FMFA Wolf League, Manchester City vs. West Ham United (Mon Mar 12)


                      Manchester City  |  West Ham United
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                         Derek Purvis  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK Adrian
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF W_Reid
                       D_Marcellis DF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF A_Cresswell
                          G_Clichy DF  |  DF A_Ogbonna
                         G_Nkoudou MF  |  AM C_Eriksen
                           D_Silva AM  |  DM M_Noble
                           O_Rowe* MF  |  MF M_Samuelsen*
                          J_Milner AM  |  MF A_Valencia
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW C_Austin
                         S_Jovetic FW  |  FW W_Grigg
                                       |
                            P_Cech SUB |  SUB D_Randolph
                       A_Robertson SUB |  SUB S_Byram
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                              Hulk SUB |  SUB B_Close*
                           B_Afobe SUB |  SUB D_Sakho

Referee: Lee_Probert (Level_1)


Min. 5  :(mnc) G_Nkoudou slides it through the middle to S_Jovetic 
          ...  S_Jovetic tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But Adrian just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Lee_Probert has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 5  :(whu) C_Eriksen with a slide rule pass to W_Grigg 
          ...  W_Grigg leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 10 :(whu) C_Austin has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Austin sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 13 :(mnc) R_Falcao steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Valencia 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Falcao fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 16 :(mnc) J_Milner with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Jovetic 
          ...  From long range S_Jovetic bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Adrian can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Adrian makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Silva drives it across the face of the goal R_Falcao 
          ...  M_Noble plays it back 
          ...  Adrian slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Milner swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Adrian with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 19 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ogbonna 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  R_Falcao with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Adrian tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Silva! 
          ...  A_Ogbonna reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 21 :(whu) C_Eriksen has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  W_Grigg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  W_Grigg drives it low ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air 
          ...  West Ham United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 22 :(mnc) D_Silva is unmarked! 
          ...  D_Silva fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 24 :(whu) M_Samuelsen* fires over a low cross to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin tries to beat J_Hart from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Hart dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Noble hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Marcellis clears the corner 
Min. 24 :(whu) M_Noble is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 25 :(mnc) S_Jovetic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside W_Reid! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Cresswell with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  Lee_Probert tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Alaba with a smart pass to G_Nkoudou 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Nkoudou ! 
          ...  But Adrian tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Alaba gets something on it! 
          ...  But Adrian reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on Adrian anyway 
Min. 28 :(mnc) D_Silva with the towering header to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 29 :(whu) A_Valencia with the diagonal pass C_Austin 
          ...  D_Silva tackles from behind 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Lee_Probert calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(whu) M_Noble is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to C_Austin 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Falcao !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 31 :(whu) M_Samuelsen* has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Marcellis 
          ...  He puts in C_Eriksen! 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  C_Eriksen is all alone 
          ...  J_Hart comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to beat J_Hart 
          ...  J_Hart dives on the ball !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Noble floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Marcellis wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 33 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  R_Falcao is through! 
          ...  R_Falcao shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  Adrian dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Falcao 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Adrian is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to S_Jovetic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But Adrian reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on Adrian anyway 
Min. 35 :(mnc) O_Rowe* controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  D_Alaba gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Alaba ! 
          ...  Adrian just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 35 :(whu) W_Reid runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Eriksen 
          ...  C_Eriksen swings in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Hart pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 37 :(whu) C_Austin turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  G_Clichy takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) D_Silva sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Milner 
          ...  J_Milner sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 42 :(mnc) J_Milner looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao tries the shot ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Adrian moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Adrian catches it with style! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(whu) M_Noble controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  C_Austin gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Austin has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But J_Hart dives to his left 
          ...  I think J_Hart just got a hand on that one 
          ...  Lee_Probert has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United

Min. 47 :(whu) W_Grigg finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  W_Grigg leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  J_Hart takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Robertson will replace the useless P_Zabaleta and will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  Hulk will come on for R_Falcao and play FW 
Min. 53 :(whu) A_Valencia takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  But D_Alaba sweeps up the threat 
Min. 55 :(mnc) B_Afobe comes on for D_Silva and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 55 :(whu) M_Noble beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds C_Eriksen 
          ...  C_Eriksen with the strike ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 56 :(whu) C_Eriksen sidesteps A_Robertson 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Marcellis wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) B_Afobe with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  D_Yedlin with a nasty foul 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 66 :(mnc) O_Rowe* threads the through ball to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Adrian with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 67 :(whu) A_Valencia takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Robertson 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Marcellis 
Min. 67 :(mnc) B_Afobe turns past A_Ogbonna 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  W_Reid with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 70 :(whu) D_Sakho is coming on for C_Austin and will play FW 
Min. 71 :(whu) D_Sakho runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Sakho attempts to nutmeg J_Hart! 
          ...  J_Hart gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Hart to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Noble 
          ...  J_Hart jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 75 :(whu) S_Byram will come on for A_Cresswell and play DF 
Min. 75 :(whu) B_Close* will come on for C_Eriksen and play MF 
Min. 77 :(mnc) O_Rowe* with a probing through ball Hulk 
          ...  Hulk with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 77 :(whu) M_Noble heads the ball back to W_Reid 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Clichy takes possession 
Min. 81 :(mnc) J_Milner is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 83 :(mnc) S_Jovetic takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  But S_Byram slides in 
Min. 85 :(mnc) O_Rowe* knocks it past M_Noble and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Noble with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Lee_Probert calls him over 
          ...  Lee_Probert is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 86 :(mnc) B_Afobe picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A delicate chip from B_Afobe ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 86 :(whu) M_Samuelsen* has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in W_Grigg! 
          ...  O_Rowe* with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Lee_Probert tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  M_Samuelsen* plays it short to W_Reid 
          ...  W_Reid gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) O_Rowe* is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Afobe 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Ogbonna looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(whu) M_Noble with a neat pass into W_Grigg 
          ...  But D_Marcellis puts the ball out of play 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 57,921
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Falcao
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Silva (29)
Injured              : N/A
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : C_Eriksen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Grigg (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Yedlin (65), W_Reid (67), M_Noble (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    West Ham United
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 West Ham United
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Hart         GK  29   2   2   2  33 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  21   2   3  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
D_Marcellis    DF   2  21   2   3  25 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  21  12   2  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  22   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
D_Silva        AM   3   2  24  11  24 |  57   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
O_Rowe*        MF   2   5  21   4  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Milner       AM   3   2  21  11  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  52   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  13   0  12
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  20  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
P_Cech         GK  20   2   2   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  23  10   2  24 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  10  23   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
B_Afobe        FW   2   2   3  20  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - West Ham United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Adrian         GK  25   3   2   3  24 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  21   4   2  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
D_Yedlin       DF   2  21   5   2  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
A_Cresswell    DF   2  22   7   3  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0
A_Ogbonna      DF   2  21   3   2  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   8   8
C_Eriksen      AM   2   3  24  11  28 |  77   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  38   7
M_Noble        DM   2   6  22   2  25 |  96   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  47  -3
M_Samuelsen*   MF   2   2  21   4  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Valencia     MF   3   5  22  10  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Austin       FW   2   2   4  23  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
W_Grigg        FW   3   2   3  20  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
D_Randolph     GK  23   3   2   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   2  20   5   2  24 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  23   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Close*       MF   2  10  22   3  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sakho        FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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