FMFA Division, Manchester City vs. Norwich City (Wed Jan 27)


                      Manchester City  |  Norwich City
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  William McGregor
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK T_Krul
                         M_Navarro DF  |  DF C_Zimmerman
                           R_Yates DF  |  DF P_Heise
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF R_Stearman
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF M_Yanga-Mbiwa
                           S_Forte MF  |  MF T_Trybull
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF M_Leitner
                            O_Rowe MF  |  MF O_Hernandez
                           L_Messi AM  |  MF K_McLean
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW A_Ndiaye
                          C_O'Hare FW  |  FW T_Werner
                                       |
                           L_McGee SUB |  SUB R_Fahrmann
                         V_Kompany SUB |  SUB C_Smalling
                         G_Nkoudou SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB Thiago
                          Y_Yeboah SUB |  SUB M_Rashford




Min. 2  :(mnc) S_Forte watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  S_Forte throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 2  :(nor) A_Ndiaye runs towards the goal 
          ...  A_Ndiaye with the shot on net ! 
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 5  :(mnc) C_O'Hare controls the ball with ease 
          ...  C_O'Hare has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 12 :(nor) T_Werner steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Yates 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Okore steals the ball of off him 
Min. 16 :(mnc) O_Rowe with the cross-field pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  M_Leitner fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 19 :(mnc) O_Rowe with a pinpoint pass to L_Messi 
          ...  M_Yanga-Mbiwa wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(mnc) O_Rowe with a first time pass 
          ...  C_O'Hare runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Leitner with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 21 :(mnc) D_Silva whips the ball across to C_O'Hare 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_O'Hare ! 
          ...  But T_Krul comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 26 :(mnc) S_Forte heads the ball back to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 30 :(mnc) L_Messi takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Messi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Zimmerman reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 31 :(nor) M_Leitner has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Ndiaye! 
          ...  D_Alaba goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Okore looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Griezmann 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Stearman 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 38 :(mnc) L_Messi cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Stearman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 40 :(nor) Thiago will come on for M_Leitner and play MF 
Min. 40 :(mnc) L_Messi finds A_Griezmann with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Griezmann has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nor) T_Trybull holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Hernandez 
          ...  O_Hernandez with the chance ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Areola beaten! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Norwich City

Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany replaces an unhappy R_Yates and will play as a DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) E_Cavani is coming on for A_Griezmann and playing FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as G_Nkoudou comes on for O_Rowe to play MF 
Min. 50 :(nor) A_Ndiaye kicks S_Forte off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 56 :(mnc) C_O'Hare plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Cavani decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  E_Cavani tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  T_Krul with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 58 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou knocks it past P_Heise and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Trybull with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me 
          ...  But The Referee has given it 
          ...  C_O'Hare will take it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Norwich City...
Min. 59 :(nor) Norwich City are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(nor) M_Rashford is going to be brought on 
          ...  T_Werner is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 61 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou knocks it past C_Zimmerman and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Nkoudou shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Krul is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 64 :(nor) M_Rashford with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from V_Kompany 
          ...  G_Nkoudou with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved 
          ...  William McGregor is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 66 :(mnc) J_Okore is through on goal 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Okore ! 
          ...  But T_Krul palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 68 :(nor) Thiago passes the ball to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  M_Navarro wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 70 :(nor) C_Smalling takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace C_Zimmerman as DF 
Min. 70 :(nor) Thiago looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) L_Messi runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Stearman makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 76 :(nor) T_Trybull looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye sees A_Areola off his line ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 77 :(nor) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  M_Rashford seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Rashford tries to beat A_Areola from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Areola watches it sail wide! 
Min. 78 :(nor) O_Hernandez chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was fouling the defender 
Min. 79 :(nor) M_Rashford makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  M_Rashford has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 80 :(nor) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Rashford is through! 
          ...  M_Rashford tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) C_O'Hare knocks it past R_Stearman and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Stearman reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 83 :(nor) K_McLean skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Rashford 
          ...  But D_Alaba reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(nor) O_Hernandez lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  K_McLean latches on to it 
          ...  K_McLean has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  A_Areola gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 86 :(nor) The ball is passed in from Thiago, he finds M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Areola falls over 
          ...  But A_Areola is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) S_Forte with an in swinging cross to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 92 :(mnc) C_O'Hare knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  C_O'Hare looks to see where T_Krul is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  T_Krul makes a good save 
Min. 92 :(nor) M_Rashford runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
          ...  But V_Kompany clears the danger 
Min. 93 :(nor) K_McLean with an incisive pass to T_Trybull 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Trybull ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Areola 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 61,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : C_O'Hare (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_O'Hare (58 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rashford
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Leitner (20), T_Trybull (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           2        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Norwich City
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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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A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  24   7   3  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  27  10   3  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  24   2   3  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Okore        DF   1  23   5   3  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   3
S_Forte        MF   2   5  25   3  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Rowe         MF   2   5  23   4  27 |  51   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Messi        AM   2   3  27  13  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  28  23 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   8   8  10
C_O'Hare       FW   2   2   3  24  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   8  18  38
L_McGee        GK  21   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  25   2   2  24 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  25   7  22 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Cavani       FW   1   2   4  27  24 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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T_Krul         GK  29   3   2   1  24 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
C_Zimmerman    DF   1  23   5   3  25 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
P_Heise        DF   1  23  10   3  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Stearman     DF   1  23   9   2  24 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
M_Yanga-Mbiwa  DF   3  23  13   4  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
T_Trybull      MF   1  10  24   3  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17   0
M_Leitner      MF   1   6  24   2  25 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
O_Hernandez    MF   1   3  24  10  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
K_McLean       MF   1   4  23   8  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Ndiaye       FW   1   3  10  27  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
T_Werner       FW   2   3   3  25  28 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Fahrmann     GK  26   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   2  26   3   3  29 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  27  10   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago         MF   1  13  30  11  24 |  54   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   6  28  23 |  33   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
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