FMFA, Norwich City vs. Manchester City (Wed Dec 07)


                         Norwich City  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                               VACANT  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK G_Grando
                       Tom_Clayton DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF V_Chiriches
                           J_Young DF  |  DF R_Yates
                        L_Chambers DF  |  DF Pipa
                        M_Odegaard MF  |  MF N_Holland
                          H_Barnes MF  |  MF S_McTominay
                           M_Olise MF  |  MF W_Ndidi
                          D_Brooks MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                        M_Rashford FW  |  FW R_Firmino
                          A_Ndiaye FW  |  FW A_Griezmann
                                       |
                          K_Darlow SUB |  SUB A_Areola
                           A_Koiki SUB |  SUB K_Tierney+
                          M_Aarons SUB |  SUB M_Targett
                              K_Ly SUB |  SUB C_Pulisic
                           C_Slack SUB |  SUB L_Stindl

Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 2  :(nor) D_Brooks has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Yates 
          ...  He puts in M_Olise! 
          ...  M_Olise hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But G_Grando dives to his left 
          ...  I think G_Grando just got a hand on that one 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 2  :(mnc) N_Holland jumps over L_Chambers's challenge 
          ...  N_Holland shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 4  :(mnc) W_Ndidi gets to the by line and finds M_Ozil with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Young gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 5  :(mnc) M_Ozil chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Griezmann 
          ...  L_Chambers seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 7  :(mnc) R_Firmino breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on N_Pope! 
          ...  J_Young brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  Andrew_Madley calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 7  :(nor) A_Ndiaye sidesteps R_Yates 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Pipa with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Andrew_Madley wants a quiet word 
Min. 13 :(nor) M_Rashford with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Rashford attempts a lob! 
          ...  But G_Grando with the difficult save 
Min. 14 :(nor) A_Ndiaye takes on 3 men 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Ndiaye ! 
          ...  But G_Grando gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Odegaard plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Yates heads it away 
Min. 14 :(mnc) Pipa cuts the ball back to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  N_Pope falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  N_Pope looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Griezmann drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
Min. 15 :(mnc) Pipa kicks J_Young off the ball 
          ...  Andrew_Madley calls him over 
          ...  Andrew_Madley tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(nor) D_Brooks moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye bears down on goal! 
          ...  G_Grando with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) R_Firmino sidesteps L_Chambers 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Firmino sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ozil lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Firmino gets a shot in 
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Pope's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  N_Pope looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_McTominay plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Semedo gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 19 :(nor) Tom_Clayton takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Odegaard 
          ...  M_Odegaard with the chance ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 20 :(nor) L_Chambers has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Semedo 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Young! 
          ...  W_Ndidi anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 21 :(nor) M_Rashford with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past Pipa 
          ...  S_McTominay with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Norwich City players 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  J_Young knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Ndiaye gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Ndiaye with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to D_Brooks 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Grando makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 22 :(mnc) R_Firmino takes advantage of a mistake by N_Clyne 
          ...  R_Firmino goes for goal ! 
          ...  N_Pope turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_McTominay drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Yates with the header 
          ...  But N_Pope tips it over 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) S_McTominay plays the early ball across the box to find A_Griezmann in space 
          ...  L_Chambers reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 28 :(nor) J_Young barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  J_Young with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  G_Grando makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 28 :(mnc) S_McTominay picks out R_Firmino with the cross 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Chambers 
Min. 30 :(mnc) N_Holland with a smart pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But N_Pope just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 34 :(nor) M_Rashford runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Rashford tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 39 :(mnc) N_Holland finds the run of A_Griezmann 
          ...  D_Brooks with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Andrew_Madley gave him a strong warning 
Min. 40 :(mnc) S_McTominay gets to the by line and finds M_Ozil with a beautiful cross 
          ...  H_Barnes with a deliberate foul 
          ...  Andrew_Madley will want to speak to him 
          ...  Andrew_Madley calls him for a talk 
Min. 40 :(mnc) R_Yates slides it through the middle to N_Semedo 
          ...  J_Young cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 42 :(mnc) S_McTominay has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Chambers 
          ...  He puts in R_Firmino! 
          ...  R_Firmino goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) R_Firmino runs at Tom_Clayton 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Clyne belts it clear 
Min. 45 :(nor) A_Koiki comes on for L_Chambers and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 45 :(nor) K_Ly is being brought on 
          ...  D_Brooks is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) K_Tierney+ is coming on for Pipa and will play DF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) C_Pulisic is being brought on 
          ...  M_Ozil is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 45 :(nor) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  A_Ndiaye is through! 
          ...  A_Ndiaye has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  G_Grando makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 46 :(mnc) W_Ndidi races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Griezmann lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a powerful header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!! 
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Manchester City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(mnc) C_Pulisic with the diagonal pass R_Firmino 
          ...  J_Young wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) N_Holland with a probing pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Koiki picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(mnc) C_Pulisic fires over a low cross to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a thundering drive! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 57 :(nor) H_Barnes with a short pass to find M_Rashford 
          ...  V_Chiriches slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 57 :(mnc) K_Tierney+ whips the ball across to R_Firmino 
          ...  A_Ndiaye with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 57 :(mnc) W_Ndidi looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Pulisic 
          ...  Tom_Clayton slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Tierney+ swings it in! 
          ...  N_Pope comes out and claims it! 
Min. 58 :(nor) M_Rashford gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside K_Tierney+! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Rashford ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(mnc) N_Holland finds A_Griezmann in the box 
          ...  A_Koiki gets to the ball first 
Min. 60 :(nor) M_Rashford with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  M_Rashford attempts to nutmeg G_Grando! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 62 :(nor) N_Clyne with the nod to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  V_Chiriches with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  Andrew_Madley will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 63 :(nor) K_Ly volleys it forward. He finds M_Odegaard 
          ...  M_Odegaard rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 63 :(mnc) N_Holland holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Firmino 
          ...  N_Clyne rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Andrew_Madley going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 66 :(nor) M_Rashford has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past V_Chiriches! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Rashford shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 69 :(nor) N_Clyne shoves C_Pulisic in the chest!! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 72 :(nor) K_Ly changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Odegaard chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Ly loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 73 :(nor) M_Olise has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Semedo 
          ...  He puts in A_Ndiaye! 
          ...  A_Ndiaye with the header ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 75 :(nor) A_Ndiaye bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to K_Ly 
          ...  A well-placed shot from K_Ly ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 80 :(mnc) N_Holland finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  N_Holland attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 85 :(nor) M_Odegaard hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Olise latches onto it! 
          ...  K_Tierney+ fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(nor) M_Olise with a reverse pass to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  A_Ndiaye aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Grando's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 92 :(mnc) K_Tierney+ pass splits open the defence and finds R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ndiaye
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N_Clyne (69)
Booked               : J_Young (7), A_Ndiaye (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Holland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (46), N_Holland (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pipa (15), K_Tierney+ (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       5
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :          11        |       2
Key Passes           :          12        |       20
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Final Score          : Norwich City 0 - 2 Manchester City
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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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N_Pope         GK  33   1   1   1  25 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
Tom_Clayton    DF   1  30  12   4  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  28  10   4  24 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  19   3  -7
J_Young        DF   2  28  11   1  17 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  36  -3   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  28  10   5  23 |  45   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
M_Odegaard     MF   1   3  30  11  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
H_Barnes       MF   2   3  29  11  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Olise        MF   1   4  29  11  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
D_Brooks       MF   1   4  29  12  24 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   6  30  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Ndiaye       FW   1   3  10  28  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -3   7   9
K_Darlow       GK  31   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Koiki        DF   2  28  13   2  22 |  51   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  27   9   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ly           MF   2   1  28  12  22 |  51   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
C_Slack        FW   1   2   5  27  23 |   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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G_Grando       GK  35   1   1   1  23 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  29  13   3  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
V_Chiriches    DF   1  28   9   4  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
R_Yates        DF   1  28  11   3  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
Pipa           DF   1  28  10   3  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   7  -3
N_Holland      MF   2   3  29  12  23 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  24
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  29   6  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  12  29   3  25 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  48   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  29  12  25 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  30  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   8   8  17
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  29  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney+     DF   1  28  13   2  21 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
M_Targett      DF   1  27  10   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pulisic      MF   1   2  28  12  24 |  51   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  16  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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