FMFA League Cup, Manchester City vs. Sunderland (Wed May 15) Manchester City | Sunderland 4-3-1-2 C | 5-3-2 C Derek Purvis | Tony Ayre | J_Hart GK | GK M_Neuer G_Clichy DF | DF Maicon D_Alaba DF | DF J_Tah V_Kompany DF | DF P_Retsos A_Robertson DF | DF Gabriel G_Nkoudou MF | DF Silvio L_Messi MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse Y_Toure MF | MF L_Molyneux S_Nasri AM | MF G_Glendon Y_Yeboah FW | FW D_Mertens Hulk FW | FW A_Nelson | L_McGee SUB | SUB M_Vorm D_Boyata SUB | SUB N_Sule J_Barmby SUB | SUB A_Grimaldo A_Vellios SUB | SUB Paulinho R_Falcao SUB | SUB A_Lacazette Referee: Andre_Marriner (Level_1) Min. 6 :(mnc) S_Nasri with a probing through ball L_Messi ... L_Messi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Neuer with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 9 :(mnc) Hulk nutmegs P_Retsos ... Hulk with the chance ! ... M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 12 :(mnc) L_Messi plays a first time ball through the defence to Y_Yeboah ... The cross hits Y_Yeboah on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Neuer dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Neuer beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Nasri ... Gabriel wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 23 :(mnc) S_Nasri backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... G_Clichy gets on the end of it ... P_Retsos with the block Min. 32 :(sun) Gabriel boots it towards D_Mertens ... But Hulk spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 33 :(mnc) L_Messi runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Y_Yeboah ... But G_Glendon slides in Min. 35 :(mnc) Y_Toure takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to V_Kompany ... V_Kompany hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... That puts Manchester City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 36 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Nelson ... Y_Toure pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 37 :(mnc) G_Clichy retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... Y_Yeboah latches onto the end of it ... A cracking drive from Y_Yeboah ! ... GOAL !! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Manchester City 2-0 Sunderland ... Min. 37 :(sun) L_Molyneux with a 40-yard pass to D_Mertens ... Y_Toure with the foul ... That's his second ! Sent off ! ... He is furious with the referee! ... But his players drag him off! Min. 40 :(mnc) L_Messi has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Maicon ... He puts in Y_Yeboah! ... But he loses control of it ... J_Tah belts it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou miskicks! ... He finds Y_Yeboah though ... That was fortunate ... Y_Yeboah keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But M_Neuer dives to his left ... I think M_Neuer just got a hand on that one ... Andre_Marriner has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Sunderland Min. 46 :(sun) A_Nelson takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A_Nelson aims for the top right corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Nasri 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! ... D_Alaba has a dig at goal! ... M_Neuer falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 48 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to D_Mertens ... A_Robertson attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Boyata replaces G_Clichy and will play DF Min. 50 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - R_Falcao on for S_Nasri as a FW Min. 50 :(sun) Paulinho replaces an unhappy L_Molyneux and will play as a MF Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Vellios is being prepared to come on ... Y_Yeboah is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 55 :(sun) A_Lacazette is being prepared to come on ... A_Nelson is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 60 :(sun) N_Sule is going to be brought on ... J_Tah is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Boyata ... But A_Robertson sweeps up the threat Min. 72 :(sun) G_Glendon with a probing through ball Silvio ... Silvio keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 76 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into D_Mertens ... D_Mertens unleashes a pile driver ! ... But J_Hart makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 77 :(sun) D_Mertens sidesteps D_Boyata ... He showed great skill there ... D_Mertens with the crafty shot! ... But J_Hart punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Silvio chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Hart reads it well, and claims it! Min. 87 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou floats the ball in to find A_Vellios ... Gabriel is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 56,513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Kompany (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Kompany (35), Y_Yeboah (37) Sent Off : Y_Toure (37) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Ward-Prowse Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 7 | 4 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 3 | 3 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 22 12 2 24 | 54 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 D_Alaba DF 2 22 2 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 V_Kompany DF 2 24 3 2 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 A_Robertson DF 2 24 10 2 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 23 7 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 25 13 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 Y_Toure MF 2 9 22 2 28 | 37 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -7 21 -7 S_Nasri AM 2 3 24 11 25 | 54 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 22 21 | 59 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Hulk FW 2 2 3 23 28 | 96 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 D_Boyata DF 3 23 3 2 33 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 J_Barmby MF 2 4 21 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vellios FW 2 2 3 21 21 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 R_Falcao FW 2 2 3 23 26 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -21 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 24 2 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 2 25 3 3 24 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Retsos DF 1 27 13 2 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 23 4 2 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Silvio DF 2 23 5 2 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 26 3 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 L_Molyneux MF 2 6 24 3 28 | 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Glendon MF 2 5 24 3 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Mertens FW 1 2 4 25 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 24 21 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Vorm GK 24 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 25 9 3 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 24 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 26 2 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lacazette FW 2 3 3 23 25 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1557947059 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35