FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Manchester City vs. Newcastle United (Wed Jul 29) Manchester City | Newcastle United 4-4-2 N | 4-3-1-2 C Derek Purvis | Harry Kleinjan | J_Hart GK | GK R_Blanco P_Zabaleta DF | DF A_Ogbonna D_Boyata DF | DF M_Yanga-Mbiwa D_Alaba DF | DF B_Hangeland G_Clichy DF | DF D_Santon J_Milner MF | MF M_Hamsik S_Nasri MF | MF G_Bale F_Lampard MF | MF Fernando Y_Toure MF | AM H_Ben_Arfa S_Aguero FW | FW L_de_Jong R_Falcao FW | FW M_Depay | P_Cech SUB | SUB R_Elliot D_Marcellis SUB | SUB S_Taylor J_Garcia SUB | SUB Y_Gouffran A_Negredo SUB | SUB A_Hernandez S_Jovetic SUB | SUB R_Lewandowski Min. 9 :(new) D_Santon leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Depay ... But G_Clichy reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 13 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from J_Milner, he finds R_Falcao ... But M_Yanga-Mbiwa slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 15 :(mnc) S_Nasri loses B_Hangeland ... S_Nasri from 20 yards ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 19 :(mnc) S_Aguero with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... S_Aguero tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... R_Blanco catches the ball Min. 21 :(mnc) S_Aguero nutmegs L_de_Jong ... S_Aguero rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 28 :(new) M_Hamsik looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong must beat J_Hart! ... J_Hart with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 33 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Depay latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... D_Boyata with a bad challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 36 :(new) M_Depay with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... M_Depay sees J_Hart off his line ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 36 :(mnc) S_Aguero turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... M_Hamsik with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK ... F_Lampard plays it short to R_Falcao ... M_Yanga-Mbiwa knocks the ball back to R_Blanco ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past R_Blanco! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... S_Nasri hits it towards the far post! ... F_Lampard makes a firm connection with his head ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Blanco dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Blanco beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Milner floats the ball in! ... It is cleared by D_Santon Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa jumps over G_Clichy's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... P_Zabaleta makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 45 :(new) Newcastle United changed their strategy to play E Min. 45 :(new) L_de_Jong chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Hamsik ... D_Boyata takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 46 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with R_Blanco ... He lobs it over R_Blanco ... It just didn't dip quickly enough!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Negredo is going to be brought on ... Y_Toure is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 52 :(mnc) F_Lampard fires over a low cross to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Saved by R_Blanco Min. 52 :(new) M_Hamsik with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... H_Ben_Arfa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... H_Ben_Arfa with the goal bound shot! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta gets to the by line and finds S_Aguero with a beautiful cross ... S_Aguero aims for the top right corner ! ... R_Blanco saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 55 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as D_Marcellis comes on for P_Zabaleta to play DF Min. 55 :(mnc) F_Lampard with a probing pass to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao hits a great drive! ... R_Blanco gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Negredo pushes it past the defender ... A_Negredo with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 58 :(new) L_de_Jong takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... L_de_Jong with a powerful downward header! ... But J_Hart dives to his left ... I think J_Hart just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 58 :(mnc) F_Lampard with a simple pass to R_Falcao ... H_Ben_Arfa pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 60 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as S_Jovetic comes on for S_Aguero to play FW Min. 60 :(new) Newcastle United restructured their strategy to A Min. 60 :(new) M_Yanga-Mbiwa can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Santon ... D_Alaba with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Negredo finds R_Falcao in acres of space ... R_Falcao with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 63 :(mnc) S_Nasri unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Jovetic ... Driven towards goal by S_Jovetic ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 64 :(new) D_Santon runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to H_Ben_Arfa ... D_Boyata anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 65 :(new) R_Lewandowski replaces D_Santon to play as a FW Min. 72 :(mnc) S_Nasri has it now ... He takes on M_Yanga-Mbiwa ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_Falcao! ... But A_Ogbonna wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 75 :(new) A_Hernandez will replace the useless L_de_Jong and will play FW Min. 75 :(new) Fernando puts in M_Depay ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Boyata Min. 78 :(mnc) S_Jovetic jumps over A_Ogbonna's challenge ... M_Yanga-Mbiwa wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Negredo looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off ... They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down Min. 79 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from D_Alaba to J_Milner ... J_Milner with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It's beaten R_Blanco ... It goes wide !! Min. 84 :(new) A_Hernandez sprints past D_Alaba ... A_Hernandez curls the ball in on goal ! ... J_Hart tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 87 :(new) M_Depay chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Lewandowski ... R_Lewandowski hits a great drive! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Hart moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... J_Hart looks dejected! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Manchester City 1-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(new) A_Ogbonna runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Hernandez ... He's played him in ... A_Hernandez is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... J_Hart tries to close down the angle ... He lobs it over J_Hart ... It goes wide!! Min. 89 :(mnc) J_Milner looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Jovetic ... S_Jovetic looks to see where R_Blanco is! ... He shoots! ... But R_Blanco tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 92 :(mnc) S_Nasri turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Falcao ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Bale ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 48,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Aguero (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Aguero (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Boyata (33) Injured : A_Negredo (78) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Depay Scorers : R_Lewandowski (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 2 2 2 33 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 19 11 3 24 | 56 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 D_Boyata DF 3 19 3 2 33 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Clichy DF 3 19 11 2 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 19 11 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 S_Nasri MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 F_Lampard MF 3 2 19 2 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 Y_Toure MF 2 11 21 3 28 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garcia MF 2 10 18 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 28 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Jovetic FW 2 3 11 19 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Blanco GK 19 2 3 2 23 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 A_Ogbonna DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF 3 19 11 3 22 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 B_Hangeland DF 2 19 2 3 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Santon DF 3 18 12 3 24 | 66 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Bale MF 2 10 20 10 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Fernando MF 2 10 18 2 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Ben_Arfa AM 2 3 20 11 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 L_de_Jong FW 2 3 3 19 23 | 76 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 M_Depay FW 2 3 3 19 22 | 94 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 R_Elliot GK 17 3 2 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Taylor DF 2 18 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 18 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hernandez FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Lewandowski FW 2 3 7 21 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1438195730 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35