FMFA Wolf League, Manchester City vs. Southampton (Wed Apr 26) Manchester City | Southampton 4-4-2 E | 4-3-3 P Derek Purvis | William McGregor | J_Hart GK | GK K_Vermeer V_Kompany DF | DF L_Shaw D_Boyata DF | DF N_Clyne G_Clichy DF | DF A_Williams P_Zabaleta DF | DF S_Ramos M_Gotze MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse D_Silva MF | MF A_Lallana S_Nasri MF | MF X_Shaqiri Y_Toure MF | FW M_Balotelli S_Aguero FW | FW O_Giroud R_Falcao FW | FW H_Kane | P_Cech SUB | SUB P_Nardi D_Alaba SUB | SUB J_Stephens D_Marcellis SUB | SUB J_Fonte J_Milner SUB | SUB Isco B_Afobe SUB | SUB R_Lambert Referee: Mark_Clattenburg (Level_1) Min. 1 :(mnc) D_Silva can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero hits a crisp volley! ... K_Vermeer saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 5 :(sou) A_Lallana looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Ward-Prowse ... Y_Toure with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Mark_Clattenburg tries to calm him down Min. 10 :(sou) A_Lallana slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... Excellent sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 11 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to D_Silva ... But S_Ramos wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 12 :(mnc) R_Falcao gains control of the loose ball ... S_Ramos with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 13 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse finds X_Shaqiri with a perfectly weighted pass ... X_Shaqiri carves a shot towards goal ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 16 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds H_Kane ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Boyata ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Lallana! ... M_Balotelli gets to it! ... J_Hart has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Hart is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 17 :(sou) N_Clyne is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Lallana ... A_Lallana gets up high for the header ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 21 :(sou) A_Lallana holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to O_Giroud ... But Y_Toure slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 22 :(mnc) M_Gotze can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Silva ... D_Silva sends it flying towards goal! ... But K_Vermeer hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 23 :(sou) O_Giroud is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to X_Shaqiri ... M_Gotze with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 25 :(mnc) S_Aguero with electric pace ... He eases past N_Clyne ... S_Aguero with his head down lets it go ! ... It floats over K_Vermeer ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 26 :(sou) X_Shaqiri flicks the ball through ... O_Giroud runs onto it! ... But D_Boyata wins the ball Min. 32 :(sou) N_Clyne with a pinpoint pass to O_Giroud ... But V_Kompany wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Mark_Clattenburg has none of it. Min. 33 :(mnc) D_Silva cuts the ball back to S_Aguero ... O_Giroud cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 34 :(mnc) M_Gotze is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero has a go! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 34 :(sou) M_Balotelli beats the defender ... M_Gotze tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Mark_Clattenburg has stopped play ... Well spotted by Mark_Clattenburg! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He looks dejected with himself now Min. 40 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... L_Shaw with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 40 :(sou) L_Shaw with the diagonal pass O_Giroud ... Y_Toure gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Shaw plays it into the danger area! ... J_Hart reads it well, and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) S_Nasri runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Falcao ... H_Kane tackles from behind ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He could be off here! ... Mark_Clattenburg reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 44 :(sou) M_Balotelli takes advantage of a bad back pass ... P_Zabaleta with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 45 :(mnc) G_Clichy holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero sends it flying towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Southampton Min. 46 :(mnc) Y_Toure with a precise ball to S_Aguero ... But A_Lallana wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 48 :(sou) A_Lallana with a slide rule pass to H_Kane ... H_Kane fires off a left-footed shot ! ... J_Hart with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 50 :(sou) M_Balotelli beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Balotelli with a stunning strike ! ... But J_Hart makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Alaba will replace the useless P_Zabaleta and will play DF Min. 55 :(sou) N_Clyne finds H_Kane in acres of space ... G_Clichy reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 56 :(sou) O_Giroud off the woodwork. ... H_Kane picks up the deflection ... H_Kane drives the ball low ! ... J_Hart can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Hart has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 58 :(sou) X_Shaqiri looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to S_Ramos ... S_Ramos controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Hart has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Hart reacts well to save!!! Min. 63 :(sou) M_Balotelli knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Boyata ... R_Falcao fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 65 :(mnc) J_Milner is being prepared to come on ... Y_Toure is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 65 :(sou) X_Shaqiri is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with a scorcher of a shot ! ... J_Hart just watches it drift out of play! Min. 66 :(mnc) D_Silva has it now ... He takes on N_Clyne ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_Falcao! ... A powerful shot by R_Falcao ! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 66 :(sou) M_Balotelli gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Nasri ... He deserves punishment for that! ... Mark_Clattenburg calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(sou) O_Giroud with a precise ball to M_Balotelli ... D_Boyata goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 80 :(mnc) R_Falcao knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... N_Clyne reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 80 :(sou) H_Kane takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Clichy ... He's through on goal ... D_Alaba slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Aguero sidesteps A_Williams ... That was too easy ... A_Williams takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... J_Milner drives it in ... K_Vermeer fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 81 :(mnc) J_Milner brings it under control ... He takes on A_Williams ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Aguero! ... A delicate chip from S_Aguero ! ... It hits off a defender! ... K_Vermeer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Silva hits it into the box! ... A_Williams reads it well and clears the danger Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Aguero steps over the ball ... He nutmegs N_Clyne ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Ward-Prowse !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 84 :(sou) A_Lallana jumps over D_Alaba's challenge ... R_Falcao with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 87 :(mnc) J_Milner with a probing pass to D_Silva ... L_Shaw with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sou) X_Shaqiri looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Balotelli ... But G_Clichy slides in two footed. ... Mark_Clattenburg has a look but waves "Play On!" ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 35,867 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Boyata Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Gotze (34) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Clyne (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Ramos (12), H_Kane (43), M_Balotelli (66), A_Williams (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 13 | 13 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 0 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 2 2 2 33 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 22 3 2 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 22 3 2 33 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 21 12 2 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 21 12 3 24 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 24 11 24 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 13 -7 D_Silva MF 3 2 24 11 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 S_Nasri MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Toure MF 2 11 23 3 28 | 68 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 S_Aguero FW 2 4 12 23 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 23 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 20 2 3 25 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 20 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 21 11 23 | 29 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 B_Afobe FW 2 2 3 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 30 2 3 2 26 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 24 13 4 28 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 N_Clyne DF 2 20 12 3 24 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 A_Williams DF 2 21 3 3 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 S_Ramos DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 -3 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 23 3 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 23 12 24 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 1 X_Shaqiri MF 2 4 23 8 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 4 22 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 O_Giroud FW 2 2 11 22 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 1 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 P_Nardi GK 20 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stephens DF 2 18 2 3 24 | 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 Isco MF 2 3 21 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lambert FW 2 2 2 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1493232298 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35