YDL Division Two, Manchester City U23 vs. Brentford U23 (Sat Dec 13)


                  Manchester City U23  |  Brentford U23
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
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                            J_Wint GK  |  GK S_Andersson
                           D_Abley DF  |  DF J_Kitolano
                        N_Gonzales DF  |  DF B_Fredrick
                      E_Carrington DF  |  DF L_Benjamin
                          S_Mufini DF  |  DF D_Oyegoke
                           D_Batty MF  |  MF A_Elanga
                           D_Gyabi MF  |  MF J_Blanco
                            C_Daly MF  |  MF P_Zito
                          F_Gorman MF  |  MF F_Hammer
                        G_Mogensen FW  |  FW J_Djoro
                         R_McAidoo FW  |  FW N_Owusu
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                        C_Anderson SUB |  SUB J_Mackie
                         A_Jackson SUB |  SUB M_Kilmas
                           F_Burns SUB |  SUB C_Hughes
                          B_Knight SUB |  SUB L_Sibley
                         R_Matondo SUB |  SUB M_Whittaker




Min. 1  :(ymc) F_Gorman unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Mogensen 
          ...  G_Mogensen with a thundering drive! 
          ...  S_Andersson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Andersson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 4  :(ymc) S_Mufini is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  C_Daly latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Daly drives the ball low ! 
          ...  S_Andersson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 5  :(ymc) N_Gonzales sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Gyabi 
          ...  P_Zito tackles from behind 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 7  :(ybr) N_Owusu beats N_Gonzales 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  N_Gonzales goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 8  :(ymc) D_Batty chips the ball over the defence and finds R_McAidoo 
          ...  R_McAidoo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But S_Andersson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 8  :(ybr) L_Benjamin runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Djoro 
          ...  J_Djoro blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Manchester City U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 11 :(ymc) G_Mogensen leaves his marker standing 
          ...  G_Mogensen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Andersson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 14 :(ymc) D_Abley races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Batty lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Batty blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 14 :(ymc) R_McAidoo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Mogensen 
          ...  J_Blanco with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 20 :(ybr) F_Hammer with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Abley 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Elanga! 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Elanga ! 
          ...  J_Wint gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 21 :(ybr) P_Zito lays the ball back to J_Djoro 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Abley 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 25 :(ymc) D_Batty with a glorious long pass to R_McAidoo 
          ...  R_McAidoo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 26 :(ymc) D_Abley beats B_Fredrick 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  L_Benjamin gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 30 :(ybr) J_Blanco moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  J_Wint heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 34 :(ymc) R_McAidoo sidesteps L_Benjamin 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_McAidoo drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It floats over S_Andersson 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(ymc) The ball is passed in from S_Mufini, he finds G_Mogensen 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Mogensen ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's beaten S_Andersson 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 40 :(ybr) J_Djoro breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Wint! 
          ...  N_Gonzales 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. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City U23 0-0 Brentford U23

Min. 46 :(ybr) P_Zito with a simple pass to N_Owusu 
          ...  N_Owusu with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 47 :(ymc) R_McAidoo gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Mogensen 
          ...  G_Mogensen with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But S_Andersson punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 50 :(ybr) J_Blanco beats S_Mufini 
          ...  J_Blanco with the overhead ! 
          ...  J_Wint makes a good save 
Min. 52 :(ybr) A_Elanga moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Owusu 
          ...  G_Mogensen goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 55 :(ymc) A_Jackson is coming on and S_Mufini is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 55 :(ybr) M_Kilmas is coming on for D_Oyegoke and playing DF 
Min. 55 :(ybr) A_Elanga with a penetrating pass to N_Owusu 
          ...  But N_Gonzales slides in 
Min. 59 :(ymc) F_Gorman finds G_Mogensen in the box 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Mogensen ! 
          ...  S_Andersson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  S_Andersson looks very relieved! 
Min. 59 :(ybr) N_Owusu takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Jackson 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  N_Owusu with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  J_Wint never had a chance! 
Min. 62 :(ybr) F_Hammer brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Djoro makes himself available 
          ...  A_Jackson with an over the top challenge 
Min. 63 :(ymc) D_Abley hits a hard pass to G_Mogensen 
          ...  L_Benjamin brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 65 :(ymc) R_Matondo comes on for R_McAidoo and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 65 :(ybr) M_Whittaker replaces an unhappy N_Owusu and will play as a FW 
Min. 68 :(ymc) D_Gyabi brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Batty gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Batty smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Andersson's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  S_Andersson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 72 :(ybr) M_Whittaker loses E_Carrington 
          ...  D_Gyabi with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 78 :(ymc) F_Gorman with a probing pass to E_Carrington 
          ...  E_Carrington with a little chip! 
          ...  S_Andersson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Andersson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 78 :(ybr) M_Whittaker barges N_Gonzales off the ball 
          ...  N_Gonzales reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 85 :(ymc) D_Gyabi chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Jackson 
          ...  A_Jackson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But S_Andersson pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 86 :(ymc) D_Gyabi barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  M_Kilmas tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ymc) D_Gyabi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Matondo 
          ...  J_Kitolano with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 90 :(ymc) R_Matondo flicks it over J_Djoro and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Matondo has a go! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 90 :(ymc) G_Mogensen sidesteps his marker 
          ...  J_Blanco wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  R_Matondo fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It's beaten S_Andersson 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That surely hands Manchester City U23 victory!! 
          ...  Manchester City U23 1-0 Brentford U23 ...
Min. 93 :(ybr) B_Fredrick sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  F_Hammer runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  F_Hammer throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But J_Wint stops that one easily 

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





Match Details
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Manchester City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : N_Gonzales (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Matondo (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Gonzales (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Brentford U23 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Elanga
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Kilmas (86), J_Kitolano (88), J_Blanco (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                     Manchester City U23  |    Brentford U23
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       2
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City U23 1 - 0 Brentford U23
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Player Statistics - Manchester City 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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J_Wint         GK  21   7   5   3  20 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Abley        DF   1  20   6   2  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
N_Gonzales     DF   1  20  11   3  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  10  -5
E_Carrington   DF   1  19  11   3  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   2
S_Mufini       DF   1  19   8   2  20 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Batty        MF   1   3  20  11  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
D_Gyabi        MF   1   4  19  11  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  57  12
C_Daly         MF   1   2  18  12  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Gorman       MF   1   3  17  11  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  57  12
G_Mogensen     FW   1   2   7  19  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
R_McAidoo      FW   1   2  14  19  28 |  66   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15   9
C_Anderson     GK  17   2   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jackson      DF   1  18   4   2  18 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Burns        DF   1  15  11   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Knight       MF   1   5  14   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Matondo      FW   2   2   4  16  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  37

Player Statistics - Brentford 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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S_Andersson    GK  21   2   1   1  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Kitolano     DF   2  19   4   1  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
B_Fredrick     DF   1  19   6   3  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Benjamin     DF   1  19   6   3  20 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
D_Oyegoke      DF   1  19   8   4  23 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Elanga       MF   1   8  21  12  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
J_Blanco       MF   1   2  19   7  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  10   0
P_Zito         MF   1   3  17  13  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Hammer       MF   1   7  16   5  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_Djoro        FW   1   2   6  19  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
N_Owusu        FW   1   2   4  17  20 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_Mackie       GK  18   2   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kilmas       DF   1  18  10   5  20 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
C_Hughes       DF   1  15   6   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Sibley       MF   1   2  13   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Whittaker    FW   1   3  12  14  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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