Academy v Sunderland
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Kicked off at 11.30am.
90 mins were up at 1.15pm .. extra time would have started about 1.25pm .. so my guess is that if it's not been won in extra time, penalties are imminent.
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We won 4-3 on penalties !! 
SwedeFox
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Match Review:
Leicester win 4-3 on penalties.
The game was less than a minute old when Scott Garner chopped down Jack Colback in the middle of the park - and somehow escaped a booking.
Max Gradel, prolific at youth team level this season, opened the scoring in the fourth minute, firing a left-foot shot past Trevor Carson from just outside the area.
Sunderland, backed by a big crowd, were on level terms a minute later, Jordan Henderson's inswinging corner sneaking in at the far post.
Leicester's side included three players with first-team experience but Sunderland, with seven first-year scholars in their team, were not daunted and they took the game to the Foxes in the opening stages.
Gavin Donoghue nearly put the Black Cats ahead in the 15th minute, just failing to make good contact with Henderson's cross.
Josh Home-Jackson missed a grerat chance to put Sunderland in front in the 19th minute. Dowson's shot from an angle was spilled by Carl Pentney and the striker was there to pounce, but somehow hit the post from six yards.
Home-Jackson was still smarting whe he got another chance as the ball came back in, this time his touch let him down and Pentney gathered. It was a big let-off for Leicester.
Sunderland played some good stuff in the first half and Henderson tested Pentney from the edge of the area after a good move in the 20th minute.
The Foxes, who had scored an impressive 96 goals this season before the game, were always a threat on the break and Billy McKay's shot from 20 yards took a deflection before looping just over, in the 21st minute.
Sunderland opened up City with a great move in the 27th minute. Michael Kay, Robbie Weir, David Dowson and Henderson were all involved before Nathan Luscombe went clear in the left side of the box.
He chose to cut inside and was crowded out. It fell to Home-Jackson who poked a right-foot shot wide from 10 yards.
It was an open first half and City dangerman Eric Odhiambo flashed a shot just wide in the 30th minute, warning Sunderland that they would not have it all their own way.
Kevin Ball's side paid for their missed chances in the first half when McKay put the Foxes ahead just before half-time.
Andy King's shot fell into the path of the prolific striker and he slotted it past Carson.
Sunderland responded when Jack Colback burst forward in the 45th minute, but he was stopped by last-man John Mattock.
Colback had a chance to deliver a telling cross in first-half injury time but his centre hit the first man.
Luscombe carvedout an opening for himself in the 49th minute, runnign through ther heart of the City defence, but the left-footer's right-foot shot was weak.
Carson had to save at Odhiambo's feet in the 51st minute after Donaghue had underhit his headed back-pass.
Sunderland dominated the game in the second period, driven on by the impressive Colback in mifield.
In the 54th minute, he found Henderson down the right and his good cross was well held by Pentney.
Luscombe delivered a great ball from the left in the 66th minute and it was just out of the reach of of Henderson.
Sunderland's left winger was at it again two minutes later, this time City defender Turner sliced it clear in the six-yard box.
Leicester continued to cause the Black Cats problems on the break and McKay always looked capable of scoring.
Pentney was by far the busier keeper in the second period and Dowson forced him into another save in the 71st minute, the keeper stopping a low shot.
It was one-way traffic in the second half as the Black Cats poured forwward in search of a second equaliser, but the Foxes should have sewn it up in the 73rd minute.
A ball over the top sent McKay clean through and his shot was brilliantly saved by Carson.
Sunderland's Northern Irish keeper Carson did well to stop Ashley Chambers' shot in the 79th minute.
The Black Cats found the breakthrough in the 80th minute, Weir, the captain, steering Henderson's cross over the line. It was a deserved equaliser.
The home side, with a noisy crowd behidn them, had the bit between their teeth now and Waghorn's dummy from Kay's cross in the 84th minute caused confusion in the City box befroe they scrmabled it clear.
Turner was lucky to get only a booking two minutes from time when he hacked Dowson to the floor as the striker broke clear.
Waghorn had a shot saved from Pentney in time added on as Sunderland camped in the Leicester half.
Carson had to make a good stop early in extra-time as Sunderland failed to deal with a cross from the left.
Chandler replaced Weir in the 96th minute to play his first game since breaking his leg in a FA Youth Cup game in December. Moments after, Dowson fired a left-foot shot just wide.
Foxes skipper Scott Lycett headed Chambers' corner just over in the 100th minute.
Not surprisingly, extra-time was played at a slower pace but Sunderland still edged it.
A great tackle by Luscombe in the 111th minute nearly led to Sunderland's third goal. He won the ball and crossed for Dowson who found himself in space in the box. The striker's shot looked to be going in until Pentney appeared to make a great save.
The ball came back in and it was cleared from the underside of the bar, by Lycett.
Waghorn and Luscombe went close with headers late in extra-time.
Pentney stayed down after a collision with Dowsion four minutes before the end of extra-time, the striker was chasing a long ball from Niall McArdle and got there ahead of the City man.
Dowson struck the bar with a headed effort right at the end of extra-time, Chandler finding the striker with a great cross from the right, then Donoghue headed Luscombe's corner just wide.
Sunderland: Carson, Kay, Donoghue, McArdle, Liddle, Henderson (Cook 102), Weir (Chandler 96), Colback, Luscombe, Dowson, Home-Jackson (Waghorn 76). Subs: Backhouse, Cook, Chandler, Madden.
Leicester City: Pentney, Cox, Mattock, Magunda, Lycett, Garner, Gradel, King, McKay, Odhiambo, Beswick. Subs: Chambers, Cisak, Tuttle, Turner, Jauow.
Attendance: 4597.
Leicester win 4-3 on penalties.
The game was less than a minute old when Scott Garner chopped down Jack Colback in the middle of the park - and somehow escaped a booking.
Max Gradel, prolific at youth team level this season, opened the scoring in the fourth minute, firing a left-foot shot past Trevor Carson from just outside the area.
Sunderland, backed by a big crowd, were on level terms a minute later, Jordan Henderson's inswinging corner sneaking in at the far post.
Leicester's side included three players with first-team experience but Sunderland, with seven first-year scholars in their team, were not daunted and they took the game to the Foxes in the opening stages.
Gavin Donoghue nearly put the Black Cats ahead in the 15th minute, just failing to make good contact with Henderson's cross.
Josh Home-Jackson missed a grerat chance to put Sunderland in front in the 19th minute. Dowson's shot from an angle was spilled by Carl Pentney and the striker was there to pounce, but somehow hit the post from six yards.
Home-Jackson was still smarting whe he got another chance as the ball came back in, this time his touch let him down and Pentney gathered. It was a big let-off for Leicester.
Sunderland played some good stuff in the first half and Henderson tested Pentney from the edge of the area after a good move in the 20th minute.
The Foxes, who had scored an impressive 96 goals this season before the game, were always a threat on the break and Billy McKay's shot from 20 yards took a deflection before looping just over, in the 21st minute.
Sunderland opened up City with a great move in the 27th minute. Michael Kay, Robbie Weir, David Dowson and Henderson were all involved before Nathan Luscombe went clear in the left side of the box.
He chose to cut inside and was crowded out. It fell to Home-Jackson who poked a right-foot shot wide from 10 yards.
It was an open first half and City dangerman Eric Odhiambo flashed a shot just wide in the 30th minute, warning Sunderland that they would not have it all their own way.
Kevin Ball's side paid for their missed chances in the first half when McKay put the Foxes ahead just before half-time.
Andy King's shot fell into the path of the prolific striker and he slotted it past Carson.
Sunderland responded when Jack Colback burst forward in the 45th minute, but he was stopped by last-man John Mattock.
Colback had a chance to deliver a telling cross in first-half injury time but his centre hit the first man.
Luscombe carvedout an opening for himself in the 49th minute, runnign through ther heart of the City defence, but the left-footer's right-foot shot was weak.
Carson had to save at Odhiambo's feet in the 51st minute after Donaghue had underhit his headed back-pass.
Sunderland dominated the game in the second period, driven on by the impressive Colback in mifield.
In the 54th minute, he found Henderson down the right and his good cross was well held by Pentney.
Luscombe delivered a great ball from the left in the 66th minute and it was just out of the reach of of Henderson.
Sunderland's left winger was at it again two minutes later, this time City defender Turner sliced it clear in the six-yard box.
Leicester continued to cause the Black Cats problems on the break and McKay always looked capable of scoring.
Pentney was by far the busier keeper in the second period and Dowson forced him into another save in the 71st minute, the keeper stopping a low shot.
It was one-way traffic in the second half as the Black Cats poured forwward in search of a second equaliser, but the Foxes should have sewn it up in the 73rd minute.
A ball over the top sent McKay clean through and his shot was brilliantly saved by Carson.
Sunderland's Northern Irish keeper Carson did well to stop Ashley Chambers' shot in the 79th minute.
The Black Cats found the breakthrough in the 80th minute, Weir, the captain, steering Henderson's cross over the line. It was a deserved equaliser.
The home side, with a noisy crowd behidn them, had the bit between their teeth now and Waghorn's dummy from Kay's cross in the 84th minute caused confusion in the City box befroe they scrmabled it clear.
Turner was lucky to get only a booking two minutes from time when he hacked Dowson to the floor as the striker broke clear.
Waghorn had a shot saved from Pentney in time added on as Sunderland camped in the Leicester half.
Carson had to make a good stop early in extra-time as Sunderland failed to deal with a cross from the left.
Chandler replaced Weir in the 96th minute to play his first game since breaking his leg in a FA Youth Cup game in December. Moments after, Dowson fired a left-foot shot just wide.
Foxes skipper Scott Lycett headed Chambers' corner just over in the 100th minute.
Not surprisingly, extra-time was played at a slower pace but Sunderland still edged it.
A great tackle by Luscombe in the 111th minute nearly led to Sunderland's third goal. He won the ball and crossed for Dowson who found himself in space in the box. The striker's shot looked to be going in until Pentney appeared to make a great save.
The ball came back in and it was cleared from the underside of the bar, by Lycett.
Waghorn and Luscombe went close with headers late in extra-time.
Pentney stayed down after a collision with Dowsion four minutes before the end of extra-time, the striker was chasing a long ball from Niall McArdle and got there ahead of the City man.
Dowson struck the bar with a headed effort right at the end of extra-time, Chandler finding the striker with a great cross from the right, then Donoghue headed Luscombe's corner just wide.
Sunderland: Carson, Kay, Donoghue, McArdle, Liddle, Henderson (Cook 102), Weir (Chandler 96), Colback, Luscombe, Dowson, Home-Jackson (Waghorn 76). Subs: Backhouse, Cook, Chandler, Madden.
Leicester City: Pentney, Cox, Mattock, Magunda, Lycett, Garner, Gradel, King, McKay, Odhiambo, Beswick. Subs: Chambers, Cisak, Tuttle, Turner, Jauow.
Attendance: 4597.
Tamworth Fox
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well done
Steven
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What did we win?
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FA Premier League Academy overall winner title.
Graz
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Great stuff!! Well done to all the lads, that really is a great achievement.
Best Academy team in the Country! I hope Mandaric and whoever the new manager may be realise that we've got a good thing going on down there and really look to make the most of it! With the return of the reserves next season then that should help a lot of them on their way to the next level.
Surely it's time now that we see some really products from our youth system? We must have some gems in there to win it all like that!
Best Academy team in the Country! I hope Mandaric and whoever the new manager may be realise that we've got a good thing going on down there and really look to make the most of it! With the return of the reserves next season then that should help a lot of them on their way to the next level.
Surely it's time now that we see some really products from our youth system? We must have some gems in there to win it all like that!
SwedeFox
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:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
FA Premier League Academy overall winner title.
Whoa, that's big! We're best in England then?
Mighty Fox
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Oh yes !!!!!!!
Steven
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Graz
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The OS catches on to the news
Academy Crowned Champions!
http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10274~1027743,00.html
Much less detail than the Sunderland website though! We really need to pay more attention to our youth and their achievements, get people more interested in them.
Academy Crowned Champions!
http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10274~1027743,00.html
Much less detail than the Sunderland website though! We really need to pay more attention to our youth and their achievements, get people more interested in them.
Foxes_Trust
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We should be featuring match reports from 2 fans who went to the game on our website, will post again when they are live
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| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester | 46 | 97 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | 96 |
| 3 | Leeds Utd | 46 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 87 |
| 5 | West Brom | 46 | 75 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 73 |
| 7 | Hull City | 46 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 46 | 69 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 46 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 46 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 62 |
| 13 | Millwall | 46 | 59 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 46 | 57 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 56 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 46 | 56 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 56 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | 56 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 46 | 53 |
| 20 | Sheffield W | 46 | 53 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 46 | 51 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 46 | 50 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 46 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 46 | 27 |
