FMFA Division One, Manchester City vs. Watford (Wed Dec 19)


                      Manchester City  |  Watford
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK B_Foster
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF M_Navarro
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF D_Janmaat
                          G_Clichy DF  |  DF A_Masina
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF K_Davies*
                           Y_Toure MF  |  MF T_Cleverley
                           S_Nasri AM  |  MF W_Hughes
                         G_Nkoudou MF  |  MF E_Capoue
                           O_Rowe* MF  |  MF R_Pereyra
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW I_Success*
                              Hulk FW  |  FW T_Deeney
                                       |
                          L_McGee* SUB |  SUB H_Gomes
                         V_Kompany SUB |  SUB S_Prodl
                           L_Messi SUB |  SUB M_Zeegelaar
                          Y_Yeboah SUB |  SUB Jorginho
                         A_Vellios SUB |  SUB A_Morelos*




Min. 3  :(mnc) R_Falcao lobs it over M_Navarro 
          ...  A_Masina slices it 
          ...  B_Foster moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to R_Falcao 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  B_Foster is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That’s given Manchester City the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 5  :(mnc) S_Nasri drives it across the face of the goal Hulk 
          ...  Hulk with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  B_Foster gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 10 :(wat) T_Deeney with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  D_Alaba with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 11 :(mnc) A_Robertson jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Falcao 
          ...  But M_Navarro clears the ball to safety 
Min. 12 :(mnc) R_Falcao knocks it past E_Capoue and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Falcao tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But B_Foster tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson swings it in! 
          ...  B_Foster easily catches it! 
Min. 13 :(mnc) S_Nasri sidesteps A_Masina 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But M_Navarro with the fine tackle 
Min. 18 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  D_Janmaat takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 23 :(wat) T_Deeney jumps over A_Robertson's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Deeney with a little chip! 
          ...  J_Hart gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 24 :(wat) I_Success* flicks it over P_Zabaleta and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  I_Success* has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 24 :(mnc) O_Rowe* has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_Toure gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Pereyra is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from S_Nasri to G_Nkoudou 
          ...  G_Nkoudou rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  B_Foster saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 30 :(wat) T_Deeney finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  But G_Clichy will cut out the threat 
Min. 33 :(mnc) S_Nasri looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao with the overhead ! 
          ...  But B_Foster tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  E_Capoue gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 33 :(wat) R_Pereyra is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to T_Deeney 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Hulk 
Min. 42 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou beats W_Hughes 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  G_Nkoudou runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  B_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had B_Foster beaten! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(wat) K_Davies* skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Masina 
          ...  D_Alaba clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 47 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Falcao in the box 
          ...  T_Cleverley with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Watford

Min. 49 :(mnc) A_Robertson plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Robertson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  Y_Yeboah will come on for Hulk and play FW 
Min. 50 :(wat) Watford switch to playing A 
Min. 51 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou 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! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou tries to beat B_Foster! 
          ...  B_Foster watches it sail wide! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) R_Falcao hoofs it up field to find S_Nasri 
          ...  K_Davies* robs him of the ball 
Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Vellios comes on for O_Rowe* and takes up a FW role 
Min. 55 :(wat) T_Deeney nutmegs G_Clichy, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Y_Toure with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Y_Toure looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Vellios 
          ...  A_Vellios runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into B_Foster's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 57 :(wat) Curled in dangerously from R_Pereyra to T_Deeney 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta and it had to be 
Min. 59 :(mnc) V_Kompany retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Vellios latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But K_Davies* wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 59 :(wat) T_Deeney takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  T_Deeney gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  J_Hart gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Pereyra floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Clichy wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 60 :(wat) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  M_Zeegelaar will come on for K_Davies* and play DF 
Min. 60 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  Y_Yeboah rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  B_Foster is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Foster reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Toure plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Falcao loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 60 :(wat) A_Masina pass splits open the defence and finds T_Deeney 
          ...  P_Zabaleta slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 61 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  Y_Yeboah hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 65 :(wat) S_Prodl is coming on and D_Janmaat is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 65 :(wat) T_Cleverley hits a hard pass to T_Deeney 
          ...  T_Deeney with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Hart can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 66 :(wat) T_Cleverley retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  I_Success* latches onto the end of it 
          ...  I_Success* with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  J_Hart saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 68 :(wat) T_Cleverley runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off Y_Toure back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Alaba wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Nasri is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Vellios latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Vellios hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The linesman flags for offside 
Min. 71 :(mnc) D_Alaba picks out R_Falcao with the cross 
          ...  M_Navarro goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 73 :(wat) I_Success* can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from I_Success* ! 
          ...  J_Hart with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 74 :(mnc) Y_Toure back heels to find G_Nkoudou in space 
          ...  G_Nkoudou hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 75 :(wat) A_Morelos* is coming on for T_Deeney and will play FW 
Min. 75 :(wat) W_Hughes uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  V_Kompany takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 78 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah leaves M_Zeegelaar standing 
          ...  Y_Yeboah heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  B_Foster makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 82 :(wat) A_Morelos* takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past D_Alaba 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Y_Toure stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 85 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Prodl with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 86 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with a slick pass to A_Vellios 
          ...  A_Vellios is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has B_Foster to beat 
          ...  He rounds B_Foster 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) A_Vellios finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  A_Vellios looks to see where B_Foster is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 87 :(wat) R_Pereyra sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Morelos* runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Vellios body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes advantage of a mistake by M_Zeegelaar 
          ...  S_Prodl with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 89 :(wat) W_Hughes drives it across the face of the goal R_Pereyra 
          ...  R_Pereyra with the side footed shot! 
          ...  J_Hart has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Hart is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 56,959
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Falcao (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Falcao (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Alaba (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : K_Davies*
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cleverley (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Watford
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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 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  22   2   3  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  15   5
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  22  12   2  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  24  10   2  24 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  10  22   2  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
S_Nasri        AM   2   3  23  11  25 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  23   7  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
O_Rowe*        MF   2   5  22   4  27 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  52   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
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  24   3   2  24 |  41   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   8
L_Messi        MF   2   3  25  13  25 |   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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Vellios      FW   2   2   3  21  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Foster       GK  27   3   2   1  24 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  22   7   3  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Masina       DF   1  22   6   3  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  62   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
W_Hughes       MF   1   3  22   6  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Capoue       MF   2  10  23   3  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Pereyra      MF   1   3  22   9  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
I_Success*     FW   1   2   4  22  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Gomes        GK  26   2   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prodl        DF   2  23   4   2  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeegelaar    DF   1  22   8   2  23 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jorginho       MF   1   5  24   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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