FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Manchester City vs. Southampton F.C. (Wed Jan 20) Manchester City | Southampton F.C. 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 C Derek Purvis | Kev Welford | P_Cech GK | GK K_Vermeer G_Clichy DF | DF L_Shaw D_Boyata DF | DF Filipe_Luis V_Kompany DF | DF D_Fox D_Alaba DF | DF N_Clyne D_Silva MF | MF J_Navas M_Gotze MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse J_Milner MF | MF K_Asamoah J_Garcia MF | MF A_Lallana S_Aguero FW | FW M_Balotelli R_Falcao FW | FW K_Balde_Diao | L_McGee SUB | SUB S_Scufflet M_Demichelis SUB | SUB J_Fonte Y_Toure SUB | SUB J_Stephens E_Dzeko SUB | SUB Isco S_Jovetic SUB | SUB D_Ba Min. 1 :(sou) A_Lallana with a smart pass to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli with a thundering shot! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Southampton F.C. fans to celebrate! ... And Southampton F.C. are leading in the game now ... Manchester City 0-1 Southampton F.C. ... Min. 3 :(sou) A_Lallana wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Balde_Diao ... G_Clichy slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 10 :(mnc) M_Gotze with a measured pass to R_Falcao ... Excellent sliding challenge by N_Clyne ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... G_Clichy plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of K_Vermeer Min. 16 :(sou) M_Balotelli with a real burst of pace ... He shows D_Boyata a clean set of heals ... G_Clichy bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 16 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse plays a long ball to J_Navas ... J_Navas fires a shot at goal ! ... P_Cech makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 20 :(sou) J_Navas curls the ball out wide to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli sees P_Cech off his line ! ... It floats over P_Cech ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 25 :(mnc) S_Aguero steps over the ball ... He nutmegs N_Clyne ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But he loses control of it ... D_Fox takes possession Min. 28 :(sou) A_Lallana takes on D_Boyata ... He runs past him ... A_Lallana with a powerful downward header! ... The fans get off there seats! ... P_Cech plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Silva with a measured pass to S_Aguero ... J_Navas tackles cleanly Min. 38 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse brings it under control ... He takes on G_Clichy ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Balotelli! ... M_Balotelli aims for the top right corner ! ... The shot slips through P_Cech's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Derek Purvis looks gutted ... Manchester City 0-2 Southampton F.C. ... Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Silva back heels to find S_Aguero in space ... S_Aguero cracks a laser towards goal ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 41 :(mnc) D_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Aguero ... A cheeky lob from S_Aguero ! ... It floats over K_Vermeer ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 42 :(sou) M_Balotelli knocks it past V_Kompany and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... D_Boyata with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sou) D_Ba is being prepared to come on ... K_Balde_Diao is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 45 :(sou) Isco is ready to come on to replace A_Lallana ... Looks like he will play as a MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Southampton F.C. Min. 50 :(mnc) S_Jovetic is ready to come on to replace S_Aguero ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 53 :(mnc) R_Falcao knocks it past L_Shaw and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Fox anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 55 :(mnc) M_Demichelis will come on for D_Alaba and play DF Min. 55 :(mnc) E_Dzeko comes on for J_Garcia and takes up a FW role Min. 56 :(mnc) D_Silva pulls it back to S_Jovetic ... Filipe_Luis wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 67 :(sou) M_Balotelli has space to run with the ball ... But M_Demichelis barges him off the ball Min. 74 :(mnc) S_Jovetic sidesteps D_Fox ... That was too easy ... The cross hits S_Jovetic on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... K_Vermeer dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had K_Vermeer beaten! Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Milner holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to E_Dzeko ... K_Asamoah slices it ... K_Vermeer moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Demichelis hits it into the box! ... K_Vermeer easily catches it! Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Milner heads the ball back to S_Jovetic ... S_Jovetic flings a shot at goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... But it's been disallowed. The linesman spotted a foul Min. 83 :(sou) M_Balotelli with a clever shimmy ... M_Balotelli flicks the header toward the far post! ... P_Cech with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 84 :(sou) J_Navas breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on P_Cech! ... D_Boyata brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 86 :(mnc) G_Clichy pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... E_Dzeko is clean through! ... N_Clyne slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnc) D_Silva is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to S_Jovetic ... Filipe_Luis cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 90 :(sou) J_Navas looks up ... He swings the ball right towards D_Ba ... D_Ba tries to chip the ball over P_Cech! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to D_Ba ... M_Demichelis plays the back pass ... P_Cech can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Ward-Prowse ... M_Balotelli gets a shot in ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... It’s his 3rd of the game!! ... Manchester City 0-3 Southampton F.C. ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 59,854 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Silva Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Boyata (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Balotelli (1,38,92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Southampton F.C. Attempts on Goal : 4 | 8 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 1 | 6 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 3 Southampton F.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Cech GK 22 2 2 2 25 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 20 11 2 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Boyata DF 3 20 3 2 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 V_Kompany DF 2 21 2 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 22 11 24 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 23 11 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 19 11 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Garcia MF 2 10 18 2 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 52 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_McGee GK 19 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Demichelis DF 2 18 2 2 24 | 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Y_Toure MF 2 11 22 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Dzeko FW 3 3 2 18 24 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Jovetic FW 2 3 11 19 24 | 43 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Player Statistics - Southampton F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 24 2 3 2 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 21 12 3 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filipe_Luis DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 12 4 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 19 11 3 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 J_Navas MF 2 4 22 11 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 21 3 23 | 95 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 21 2 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Lallana MF 2 3 21 11 24 | 45 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 3 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 3 21 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 8 8 81 K_Balde_Diao FW 2 4 4 19 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Scufflet GK 19 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Fonte DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stephens DF 2 17 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isco MF 2 3 20 9 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ba FW 3 3 4 19 25 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1453320030 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35