FMFA, Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers (Sat Nov 05)


                      Manchester City  |  Queens Park Rangers
                            5-1-2-2 P  |  4-2-3-1 P
                      Matthew Bethell  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                          G_Grando GK  |  GK Alisson
                           R_Yates DF  |  DF N_Williams
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF V_van_Dijk
                              Pipa DF  |  DF L_Klostermann
                       V_Chiriches DF  |  DF R_Sessegnon
                        K_Tierney+ DF  |  MF C_Kendall
                       S_McTominay MF  |  MF J_Henderson
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  AM B_Saka
                            M_Ozil MF  |  AM R_Camacho
                         R_Firmino FW  |  AM S_Mane
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW C_Vinicius
                                       |
                          A_Areola SUB |  SUB N_Baranovsky
                         M_Targett SUB |  SUB L_Mateus
                            O_Borg SUB |  SUB G_Wijnaldum
                         N_Holland SUB |  SUB D_Alli
                          L_Stindl SUB |  SUB C_Chaplin

Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire)


Min. 1  :(mnc) A_Griezmann runs at the defence 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Alisson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 11 :(mnc) R_Firmino runs at R_Sessegnon 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  From long range R_Firmino bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Alisson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 13 :(qpr) B_Saka with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  B_Saka goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  The Queens Park Rangers fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Lets see if Queens Park Rangers can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 14 :(mnc) Manchester City will now play A 
Min. 14 :(qpr) S_Mane with the nod to B_Saka 
          ...  R_Yates with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 15 :(mnc) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Griezmann gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Griezmann heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Manchester City have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 16 :(mnc) Manchester City changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 16 :(qpr) R_Camacho looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But G_Grando stops that one easily 
Min. 19 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with a reverse pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  N_Williams slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 22 :(qpr) S_Mane controls the ball with ease 
          ...  S_Mane from 20 yards ! 
          ...  G_Grando with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 28 :(qpr) R_Camacho with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves R_Yates behind 
          ...  R_Camacho swings in the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 29 :(mnc) W_Ndidi feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Griezmann runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by V_van_Dijk 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 29 :(mnc) V_Chiriches knocks it past N_Williams and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  L_Klostermann wins the ball well 
          ...  Simon_Hooper has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 34 :(qpr) C_Vinicius gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Ozil pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) K_Tierney+ moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann drives it low ! 
          ...  Alisson just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 41 :(qpr) C_Kendall jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Saka 
          ...  R_Yates with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 41 :(qpr) J_Henderson beats R_Yates 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Pipa reads the play well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) N_Holland replaces M_Ozil to play as a MF 
Min. 46 :(qpr) R_Camacho drives it forward to C_Kendall 
          ...  K_Tierney+ brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But Simon_Hooper waves play on!!! 
Min. 48 :(qpr) L_Klostermann flicks the ball through 
          ...  C_Kendall runs onto it! 
          ...  Pipa with a bad challenge 
          ...  Simon_Hooper will want to speak to him 
          ...  He is warned by Simon_Hooper 
          ...  It’s just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers

Min. 46 :(mnc) N_Holland has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Saka! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Williams with a well timed tackle 
          ...  Simon_Hooper didn't like it though 
Min. 48 :(mnc) S_McTominay runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Firmino 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_van_Dijk 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 53 :(mnc) V_Chiriches brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on V_van_Dijk 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Firmino! 
          ...  N_Williams fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Simon_Hooper tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 54 :(mnc) N_Holland is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to W_Ndidi 
          ...  W_Ndidi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 54 :(qpr) B_Saka lobs it over Pipa 
          ...  V_Chiriches takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) L_Stindl takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Griezmann 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 55 :(qpr) C_Vinicius sidesteps R_Firmino 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Vinicius gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But G_Grando tips it over 
          ...  Simon_Hooper has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) R_Yates looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Stindl 
          ...  L_Stindl hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 57 :(qpr) C_Kendall boots it towards B_Saka 
          ...  The defender plays it back to G_Grando 
          ...  B_Saka intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy G_Grando 
          ...  He rounds G_Grando 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) G_Grando falls badly. He's unable to continue 
Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Areola will replace G_Grando and play GK 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Pipa unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Firmino 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Klostermann 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 71 :(qpr) B_Saka finds L_Klostermann with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by L_Klostermann ! 
          ...  A_Areola saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 72 :(mnc) L_Stindl finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  L_Stindl rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  What agility from Alisson 
Min. 72 :(qpr) N_Williams moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Vinicius 
          ...  V_Chiriches with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Simon_Hooper just wants to lecture him 
Min. 73 :(qpr) B_Saka brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Yates 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Henderson! 
          ...  But N_Semedo wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 78 :(mnc) L_Stindl 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! 
          ...  L_Stindl gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  That surely hands Manchester City victory!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 83 :(mnc) N_Holland chests it down 
          ...  N_Holland fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  Alisson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 83 :(qpr) S_Mane gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  C_Vinicius is unmarked 
          ...  Pipa gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Kendall chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  V_Chiriches clears the corner 
Min. 85 :(mnc) N_Semedo looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Stindl 
          ...  L_Stindl goes for goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Alisson was well beaten there! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 86 :(mnc) Manchester City switch to playing D 
Min. 87 :(mnc) R_Firmino gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Sessegnon! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Sessegnon goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) R_Firmino knocks the ball past the lunge of V_van_Dijk 
          ...  R_Sessegnon takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 91 :(qpr) B_Saka has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past V_Chiriches 
          ...  He puts in C_Vinicius! 
          ...  V_Chiriches does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 93 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  R_Firmino seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Kendall rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper lectures him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Stindl (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (15), L_Stindl (78,85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ozil (34)
Injured              : G_Grando (61)
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Queens Park Rangers Match Info
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Best player          : B_Saka
Scorers              : B_Saka (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Klostermann (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Queens Park Rangers
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
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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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G_Grando       GK  35   1   1   1  23 |  64   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  28  11   3  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  28  13   3  24 |  96   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
Pipa           DF   1  28  10   3  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
V_Chiriches    DF   1  28   9   4  27 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
K_Tierney+     DF   1  28  13   2  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  29   6  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  12  29   3  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  28   9
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  29  12  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  30  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8  11
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  29  23 |  58   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |  32   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
M_Targett      DF   1  27  10   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Borg         DF   2  26  11   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Holland      MF   2   3  29  12  23 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  16  28  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  50

Player Statistics - Queens Park Rangers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Alisson        GK  30   2   3   1  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  26  13   2  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   2  28   4   2  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Klostermann  DF   1  29  10   4  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  10   7   0
R_Sessegnon    DF   1  26  11   7  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
C_Kendall      MF   1   2  27   5  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Henderson    MF   1  10  30  10  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Saka         AM   1   8  30  12  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  24
R_Camacho      AM   2   2  26  14  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
S_Mane         AM   2   2  28  10  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
C_Vinicius     FW   1   8  12  31  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
N_Baranovsky   GK  22   2   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Mateus       DF   2  26  12   2  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wijnaldum    DM   1   9  29   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alli         MF   2   3  27   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chaplin      FW   1  10   3  27  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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