FMFA Premier League, West Bromwich Albion vs. Manchester City (Wed Dec 09)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Manchester City
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                          Neil Rowley  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone GK  |  GK J_Hart
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                          A_Hegazy DF  |  DF R_Yates
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                         K_Bartley DF  |  DF J_Tarkowski
                       J_Livermore MF  |  MF G_Nkoudou
                        M_Phillips MF  |  MF D_Silva
                         R_Sawyers MF  |  MF O_Rowe
                         A_Pereira MF  |  AM L_Messi
                           G_Jesus MF  |  FW A_Griezmann
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW C_O'Hare
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                        C_Townsend SUB |  SUB M_Navarro
                          R_Harper SUB |  SUB S_Nasri
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB E_Cavani
                     H_Robson-Kanu SUB |  SUB Y_Yeboah




Min. 8  :(wba) A_Pereira turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus tries to chip the ball over J_Hart! 
          ...  J_Hart makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Sawyers! 
          ...  It comes to M_Phillips 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 11 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Livermore 
          ...  A_Pereira with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 13 :(mnc) L_Messi looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Silva 
          ...  But D_Furlong wins the tackle 
Min. 15 :(wba) A_Pereira uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Pereira with the shot on net ! 
          ...  J_Hart with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou plays it forward to A_Griezmann 
          ...  But D_Furlong slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 19 :(mnc) O_Rowe with the nod to D_Silva 
          ...  D_Silva blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 24 :(mnc) D_Silva curls the ball out wide to C_O'Hare 
          ...  But K_Bartley reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 27 :(wba) C_Austin nutmegs D_Alaba, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Austin ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 29 :(mnc) R_Yates with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Messi 
          ...  L_Messi rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Manchester City are back on level terms now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 30 :(wba) G_Jesus could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  V_Kompany cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 31 :(wba) A_Pereira knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Alaba slips 
          ...  C_Austin gets to it! 
          ...  C_Austin has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Hart 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 39 :(wba) G_Jesus sidesteps V_Kompany 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  G_Jesus sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pereira plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Hart fists it away! 
Min. 42 :(wba) M_Phillips turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  C_O'Hare with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wba) R_Sawyers can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to G_Jesus 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Tarkowski 
Min. 48 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion are switching their playing style to E 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(wba) C_Austin with a clever shimmy 
          ...  D_Silva with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 48 :(wba) J_Livermore fires over a low cross to A_Pereira 
          ...  But D_Alaba sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 50 :(mnc) M_Navarro is coming on for J_Tarkowski and will play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) E_Cavani is ready to come on to replace L_Messi 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) S_Nasri is going to be brought on 
          ...  O_Rowe is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 51 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of E_Cavani 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Cavani ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Navarro chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Johnstone fists it away! 
Min. 52 :(wba) A_Pereira finds A_Hegazy with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Hegazy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 54 :(wba) K_Bartley flicks it past M_Navarro 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A delicate header from K_Bartley ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 56 :(wba) J_Livermore has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past V_Kompany 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Austin! 
          ...  M_Navarro knocks the ball back to J_Hart 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past J_Hart! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Gibbs plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Hart makes the catch! 
Min. 57 :(wba) A_Pereira plays the early ball across the box to find M_Phillips in space 
          ...  M_Phillips hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  J_Hart gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) R_Yates kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Silva gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  S_Johnstone goes down well to save 
Min. 66 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Furlong 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Hegazy wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 67 :(wba) D_Furlong crosses into the box, finding K_Bartley 
          ...  K_Bartley has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But J_Hart reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Hart anyway 
Min. 70 :(wba) a big roar from the crowd as C_Townsend comes on for K_Gibbs to play DF 
Min. 70 :(wba) A_Pereira finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A_Pereira fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But J_Hart comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 71 :(wba) J_Livermore makes himself available 
          ...  J_Livermore with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 75 :(mnc) E_Cavani finds himself in a good position 
          ...  C_Townsend is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 78 :(wba) C_Austin takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Austin gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  J_Hart tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Jesus plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Hart fists it away! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Silva has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Yates gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Sawyers takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) S_Nasri flicks it past K_Bartley 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  R_Sawyers tackles from behind 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 83 :(wba) G_Jesus with a clever shimmy 
          ...  G_Jesus with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 86 :(wba) C_Austin sidesteps M_Navarro 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Austin hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 86 :(mnc) D_Silva hoofs it up field to find C_O'Hare 
          ...  C_O'Hare with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Johnstone has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Johnstone is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(wba) D_Furlong with the towering header to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin must beat J_Hart! 
          ...  J_Hart has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Hart reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 94 :(wba) J_Livermore finds the space intelligently 
          ...  But V_Kompany reads the situation well and wins the ball 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
Attendance           : 40,000
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : C_Austin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Austin (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pereira (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Messi
Scorers              : L_Messi (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Silva (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :          12        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
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_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  25   6   3  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
D_Furlong      DF   1  24   5   2  25 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  20   0
K_Bartley      DF   1  25   7   3  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  25   3  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Phillips     MF   1   3  24  12  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  24   3  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  24  10  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  37   3
G_Jesus        MF   1   2   6  27  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
C_Austin       FW   1   3   7  26  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
A_Palmer       GK  26   2   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Townsend     DF   1  24  11   3  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Harper       MF   1   6  23   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        AM   1   3  23  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Robson-Kanu  FW   1   2   8  25  25 |   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  30   2   2   2  33 |  97  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  24   2   2  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  27  10   3  22 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  24   2   3  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Tarkowski    DF   2  25   5   3  26 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  25   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  27   1
O_Rowe         MF   2   5  23   4  27 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Messi        AM   2   3  26  13  25 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  23
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  28  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_O'Hare       FW   2   2   3  24  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_McGee        GK  21   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  24   7   3  23 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Nasri        MF   2   4  24  11  25 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   1   2   4  27  24 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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