FMFA, Brentford vs. Manchester City (Wed Jan 03) Brentford | Manchester City 4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-1-2-3 L Neil Stockley | Caretaker Darren Lear | M_Dearnley+ GK | GK A_Areola T_Koopmeiners DF | DF O_Zinchenko K_Tsimikas DF | DF N_Semedo R_Henry DF | DM W_Ndidi T_Mings DF | DF Pipa M_Cornet DM | DF Y_Ribeiro G_Lo_Celso MF | FW R_Firmino A_Lokonga MF | MF Luc_Robertone D_van_de_Beek MF | FW L_Stindl H_Ongenda AM | MF A_MacAllister Neymar FW | FW A_Griezmann | M_ter_Stegen SUB | SUB L_McGee N_Phillips SUB | SUB R_Yates Jack_Clarke SUB | SUB N_Holland T_Kronmuller+ SUB | SUB M_Ozil C_Wilson SUB | SUB B_Aghadiuno Referee: Jonathan_Moss (West_Yorkshire) Min. 1 :(mnc) Manchester City switch to playing C Min. 2 :(bre) M_Cornet turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Koopmeiners ... T_Koopmeiners curls it towards the top corner ! ... But A_Areola is equal to it Min. 10 :(bre) M_Cornet cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Neymar ... Driven towards goal by Neymar ! ... A_Areola gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 12 :(bre) Neymar has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Y_Ribeiro ... He puts in H_Ongenda! ... A delicate header from H_Ongenda ! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 20 :(bre) Neymar with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... Y_Ribeiro with an awful challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 20 :(mnc) R_Yates takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_MacAllister as DF ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Neymar with the thundering drive ... But A_Areola tips it over ... Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 24 :(bre) D_van_de_Beek plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But R_Firmino sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 24 :(mnc) Pipa skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Luc_Robertone ... But he loses control of it ... K_Tsimikas hits it out for a throw Min. 26 :(bre) K_Tsimikas gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at O_Zinchenko ... He deserves punishment for that! ... Jonathan_Moss calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 34 :(mnc) L_Stindl with the through ball to A_Griezmann ... G_Lo_Celso knocks the ball back to M_Dearnley+ ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past M_Dearnley+! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Pipa chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Dearnley+ easily catches it! Min. 39 :(mnc) Luc_Robertone holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Stindl ... A vicious shot by L_Stindl ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... M_Dearnley+ was beaten there! Min. 41 :(mnc) Luc_Robertone with a neat pass into A_Griezmann ... T_Koopmeiners intercepts the pass Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) Luc_Robertone gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... L_Stindl is unmarked ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Mings ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Pipa lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Dearnley+ Min. 48 :(bre) M_Cornet threads the through ball to Neymar ... But Pipa spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 0-0 Manchester City Min. 52 :(mnc) N_Semedo gets to the by line and finds R_Firmino with a beautiful cross ... R_Firmino tries to lob the keeper ! ... M_Dearnley+ just watches it drift out of play! Min. 53 :(mnc) Pipa wins possession ... He plays the ball across to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... M_Dearnley+ parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 56 :(bre) A_Lokonga steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... W_Ndidi takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 58 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso plays in R_Henry with a beautiful ball ... But O_Zinchenko clears the danger Min. 62 :(mnc) Pipa beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds R_Firmino ... T_Koopmeiners with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 64 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Dearnley+! ... H_Ongenda brings him down! ... Jonathan_Moss calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 65 :(bre) Up goes the substitution board - C_Wilson on for Neymar as a FW Min. 65 :(bre) Jack_Clarke is being brought on ... D_van_de_Beek is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 66 :(bre) C_Wilson takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Wilson tries to catch the keeper out! ... It floats over A_Areola ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 66 :(mnc) Pipa brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Firmino gets on the end of the pass ... R_Firmino hits the ball on the bounce ! ... M_Dearnley+ makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 68 :(bre) H_Ongenda with the first time flick to C_Wilson ... C_Wilson with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Areola makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 70 :(mnc) There's going to be a change ... M_Ozil will come on for W_Ndidi and play AM Min. 70 :(mnc) A_Griezmann is now playing as a AM Min. 74 :(mnc) M_Ozil has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... R_Firmino gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Firmino looks to see where M_Dearnley+ is! ... He shoots! ... M_Dearnley+ just watches float over the bar! Min. 75 :(bre) Brentford made the switch to a A strategy Min. 77 :(bre) Jack_Clarke takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Wilson ... C_Wilson shoots towards goal ! ... A_Areola is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 80 :(bre) C_Wilson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Firmino! ... He has some space now! ... C_Wilson with his head down lets it go ! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save Min. 82 :(bre) K_Tsimikas is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to G_Lo_Celso ... N_Semedo attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Ozil with a probing pass to R_Firmino ... K_Tsimikas reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Tsimikas Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Tsimikas (26), H_Ongenda (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pipa (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Y_Ribeiro (20) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 5 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 0 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley+ GK 34 2 3 3 26 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 T_Koopmeiners DF 1 30 11 3 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 K_Tsimikas DF 1 28 10 3 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 7 -3 R_Henry DF 1 28 10 3 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mings DF 2 28 5 3 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Cornet DM 1 10 29 10 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 8 31 5 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Lokonga MF 1 6 29 4 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 4 29 11 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Ongenda AM 1 3 29 12 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 Neymar FW 2 4 3 30 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 M_ter_Stegen GK 33 3 2 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Phillips DF 1 30 6 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jack_Clarke MF 2 2 29 10 19 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Kronmuller+ MF 1 15 30 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wilson FW 1 3 5 29 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 31 1 1 1 27 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 30 14 8 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 14 30 3 25 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Pipa DF 1 30 11 3 26 | 97 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 5 Luc_Robertone MF 1 10 29 10 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 L_Stindl FW 1 6 17 28 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_MacAllister MF 1 12 32 14 34 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Griezmann AM 2 2 4 30 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 L_McGee GK 21 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Holland MF 2 3 30 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil AM 2 3 30 12 25 | 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 B_Aghadiuno FW 1 2 2 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704312051 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35