FMFA Division, Sheffield United vs. Manchester City (Sun Feb 28)


                     Sheffield United  |  Manchester City
                              4-2-4 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                         Todd Fortune  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                           U_Simon GK  |  GK A_Areola
                         S_Mustafi DF  |  DF M_Navarro
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF R_Yates
                          M_Ledger DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                          R_Mahrez MF  |  MF S_Forte
                          S_Gnabry MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF O_Rowe
                            I_Sarr FW  |  AM L_Messi
                       Diego_Costa FW  |  FW A_Griezmann
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW C_O'Hare
                                       |
                        M_McGovern SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                     P_van_Aanholt SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                         S_Coleman SUB |  SUB G_Nkoudou
                          Jorginho SUB |  SUB Maxi_Gomez
                       M_Balotelli SUB |  SUB Y_Yeboah




Min. 6  :(shu) S_Gnabry plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Sarr decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Navarro is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 7  :(mnc) O_Rowe brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Griezmann makes himself available 
          ...  M_Ledger seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 7  :(shu) M_Muniesa curls the ball out wide to Diego_Costa 
          ...  S_Nasri goes in studs first 
Min. 8  :(mnc) M_Navarro controls the ball with ease 
          ...  M_Muniesa plays the back pass 
          ...  U_Simon can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri curls it into the box! 
          ...  C_O'Hare gets something on it! 
          ...  But U_Simon gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Muniesa heads it away 
Min. 8  :(shu) R_Mahrez puts in Diego_Costa 
          ...  O_Rowe tackles from behind 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 9  :(shu) R_Mahrez hoists the ball across to Diego_Costa 
          ...  Diego_Costa chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  That’s put Sheffield United in front! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 15 :(shu) S_Gnabry crosses into the box, finding R_Mahrez 
          ...  A_Areola with a terrible tackle 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  I_Sarr with the thundering drive 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 19 :(mnc) C_O'Hare knocks it past M_Ledger and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  S_Mustafi hits it out for a throw 
Min. 21 :(shu) I_Sarr sidesteps his marker 
          ...  An audacious effort from I_Sarr ! 
          ...  A_Areola with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Mahrez chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  H_Kane gets to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Areola has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 22 :(shu) H_Kane jumps over D_Alaba's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Yates gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 23 :(shu) R_Mahrez with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_Mahrez sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Sheffield United 3-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 24 :(shu) M_Ledger breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Areola! 
          ...  O_Rowe brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  R_Mahrez hoists it forward 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it 
          ...  H_Kane tries to chip the ball over U_Simon! 
          ...  A_Areola saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 25 :(shu) I_Sarr runs at R_Yates 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  I_Sarr with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 29 :(shu) M_Ledger looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Benzema 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Boyata and it had to be 
Min. 31 :(shu) S_Gnabry with a penetrating pass to K_Benzema 
          ...  M_Navarro wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 39 :(mnc) R_Yates sidesteps A_Grimaldo 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Yates ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off U_Simon's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  Sheffield United 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt is coming on and A_Grimaldo is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 3-1 Manchester City

Min. 50 :(shu) Jorginho is ready to come on to replace S_Gnabry 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany is ready to come on to replace R_Yates 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez will replace the useless A_Griezmann and will play FW 
Min. 50 :(shu) Diego_Costa steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Navarro with an ugly foul 
Min. 51 :(mnc) L_Messi jumps over P_van_Aanholt's challenge 
          ...  From long range L_Messi bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 54 :(shu) M_Muniesa punches D_Boyata off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 55 :(shu) H_Kane with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  H_Kane with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 56 :(shu) K_Benzema with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Navarro 
          ...  K_Benzema chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a fine save 
Min. 60 :(mnc) L_Messi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_O'Hare 
          ...  M_Ledger beats him to the ball 
Min. 62 :(shu) I_Sarr finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A cracking drive from I_Sarr ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_O'Hare 
          ...  C_O'Hare curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  U_Simon just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 65 :(shu) Jorginho brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  K_Benzema makes himself available 
          ...  K_Benzema has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jorginho plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by V_Kompany 
Min. 66 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It floats over U_Simon 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 68 :(shu) K_Benzema has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Mahrez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Navarro steals the ball of off him 
Min. 73 :(mnc) L_Messi runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Nasri 
          ...  S_Nasri with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  U_Simon just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Nasri plays a long ball to Maxi_Gomez 
          ...  Maxi_Gomez with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 83 :(shu) M_Ledger with a precise pass to R_Mahrez 
          ...  V_Kompany goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 86 :(shu) H_Kane gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Navarro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Kane flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Areola is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
Attendance           : 41,012
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Mahrez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Diego_Costa (9), H_Kane (21), R_Mahrez (23)
Sent Off             : M_Muniesa (54)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Yates
Scorers              : R_Yates (39)
Sent Off             : O_Rowe (24)
Booked               : M_Navarro (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 3 - 1 Manchester City
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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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U_Simon        GK  31   7   2   1  23 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mustafi      DF   2  26   3   3  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  25   4   2  22 |  55   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  27   1   1
M_Ledger       DF   2  25  10   2  20 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  26   2   3  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  28  13  21 |  93   0   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  56  23
S_Gnabry       MF   1   4  28  13  23 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  29  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  14  29  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Diego_Costa    FW   1   5   5  27  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
K_Benzema      FW   1   3   4  26  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
M_McGovern     GK  23   3   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  26  11   4  24 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Coleman      DF   2  25  13   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jorginho       MF   1   5  26   3  24 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  25  26 |   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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A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  24   7   3  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
R_Yates        DF   1  27  10   3  22 |  51   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  13   0  23
D_Alaba        DF   2  24   2   3  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  24   3   2  33 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_Forte        MF   2   5  25   3  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nasri        MF   2   4  24  11  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
O_Rowe         MF   2   5  23   4  27 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
L_Messi        AM   2   3  27  13  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  28  23 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_O'Hare       FW   2   2   3  24  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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 |  42   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  25   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxi_Gomez     FW   1   3   9  24  22 |  42   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Y_Yeboah       FW   1   2   3  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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