FMFA Premier League, Norwich City vs. Manchester City (Wed Oct 28) Norwich City | Manchester City 5-2-3 C | 4-3-1-2 N William McGregor | Derek Purvis | T_Krul GK | GK J_Hart N_Clyne DF | DF V_Kompany C_Smalling DF | DF D_Boyata T_Klose DF | DF R_Yates S_Byram DF | DF D_Alaba P_Heise DF | MF D_Silva Y_Tielemans MF | MF O_Rowe E_Buendia MF | MF S_Forte T_Pukki FW | AM S_Nasri M_Rashford FW | FW C_O'Hare T_Werner FW | FW E_Cavani | R_Fahrmann SUB | SUB L_McGee P_Jagielka SUB | SUB M_Navarro K_McLean SUB | SUB L_Messi D_Gray SUB | SUB Maxi_Gomez D_Srbeny SUB | SUB A_Griezmann Min. 7 :(mnc) S_Forte takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_O'Hare ... T_Klose with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... O_Rowe floats it forward ... S_Nasri latches onto the end of it ... N_Clyne brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 9 :(mnc) D_Silva with the first time flick to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Krul dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Krul beaten! Min. 18 :(nor) T_Werner takes advantage of a mistake by D_Boyata ... Can he make them pay? ... T_Werner keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL !! ... A quality strike ... And Norwich City are leading in the game now ... Norwich City 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 25 :(nor) The Norwich City manager told his side to change to a P strategy Min. 26 :(mnc) R_Yates pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... E_Cavani is clean through! ... S_Byram cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 27 :(nor) E_Buendia has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A cheeky lob from E_Buendia ! ... The net moves! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Norwich City 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 28 :(mnc) E_Cavani is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 28 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez comes on for E_Cavani and takes up a FW role Min. 29 :(nor) Y_Tielemans is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... T_Werner latches onto the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from V_Kompany Min. 30 :(mnc) C_O'Hare makes himself available ... C_O'Hare fires a shot at goal ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 33 :(nor) Y_Tielemans jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Rashford ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Boyata ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Y_Tielemans lofts the ball in! ... M_Rashford gets to it! ... Saved by J_Hart Min. 38 :(nor) T_Pukki with electric pace ... He eases past D_Alaba ... T_Pukki controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But J_Hart hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-0 Manchester City Min. 50 :(mnc) M_Navarro is going to be brought on ... D_Alaba is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Griezmann is coming on for S_Nasri and will play FW Min. 50 :(mnc) C_O'Hare gains control of the loose ball ... E_Buendia with the foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany squares it to D_Silva ... D_Silva shapes up for a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 55 :(nor) D_Srbeny will come on for T_Werner and play FW Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Griezmann breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Krul! ... P_Heise brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Derek Purvis appluads the decision Min. 57 :(mnc) D_Silva plays in M_Navarro with a beautiful ball ... S_Byram dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 60 :(nor) D_Srbeny with a well-controlled run ... D_Srbeny aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 64 :(nor) The ball is passed in from Y_Tielemans, he finds T_Pukki ... T_Pukki with a terrific drive ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 66 :(mnc) A_Griezmann beats C_Smalling ... M_Rashford tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee wants a quiet word ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... Maxi_Gomez bends it round the wall ... T_Krul gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... S_Forte hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to C_O'Hare ... He gets the shot away ... But T_Krul tips it behind ... CORNER! ... R_Yates crosses it in! ... T_Krul easily catches it! Min. 67 :(nor) M_Rashford beats R_Yates ... O_Rowe rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee warned him ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... E_Buendia fires it towards the goal ... J_Hart won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 69 :(nor) T_Pukki sidesteps R_Yates ... Maxi_Gomez dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 70 :(nor) D_Gray replaces an unhappy T_Pukki and will play as a MF Min. 70 :(nor) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Norwich City will now be playing C Min. 74 :(nor) D_Gray hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Srbeny latches onto it! ... Fine tackle by D_Boyata ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 79 :(nor) E_Buendia races into the box ... He sees N_Clyne lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... N_Clyne must beat J_Hart! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 81 :(mnc) S_Forte back heels to find C_O'Hare in space ... C_O'Hare lobs T_Krul! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 83 :(nor) D_Gray takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Boyata ... D_Boyata reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 86 :(nor) D_Gray with a pinpoint pass to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnc) D_Silva finds A_Griezmann in the box ... N_Clyne reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 90 :(nor) Y_Tielemans with the heel pass to D_Srbeny ... A thundering drive by D_Srbeny ! ... But J_Hart palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road Attendance : 41,503 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Buendia (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Werner (18), E_Buendia (27) Sent Off : P_Heise (56) Booked : E_Buendia (50) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Silva Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : E_Cavani (28) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 6 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 26 10 4 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 C_Smalling DF 2 25 3 3 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 T_Klose DF 1 24 5 4 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Byram DF 1 24 10 2 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 P_Heise DF 1 23 10 3 25 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 25 3 23 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 E_Buendia MF 1 2 23 12 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 15 29 T_Pukki FW 1 2 5 24 24 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 28 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 25 28 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 R_Fahrmann GK 26 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Jagielka DF 3 23 4 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_McLean MF 1 4 23 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gray MF 2 3 23 10 24 | 21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Srbeny FW 1 2 6 23 23 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 24 2 2 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Boyata DF 3 24 3 2 33 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 26 10 3 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Alaba DF 2 24 2 3 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 25 11 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 O_Rowe MF 2 5 23 4 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Forte MF 2 5 24 3 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Nasri AM 2 4 24 11 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 3 24 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 E_Cavani FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 28 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 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 26 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 9 24 22 | 66 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 28 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1603914707 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35