Reserves / Youth Team thread 2013/14

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Brad Smith brings down Alibi after we lose the ball on the half way line and he powers up to the edge of the box. Yellow card and dangerous free kick

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Terrible attempt on goal from the worst hair cut on the pitch. ****ing awful on both counts.

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Sama holds of Stoke attacker who is a full foot shorter than him in a retelling of the classic story of a midget trying to open a barn door in a gale.

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Bit more end to end this half.

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Good punch out from Mersin who manages to give a Stoke player a boxed ear with the follow up. Lussey off, Jordan Rossiter on.

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Good break, Bijev feeds Peterson who overhits it under no pressure.

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Sama loses the ball and falls over trying to clear, ball goes back in and Stoke attacker lobs it towards the corner of the goal, Mersin punching over. Corner cleared.

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Brannagan falls on the floor and tries to recover the ball splitting his kipper whilst overstretching. He gets up when the ball comes near him and boots it out before bollocking everyone for not putting the ball out.

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Now he's back on and fairly spritely too.

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Mersin tries to cut off Alibi by running a long way out of his goal. Luckily Alibi overruns it but that was flakey keeping and no mistaking.

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Double substitution for Stoke.

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Long range free kick just misses the Stoke attacker and Mersin saves just at the second attempt.

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Alibi and Sama are seriously a head above everyone else. Massive.

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Dunn gets the through ball at the edge of the box, cuts back inside the recovering full back and ****s the crossbar. Rossiter's return well held by Stoke keeper. Great skill by Dunn and very good awareness.

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Now we're pressing.