FMFA, Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Sat Apr 15) Manchester City | Chelsea 4-2-4 D | 5-2-2-1 P VACANT | Caretaker Will Schoolar | G_Grando GK | GK J_Caldwell O_Zinchenko DF | DF Emerson N_Semedo DF | DF A_Masuaka R_Yates DF | DF A_Rudiger D_Sidibe DF | DF L_Hernandez M_Ozil MF | DF F_Uduokhai N_Holland MF | AM P_Gomez L_Stindl FW | MF E_Fernandez R_Firmino FW | FW Torrem_Moffi L_Gonzalez FW | AM Isco A_Griezmann FW | MF C_Roberts | A_Areola SUB | SUB J_Oblak Pipa SUB | SUB K_Trippier V_Chiriches SUB | SUB B_Fernandes W_Ndidi SUB | SUB J_Gimenez C_Pulisic SUB | SUB A_Mitrovic Referee: John_Brooks (Leicestershire) Min. 1 :(mnc) N_Holland moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Gonzalez ... F_Uduokhai reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 4 :(mnc) A_Griezmann picks up a loose ball ... A_Masuaka wins the ball Min. 9 :(che) Torrem_Moffi takes advantage of a mistake by R_Yates ... That mistake could prove costly ... D_Sidibe brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But John_Brooks waves play on!!! Min. 15 :(mnc) L_Gonzalez takes advantage of a mistake by L_Hernandez ... He runs towards goal ... But E_Fernandez puts the ball out of play Min. 16 :(che) F_Uduokhai with a measured pass to P_Gomez ... P_Gomez with a bomb of a shot ! ... But G_Grando makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 19 :(mnc) M_Ozil with a simple pass to N_Holland ... N_Holland flings a shot at goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 21 :(che) P_Gomez controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Griezmann ... He puts in C_Roberts! ... C_Roberts breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round G_Grando ... He dinks it over G_Grando ... O_Zinchenko gets back to hack it off the line!! Min. 24 :(mnc) R_Firmino breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Caldwell! ... E_Fernandez brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 26 :(che) A_Masuaka looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Torrem_Moffi ... N_Holland with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 31 :(che) C_Roberts with an intelligent ball to F_Uduokhai ... D_Sidibe with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 33 :(mnc) D_Sidibe with a neat pass into A_Griezmann ... Fine tackle by L_Hernandez ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 38 :(mnc) L_Stindl runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... F_Uduokhai with the tackle Min. 38 :(che) Emerson takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... A_Griezmann with a terrible tackle ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnc) W_Ndidi is being prepared to come on ... N_Holland is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 47 :(mnc) L_Stindl looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Gonzalez ... A_Masuaka takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Chelsea Min. 52 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Stindl ... A_Masuaka takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 59 :(mnc) R_Firmino with a perfectly timed run ... A_Rudiger slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 60 :(che) K_Trippier will come on for A_Masuaka and play DF Min. 60 :(che) P_Gomez runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to C_Roberts ... N_Semedo with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 62 :(che) Torrem_Moffi gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside N_Semedo! ... He has some space now! ... O_Zinchenko brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But John_Brooks waves play on!!! Min. 63 :(mnc) L_Gonzalez looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to O_Zinchenko ... K_Trippier wins the ball Min. 65 :(mnc) Pipa will replace the useless D_Sidibe and will play DF Min. 68 :(mnc) R_Yates hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Gonzalez latches onto it! ... A_Rudiger slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 70 :(che) J_Gimenez is coming on and F_Uduokhai is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(che) a big roar from the crowd as A_Mitrovic comes on for Torrem_Moffi to play FW Min. 70 :(che) K_Trippier has changed his position on the pitch to a DM Min. 81 :(mnc) W_Ndidi runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Griezmann ... But J_Gimenez puts the ball out of play Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Griezmann plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... C_Roberts reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 91 :(che) P_Gomez takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Driven towards goal by P_Gomez ! ... G_Grando was lucky there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Zinchenko Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Griezmann (38) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Rudiger (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : E_Fernandez (24) Booked : A_Masuaka (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 1 | 3 Off target : 1 | 0 On target : 0 | 3 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 11 Key Passes : 8 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 0 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 30 14 8 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 N_Semedo DF 1 29 13 3 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 68 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 29 12 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Holland MF 2 3 29 12 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 96 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gonzalez FW 2 2 4 25 17 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 29 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 A_Areola GK 30 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipa DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 28 9 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 13 29 3 25 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 29 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Caldwell GK 33 1 1 1 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 27 14 7 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 30 11 1 23 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 A_Rudiger DF 1 29 6 4 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 30 11 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 F_Uduokhai DF 1 31 14 3 24 | 73 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 P_Gomez AM 1 2 29 13 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 E_Fernandez MF 1 14 31 12 26 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isco AM 1 3 29 12 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Roberts MF 2 13 29 13 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DM 1 29 14 2 24 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 8 32 14 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 2 28 10 3 25 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 30 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1681586344 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35