FMFA Division, Manchester City vs. West Ham United (Sun Jan 24) Manchester City | West Ham United 4-2-4 L | 4-2-0-3-1 P Derek Purvis | Mike McLeod | J_Hart GK | GK Joe_Wollacott R_Yates DF | DF A_Romagnoli V_Kompany DF | DF K_Guessoum J_Tarkowski DF | DF F_Fonseca D_Boyata DF | DF A_Telles L_Messi MF | DM M_Schneiderl' D_Silva MF | DM D_Quina A_Griezmann FW | AM M_Arnautovic E_Cavani FW | AM A_Townsend Maxi_Gomez FW | AM N_Holland C_O'Hare FW | FW H_Wolf | A_Areola SUB | SUB L_Karius M_Navarro SUB | SUB Gabriel D_Alaba SUB | SUB B_Close G_Nkoudou SUB | SUB D_Kemp Y_Yeboah SUB | SUB L_Mothiba Min. 3 :(whu) N_Holland holds the ball up ... He sees M_Arnautovic in space! ... M_Arnautovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... J_Hart just watches it drift out of play! Min. 8 :(whu) F_Fonseca looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Arnautovic ... M_Arnautovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... J_Hart gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by J_Hart !! Min. 12 :(mnc) E_Cavani gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past F_Fonseca! ... He has some space now! ... M_Schneiderl' reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 13 :(whu) M_Arnautovic slides the ball across to A_Telles ... A_Telles hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... J_Hart makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 15 :(mnc) E_Cavani flicks it over M_Schneiderl''s head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But A_Romagnoli sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 15 :(whu) M_Arnautovic sidesteps R_Yates ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Arnautovic with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... J_Hart just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 16 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' finds N_Holland with a perfectly weighted pass ... E_Cavani rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Derek Purvis looks relieved ... Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision Min. 17 :(whu) N_Holland runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Boyata with an ugly foul Min. 22 :(whu) N_Holland moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Townsend ... A_Townsend smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 24 :(whu) N_Holland finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... N_Holland with the attempt at goal! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... The West Ham United fans chant his name! ... West Ham United have snatched the lead! ... Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United ... Min. 25 :(whu) F_Fonseca has a go! ... It hits the defender ... N_Holland collects the loose ball! ... Intercepted by V_Kompany Min. 29 :(mnc) R_Yates looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to C_O'Hare ... D_Quina with the block Min. 29 :(whu) A_Townsend finds N_Holland with a perfectly weighted pass ... N_Holland strikes a wicked curler ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Tarkowski hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Cavani latches onto it! ... E_Cavani rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The West Ham United fans taunt him! Min. 35 :(whu) H_Wolf takes possession ... Knocks it past D_Boyata ... He's through on goal ... H_Wolf hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 36 :(mnc) R_Yates crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Cavani in the box ... E_Cavani drives the ball low ! ... Joe_Wollacott saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 37 :(mnc) L_Messi finds A_Griezmann with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Townsend with a bad challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Mike McLeod looks relieved Min. 39 :(whu) M_Arnautovic hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Townsend latches onto it! ... A powerful shot by A_Townsend ! ... But J_Hart makes an easy save Min. 41 :(mnc) C_O'Hare is through on goal ... K_Guessoum with the foul Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnc) Y_Yeboah will come on for C_O'Hare and play FW Min. 45 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Silva ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United Min. 59 :(whu) H_Wolf gains possession ... J_Tarkowski brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 60 :(whu) D_Quina with the cross-field pass to H_Wolf ... V_Kompany fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(whu) F_Fonseca retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... H_Wolf latches onto the end of it ... H_Wolf with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 63 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez knocks it past A_Telles and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Schneiderl' with an over the top challenge Min. 66 :(whu) A_Townsend loses J_Tarkowski ... A_Townsend goes for the top corner ! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... Manchester City 0-2 West Ham United ... Min. 70 :(whu) D_Kemp takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Townsend as AM Min. 75 :(whu) Gabriel is being prepared to come on ... A_Telles is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 75 :(whu) L_Mothiba comes on for H_Wolf and takes up a FW role Min. 78 :(whu) D_Kemp turns past R_Yates ... He has created space for himself now ... G_Nkoudou tackles cleanly Min. 79 :(mnc) L_Messi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through! ... He rounds Joe_Wollacott! ... Joe_Wollacott brings him down in the area! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Derek Purvis appluads the decision Min. 79 :(whu) It appears M_Arnautovic is playing as a GK ... PENALTY !! ... It looks as though A_Griezmann will take it ... M_Arnautovic dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... Manchester City have pulled one back! ... Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United... Min. 80 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Griezmann latches onto it! ... K_Guessoum with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee warns him Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(mnc) R_Yates with the header on ... He finds A_Griezmann in space ... A_Romagnoli slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Messi crosses it in! ... It is kicked away by A_Romagnoli ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 61,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Griezmann Scorers : A_Griezmann (79 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Kompany (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Townsend (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Holland (24), A_Townsend (66) Sent Off : Joe_Wollacott (79) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | West Ham United Attempts on Goal : 3 | 11 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 2 | 6 Possession : 16 | 84 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 14 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 6 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 2 West Ham 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 30 2 2 2 33 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 27 10 3 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 V_Kompany DF 2 25 2 2 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 J_Tarkowski DF 2 25 5 3 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Boyata DF 3 24 3 2 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 27 13 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 25 11 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 28 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 E_Cavani FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 9 24 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 3 24 19 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Areola GK 30 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Navarro DF 1 24 7 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 24 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 25 7 22 | 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 24 21 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe_Wollacott GK 30 1 1 1 21 | 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 29 6 3 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 29 13 2 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Fonseca DF 1 28 13 2 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Telles DF 1 29 13 6 29 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Schneiderl' DM 2 11 26 3 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Quina DM 2 13 26 2 18 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Arnautovic GK 3 3 25 13 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 -12 0 20 5 A_Townsend AM 2 3 26 12 21 | 73 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 27 N_Holland AM 2 3 26 12 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 H_Wolf FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 78 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 L_Karius GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 28 4 2 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 B_Close MF 2 11 25 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kemp AM 2 3 26 13 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 9 27 23 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1611489439 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35