FMFA Manager Wolf League, Manchester City vs. West Ham United (Sun Dec 03)


                      Manchester City  |  West Ham United
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-1-1-2-2 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK J_Butland
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF M_Darmian
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF A_Cresswell
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF W_Reid
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF D_Payet
                         G_Nkoudou MF  |  AM A_Valencia
                           D_Silva MF  |  AM C_Eriksen
                           S_Nasri AM  |  DM B_Close
                              Hulk FW  |  FW C_Austin
                           B_Afobe FW  |  FW Jese
                                       |
                            P_Cech SUB |  SUB Adrian
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB D_Yedlin
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB M_Noble
                         A_Negredo SUB |  SUB A_Song
                          R_Falcao SUB |  SUB W_Grigg

Referee: Roger_East (Level_2)


Min. 2  :(mnc) G_Nkoudou looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Hulk 
          ...  C_Austin pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 6  :(whu) B_Close beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Jese 
          ...  Jese sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Hart takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 8  :(whu) C_Eriksen has it now 
          ...  He takes on P_Zabaleta 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Valencia! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 10 :(mnc) D_Silva lobs it over M_Darmian 
          ...  D_Silva blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But J_Butland comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 10 :(whu) C_Eriksen runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Jese latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Jese blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 13 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Silva could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Darmian heads it away 
Min. 14 :(whu) A_Valencia runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Boyata back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta robs him of the ball 
Min. 23 :(whu) D_Payet is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The West Ham United physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 23 :(whu) M_Noble is going to be brought on 
          ...  D_Payet is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 26 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Nasri 
          ...  S_Nasri attempts a chip! 
          ...  J_Butland parries it 
Min. 27 :(mnc) B_Afobe with the dribble 
          ...  B_Afobe with a little chip! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 28 :(whu) W_Reid kicks G_Nkoudou off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  Roger_East has stopped play 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Roger_East reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) M_Gotze takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Zabaleta 
          ...  P_Zabaleta shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Butland's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Mike McLeod looks gutted 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position 
Min. 33 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Hulk latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Hulk sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Butland makes a fine save 
Min. 34 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Nkoudou 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  G_Nkoudou picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with J_Butland 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Butland 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta sidesteps A_Cresswell 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Eriksen fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He is warned by Roger_East 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Boyata is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Kompany 
          ...  Jese fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 40 :(whu) Jese with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Alaba 
          ...  Jese with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 41 :(whu) A_Valencia controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Hulk 
          ...  He puts in Jese! 
          ...  Jese shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 42 :(whu) C_Austin knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Austin pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(whu) Jese takes advantage of a mistake by D_Boyata 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Gotze pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Roger_East has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Roger_East! 
Min. 44 :(whu) A_Valencia finds Jese with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A glorious effort by Jese ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air 
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! 
          ...  That’s given West Ham United the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 46 :(whu) A_Valencia plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Valencia with the chance ! 
          ...  But J_Hart parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 47 :(whu) Jese brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Ivanovic! 
          ...  B_Ivanovic flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But J_Hart parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 West Ham United

Min. 47 :(mnc) V_Kompany sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Hulk 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Reid 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Afobe plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Butland fists it away! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) D_Boyata brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Hulk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Hulk tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  J_Butland makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Silva drives it across the face of the goal S_Nasri 
          ...  M_Darmian steals the ball of off him 
Min. 49 :(whu) B_Close with an inch perfect pass to C_Eriksen 
          ...  C_Eriksen has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Roger_East has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 50 :(mnc) G_Clichy will come on for P_Zabaleta and play DF 
Min. 50 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Negredo comes on for Hulk to play FW 
Min. 55 :(mnc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  R_Falcao will come on for S_Nasri and play FW 
Min. 61 :(whu) C_Eriksen is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Darmian 
          ...  M_Darmian hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 70 :(whu) A_Song is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Eriksen is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Silva controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  D_Alaba gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  D_Alaba sees J_Butland off his line ! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Butland 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) D_Silva has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Reid! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Silva tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  J_Butland saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Silva 
          ...  M_Gotze swings a leg at it! 
          ...  J_Butland parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Butland recovers to save!! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) M_Gotze has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past W_Reid 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Negredo! 
          ...  A_Negredo drives the ball low ! 
          ...  J_Butland parries it 
Min. 74 :(whu) M_Noble drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  J_Hart tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Song floats the ball in! 
          ...  Jese swings a leg at it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  How did that find its way in? 
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 75 :(whu) It seems West Ham United are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 75 :(mnc) R_Falcao is unmarked! 
          ...  R_Falcao hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  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. 79 :(whu) There's going to be a change 
          ...  W_Grigg will come on for C_Austin and play FW 
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Negredo sidesteps W_Reid 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Butland scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_Falcao with the thundering drive 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the Manchester City crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Manchester City have pulled one back! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo fires the shot in! 
          ...  J_Butland turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Silva chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  B_Ivanovic clears the danger 
Min. 91 :(whu) Jese beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  V_Kompany with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 92 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with the cross-field pass to B_Afobe 
          ...  M_Darmian plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Butland can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Nkoudou chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  W_Reid belts it clear 
Min. 94 :(whu) A_Valencia skips the challenge from D_Alaba 
          ...  A_Valencia with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But J_Hart makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
Attendance           : 54,806
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Zabaleta
Scorers              : R_Falcao (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : Jese (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jese (44,74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Reid (28), Jese (37), J_Butland (82)
Injured              : D_Payet (23)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    West Ham United
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       3
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 West Ham United
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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 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  21   2   3  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  21  12   3  24 |  54   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  30   3
D_Boyata       DF   3  22   3   2  33 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  23   3   2  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  25  11  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
G_Nkoudou      MF   2   3  22   7  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
D_Silva        MF   3   2  24  11  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
S_Nasri        AM   2   3  23  11  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Hulk           FW   2   2   3  23  28 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
B_Afobe        FW   2   2   3  20  21 |  98   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
G_Clichy       DF   3  21  12   2  24 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  11  23   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   3   2   3  20  23 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  23  26 |  39   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24

Player Statistics - West Ham United
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_Butland      GK  25   3   2   3  24 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  32   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  23   2   3  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
M_Darmian      DF   2  22   6   3  24 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
A_Cresswell    DF   2  22   7   3  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  21   4   2  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  31   5   5
D_Payet        MF   2   3  23   5  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Valencia     AM   3   5  22  10  25 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38   6
C_Eriksen      AM   2   3  24  11  28 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
B_Close        DM   2  10  21   3  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
C_Austin       FW   2   2   4  22  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Jese           FW   2   2   6  22  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   2   1   0   0  -3   7  49
Adrian         GK  23   3   2   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  21   5   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Noble        MF   2   6  22   2  25 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Song         MF   2  10  21   2  24 |  24   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
W_Grigg        FW   3   2   3  20  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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