FMFA Manager FMFA Cup, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City (Wed Aug 16)


                    Tottenham Hotspur  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                            T_Krul GK  |  GK J_Hart
                        R_Bertrand DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                     T_Fosu-Mensah DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                         V_Lindlof DF  |  DF D_Marcellis
                         J_Shelvey MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                        M_Phillips MF  |  MF O_Rowe
                             Pedro MF  |  MF D_Silva
                         J_McCourt AM  |  MF S_Nasri
                           M_Depay FW  |  FW A_Negredo
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW Hulk
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB P_Cech
                            Cedric SUB |  SUB P_Zabaleta
                            Kenedy SUB |  SUB G_Nkoudou
                         A_Herrera SUB |  SUB S_Jovetic
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB R_Falcao

Referee: Kevin_Friend (Level_1)


Min. 1  :(ths) J_Shelvey hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Phillips latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Phillips with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 4  :(mnc) Hulk runs at N_Clyne 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Hulk with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  T_Krul narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 5  :(mnc) D_Marcellis moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Krul is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 12 :(ths) J_McCourt finds R_Bertrand in the box 
          ...  V_Kompany cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 12 :(mnc) A_Negredo beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_McCourt with a well timed tackle 
          ...  Kevin_Friend didn't like it though 
          ...  Kevin_Friend just wants to lecture him 
Min. 12 :(mnc) O_Rowe controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  S_Nasri gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Bertrand goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Gotze flicks it over Pedro and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  What a shot from M_Gotze ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  T_Krul never had a chance! 
Min. 15 :(ths) J_Shelvey takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  J_Hart claws it off the line 
          ...  Kevin_Friend consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Tottenham Hotspur the advantage! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 17 :(ths) Pedro 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 
          ...  M_Depay with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Hart won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 24 :(ths) N_Clyne with the diagonal pass A_Martial 
          ...  D_Boyata hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pedro lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Hart catches it! 
Min. 26 :(ths) J_Shelvey is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Depay 
          ...  Intercepted by D_Silva 
Min. 26 :(mnc) G_Clichy turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Boyata 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  N_Clyne looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) G_Clichy with a slide rule pass to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  T_Krul won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(mnc) M_Gotze hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  O_Rowe latches onto it! 
          ...  V_Lindlof fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 31 :(ths) Pedro turns past V_Kompany 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  G_Clichy steals the ball of off him 
Min. 32 :(ths) R_Bertrand finds M_Depay with a ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Depay bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him! 
Min. 33 :(ths) M_Depay flicks it past D_Boyata 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Clichy 
Min. 34 :(mnc) O_Rowe with a glorious 60-yard pass to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  T_Krul tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to flick it past T_Krul 
          ...  He's pushed it too far 
          ...  He can't stop it going out!! 
Min. 36 :(ths) J_McCourt with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Depay 
          ...  D_Marcellis knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But Kevin_Friend just turns away! 
Min. 40 :(ths) N_Clyne takes advantage of a mistake by D_Marcellis 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Clyne hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) S_Nasri sidesteps T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  S_Nasri with the overhead ! 
          ...  But T_Krul punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 49 :(ths) M_Phillips runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Hart was left standing 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Silva hoists the ball across to S_Nasri 
          ...  N_Clyne with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks annoyed that there was no card there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(ths) J_Shelvey with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phillips 
          ...  M_Phillips flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 47 :(ths) J_McCourt bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Depay 
          ...  But V_Kompany comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 47 :(mnc) G_Clichy whips the ball across to A_Negredo 
          ...  V_Lindlof is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  Kevin_Friend called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  Hulk bends it in 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  T_Krul acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Rowe drives it into the box! 
          ...  V_Lindlof belts it clear 
Min. 48 :(ths) R_Bertrand with a short pass to find M_Depay 
          ...  Hulk knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  Kevin_Friend blows up for a foul 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(ths) J_McCourt controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Martial gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Martial aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 50 :(ths) Up goes the substitution board - E_Cavani on for A_Martial as a FW 
Min. 50 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta replaces D_Marcellis to play as a DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - G_Nkoudou on for O_Rowe as a MF 
Min. 50 :(ths) Pedro hoofs it up field to find M_Phillips 
          ...  M_Phillips with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 50 :(mnc) S_Nasri curls the ball out wide to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 53 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past J_McCourt 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  G_Nkoudou tries to beat T_Krul! 
          ...  But T_Krul dives to his left 
          ...  I think T_Krul just got a hand on that one 
          ...  Kevin_Friend has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 53 :(ths) E_Cavani runs at P_Zabaleta 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  G_Nkoudou with a superb challenge 
          ...  Kevin_Friend has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Neil Stockley looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 54 :(mnc) Hulk skips the challenge from N_Clyne 
          ...  Hulk smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Krul's hands 
          ...  But T_Krul recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 55 :(ths) Cedric replaces an unhappy V_Lindlof and will play as a DF 
Min. 55 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace S_Nasri as FW 
Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Boyata holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Hulk 
          ...  Hulk hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 58 :(mnc) M_Gotze fires over a low cross to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  T_Krul makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Negredo loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 59 :(ths) Tottenham Hotspur changed their strategy to play E 
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta is through on goal 
          ...  P_Zabaleta aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Negredo with the header 
          ...  T_Krul with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 62 :(mnc) Hulk with a pinpoint pass to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Hulk knocks the ball past Cedric 
          ...  M_Depay takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Neil Stockley looks relieved 
          ...  Derek Purvis is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 72 :(ths) M_Depay with a reverse pass to Pedro 
          ...  Pedro tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 72 :(mnc) R_Falcao knocks it past T_Fosu-Mensah and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Falcao tries the shot ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 73 :(ths) Cedric controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  E_Cavani gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Cavani attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Hart dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Hart beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Cedric curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Hart reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 74 :(ths) E_Cavani runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Boyata back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  The cross hits E_Cavani on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Hart tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Shelvey crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But J_Hart palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from D_Silva to G_Nkoudou 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Cedric 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Negredo gets a shot in 
          ...  T_Krul parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And T_Krul recovers to save!! 
Min. 77 :(mnc) R_Falcao sidesteps T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  R_Bertrand reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 78 :(ths) J_Shelvey with a one-touch layoff to E_Cavani 
          ...  D_Silva wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(mnc) R_Falcao flicks it over M_Phillips's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  R_Falcao gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 82 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with an in swinging cross to D_Silva 
          ...  D_Silva tries to beat T_Krul! 
          ...  T_Krul saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 83 :(mnc) R_Falcao cuts through the defence 
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Falcao ! 
          ...  T_Krul has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Krul reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva lofts the ball in! 
          ...  N_Clyne clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ths) M_Depay runs at V_Kompany 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Depay with the shot on net ! 
          ...  J_Hart makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 89 :(ths) M_Depay takes advantage of a mistake by D_Boyata 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  D_Boyata moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 91 :(ths) J_Shelvey has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past V_Kompany 
          ...  He puts in E_Cavani! 
          ...  E_Cavani hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Hart fists it away 
Min. 91 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Falcao latches on to it 
          ...  R_Falcao belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But T_Krul parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 54,701
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : A_Martial
Scorers              : A_Martial (15,49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Lindlof (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Hulk (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Hulk (27,55), A_Negredo (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Hulk (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Tottenham Hotspur  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       22
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           6        |       14
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       15
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Final Score          : Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 3 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Krul         GK  25   2   3   3  22 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Bertrand     DF   2  20  11   3  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  21  12   3  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   1
T_Fosu-Mensah  DF   2  21   4   3  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
V_Lindlof      DF   2  22   5   2  26 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
J_Shelvey      MF   2   5  22   5  27 |  95   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0
M_Phillips     MF   2   3  22   9  25 |  95   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  28   3
Pedro          MF   2   3  22  10  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_McCourt      AM   2  11  21  11  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Depay        FW   2   3  10  21  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Martial      FW   3   2   3  23  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  47
S_Scufflet     GK  21   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  23  10   2  24 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
Kenedy         MF   2  10  22  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      MF   2   4  23  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

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  28   2   2   2  33 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  23   3   2  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  21  12   2  24 |  95   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  48   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  22   3   2  33 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  28   0
D_Marcellis    DF   2  20   2   3  25 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  25  11  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
O_Rowe         MF   2   4  21   4  27 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  24  11  24 |  95   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  38   3
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Negredo      FW   3   2   3  20  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   2   1   0   0  -3   7  53
P_Cech         GK  21   2   2   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8   9
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  22   7  22 |  41   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  20  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   8   8  16
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