YDL Division Two, Manchester United U23 vs. Coventry City U23 (Wed Jan 07)


                Manchester United U23  |  Coventry City U23
                              4-3-3 P  |  5-1-3-1 C
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                       A_Halliwell GK  |  GK L_Bell
                           R_Munro DF  |  DF D_Mantle
                       R_McCormack DF  |  DF G_Sandiford
                         J_Ngwashi DF  |  DF T_Batanwi
                        J_Campbell DF  |  DF H_Broad
                          J_Bailey MF  |  DF C_McBride
                          L_Millar MF  |  DM H_McKirdy+
                          J_McEvoy MF  |  MF J_James
                          M_Sharpe FW  |  MF G_Shepherd
                            V_Musa FW  |  MF C_Ambursley
                            J_King FW  |  FW V_George+
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                         D_Cameron SUB |  SUB O_Varney
                             L_Pye SUB |  SUB C_Perry
                       R_Meneghini SUB |  SUB J_Gordon
                          O_Forson SUB |  SUB J_McCallum
                          J_Hugill SUB |  SUB J_Obikwu




Min. 1  :(yco) J_James with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Mantle 
          ...  D_Mantle drives the ball low ! 
          ...  A_Halliwell fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 6  :(yco) H_Broad with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  V_Musa with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 15 :(ymu) J_Ngwashi reads the run of J_King 
          ...  H_McKirdy+ brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 21 :(ymu) M_Sharpe holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Bailey 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  H_Broad looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 24 :(yco) V_George+ with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  V_George+ with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 36 :(yco) C_Ambursley takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_McCormack takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 37 :(ymu) J_King finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  J_King keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  L_Bell tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Musa curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Bell makes the catch! 
Min. 39 :(ymu) J_Bailey controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Broad 
          ...  He puts in J_King! 
          ...  J_King hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  L_Bell moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(yco) G_Shepherd floats the ball in to find T_Batanwi 
          ...  T_Batanwi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Halliwell was beaten there! 
Min. 47 :(ymu) J_McEvoy knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Batanwi slips 
          ...  M_Sharpe gets to it! 
          ...  H_Broad hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bailey chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_McBride gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 

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

Min. 46 :(ymu) J_Bailey turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Sharpe 
          ...  M_Sharpe has a go! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  L_Bell never had a chance! 
Min. 46 :(yco) C_Ambursley brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  C_Ambursley with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Halliwell dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Halliwell beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Sandiford hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Halliwell makes the catch! 
Min. 47 :(ymu) L_Millar is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  V_Musa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  V_Musa with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be L_Bell's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  L_Bell looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bailey plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to V_Musa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bailey swings it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Millar 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Bailey! 
          ...  J_King gets a shot in 
          ...  L_Bell with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 47 :(yco) V_George+ breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Halliwell! 
          ...  J_King brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(yco) V_George+ finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  V_George+ with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Manchester United U23 fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 48 :(yco) C_Ambursley gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Munro dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(yco) V_George+ jumps over J_Campbell's challenge 
          ...  V_George+ with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 58 :(yco) V_George+ can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  V_George+ with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 60 :(yco) Up goes the substitution board - C_Perry on for G_Sandiford as a DF 
Min. 60 :(yco) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  V_George+ is through! 
          ...  V_George+ attempts to nutmeg A_Halliwell! 
          ...  A_Halliwell gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 63 :(yco) J_Gordon is ready to come on to replace T_Batanwi 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 63 :(yco) J_James miskicks! 
          ...  He finds V_George+ though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  V_George+ keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Halliwell parries it 
Min. 65 :(ymu) J_Hugill takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace V_Musa 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 65 :(yco) G_Shepherd looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to V_George+ 
          ...  V_George+ looks to see where A_Halliwell is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 66 :(yco) J_McCallum comes on for C_Ambursley and takes up a MF role 
Min. 67 :(ymu) J_McEvoy brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on H_McKirdy+ 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Sharpe! 
          ...  M_Sharpe rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 69 :(yco) J_Obikwu replaces V_George+ to play as a FW 
Min. 71 :(yco) J_Obikwu plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Shepherd decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Shepherd with the shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Halliwell was beaten there! 
Min. 75 :(ymu) It seems Manchester United U23 are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 75 :(ymu) J_Campbell runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Bailey 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Gordon 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 79 :(ymu) J_Bailey watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  J_Bailey uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 80 :(yco) J_Obikwu flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Obikwu has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Halliwell dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Halliwell beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCallum chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United U23 fans taunt him! 
Min. 83 :(yco) G_Shepherd gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_McCallum 
          ...  J_Bailey with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Coventry City U23 players 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  The manager of Manchester United U23 shakes his head 
Min. 85 :(ymu) J_Ngwashi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Sharpe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Perry reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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





Match Details
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Manchester United U23 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Halliwell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Bailey (83)
Booked               : J_King (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City U23 Match Info
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Best player          : H_Broad (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                   Manchester United U23  |    Coventry City U23
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           2        |       3
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           2        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Manchester United U23 0 - 0 Coventry City 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  23   2   2   1  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
R_Munro        DF   1  20   5   3  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
R_McCormack    DF   1  18  14   1  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Ngwashi      DF   1  16   6   2  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Campbell     DF   1  19   5   2  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
J_Bailey       MF   1   3  20  11  21 |  86   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  -9  21  -7
L_Millar       MF   2   2  17   2  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
J_McEvoy       MF   1   3  16   6  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Sharpe       FW   1   2   4  19  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   4
V_Musa         FW   1   3   5  19  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_King         FW   2   2   3  18  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   7
D_Cameron      GK  22   2   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pye          DF   1  15  12   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Meneghini    MF   1  13   5   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Forson       MF   1   5  15   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hugill       FW   2   4   2  15  19 |  26   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
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L_Bell         GK  23   3   2   1  21 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Mantle       DF   1  16   9   4  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Sandiford    DF   1  19  10   2  23 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Batanwi      DF   1  18   7   6  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
H_Broad        DF   1  17   5   4  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
C_McBride      DF   1  16   6   2  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
H_McKirdy+     DM   2  14  20   3  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_James        MF   1   4  16   6  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Shepherd     MF   1   3  16   6  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
C_Ambursley    MF   1   3  17  11  20 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
V_George+      FW   1   3   5  20  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
O_Varney       GK  21   2   2   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Perry        DF   1  18   5   2  22 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Gordon       DF   1  17  10   3  20 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_McCallum     MF   1   3  17   7  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obikwu       FW   1   3   5  19  23 |  22   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   4
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