FMFA Manager, Manchester City vs. Manchester United (Wed Apr 29)


                      Manchester City  |  Manchester United
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-1-1 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  Tom Wright
                                       |
                           L_McGee GK  |  GK D_de_Gea
                           R_Yates DF  |  DF G_Arana
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DF R_Varane
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF D_Roberts
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF A_Januzaj
                         G_Nkoudou MF  |  MF S_Kagawa
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF T_Alcantara
                           L_Messi AM  |  MF D_Poyet
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW P_Pellegri
                              Hulk FW  |  AM L_Stindl
                                       |
                           D_Alaba SUB |  SUB B_Austin
                         M_Navarro SUB |  SUB S_Heathcote
                           S_Forte SUB |  SUB I_Boonen
                        Maxi_Gomez SUB |  SUB E_Lamela
                          Y_Yeboah SUB |  SUB N_Burkart




Min. 1  :(mnu) S_Kagawa with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Stindl gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Stindl with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Manchester United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 1  :(mnc) R_Falcao knocks it past R_Varane and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  G_Arana goes in studs first 
Min. 3  :(mnu) T_Alcantara is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  L_McGee 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. 8  :(mnu) T_Alcantara knocks it past D_Boyata and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Alcantara looks to see where L_McGee is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  L_McGee tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Poyet crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to T_Alcantara 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 9  :(mnc) D_Silva has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Varane 
          ...  He puts in S_Nasri! 
          ...  S_Nasri has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_de_Gea parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 9  :(mnu) P_Pellegri takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Tarkowski hits it out for a throw 
Min. 10 :(mnu) D_Poyet with a probing pass to P_Pellegri 
          ...  V_Kompany goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 11 :(mnu) A_Januzaj slides it through the middle to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 13 :(mnc) L_Messi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao with the header ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_de_Gea's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Yates chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea easily catches it! 
Min. 15 :(mnc) L_Messi sprints past the defender 
          ...  L_Messi heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Nasri 
          ...  M_Rojo clears the danger 
Min. 16 :(mnu) R_Varane with a slide rule pass to S_Kagawa 
          ...  S_Kagawa attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  L_McGee looks relieved there! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) R_Falcao kicks L_Stindl off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) R_Yates runs at P_Pellegri 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Roberts goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(mnc) Hulk with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Hulk with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 23 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with the diagonal pass D_Poyet 
          ...  D_Poyet looks to see where L_McGee is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 24 :(mnu) S_Kagawa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Tarkowski! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Kagawa with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) L_Messi runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Silva 
          ...  D_Silva with the shot ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 33 :(mnc) D_Silva is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  R_Falcao latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Falcao with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That’s pulled Manchester City level! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 37 :(mnu) L_Stindl sidesteps V_Kompany 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Stindl with the overhead ! 
          ...  But L_McGee tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) T_Alcantara looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  L_McGee pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Alcantara floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Yates belts it clear 
Min. 45 :(mnc) R_Falcao unselfishly heads the ball back to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 46 :(mnu) A_Januzaj slides it through the middle to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But L_McGee punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 48 :(mnc) V_Kompany drives it forward to S_Nasri 
          ...  S_Nasri sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_de_Gea's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 

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

Min. 49 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  P_Pellegri with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 50 :(mnc) M_Navarro is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Boyata is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez will replace the useless L_Messi and will play FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Silva knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Rojo 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Silva ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea never had a chance! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou plays a first time ball through the defence to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 53 :(mnu) R_Varane with the first time pass to P_Pellegri 
          ...  V_Kompany cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 55 :(mnc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  S_Forte will come on for S_Nasri and play MF 
Min. 55 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  S_Heathcote will come on for G_Arana and play DF 
Min. 55 :(mnu) E_Lamela replaces A_Januzaj to play as a MF 
Min. 55 :(mnu) N_Burkart comes on for L_Stindl and will play AM to the delight of the fans 
Min. 61 :(mnc) S_Forte boots it towards Maxi_Gomez 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez with the shot on net ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 62 :(mnc) R_Yates slides it through the middle to Maxi_Gomez 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) V_Kompany drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to G_Nkoudou 
          ...  G_Nkoudou has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  D_de_Gea watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) R_Falcao beats R_Varane 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Falcao gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past E_Lamela 
          ...  S_Kagawa with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 72 :(mnu) E_Lamela plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Pellegri decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  P_Pellegri fires the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That puts Manchester United ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United ...
Min. 73 :(mnu) M_Rojo is first to the ball 
          ...  M_Rojo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  L_McGee was well beaten there! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-3 Manchester United ...
Min. 73 :(mnc) S_Forte sprints past D_Poyet 
          ...  N_Burkart with a two footed challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee stops play 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Forte kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But R_Varane wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 81 :(mnu) N_Burkart skips the challenge from R_Yates 
          ...  M_Navarro takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 82 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez with the heel pass to M_Navarro 
          ...  M_Rojo takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 83 :(mnc) S_Forte beats M_Rojo 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Forte controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 86 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_de_Gea reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Forte chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea comes out and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) M_Navarro holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Hulk 
          ...  M_Rojo is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  D_de_Gea misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Forte chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea easily claims the ball! 
Min. 89 :(mnc) D_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Falcao 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Heathcote 
Min. 92 :(mnu) D_Poyet gets to the by line and finds R_Varane with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_Varane launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  L_McGee falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 61,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manchester City Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : D_Silva
Scorers              : R_Falcao (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Falcao (17)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manchester United Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : P_Pellegri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Stindl (1), P_Pellegri (72), M_Rojo (73)
Sent Off             : D_Roberts (17)
Booked               : S_Kagawa (64), N_Burkart (73)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Manchester City  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       15
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 3 Manchester United
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
L_McGee        GK  21   2   1   1  18 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  26  10   3  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Tarkowski    DF   2  24   5   3  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  24   2   2  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  24   3   2  33 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  48   2
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  24   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
S_Nasri        MF   2   4  24  11  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
L_Messi        AM   2   3  26  13  25 |  54   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
R_Falcao       FW   2   2   2  23  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  -3   7  24
Hulk           FW   2   1   3  23  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
D_Alaba        GK   2  23   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  23   7   3  23 |  42   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_Forte        MF   2   5  24   3  29 |  37   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Maxi_Gomez     FW   1   3   9  25  22 |  42   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D_de_Gea       GK  33   2   2   2  24 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
G_Arana        DF   1  28  13   2  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
R_Varane       DF   2  27  10   2  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  28   9
D_Roberts      DF   3  24   5   4  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
M_Rojo         DF   3  24   5   3  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  39   0  23
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  28  14  27 |  59   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  27  13  24 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  -3  25  -1
T_Alcantara    MF   1   2  27  13  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
D_Poyet        MF   2   5  25  11  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
P_Pellegri     FW   1   3  13  28  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Stindl       AM   1   6  16  27  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
B_Austin       GK  20   2   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Heathcote    DF   2  26   3   2  25 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
I_Boonen       MF   1   2  25   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Lamela       MF   2   4  26  12  26 |  37   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
N_Burkart      AM   2   2  11  25  18 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
1588187997 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35