FMFA Division One, Stoke City vs. Manchester City (Sun Nov 25)


                           Stoke City  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                         Graham Brown  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK J_Hart
                     A_Christense* DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                     P_van_Aanholt DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                         X_Shaqiri MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                       Lucas_Moura MF  |  AM L_Messi
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF O_Rowe*
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW R_Falcao
                       Diego_Costa FW  |  FW Hulk
                                       |
                           L_Grant SUB |  SUB L_McGee*
                       A_Thurston* SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                         S_Bennett SUB |  SUB J_Milner
                     B_Schweinste- SUB |  SUB Y_Yeboah
                        S_Berahino SUB |  SUB A_Vellios




Min. 4  :(sto) X_Shaqiri lobs it over S_Nasri 
          ...  S_Nasri with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 5  :(mnc) S_Nasri looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Hulk 
          ...  N_Clyne slices it 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Rowe* lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Robertson makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Rowe* swings it in! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands 
          ...  But T_Courtois recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) L_Messi runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of R_Falcao 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  R_Falcao blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(mnc) Y_Toure pulls it back to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester City in front! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 11 :(sto) Stoke City switch to playing A 
Min. 13 :(mnc) Y_Toure with the cross-field pass to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 13 :(sto) Lucas_Moura runs at D_Alaba 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Alaba with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 17 :(mnc) R_Falcao controls the ball with ease 
          ...  R_Falcao drives the ball low ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 18 :(sto) Diego_Costa beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Diego_Costa aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 20 :(sto) S_Aguero slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  R_Falcao fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 22 :(mnc) O_Rowe* looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Zabaleta 
          ...  P_Zabaleta has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 23 :(sto) Lucas_Moura spots S_Aguero who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Nasri leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) Y_Toure gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Toure with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Falcao with the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 31 :(sto) A_Christense* beats G_Clichy 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  G_Clichy recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 32 :(sto) K_Zouma looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 32 :(mnc) A_Robertson threads the through ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  A_Christense* wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 33 :(sto) S_Aguero sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Clichy wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) A_Robertson finds R_Falcao in the box 
          ...  R_Falcao tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 34 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  L_Messi gets on the end of it 
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Messi ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Stoke City 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 36 :(sto) M_Sissoko with a flicked pass to Diego_Costa 
          ...  A cracking drive from Diego_Costa ! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 37 :(mnc) O_Rowe* holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Messi 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 38 :(sto) N_Clyne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But J_Hart palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  X_Shaqiri chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sto) A_Di_Maria backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Diego_Costa gets on the end of it 
          ...  Diego_Costa sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 45 :(sto) A_Di_Maria looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Diego_Costa 
          ...  S_Nasri reads the play well 
Min. 45 :(mnc) R_Falcao runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  R_Falcao has a go! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 46 :(mnc) S_Nasri with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(sto) Lucas_Moura steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Robertson 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Zabaleta attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) Y_Toure takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Hulk 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Hulk ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Courtois will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany will come on for D_Alaba and play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah replaces Hulk and will play FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) L_Messi looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 51 :(mnc) Y_Toure puts in Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round T_Courtois 
          ...  He dinks it over T_Courtois 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 54 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 54 :(sto) A_Thurston* is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Vellios is coming on for O_Rowe* and will play FW 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Y_Toure kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Robertson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Christense* with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Clyne! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Yeboah with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It's beaten T_Courtois 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 59 :(sto) Diego_Costa with a flashy move 
          ...  Y_Toure with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 60 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Y_Yeboah with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Messi 
          ...  It comes to A_Robertson 
          ...  He fires it towards to 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! 
          ...  Y_Toure crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Christense* gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 67 :(mnc) Y_Toure finds A_Vellios in the box 
          ...  A_Vellios with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 69 :(sto) The ball is passed in from X_Shaqiri, he finds A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Hart can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Hart has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 70 :(mnc) L_Messi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  Y_Yeboah latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Y_Yeboah rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 70 :(sto) M_Sissoko skips the challenge from V_Kompany 
          ...  Y_Toure with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Stoke City players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Graham Brown looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) L_Messi fires over a low cross to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a fine save 
Min. 74 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to X_Shaqiri 
          ...  A_Robertson read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Vellios takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  A_Vellios leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref! 
          ...  The ref shows him a red card!! 
Min. 83 :(sto) Diego_Costa takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Diego_Costa fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
Min. 83 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from S_Nasri to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah looks to see where T_Courtois is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 86 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Diego_Costa with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Toure with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Vellios 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Christense* and it had to be 
Min. 89 :(sto) M_Sissoko controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Clichy 
          ...  He puts in Diego_Costa! 
          ...  A_Vellios fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 90 :(sto) M_Sissoko hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Diego_Costa latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Robertson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria floats it forward 
          ...  X_Shaqiri latches onto the end of it 
          ...  X_Shaqiri curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But J_Hart tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
Attendance           : 33,781
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Maria
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Christense* (56), Diego_Costa (86)
Injured              : P_van_Aanholt (54)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Toure (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Hulk (10,49), L_Messi (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Nasri (4), D_Alaba (13), Y_Toure (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       23
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           5        |       16
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 3 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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T_Courtois     GK  27   2   3   2  23 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
A_Christense*  DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  36  -3  -3
K_Zouma        DF   2  23   8   2  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  22  13   3  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  24   8  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
Lucas_Moura    MF   1   2  24  13  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  23   9  24 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  23  11  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Diego_Costa    FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   5
L_Grant        GK  23   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Thurston*    DF   2  22  11   2  22 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bennett      MF   2  10  22  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Schweinste-  MF   2   9  22   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  24  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  22  12   2  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  93   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  26  28   6
A_Robertson    DF   2  24  10   2  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  21  28  10
D_Alaba        DF   2  22   2   3  25 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  17  -3
L_Messi        AM   2   3  25  13  25 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  23
Y_Toure        MF   2  10  22   2  28 |  93   0   0   7   2   1   0   1   0   0  -3 103  -2
O_Rowe*        MF   2   5  22   4  27 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  52   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  46
L_McGee*       GK  20   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  23   3   2  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   8   8
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 |  41   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
A_Vellios      FW   2   2   3  21  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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