FMFA Division One, Manchester City vs. Sheffield United (Wed Nov 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Sheffield United
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK S_Carson
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF G_Baldock
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF C_Basham
                           L_Messi MF  |  DF J_Lewis
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF S_de_Jong
                         G_Nkoudou MF  |  MF D_Brooks
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                              Hulk FW  |  FW Y_Muto
                                       |
                           L_McGee SUB |  SUB D_Henderson
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB J_Bennett
                       D_Marcellis SUB |  SUB B_Godfery
                           S_Forte SUB |  SUB B_Osborn
                          Y_Yeboah SUB |  SUB M_Balotelli




Min. 2  :(shu) Y_Muto finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  D_Boyata brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 3  :(mnc) L_Messi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Baldock 
          ...  He puts in Hulk! 
          ...  E_Stevens with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 4  :(shu) G_Baldock has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Robertson 
          ...  He puts in Y_Muto! 
          ...  Y_Muto hits a great drive! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Hart's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Hart looks embarrassed! 
          ...  And Sheffield United are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 5  :(shu) Sheffield United switch to playing D 
Min. 5  :(shu) C_Basham unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But J_Hart hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 19 :(mnc) R_Falcao breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on S_Carson! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 21 :(mnc) L_Messi turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Baldock takes possession 
Min. 24 :(shu) D_Brooks is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to K_Benzema 
          ...  D_Silva with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Falcao gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Falcao pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  S_Carson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 26 :(shu) D_Brooks hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Benzema collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Messi with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 27 :(shu) K_Benzema kills the ball dead 
          ...  K_Benzema aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Basham plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Hart makes the catch! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes advantage of a mistake by G_Baldock 
          ...  G_Baldock plays the back pass 
          ...  S_Carson can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Stevens gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Silva gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds R_Falcao 
          ...  D_Brooks with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah will come on for Hulk and play FW 
Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Nasri controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Baldock !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 

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

Min. 51 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah runs forward 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Silva finds the run of Y_Yeboah 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(mnc) S_Forte replaces G_Nkoudou and will play MF 
Min. 55 :(shu) M_Balotelli is going to be brought on 
          ...  Y_Muto is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(shu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  B_Osborn will come on for D_Brooks and play MF 
Min. 66 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Balotelli! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the strike ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 66 :(mnc) R_Falcao nutmegs C_Basham, he continues to run forward 
          ...  G_Baldock with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 67 :(shu) M_Balotelli cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Wanyama 
          ...  D_Boyata makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 68 :(mnc) D_Silva sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Falcao 
          ...  A great volley from R_Falcao ! 
          ...  S_Carson saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 69 :(shu) C_Basham controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) L_Messi with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Silva 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by G_Baldock 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_de_Jong is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 75 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt spots M_Balotelli who is in acres of space 
          ...  The ball hits D_Alaba in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 82 :(shu) S_de_Jong moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Nasri with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) S_Nasri looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Yeboah 
          ...  C_Basham body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shu) S_de_Jong finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_de_Jong ! 
          ...  J_Hart parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Hart recovers to save!! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) L_Messi beats E_Stevens 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  But J_Lewis sees the pass and cuts it out 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 55,657
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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 (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : G_Baldock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Muto (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_van_Aanholt (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       7
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :           2        |       4
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :           6        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Sheffield 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 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  25  10   2  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  24   3   2  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  24   3   2  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  23   2   3  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Messi        MF   2   3  25  13  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -3
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  24  11  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  24   7  22 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Falcao       FW   2   2   3  23  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McGee        GK  20   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  22  12   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marcellis    DF   2  21   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Forte        MF   2   5  23   3  29 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  23  21 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield 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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S_Carson       GK  28   2   2   1  26 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  24  10   4  24 |  94   0   4   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  17  -3
G_Baldock      DF   1  23  10   3  23 |  94   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  28   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  23  11   5  24 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Basham       DF   1  23  10   2  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Lewis        DF   1  23  11   2  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Wanyama      MF   2  12  26   3  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
S_de_Jong      MF   2   4  25  12  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
D_Brooks       MF   1   4  24  12  24 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Benzema      FW   1   3   4  26  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Muto         FW   1   6  11  25  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Henderson    GK  27   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bennett      DF   1  22  10   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Godfery      DF   1  22  12   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Osborn       MF   1  10  23   2  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  24  26 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
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