YDL Division Two, West Bromwich U23 vs. Arsenal U23 (Wed Jun 10)


                    West Bromwich U23  |  Arsenal U23
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                          Neil Rowley  |  Jamal Claxton
                                       |
                          L_Wilkes GK  |  GK B_Metcalf
                       E_Humphries DF  |  DF J_Sinclair
                         A_Perkins DF  |  DF B_Clarke
                           A_Letat DF  |  DF T_Eyoma
                            J_Shaw DF  |  DF T_Omole
                         F_Cherchi MF  |  MF O_Skipp
                       F_Thorndike MF  |  MF A_Denny
                           D_Iqbal MF  |  MF Z_Shuaib
                      R_Bastafield MF  |  MF A_Mohamed
                         R_Tulloch FW  |  FW I_Kabia
                       D_Chimeziri FW  |  FW C_O'Neill
                                       |
                           L_Brady SUB |  SUB A_Crean
                            T_Dyce SUB |  SUB J_Olowu
                          M_Jenner SUB |  SUB J_Ogunnaike
                          L_Gordon SUB |  SUB M_Hashi
                          C_Dexter SUB |  SUB S_Mills




Min. 5  :(ywb) D_Iqbal turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Tulloch 
          ...  R_Tulloch hits a great drive! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 12 :(ywb) A_Perkins with a glorious long pass to F_Cherchi 
          ...  T_Omole plays the back pass 
          ...  B_Metcalf can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bastafield chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Perkins with the shot! 
          ...  But B_Metcalf palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 13 :(ywb) F_Thorndike moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Chimeziri 
          ...  But T_Omole wins the tackle 
Min. 16 :(ywb) R_Bastafield hoists the ball across to R_Tulloch 
          ...  R_Tulloch tries the shot ! 
          ...  B_Metcalf is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  West Bromwich U23 have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich U23 1-0 Arsenal U23 ...
Min. 19 :(yar) T_Eyoma with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Shuaib 
          ...  A_Letat with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 19 :(ywb) F_Cherchi takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  I_Kabia with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Neil Rowley looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 23 :(yar) A_Mohamed looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_O'Neill 
          ...  A_Perkins gets to the ball first 
Min. 25 :(ywb) D_Iqbal sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  D_Iqbal with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cherchi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Sinclair wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(yar) O_Skipp reads the run of C_O'Neill 
          ...  C_O'Neill attempts a lob! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 28 :(ywb) R_Tulloch runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Chimeziri latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  D_Chimeziri picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with B_Metcalf 
          ...  He rounds B_Metcalf 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  B_Metcalf manages to get to it !! 
Min. 29 :(yar) A_Denny back heels to find Z_Shuaib in space 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Z_Shuaib ! 
          ...  L_Wilkes collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 31 :(ywb) F_Cherchi hoists the ball across to D_Chimeziri 
          ...  D_Chimeziri strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  West Bromwich U23 2-0 Arsenal U23 ...
Min. 32 :(ywb) A defence splitting pass from R_Tulloch to R_Bastafield 
          ...  B_Clarke takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 32 :(yar) B_Clarke with a short pass to find Z_Shuaib 
          ...  J_Shaw cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 33 :(yar) O_Skipp is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  C_O'Neill latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Shaw fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  I_Kabia drives it in 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 34 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  D_Chimeziri hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  B_Metcalf plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 35 :(ywb) R_Bastafield finds the run of D_Iqbal 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  T_Omole picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(yar) A_Mohamed plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_O'Neill decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  From long range C_O'Neill bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 38 :(ywb) R_Tulloch with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  R_Tulloch tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  B_Metcalf parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 40 :(ywb) E_Humphries finds R_Tulloch with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Tulloch has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  B_Metcalf has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Metcalf reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 40 :(yar) A_Mohamed is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to I_Kabia 
          ...  I_Kabia has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 41 :(yar) T_Eyoma beats his man 
          ...  A_Perkins gets to the ball first 
Min. 42 :(ywb) E_Humphries with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Eyoma 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Tulloch! 
          ...  T_Eyoma goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(yar) I_Kabia takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Humphries 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Eyoma chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  L_Wilkes reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 44 :(yar) A_Denny pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 44 :(yar) M_Hashi is coming on for A_Denny and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(yar) S_Mills will replace the useless C_O'Neill and will play FW 
Min. 45 :(yar) M_Hashi knocks it past J_Shaw and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Hashi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It floats over L_Wilkes 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 46 :(yar) A_Mohamed runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Mills latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  S_Mills with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  L_Wilkes is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  West Bromwich U23 2-1 Arsenal U23 ...
Min. 47 :(yar) T_Eyoma crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Mills in the box 
          ...  S_Mills with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But L_Wilkes palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 48 :(yar) Z_Shuaib brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Perkins 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in I_Kabia! 
          ...  A_Perkins reacts to stop the move going any further 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich U23 2-1 Arsenal U23

Min. 47 :(ywb) A_Letat with a 40-yard pass to R_Tulloch 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Clarke 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 49 :(ywb) R_Tulloch beats T_Eyoma 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Tulloch with the crafty shot! 
          ...  B_Metcalf makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 50 :(yar) J_Sinclair takes on 3 men 
          ...  R_Bastafield with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 50 :(yar) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Chimeziri wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 52 :(ywb) F_Thorndike boots it towards R_Tulloch 
          ...  R_Tulloch attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Metcalf never had a chance! 
Min. 60 :(yar) B_Clarke has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Humphries 
          ...  He puts in I_Kabia! 
          ...  I_Kabia hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Tulloch 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Tulloch ! 
          ...  But B_Metcalf dives to his left 
          ...  I think B_Metcalf just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 65 :(ywb) D_Iqbal moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Chimeziri 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Chimeziri ! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  West Bromwich U23 3-1 Arsenal U23 ...
Min. 65 :(yar) S_Mills gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Shaw slices it 
          ...  L_Wilkes moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Eyoma hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Wilkes 
Min. 66 :(ywb) D_Chimeziri gains possession 
          ...  D_Chimeziri with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But B_Metcalf parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 66 :(yar) S_Mills finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  S_Mills carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  L_Wilkes with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 70 :(ywb) T_Dyce is being brought on 
          ...  A_Letat is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(ywb) M_Jenner is being prepared to come on 
          ...  F_Thorndike is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(ywb) West Bromwich U23 made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 70 :(ywb) F_Cherchi sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Jenner runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  B_Clarke takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 75 :(ywb) C_Dexter comes on for R_Tulloch and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 75 :(ywb) J_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Chimeziri 
          ...  D_Chimeziri has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  B_Metcalf can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Metcalf makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 76 :(ywb) R_Bastafield can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to C_Dexter 
          ...  C_Dexter tries the shot ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 77 :(yar) Z_Shuaib hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Mills collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Humphries slices it 
          ...  L_Wilkes moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Shuaib swings it in! 
          ...  T_Dyce reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 79 :(ywb) C_Dexter gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past B_Clarke! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Dexter tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 80 :(ywb) A_Perkins knocks the ball past B_Clarke 
          ...  A_Perkins drives the ball low ! 
          ...  B_Metcalf fists it away 
Min. 82 :(ywb) F_Cherchi finds D_Chimeziri on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Chimeziri with a thundering shot! 
          ...  B_Metcalf with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ywb) A_Perkins runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Sinclair back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Perkins has a dig at goal! 
          ...  B_Metcalf parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 89 :(ywb) F_Cherchi threads the through ball to D_Iqbal 
          ...  J_Sinclair gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 89 :(ywb) R_Bastafield steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs I_Kabia 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  O_Skipp fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 90 :(ywb) J_Shaw with the first time flick to D_Iqbal 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Iqbal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
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West Bromwich U23 Match Info
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Best player          : D_Chimeziri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Tulloch (16), D_Chimeziri (31,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Letat (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal U23 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mohamed
Scorers              : S_Mills (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Kabia (19)
Injured              : A_Denny (44)
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Match Statistics
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                       West Bromwich U23  |    Arsenal U23
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : West Bromwich U23 3 - 1 Arsenal U23
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Player Statistics - West Bromwich 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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L_Wilkes       GK  18   2   1   1  19 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
E_Humphries    DF   1  19  11   3  21 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  42  12
A_Perkins      DF   1  18  14   9  22 |  98   0   3   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  48  15  12
A_Letat        DF   1  17   6   2  18 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  10  -5
J_Shaw         DF   1  17  11   4  23 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
F_Cherchi      MF   1   3  20  11  21 |  98   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  87   0
F_Thorndike    MF   1   3  16  14  20 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Iqbal        MF   1   3  16   6  19 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  12  69  16
R_Bastafield   MF   1   3  16   4  17 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
R_Tulloch      FW   1   2   4  18  20 |  79   0   0   2   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  30  56
D_Chimeziri    FW   1   3   7  20  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   7   2   0   0   0  16  15  92
L_Brady        GK  18   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Dyce         DF   1  18  14   4  22 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
M_Jenner       MF   1   2  19   7  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gordon       AM   1   3  19  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dexter       FW   1   3   4  17  19 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

Player Statistics - Arsenal 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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B_Metcalf      GK  21   2   1   1  20 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
J_Sinclair     DF   1  19  12   5  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
B_Clarke       DF   1  18  12   5  20 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  30   0
T_Eyoma        DF   1  20   7   2  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
T_Omole        DF   2  17   4   3  20 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
O_Skipp        MF   2   3  19   2  17 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Denny        MF   2   2  20   4  17 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Z_Shuaib       MF   1   2  20   9  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Mohamed      MF   1   2  17   5  20 |  98   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  87   0
I_Kabia        FW   1   2   6  20  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   1
C_O'Neill      FW   1   2   3  17  18 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Crean        GK  18   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Olowu        DF   2  19   4   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ogunnaike    DF   1  16   6   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hashi        MF   1   2  17  12  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Mills        FW   1   2   4  16  24 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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