FMFA Britannia Cup Round 2 Leg 2, Aberdeen vs. Manchester City (Thu Sep 24) Aberdeen | Manchester City 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N Tom Wright | Derek Purvis | W_Szczesny GK | GK J_Hart A_Traore DF | DF V_Kompany C_Cathcart DF | DF D_Boyata S_Logan DF | DF G_Clichy A_Considine DF | DF P_Zabaleta P_Pawlett MF | MF M_Gotze R_Jack MF | MF D_Silva S_Pienaar MF | MF Y_Toure J_Lingard MF | MF S_Nasri M_Mandzukic FW | FW R_Falcao D_Goodwillie FW | FW S_Aguero | J_Langfield SUB | SUB P_Cech R_Anderson SUB | SUB D_Marcellis D_Daniels SUB | SUB D_Alaba N_McGinn SUB | SUB J_Milner A_Rooney SUB | SUB A_Negredo Min. 1 :(abe) J_Lingard sidesteps V_Kompany ... J_Lingard with the shot on net ! ... But J_Hart hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 5 :(mnc) D_Boyata finds himself in a good position ... S_Pienaar rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 5 :(abe) D_Goodwillie runs at the defence ... He nutmegs D_Boyata ... He showed his class there ... G_Clichy with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 9 :(mnc) S_Aguero beats A_Traore ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Brilliantly taken away by C_Cathcart !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 14 :(mnc) Y_Toure with a measured pass to V_Kompany ... V_Kompany fires the shot in! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Swung in by P_Zabaleta ... W_Szczesny catches it! Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Silva controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Traore ... He puts in S_Aguero! ... S_Aguero has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by W_Szczesny !! Min. 29 :(mnc) M_Gotze takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Aguero ... C_Cathcart wins the ball Min. 30 :(abe) R_Jack with a precise ball to J_Lingard ... J_Lingard smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Hart never had a chance! Min. 31 :(abe) M_Mandzukic flicks it over G_Clichy's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... M_Mandzukic with a thundering shot! ... But J_Hart parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Gotze with an in swinging cross to R_Falcao ... The defence has gone to sleep ... R_Falcao is all alone ... W_Szczesny comes towards him ... He rounds W_Szczesny ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... GOAL!! ... Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! ... Aberdeen 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 32 :(mnc) Y_Toure heads the ball back to P_Zabaleta ... P_Zabaleta blasts it at the goal ! ... W_Szczesny makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 34 :(mnc) M_Gotze leaves his marker standing ... M_Mandzukic with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 35 :(mnc) Y_Toure races into the box ... He sees M_Gotze lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Gotze fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Nasri plays it towards the near post! ... It is cleared by C_Cathcart Min. 37 :(abe) P_Pawlett finds the run of M_Mandzukic ... A powerful header from M_Mandzukic ! ... It looks good ... It's beaten J_Hart ... GOAL !! ... He reveals a T shirt! ... It says 10 goals this season and still counting!! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Aberdeen 1-1 Manchester City ... Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Silva with a one-touch layoff to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through W_Szczesny's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 38 :(abe) J_Lingard sidesteps G_Clichy ... G_Clichy reacts well to win the ball back Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Silva chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Zabaleta ... P_Zabaleta with a powerful header ! ... But W_Szczesny punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 41 :(mnc) S_Nasri crosses into the box, finding R_Falcao ... R_Falcao is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has W_Szczesny to beat ... He rounds W_Szczesny ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester City go in front now with that goal! ... Aberdeen 1-2 Manchester City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(abe) J_Lingard with electric pace ... He eases past G_Clichy ... S_Nasri fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 44 :(mnc) Y_Toure puts in G_Clichy ... A scorcher of a shot from G_Clichy ! ... W_Szczesny can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... W_Szczesny makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Silva kicks R_Jack off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-2 Manchester City Min. 46 :(mnc) S_Aguero takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Traore ... He's through on goal ... S_Aguero throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It's way wide ... The Aberdeen fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 49 :(abe) P_Pawlett is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Mandzukic latches onto the ball ... V_Kompany wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 58 :(abe) J_Lingard takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Boyata ... Good sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Pienaar floats the ball in! ... P_Zabaleta wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 59 :(mnc) D_Silva plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Falcao decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Falcao sends it flying towards goal! ... But W_Szczesny pulls out a save of the game Min. 62 :(abe) J_Lingard is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to S_Logan ... G_Clichy wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Pienaar! ... D_Goodwillie makes a firm connection with his head ... But J_Hart reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on J_Hart anyway Min. 64 :(mnc) D_Boyata loses S_Pienaar ... C_Cathcart pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 65 :(mnc) The ball goes loose! ... R_Falcao seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... S_Pienaar fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 67 :(abe) C_Cathcart gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_Boyata! ... He has some space now! ... C_Cathcart uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... J_Hart gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by J_Hart !! Min. 68 :(abe) D_Goodwillie runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... D_Goodwillie heads the ball towards goal ! ... J_Hart catches the ball Min. 70 :(abe) S_Pienaar cuts through the defence ... A cracking drive from S_Pienaar ! ... J_Hart catches the ball Min. 71 :(abe) S_Pienaar hoofs it up field to find D_Goodwillie ... D_Goodwillie swings in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 74 :(abe) A_Traore takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A_Traore attempts to drive it home! ... J_Hart narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 78 :(abe) P_Pawlett turns past G_Clichy ... He has created space for himself now ... P_Zabaleta slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Lingard chips the ball in towards the back post! ... V_Kompany reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Silva boots it towards M_Gotze ... But he loses control of it ... A_Considine hits it out for a throw Min. 79 :(abe) D_Goodwillie pushes it past the defender ... Intercepted by D_Boyata Min. 80 :(abe) R_Jack with the through ball to A_Considine ... A_Considine aiming for the bottom corner ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Nasri is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... R_Falcao latches onto the ball ... R_Falcao chases it through, he must score ! ... The shot slips through W_Szczesny's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Gotze moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Clichy ... G_Clichy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... W_Szczesny is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Silva lofts the ball in! ... It comes to S_Nasri ... He gets the shot away ... But W_Szczesny punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Gotze ... It is kicked away by S_Logan Min. 87 :(mnc) Y_Toure with a measured ball to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao chases it through, he must score ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnc) D_Silva heads the ball back to M_Gotze ... R_Jack fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... M_Gotze drives it in ... W_Szczesny can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... W_Szczesny makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 90 :(abe) P_Pawlett with a clever shimmy ... P_Pawlett must beat J_Hart! ... J_Hart guesses right ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Pittodrie Stadium Attendance : 25,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pawlett Scorers : M_Mandzukic (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Pienaar (5), R_Jack (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Falcao (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Falcao (31,41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Nasri (43), D_Silva (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 16 Off target : 3 | 9 On target : 9 | 7 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 13 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aberdeen 1 - 2 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aberdeen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 22 2 3 2 29 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 A_Traore DF 3 20 3 2 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C_Cathcart DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 93 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 3 S_Logan DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Considine DF 2 18 2 3 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 P_Pawlett MF 2 3 20 8 28 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 3 R_Jack MF 2 8 19 2 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 S_Pienaar MF 2 3 19 10 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 J_Lingard MF 2 3 19 10 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Mandzukic FW 2 3 3 20 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 D_Goodwillie FW 2 3 3 19 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Langfield GK 19 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Anderson DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Daniels DF 2 17 2 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_McGinn MF 2 3 18 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rooney FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 25 2 2 2 33 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 21 2 2 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 D_Boyata DF 3 20 3 2 33 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 20 11 2 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 2 P_Zabaleta DF 3 19 11 3 24 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 0 6 M_Gotze MF 2 2 22 10 24 | 93 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 2 D_Silva MF 3 2 22 11 24 | 93 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 65 5 Y_Toure MF 2 11 22 3 28 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 S_Nasri MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 43 8 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 19 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1443121861 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35