FMFA, Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers (Sun Jun 04) Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers 4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 T Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen | Joe Brown | G_Grando GK | GK Alisson D_Sidibe DF | DF T_Alderwie'd O_Zinchenko DF | DF L_Klostermann W_Ndidi MF | DF S_Botman N_Semedo DF | DF J_Tah V_Chiriches DF | MF J_Henderson L_Stindl FW | MF B_Saka S_McTominay MF | MF L_Amos R_Firmino FW | MF G_Wijnaldum N_Holland MF | FW C_Vinicius A_Griezmann FW | FW C_Gakpo | A_Areola SUB | SUB N_Baranovsky R_Yates SUB | SUB V_van_Dijk M_Ozil SUB | SUB R_Sessegnon Pipa SUB | SUB C_Murray C_Pulisic SUB | SUB C_Chaplin Referee: Craig_Pawson (South_Yorkshire) Min. 4 :(mnc) S_McTominay feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Griezmann runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But T_Alderwie'd clears the danger Min. 8 :(mnc) L_Stindl cuts inside L_Klostermann ... He worked that well ... J_Tah takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 9 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Alderwie'd ... O_Zinchenko sees Alisson off his line ! ... Alisson parries it Min. 11 :(mnc) L_Stindl with an intelligent ball to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino from 20 yards ! ... Alisson collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 11 :(qpr) C_Gakpo beats V_Chiriches ... He muscled him off the ball ... N_Semedo tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Wijnaldum! ... S_Botman gets something on it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... L_Amos drives it into the box! ... B_Saka gets his head on it ... G_Grando with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 14 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with a 40-yard pass to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Alisson with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 15 :(mnc) N_Holland with the header on ... He finds A_Griezmann in space ... A_Griezmann sends it flying towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... That’s given Manchester City the lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 15 :(mnc) S_McTominay loses J_Tah ... L_Amos with a deliberate foul ... Craig_Pawson will want to speak to him ... Craig_Pawson calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 16 :(mnc) A_Griezmann leaves J_Tah standing ... A_Griezmann flings a shot at goal ! ... But Alisson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 17 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with the cross-field pass to A_Griezmann ... S_Botman wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 18 :(mnc) A_Griezmann takes possession ... Knocks it past L_Klostermann ... He's through on goal ... A delicate header from A_Griezmann ! ... But Alisson smothers the ball. Min. 18 :(qpr) J_Henderson skips the challenge from N_Semedo ... Fine tackle by O_Zinchenko ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 21 :(mnc) N_Holland with a simple pass to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann flings a shot at goal ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 24 :(mnc) S_McTominay feeds the ball through the middle ... R_Firmino runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_Firmino has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But Alisson reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Alisson anyway Min. 25 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with a simple pass to N_Holland ... N_Holland flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the Manchester City crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... Manchester City 2-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 27 :(mnc) L_Stindl beats the defender ... L_Stindl with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 30 :(mnc) R_Firmino takes advantage of a mistake by S_Botman ... Can he make them pay? ... A great volley from R_Firmino ! ... Alisson has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Alisson is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 31 :(qpr) J_Henderson curls the ball out wide to C_Gakpo ... O_Zinchenko with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 37 :(mnc) N_Holland is too quick for the defence ... N_Holland sees Alisson off his line ! ... Alisson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 41 :(qpr) C_Vinicius takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... C_Vinicius lobs G_Grando! ... It hits the post ... But it hits off G_Grando's back!! ... GOAL !! ... Very unlucky for ! ... Manchester City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mnc) R_Firmino has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past T_Alderwie'd! ... He has some space now! ... R_Firmino aiming for the bottom corner ! ... Alisson makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 44 :(qpr) G_Wijnaldum is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... J_Henderson latches onto the end of it ... N_Semedo wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 45 :(qpr) C_Murray is being prepared to come on ... G_Wijnaldum is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(qpr) a big roar from the crowd as V_van_Dijk comes on for J_Tah to play DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers Min. 47 :(qpr) B_Saka looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Gakpo ... W_Ndidi is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(mnc) W_Ndidi lays the ball back to L_Stindl ... But C_Vinicius reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 51 :(mnc) A_Griezmann with a flashy move ... A_Griezmann with the drive! ... Alisson beats the ball away Min. 51 :(qpr) S_Botman jumps over V_Chiriches's challenge ... N_Semedo reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson plays it towards the near post! ... D_Sidibe gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 52 :(qpr) C_Gakpo finds himself in acres of space ... C_Gakpo with the cheeky shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 53 :(mnc) S_McTominay can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino rifles it to the far post ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 53 :(qpr) L_Klostermann takes on O_Zinchenko ... He runs past him ... W_Ndidi takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Griezmann knocks the ball past the lunge of V_van_Dijk ... What a shot from A_Griezmann ! ... It could go anywhere ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 56 :(mnc) W_Ndidi takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino tries the shot ! ... Alisson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 57 :(qpr) C_Gakpo sidesteps his marker ... V_Chiriches with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 59 :(mnc) A_Griezmann gets possession in his own half ... A_Griezmann lobs Alisson! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alisson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 60 :(mnc) There's going to be a change ... R_Yates will come on for D_Sidibe and play DF Min. 61 :(qpr) C_Gakpo cuts inside R_Yates ... He worked that well ... N_Semedo brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 64 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as M_Ozil comes on for W_Ndidi to play MF Min. 65 :(mnc) N_Holland with a slick pass to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino with a stunning strike ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 69 :(mnc) S_McTominay flicks the ball through ... L_Stindl runs onto it! ... L_Stindl rifles it to the far post ! ... Alisson goes down well to save Min. 70 :(mnc) C_Pulisic is going to be brought on ... L_Stindl is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 71 :(mnc) Pipa takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace N_Semedo as DF Min. 71 :(mnc) Manchester City will now play D after the order comes from the dugout Min. 72 :(mnc) S_McTominay has changed his position on the pitch to a DM Min. 73 :(mnc) N_Holland gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past B_Saka! ... He has some space now! ... N_Holland lobs Alisson! ... But Alisson just gets his fingers to that one Min. 73 :(mnc) R_Firmino is clutching his leg! ... The Manchester City physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 73 :(mnc) A_Areola is going to be brought on ... R_Firmino is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 74 :(mnc) A_Griezmann is changing his role to a AM Min. 75 :(mnc) A_Griezmann sprints forward with the ball ... C_Vinicius with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... Craig_Pawson calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 77 :(mnc) C_Pulisic changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 81 :(mnc) V_Chiriches knocks the ball past T_Alderwie'd ... S_Botman wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(qpr) C_Vinicius sidesteps O_Zinchenko ... He was too quick for his marker ... Good sliding challenge from Pipa ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson crosses it in! ... V_Chiriches clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by S_Botman ... M_Ozil has a dig at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alisson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Alisson catches it with style! Min. 93 :(mnc) M_Ozil has the ball ... He knocks the ball past V_van_Dijk ... He puts in A_Griezmann! ... But L_Klostermann with the fine tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Holland (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Griezmann (15), N_Holland (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Ndidi (47) Injured : R_Firmino (73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Vinicius Scorers : C_Vinicius (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Vinicius (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers Attempts on Goal : 22 | 4 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 15 | 2 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 5 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 31 14 8 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 W_Ndidi MF 1 13 30 3 25 | 65 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 65 -3 N_Semedo DF 1 29 13 3 24 | 72 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 8 8 V_Chiriches DF 1 29 9 4 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 S_McTominay DM 1 10 30 6 27 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 N_Holland MF 2 3 29 12 23 | 94 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 29 A_Griezmann AM 2 2 4 29 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 A_Areola FW 30 1 1 1 27 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 30 12 25 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Pipa DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 29 12 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 31 2 3 1 24 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 T_Alderwie'd DF 1 31 5 2 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Klostermann DF 1 29 10 4 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Botman DF 1 29 11 7 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 J_Tah DF 2 28 3 3 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Henderson MF 1 10 31 10 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Saka MF 1 8 30 13 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Amos MF 1 5 30 7 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Wijnaldum MF 1 9 30 9 27 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Vinicius FW 1 8 12 31 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 -3 20 C_Gakpo FW 1 9 13 31 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 N_Baranovsky GK 22 2 2 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 2 28 4 2 27 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sessegnon DF 1 28 11 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Murray MF 2 13 30 5 23 | 49 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 1685858895 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35