FMFA Cubs League, Manchester City vs. Stoke City (Wed Mar 18)


                      Manchester City  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-3 A
                          Bryan Jones  |  Huw Jennings
                                       |
                           L_McGee GK  |  GK J_Butland
                          L_Conlan DF  |  DF M_Troiani
                           S_Ajayi DF  |  DF J_Husband
                        C_Dummigan DF  |  DF N_Sule
                        B_Galloway DF  |  DF B_Clappison
                            O_Rowe MF  |  MF J_Storey
                           S_Forte MF  |  MF L_Oztunali
                          J_Barmby MF  |  MF O_Rathbone
                         B_Pearson MF  |  FW J_Guidetti
                         D_Avdijal FW  |  FW R_Mitchell
                        A_Fletcher FW  |  FW S_Mina
                                       |
                            T_Horn SUB |  SUB R_Husic
                      M_Pennington SUB |  SUB S_Topliss
                       M_Friedrich SUB |  SUB B_Lenihan
                        T_Tombides SUB |  SUB K_Mitchell
                       C_Fernandez SUB |  SUB J_Rodriguez




Min. 3  :(st2) S_Mina kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Mitchell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Mitchell ! 
          ...  It's beaten L_McGee 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 4  :(st2) J_Guidetti falls badly. He's unable to continue 
Min. 4  :(st2) J_Rodriguez is coming on for J_Guidetti and playing FW 
Min. 6  :(mc2) S_Forte takes advantage of a mistake by M_Troiani 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Sule 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Rowe curls it into the box! 
          ...  B_Galloway gets something on it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Butland's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  J_Butland looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ajayi drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Butland makes the catch! 
Min. 6  :(st2) L_Oztunali plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Ajayi 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Oztunali hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Husband makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 15 :(st2) L_Oztunali runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of O_Rathbone 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Dummigan !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 17 :(mc2) D_Avdijal runs at B_Clappison 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Intercepted by M_Troiani 
Min. 18 :(mc2) D_Avdijal gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at O_Rathbone 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 18 :(st2) S_Mina looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  J_Rodriguez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 21 :(st2) J_Storey sprints past S_Ajayi 
          ...  S_Ajayi plays the back pass 
          ...  L_McGee can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Storey lofts the ball in! 
          ...  L_Conlan wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 22 :(mc2) D_Avdijal takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  D_Avdijal sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Butland never had a chance! 
Min. 25 :(st2) R_Mitchell steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Dummigan 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Mitchell pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  L_McGee is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  L_McGee holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  That’s put Stoke City in front! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 28 :(mc2) O_Rowe with the diagonal pass D_Avdijal 
          ...  But L_Oztunali spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 31 :(st2) O_Rathbone with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Conlan 
          ...  O_Rathbone runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  L_McGee makes a good save 
Min. 34 :(mc2) O_Rowe heads the ball back to D_Avdijal 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Husband looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 38 :(mc2) J_Barmby lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  C_Dummigan latches on to it 
          ...  But L_Oztunali sweeps up the threat 
Min. 42 :(st2) J_Storey looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  J_Rodriguez with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But L_McGee tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mc2) J_Barmby changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Dummigan 
          ...  C_Dummigan swings in the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 46 :(mc2) S_Forte moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Conlan 
          ...  L_Oztunali fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 

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

Min. 49 :(st2) R_Mitchell lobs it over the defender 
          ...  B_Galloway with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  N_Sule swings it in 
          ...  J_Rodriguez takes control of it! 
          ...  S_Forte dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 53 :(mc2) S_Ajayi with a probing pass to O_Rowe 
          ...  O_Rowe cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Butland won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 54 :(st2) L_Oztunali is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 60 :(st2) S_Mina with a flashy move 
          ...  O_Rowe fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 64 :(st2) J_Rodriguez finds himself in a good position 
          ...  O_Rowe with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
Min. 64 :(st2) O_Rathbone with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Rodriguez runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  L_McGee makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 71 :(mc2) O_Rowe drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Fletcher 
          ...  A_Fletcher carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 73 :(mc2) A_Fletcher takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Fletcher ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(mc2) J_Barmby beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds O_Rowe 
          ...  S_Mina with an awful challenge 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 75 :(mc2) B_Pearson stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  B_Pearson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Butland is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pearson chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Dummigan loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  J_Butland is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 80 :(mc2) L_Conlan runs towards the goal 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by N_Sule !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 80 :(st2) O_Rathbone breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_McGee! 
          ...  S_Forte brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(mc2) S_Forte holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Avdijal 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Sule belts it clear 
Min. 84 :(mc2) D_Avdijal has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Sule goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  B_Pearson knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Fletcher gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Troiani hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pearson curls it into the box! 
          ...  It is kicked away by B_Clappison 
Min. 85 :(mc2) A_Fletcher finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Troiani 
          ...  But B_Clappison wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 86 :(st2) J_Rodriguez looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  He isn't going to continue 
Min. 86 :(st2) K_Mitchell is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Rodriguez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(st2) L_Oztunali with a pinpoint pass to S_Mina 
          ...  But S_Ajayi wins the tackle cleanly 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Platt Lane
Attendance           : 5,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ajayi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Avdijal (18), O_Rowe (60), S_Forte (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Sule (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Mitchell (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Oztunali (46), S_Mina (74)
Injured              : J_Guidetti (4), J_Rodriguez (86)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Stoke City
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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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L_McGee        GK  16   2   1   1  18 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0   0
L_Conlan       DF   2  17   3   4  18 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  -1  -1
S_Ajayi        DF   2  16   5   2  19 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 156  40   0
C_Dummigan     DF   2  16   2   2  16 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  52   0   4
B_Galloway     DF   2  15   3   2  16 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
O_Rowe         MF   2   4  17   4  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3 117  -1
S_Forte        MF   2   4  16   3  29 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  77  -3
J_Barmby       MF   2   3  15   3  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1 119  -1
B_Pearson      MF   2   5  15   4  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Avdijal      FW   2   3   3  15  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
A_Fletcher     FW   2   2   3  15  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
T_Horn         GK  16   2   2   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pennington   DF   2  15   5   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  15   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Tombides     MF   2   3  14   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fernandez    FW   2   3   2  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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J_Butland      GK  18   3   2   3  24 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0   0
M_Troiani      DF   2  17   2   3  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 148   0   0
J_Husband      DF   2  17   3   2  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  52   0   2
N_Sule         DF   2  16   3   2  18 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 190  34  34
B_Clappison    DF   2  16   3   1  17 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 104   0   0
J_Storey       MF   2   2  17  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Oztunali     MF   2   9  17   2  25 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0 101 117  -3
O_Rathbone     MF   2   3  15  10  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
J_Guidetti     FW   3   2   2  16  23 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  34  34
R_Mitchell     FW   2   3   3  15  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  82
S_Mina         FW   2   3   3  15  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  77  -3
R_Husic        GK  16   2   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Topliss      DF   2  15   4   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Lenihan      DF   2  15   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mitchell     FW   2  10  15   4  26 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   1   2  15  17 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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