FMFA Tiger League, Stoke City vs. Manchester City (Sun May 24)


                           Stoke City  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK J_Hart
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                           Willian MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  MF J_Milner
                         S_Ireland MF  |  MF J_Garcia
                           M_Diouf FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW R_Falcao
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB E_Johansen
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB A_Kolarov
                       A_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB F_Lampard
                            C_Adam SUB |  SUB S_Jovetic
                           K_Jones SUB |  SUB E_Dzeko

Referee: Mike_Dean (Wirral)


Min. 6  :(sto) R_Shawcross crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Ramirez in the box 
          ...  G_Ramirez has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Hart has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Hart reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) S_Nasri passes the ball to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao looks to see where A_Begovic is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Begovic with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 9  :(sto) M_Diouf with the through ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani 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 gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 9  :(sto) N_Dyer with the through ball to M_Diouf 
          ...  M_Demichelis knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  Mike_Dean blows up for a foul 
Min. 10 :(mnc) J_Garcia drives it across the face of the goal R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic is equal to it 
Min. 11 :(sto) M_Diouf breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hart! 
          ...  G_Clichy brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Mike_Dean reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 12 :(sto) E_Cavani loses his marker! 
          ...  E_Cavani attempts to nutmeg J_Hart! 
          ...  J_Hart with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 12 :(mnc) J_Garcia hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Falcao collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Falcao is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round A_Begovic 
          ...  He rounds A_Begovic 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 19 :(sto) N_Dyer plays it forward to M_Diouf 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Diouf ! 
          ...  But J_Hart reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Hart anyway 
Min. 20 :(sto) R_Shawcross with an intelligent ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  D_Alaba plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Hart can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Clichy belts it clear 
Min. 20 :(mnc) G_Clichy is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 20 :(mnc) A_Kolarov is being brought on 
          ...  G_Clichy is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 24 :(sto) S_Ireland retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  G_Ramirez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Lewandowski slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) S_Nasri backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  D_Alaba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Shawcross knocks the ball back to A_Begovic 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past A_Begovic! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Garcia chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Lewandowski makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But A_Begovic palms it behind 
          ...  Mike_Dean has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 31 :(mnc) S_Nasri sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  R_Falcao runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Falcao hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Stoke City 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 33 :(mnc) S_Nasri is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Nasri! 
          ...  E_Pieters gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Y_Toure looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Huth reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) R_Lewandowski nutmegs M_Muniesa, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_Lewandowski attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Begovic is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  A_Begovic looks very relieved! 
Min. 38 :(sto) G_Ramirez plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But A_Kolarov wins the tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Demichelis holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  G_Ramirez with a terrible tackle 
          ...  Mike_Dean lectures him 
Min. 47 :(sto) N_Dyer drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Diouf 
          ...  D_Boyata gets in the way of the ball and clears! 

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

Min. 46 :(sto) G_Ramirez back heels to find E_Cavani in space 
          ...  E_Cavani tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Hart is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ireland hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Demichelis gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 50 :(mnc) E_Dzeko is coming on for R_Falcao and playing FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Y_Toure plays the early ball across the box to find R_Lewandowski in space 
          ...  From long range R_Lewandowski bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off A_Begovic's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside 
          ...  He was miles on 
Min. 53 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the header on 
          ...  He finds E_Cavani in space 
          ...  E_Dzeko pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Mike_Dean has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Mike_Dean! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 57 :(sto) Willian has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Milner 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Diouf! 
          ...  M_Demichelis with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  Willian hoists it forward 
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Cavani with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 58 :(mnc) J_Milner kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Shawcross takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from Mike_Dean 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  E_Dzeko bends it in 
          ...  A_Begovic saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 60 :(mnc) S_Jovetic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Garcia 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 60 :(sto) M_Diouf gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Y_Toure! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Diouf with the chance ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Boyata off the woodwork. 
          ...  E_Dzeko picks up the deflection 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Dzeko ! 
          ...  A_Begovic won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 65 :(mnc) S_Nasri brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Muniesa 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Boyata! 
          ...  D_Boyata runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Y_Toure kills the ball dead 
          ...  R_Huth tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Milner swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Begovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kolarov lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Begovic comes out and claims it! 
Min. 70 :(sto) E_Cavani sprints past Y_Toure 
          ...  E_Cavani blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Dzeko sprints past E_Pieters 
          ...  E_Dzeko shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Alaba gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Muniesa 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  Mike_Dean calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) E_Dzeko is first to the ball 
          ...  Blocked by M_Muniesa 
Min. 75 :(sto) N_Dyer with a pinpoint pass to Willian 
          ...  Willian tries to beat J_Hart! 
          ...  J_Hart gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Willian curls it into the box! 
          ...  E_Pieters gets on the end of it 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Hart's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Jovetic gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Nasri volleys it forward. He finds E_Dzeko 
          ...  R_Shawcross takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 85 :(mnc) D_Boyata with a slide rule pass to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  But R_Shawcross puts the ball out of play 
Min. 86 :(mnc) A_Kolarov knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Shawcross 
          ...  M_Diouf with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sto) Willian controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Nasri 
          ...  He puts in M_Diouf! 
          ...  A_Kolarov makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 90 :(mnc) R_Lewandowski with a well-controlled run 
          ...  R_Shawcross plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Begovic can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Demichelis gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Begovic with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kolarov plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Begovic reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 93 :(mnc) S_Jovetic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Huth 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  R_Huth reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kolarov hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Begovic comes out and claims it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Britannia Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Shawcross (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Falcao (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Falcao (12,31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Clichy (11), E_Dzeko (53), M_Demichelis (57), D_Alaba (70)
Injured              : G_Clichy (20)
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       12
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       4
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 2 Manchester City
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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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A_Begovic      GK  22   2   3   2  23 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 238   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  19   3   2  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  77  -1  -1
R_Shawcross    DF   3  18   2   4  23 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  75  37  -3
E_Pieters      DF   2  18   3   3  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
M_Muniesa      DF   3  18   3   2  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Willian        MF   3   2  20  10  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  19  10  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  19  11  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  19   3  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1  19  -1
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  19  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   3  19  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wilkinson    DF   2  17  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Adam         MF   3   2  18   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Jones        FW   3   3   3  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 154   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  19   3   2  33 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  40   5
G_Clichy       DF   3  19  11   2  24 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  45  -3  -3
M_Demichelis   DF   2  18   2   2  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  40  34  19
D_Alaba        DF   2  19   2   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -2
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  96   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 149   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  11  21   3  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Milner       MF   3   2  19  11  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  18   2  25 |  62   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   3   7  20  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  26   0  16
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  22  26 |  52   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0 105
E_Johansen     GK  17   2   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kolarov      DF   3  18  11   3  24 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
F_Lampard      MF   3   2  19   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  19  24 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Dzeko        FW   3   3   2  18  24 |  44   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  14  14  25
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