FMFA Tiger League, Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed May 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-4-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Holly Mason
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK C_Ikeme
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF D_Batth
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF S_Ricketts
                       D_Marcellis DF  |  DF R_Stearman
                          G_Clichy DF  |  MF T_Muller
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF B_Sako
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF L_Evans
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW Bojan
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW M_Zarate
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB A_McCarey
                           D_Alaba SUB |  SUB K_Foley
                      M_Demichelis SUB |  SUB S_Ward
                          J_Milner SUB |  SUB R_v_la_Parra
                     R_Lewandowski SUB |  SUB N_Dicko

Referee: Mark_Clattenburg (County_Durham)


Min. 1  :(mnc) R_Falcao flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  S_Ricketts tackles from behind 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 2  :(mnc) S_Aguero finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  S_Aguero hits the ball first time! 
          ...  C_Ikeme fists it away 
Min. 6  :(wol) M_Zarate sidesteps P_Zabaleta 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Marcellis with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 10 :(mnc) D_Silva finds S_Nasri with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Nasri ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester City in front! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 15 :(wol) D_Batth turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bojan 
          ...  Bojan with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But J_Hart makes an easy save 
Min. 18 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  R_Stearman seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 21 :(wol) T_Muller takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_Nasri with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 23 :(mnc) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  S_Aguero seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  S_Aguero tries to beat C_Ikeme from outside the area! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 23 :(wol) T_Muller finds R_Stearman with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Stearman with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But J_Hart makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 28 :(wol) R_Stearman plays the back pass 
          ...  C_Ikeme can't get to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 29 :(mnc) S_Aguero leaves his marker standing 
          ...  S_Aguero swings in the shot! 
          ...  C_Ikeme makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Silva finds R_Falcao with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But L_Evans sweeps up the threat 
Min. 30 :(wol) B_Sako takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bojan 
          ...  Bojan attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 31 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the kinky dribble 
          ...  R_Falcao looks to see where C_Ikeme is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  C_Ikeme moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) S_Nasri has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Gotze has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  C_Ikeme is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 32 :(mnc) S_Aguero makes the tackle 
          ...  Bojan with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 36 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Di_Maria reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past R_Stearman 
          ...  R_Falcao with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) S_Aguero with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  But Marquinhos reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Alaba is coming on for G_Clichy and will play DF 
Min. 45 :(wol) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  N_Dicko will come on for M_Zarate and play FW 
Min. 45 :(wol) There's going to be a change 
          ...  K_Foley will come on for R_Stearman and play DF 
Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Silva with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Falcao 
          ...  N_Dicko is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg calls him for a talk 
Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Aguero runs towards the goal 
          ...  K_Foley plays the back pass 
          ...  C_Ikeme can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by K_Foley 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Min. 46 :(wol) B_Sako has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta 
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  J_Hart tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Hart 
          ...  J_Hart smothers the ball !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sako lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Alaba gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 52 :(wol) K_Foley with the towering header to Bojan 
          ...  But P_Zabaleta puts the ball out of play 
Min. 54 :(wol) T_Muller has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Marcellis! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta and it had to be 
Min. 55 :(mnc) J_Milner replaces S_Nasri and will play MF 
Min. 57 :(wol) Bojan looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Bojan with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 59 :(mnc) D_Silva off the woodwork. 
          ...  R_Falcao picks up the deflection 
          ...  N_Dicko with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 60 :(wol) N_Dicko knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Boyata 
          ...  N_Dicko flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Muller chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Alaba gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 63 :(mnc) M_Gotze kills the ball dead 
          ...  M_Gotze with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But C_Ikeme tips it over 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) M_Gotze holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Falcao 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Falcao ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 67 :(mnc) M_Gotze plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Aguero decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Aguero launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  C_Ikeme has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  C_Ikeme reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) R_Falcao sidesteps Marquinhos 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Di_Maria is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(wol) K_Foley rushes through the defence 
          ...  D_Alaba cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 77 :(mnc) S_Aguero beats D_Batth 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Mark_Clattenburg 
          ...  S_Aguero with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Ikeme's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  C_Ikeme looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Falcao 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  C_Ikeme can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  C_Ikeme has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 79 :(wol) L_Evans takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bojan 
          ...  R_Falcao takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 82 :(wol) B_Sako lays the ball back to N_Dicko 
          ...  J_Milner with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Gotze gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Foley fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 48,500
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Nasri (10), R_Stearman (28 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Marcellis (6), S_Nasri (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : K_Foley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Ricketts (1)
Booked               : N_Dicko (59), A_Di_Maria (71), K_Foley (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       6
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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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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J_Hart         GK  22   2   2   2  33 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  20   2   2  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  19   3   2  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  19  11   3  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
D_Marcellis    DF   2  19   2   3  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
G_Clichy       DF   3  19  11   2  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  17  17
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  21  10  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  57  23
D_Silva        MF   3   2  21  11  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 109   0
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -3  17  42
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  22  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
S_Aguero       FW   2   3  11  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
T_Courtois     GK  20   2   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  19   2   3  25 |  51   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  18   2   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   3   2  19  11  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   3   7  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ikeme        GK  20   2   2   2  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   2  19   3   3  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Marquinhos     DF   2  18   3   2  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
S_Ricketts     DF   2  17   3   2  27 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
R_Stearman     DF   2  17   5   3  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15 -11   4
T_Muller       MF   2   3  21  10  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Sako         MF   2   3  20   8  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  20  10  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -3   2
L_Evans        MF   2   3  19   3  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
Bojan          FW   2   3   3  20  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  -1  -1   6
M_Zarate       FW   2   2   3  19  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McCarey      GK  17   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Foley        DF   3  17  10   3  23 |  51   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  17  -3
S_Ward         DF   3  17  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_v_la_Parra   MF   2   3  18  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Dicko        FW   2   3   2  19  24 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
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