(ymu) J_Thwaites gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Thwaites has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ibragimov curls it into the box! 
          ...  Y_Helafu loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 77 :(ylu) L_Picotto nutmegs the defender 
          ...  J_Bailey pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 80 :(ymu) J_Thwaites with a short pass to find V_Musa 
          ...  J_Carre brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 80 :(ymu) J_Ngwashi plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Halliwell can't get to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!! 
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!! 
          ...  Manchester United U23 3-2 Leeds United U23 ...
Min. 81 :(ymu) Manchester United U23 made the switch to a D strategy 
Min. 81 :(ymu) K_Rooney looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Musa 
          ...  V_Musa sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Wilson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 87 :(ylu) J_Carre finds L_White in acres of space 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_McCormack 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ylu) J_Carre with the diagonal pass L_White 
          ...  L_White with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Halliwell is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Summerville drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Halliwell easily claims the ball! 
Min. 90 :(ylu) L_Picotto with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Ngwashi 
          ...  He knocks it to L_White! 
          ...  A_Ibragimov reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 91 :(ylu) T_Lavery plays a long ball to L_White 
          ...  L_White throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Halliwell parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 92 :(ymu) J_Bailey has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  But J_Carre wins the tackle 
Min. 94 :(ylu) C_Yaya fires over a low cross to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  A_Halliwell looks relieved there! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Leigh Sports Village
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Manchester United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bailey (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Bailey (1,70), J_Kings (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Biancheri (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Leeds United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : J_Carre
Scorers              : L_Pirie (19), J_Ngwashi (80 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Anjorin (55), B_Blakely (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                   Manchester United U23  |    Leeds United U23
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester United U23 3 - 2 Leeds United U23
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Player Statistics - Manchester United U23
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Halliwell    GK  25   2   2   1  21 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Y_Helafu       DF   1  20   8   1  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0   2
R_McCormack    DF   1  19  14   1  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
A_Ahmed        DF   1  17   4   3  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Defender     DF   1  17   5   2  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_Bailey       MF   1   3  21  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  15  70
J_Thwaites     DM   1  11  18   5  20 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  87   2
K_Rooney       MF   1   2  17   5  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
J_Kings        FW   2   2   3  19  24 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  35
G_Biancheri    FW   1   3   5  21  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   7   7   9
M_Sharpe       FW   1   2   4  19  20 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Cammron      GK  22   2   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ngwashi      DF   1  16   6   2  18 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -3  -3   0
J_McEvoy       MF   1   3  17   6  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ibragimov    MF   1   4  18  11  21 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
V_Musa         FW   1   3   5  20  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  12  14

Player Statistics - Leeds United U23
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Wilson       GK  22   2   3   1  25 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -37   0   0   0
C_Bird         DF   1  20  11   3  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Newton       DF   1  19  11   3  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Lavery       DF   1  19  11   5  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
B_Blakely      DF   1  18  12   5  24 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  43  10  -3
J_Carre        DM   1  11  20   3  20 |  95   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  45   5
T_Anjorin      MF   1   5  20  12  19 |  66   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0