FMFA Division One, Manchester City vs. Stoke City (Sun Jan 27) Manchester City | Stoke City 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 P Derek Purvis | Aaron Burrows | J_Hart GK | GK T_Courtois G_Clichy DF | DF A_Christense* A_Robertson DF | DF K_Zouma P_Zabaleta DF | DF N_Otamendi D_Marcellis DF | DF A_Thurston* S_Forte* MF | MF Lucas_Moura G_Nkoudou MF | MF M_Sissoko S_Nasri MF | MF A_Di_Maria O_Rowe* MF | MF E_Lecygne* Hulk FW | FW S_Berahino A_Vellios FW | FW Diego_Costa | L_McGee* SUB | SUB J_Haygaard D_Boyata SUB | SUB P_van_Aanholt J_Milner SUB | SUB M_Kelly Y_Yeboah SUB | SUB D_Jarvis* R_Falcao SUB | SUB S_C-Moting Min. 6 :(mnc) A_Robertson comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue Min. 6 :(mnc) D_Boyata will come on for A_Robertson and play DF Min. 9 :(sto) S_Berahino makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... S_Berahino with a screamer of a shot ! ... J_Hart saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 12 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to Hulk ... A well-placed shot from Hulk ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 13 :(sto) S_Berahino nutmegs G_Clichy ... S_Berahino sees J_Hart off his line ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That puts Stoke City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Manchester City 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 14 :(sto) The Stoke City manager told his side to change to a L strategy Min. 21 :(sto) A_Christense* passes the ball to Diego_Costa ... G_Clichy knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 29 :(sto) A defence splitting pass from E_Lecygne* to A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria with the strike ! ... But J_Hart tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Boyata slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 31 :(mnc) R_Falcao replaces D_Boyata to play as a DF Min. 31 :(sto) Diego_Costa sprints past G_Clichy ... G_Clichy plays the back pass ... J_Hart can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura floats the ball in! ... D_Marcellis gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 32 :(mnc) A_Vellios cuts through the defence ... A_Vellios has a dig at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! ... CORNER! ... G_Nkoudou hits it into the box! ... A_Christense* reads it well and clears the danger Min. 38 :(sto) Diego_Costa drives it forward to A_Di_Maria ... A_Vellios plays it back ... J_Hart slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Sissoko! ... The ball comes to Lucas_Moura ... He knocks it goalward ... J_Hart makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 40 :(sto) S_Berahino runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... R_Falcao is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 40 :(sto) Lucas_Moura with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... Lucas_Moura with a powerful diving header! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Manchester City fans taunt him! Min. 41 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou squares it to A_Vellios ... Intercepted by A_Thurston* Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(sto) A_Di_Maria sidesteps G_Nkoudou ... A_Di_Maria tries to catch the keeper out! ... Saved by J_Hart ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Stoke City Min. 54 :(sto) S_Berahino finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... But G_Clichy wins the tackle Min. 55 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah will replace S_Forte* and play FW Min. 59 :(sto) E_Lecygne* holds the ball up ... He sees Diego_Costa in space! ... Diego_Costa heads the ball towards goal ! ... J_Hart won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 60 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt is going to be brought on ... A_Christense* is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(sto) D_Jarvis* is being prepared to come on ... A_Di_Maria is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 60 :(sto) S_C-Moting takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace S_Berahino as FW Min. 60 :(sto) E_Lecygne* looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Diego_Costa ... G_Clichy attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 63 :(sto) M_Sissoko with a real burst of pace ... M_Sissoko looks to see where J_Hart is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Saved by J_Hart Min. 66 :(mnc) O_Rowe* hoists the ball across to Y_Yeboah ... Y_Yeboah tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Rowe* drives it into the box! ... E_Lecygne* clears the corner Min. 80 :(sto) A_Thurston* beats G_Clichy ... He showed great skill there ... A_Thurston* with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But J_Hart comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sto) Diego_Costa takes possession ... Knocks it past P_Zabaleta ... He's through on goal ... A great volley from Diego_Costa ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 89 :(mnc) S_Nasri has it now ... He takes on N_Otamendi ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Y_Yeboah! ... Y_Yeboah aiming for the bottom corner ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 89 :(sto) N_Otamendi plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... N_Otamendi hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 90 :(sto) D_Jarvis* looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Lucas_Moura ... But D_Marcellis reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 56,996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Clichy Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Falcao (40) Injured : A_Robertson (6), D_Boyata (31) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Berahino (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Berahino (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 4 | 11 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 0 | 8 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 1 Key Passes : 4 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 29 2 2 2 33 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 22 12 2 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 24 10 2 24 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 21 12 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 21 2 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Forte* MF 2 5 22 3 29 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 23 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Nasri MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Rowe* MF 2 5 22 4 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Hulk FW 2 2 3 23 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Vellios FW 2 2 3 21 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 L_McGee* GK 20 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 23 3 2 33 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 21 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 22 21 | 37 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R_Falcao DF 2 3 3 23 26 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 2 3 2 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 A_Christense* DF 2 24 10 2 23 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Zouma DF 2 24 8 2 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 2 23 4 4 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Thurston* DF 2 23 11 2 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 11 Lucas_Moura MF 1 2 24 13 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Sissoko MF 2 10 24 10 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 E_Lecygne* MF 2 3 22 2 23 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 38 8 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 24 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Diego_Costa FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 J_Haygaard GK 22 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 23 10 4 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 M_Kelly DF 2 22 10 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jarvis* MF 2 3 22 3 21 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_C-Moting FW 2 3 4 22 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1548619001 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35