FMFA Manager, Stoke City vs. Manchester City (Sun Dec 13)


                           Stoke City  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                           Ryan Field  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                      M_ter_Stegen GK  |  GK J_Hart
                         A_Barreca DF  |  DF R_Yates
                      A_Christense DF  |  DF J_Tarkowski
                         R_Sweeney DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                        A_Thurston DF  |  DF M_Navarro
                        D_Ceballos MF  |  MF L_Messi
                         F_Pereria DM  |  MF G_Nkoudou
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                     Son_Heung_Min FW  |  MF S_Forte
                          E_Dennis FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                       Lucas_Moura AM  |  FW A_Griezmann
                                       |
                         D_Gyollai SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                            D_Rose SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                             E_Can SUB |  SUB D_Alaba
                       A_S-Maximin SUB |  SUB D_Silva
                           D_Origi SUB |  SUB Maxi_Gomez




Min. 2  :(sto) E_Dennis nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Griezmann with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 9  :(sto) J_Grealish jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dennis 
          ...  E_Dennis hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 9  :(sto) E_Dennis with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  S_Forte with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 11 :(sto) Lucas_Moura takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  E_Cavani with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  A_Barreca swings it in 
          ...  Son_Heung_Min gets on the end of it 
          ...  Son_Heung_Min hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  J_Hart looks relieved there! 
Min. 15 :(sto) E_Dennis sidesteps M_Navarro 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  But R_Yates clears the ball to safety 
Min. 18 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Cavani is through! 
          ...  F_Pereria slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 19 :(sto) E_Dennis runs at M_Navarro 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  E_Dennis with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Hart falls over 
          ...  But J_Hart is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 20 :(mnc) L_Messi squares it to E_Cavani 
          ...  But A_Christense with the fine tackle 
Min. 28 :(sto) J_Grealish pulls it back to Son_Heung_Min 
          ...  But M_Navarro wins the tackle 
Min. 29 :(sto) E_Dennis latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  E_Dennis with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 30 :(sto) E_Dennis takes advantage of a mistake by R_Yates 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Tarkowski intercepts the pass 
Min. 32 :(mnc) E_Cavani slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  R_Sweeney plays it back 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Messi floats the ball in! 
          ...  Lucas_Moura heads it away 
Min. 40 :(mnc) L_Messi controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Sweeney 
          ...  He puts in E_Cavani! 
          ...  E_Cavani with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 40 :(sto) E_Dennis kills the ball dead 
          ...  E_Cavani bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(mnc) E_Cavani sidesteps A_Thurston 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Messi chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Yates swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) L_Messi sidesteps A_Christense 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Sweeney with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  A_Griezmann floats it forward 
          ...  E_Cavani latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Barreca takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 44 :(mnc) J_Tarkowski with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  J_Tarkowski goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Silva is coming on for S_Forte and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) A_Griezmann takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  A_Barreca tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Nasri 
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Cavani! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 47 :(sto) A_Thurston hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Ceballos latches onto it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Navarro !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 

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

Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Yates with a 50-yard pass to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani lobs M_ter_Stegen! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany will replace M_Navarro and play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) J_Tarkowski slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Tarkowski with the overhead ! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 52 :(sto) R_Sweeney runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs V_Kompany 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  V_Kompany with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 53 :(mnc) E_Cavani 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! 
          ...  E_Cavani with the strike ! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_ter_Stegen recovers to save!! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) A_Griezmann has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Barreca! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Griezmann shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 56 :(sto) Lucas_Moura moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Christense 
          ...  A_Christense with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  And Stoke City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 57 :(sto) Stoke City will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 58 :(sto) A_Thurston holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Grealish 
          ...  D_Boyata slices it 
          ...  J_Hart moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish swings it in! 
          ...  D_Boyata reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 59 :(sto) D_Ceballos works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  J_Hart has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Hart reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Pereria hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Barreca 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 60 :(sto) D_Rose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Barreca 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 61 :(sto) F_Pereria looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Lucas_Moura hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But J_Hart palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 64 :(sto) F_Pereria plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  F_Pereria attempts a chip! 
          ...  J_Hart won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 65 :(sto) D_Origi comes on for Son_Heung_Min and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 65 :(sto) Lucas_Moura finds E_Dennis with a ball over the defence 
          ...  E_Dennis tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Yates gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Griezmann takes advantage of a mistake by A_Christense 
          ...  A_Thurston wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Ryan Field looks relieved 
          ...  Derek Purvis is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 67 :(mnc) A_Griezmann with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Christense with the tackle 
Min. 71 :(sto) Stoke City are switching their playing style to D 
Min. 78 :(sto) Lucas_Moura pushes it past V_Kompany 
          ...  Lucas_Moura uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_Griezmann beats A_Christense 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Griezmann ! 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) R_Yates controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Boyata gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Sweeney brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) E_Cavani with a slide rule pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Thurston pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 89 :(mnc) S_Nasri hoists the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  But A_Thurston wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou gets a shot in 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen just watches it fly safely wide! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
Attendance           : 40,000
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Christense (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Christense (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Thurston (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Yates
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Griezmann (2), E_Cavani (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 0 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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M_ter_Stegen   GK  31   3   2   1  26 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
A_Barreca      DF   1  24   8   2  24 |  64   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
A_Christense   DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  23
R_Sweeney      DF   2  25   5   2  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0
A_Thurston     DF   2  24  11   2  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  17  -3
D_Ceballos     MF   1   4  26  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
F_Pereria      DM   2  12  24   2  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
J_Grealish     MF   2   3  25  10  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  28  11
Son_Heung_Min  FW   1   3   7  27  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Dennis       FW   1   2  12  27  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Lucas_Moura    AM   1   2  25  14  20 |  95   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  13  38   4
D_Gyollai      GK  25   3   3   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   2  25  12   3  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Can          MF   1  11  26   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_S-Maximin    MF   1   4  26  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Origi        FW   1   3   5  25  24 |  26   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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  27  10   3  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   3
J_Tarkowski    DF   2  25   5   3  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
D_Boyata       DF   3  24   3   2  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Navarro      DF   1  24   7   3  23 |  54   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Messi        MF   2   3  26  13  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  25   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Nasri        MF   2   4  24  11  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Forte        MF   2   5  24   3  29 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   1   2   4  27  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -3   7   6
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  28  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   1
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  24   2   2  24 |  41   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
D_Silva        MF   3   2  25  11  24 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxi_Gomez     FW   1   3   9  24  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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