FMFA Cup, Manchester City vs. Newcastle United (Thu Jul 30)

                   Manchester City  |  Newcastle United
                           4-4-2 T  |  4-1-3-1-1 E
                      Todd Fortune  |  Harry Klenjan
                                    |
                       G_Grando GK  |  GK M_Dearnley
                    Pedro_Porro DF  |  DF M_de_Ligt
                          L_Mai DF  |  DF O_Alderete
                     T_Chalobah DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                    O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Matteo_Lovato
                      Joelinton MF  |  DM M_Ugarte
                    T_Reijnders MF  |  MF R_Sterling
                       Coutinho MF  |  MF R_Cherki
                        J_Birch MF  |  MF T_Muller
                        J_Felix FW  |  AM M_Longstaff
                        T_Barry FW  |  FW C_Nkunku
                                    |
                      A_Areola SUB  |  SUB C_Setford
                 A_Ali_Mohamed SUB  |  SUB Albin_Thaqi
                       C_Coady SUB  |  SUB L_Ugochukwu
                      T_Partey SUB  |  SUB J_Larsen
                   Patson_Daka SUB  |  SUB D_Rankine

Referee: G_Taylor (England)


Min. 6'      (mnc) J_Birch hits a hard pass to Pedro_Porro
              ...  Pedro_Porro has a dig at goal!
              ...  But M_Dearnley palms it behind
              ...  G_Taylor has given a goal kick
              ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 6'      (new) C_Nkunku gets the ball on the wing
              ...  He cuts inside L_Mai!
              ...  He has some space now!
              ...  T_Reijnders pulls the player to the ground!!
              ...  That's a poor tackle!
              ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 8'      (new) M_Ugarte bursts forward
              ...  O_Zinchenko dives in two footed!!
              ...  Play On!!
Min. 9'      (new) C_Nkunku with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
              ...  J_Felix reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 11'     (new) M_Longstaff cuts inside J_Felix
              ...  He worked that well
              ...  Cleaned up by O_Zinchenko
Min. 12'     (new) R_Cherki jinks infield
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run
              ...  He plays the ball through to C_Nkunku
              ...  C_Nkunku tries to lob the keeper !
              ...  But it goes wide
Min. 14'     (mnc) Coutinho with the dribble
              ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Robertson
              ...  Coutinho with the shot !
              ...  M_Dearnley with an easy save
              ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 18'     (new) M_Ugarte with a short pass to find T_Muller
              ...  L_Mai with the tackle
        ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 20'     (mnc) J_Felix cuts inside the defender
              ...  He sees a team mate in space
              ...  He passes it to Pedro_Porro
              ...  A great volley from Pedro_Porro !
              ...  It hits the inside of the post
              ...  It falls right into M_Dearnley's arms
              ...  Unlucky
Min. 26'     (new) M_Ugarte looks to play the ball out wide
              ...  He plays the ball across to C_Nkunku
              ...  C_Nkunku with a bicycle kick !
              ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 27'     (new) M_Longstaff plays in C_Nkunku with a beautiful ball
              ...  T_Chalobah with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 28'     (new) R_Cherki takes advantage of a mistake by T_Barry
              ...  That mistake could prove costly
              ...  R_Cherki tries to beat G_Grando from outside the area!
              ...  G_Grando gets a hand to it!!
              ...  But he slots in the rebound
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  And Newcastle United are leading in the game now
              ...  Manchester City 0-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 29'     (new) M_Ugarte sidesteps Joelinton
              ...  He was too quick for his marker
              ...  O_Zinchenko gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 30'     (mnc) L_Mai brings the ball under control
              ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
              ...  He plays the ball across to him!
              ...  J_Felix gets on the end of the pass
              ...  J_Felix with the side footed shot!
              ...  M_Dearnley gets his fingertips to it
              ...  He just manages to tip it over
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  T_Reijnders floats the ball in!
              ...  Matteo_Lovato wins the ball
              ...  He belts it away
Min. 32'     (new) C_Nkunku jumps over the defender's challenge
              ...  O_Zinchenko stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
              ...  That's a rash challenge!!
              ...  G_Taylor calls him for a talk
Min. 33'     (new) M_Longstaff takes advantage of a mistake by T_Chalobah
              ...  M_Longstaff has a go!
              ...  It hits the bar!!
              ...  But he picks up the rebound
              ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
              ...  He's put it wide
Min. 36'     (new) M_Longstaff has the ball on the wing
              ...  He knocks the ball past Pedro_Porro
              ...  He puts in M_Ugarte!
              ...  Joelinton wins the ball!
              ...  But he caught the player also!
              ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 39'     (new) C_Nkunku gets possession in his own half
              ...  A powerful header from C_Nkunku !
              ...  It looks good
              ...  G_Grando won't get to that!
              ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 40'     (new) M_Longstaff beats T_Chalobah
              ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
              ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Chalobah
              ...  He timed it well
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  M_Ugarte chips the ball in towards the back post!
              ...  A_Robertson makes a firm connection with his head
              ...  Looks like it should be G_Grando's
              ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
              ...  But drifts inches wide !!
              ...  G_Grando looks embarrassed!
              ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  R_Sterling hits it into the box!
              ...  O_Zinchenko gets up well
              ...  And he heads it away
Min. 41'     (new) T_Muller with a smart turn
              ...  T_Muller hits the shot!
              ...  It swerves a lot!
              ...  But G_Grando tips it behind
              ...  G_Taylor has given a goal kick
              ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43'     (REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43'     (new) C_Nkunku sprints past T_Chalobah
              ...  C_Nkunku drives it low !
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  Fine finish !
              ...  Manchester City 0-2 Newcastle United ...
Min. 45+1'   (new) C_Nkunku cuts inside J_Birch
              ...  He worked that well
              ...  But Joelinton with the fine tackle
Min. 45+2'   (new) R_Sterling squares it to M_Longstaff
              ...  M_Longstaff curls it towards the top corner !
              ...  But he puts it wide
              ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 45+3'   (mnc) T_Chalobah with a neat pass into T_Barry
              ...  M_Ugarte with the tackle
              ...  He left his foot in there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Newcastle United

Min. 46'     (new) C_Nkunku takes on Pedro_Porro
              ...  He runs past him
              ...  A glorious effort by C_Nkunku !
              ...  It's going over!
              ...  It dips dramatically!!
              ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
              ...  G_Grando looks relieved there!
Min. 51'     (new) M_Longstaff nutmegs the defender
              ...  Pedro_Porro bundles the player over!!
              ...  That's a foul!!
              ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
              ...  Play on!
Min. 54'     (new) R_Sterling controls it well
              ...  He nutmegs T_Reijnders
              ...  He puts in A_Robertson!
              ...  Joelinton with the tackle
Min. 58'     (mnc) O_Zinchenko takes possession
              ...  He's got no outlet
              ...  He decides to go alone
              ...  O_Zinchenko looks to see where M_Dearnley is!
              ...  He rifles in the shot!
              ...  Its sails over!
              ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 58'     (new) T_Muller pass splits open the defence and finds O_Alderete
              ...  But he loses control of it
              ...  O_Zinchenko takes possession
Min. 59'     (new) M_Longstaff sidesteps his marker
              ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
              ...  J_Felix takes the player down!!
              ...  That's a poor tackle!
              ...  G_Taylor wants a quiet word
Min. 59'     (new) R_Cherki with a slide rule pass to C_Nkunku
              ...  C_Nkunku chases it through, he must score !
              ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 59'     (mnc) Coutinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake
              ...  T_Muller with a bad challenge
              ...  G_Taylor will want to speak to him
              ...  G_Taylor calls him over
              ...  G_Taylor is taking his time with him!
              ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61'     (mnc) T_Reijnders plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Barry
              ...  T_Barry fires the shot in!
              ...  It hits the bar!!
              ...  But he picks up the rebound
              ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
              ...  He's put it wide
Min. 61'     (new) C_Nkunku takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Reijnders
              ...  Intercepted by L_Mai
Min. 62'     (new) M_de_Ligt with a real burst of pace
              ...  He shows Pedro_Porro a clean set of heals
              ...  Pedro_Porro moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 64'     (new) R_Cherki hoists the ball across to C_Nkunku
              ...  A cheeky lob from C_Nkunku !
              ...  But G_Grando punches it away
              ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 66'     (mnc) T_Chalobah controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
              ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
              ...  J_Felix gets onto the end of the pass!
              ...  J_Felix hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
              ...  It's gone over
              ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 67'     (new) M_de_Ligt gets the ball on the wing
              ...  He cuts inside L_Mai!
              ...  He has some space now!
              ...  M_de_Ligt sights up the goal
              ...  He shoots!
              ...  But he puts it well wide
              ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 69'     (new) M_Ugarte gets the ball on the wing
              ...  He cuts inside the defender!
              ...  He has some space now!
              ...  M_Ugarte with the deft touch!
              ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
              ...  He has failed to hit the target!
              ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
              ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 73'     (new) M_Longstaff beats J_Birch
              ...  He showed great skill there
              ...  J_Birch recovers to win the ball back
Min. 77'     (mnc) J_Felix is unmarked!
              ...  J_Felix with a low drive through the rain!
              ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
              ...  It's wide!
              ...  That was a dismal effort!
              ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 78'     (new) L_Ugochukwu is coming on for R_Cherki and playing MF
Min. 79'     (new) Up goes the substitution board - D_Rankine on for M_Longstaff as a FW
Min. 79'     (mnc) T_Barry sidesteps his marker
              ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
              ...  T_Barry sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
              ...  M_Dearnley was lucky there
Min. 79'     (new) M_de_Ligt runs at the defender
              ...  The defender falls over
              ...  M_de_Ligt chases it through, he must score !
              ...  He hits the side netting
              ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 80'     (new) Albin_Thaqi is coming on for Matteo_Lovato and playing DF
Min. 80'     (new) M_Ugarte is first to the loose ball
              ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rankine
              ...  L_Mai hits it out for a corner
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  R_Sterling plays it towards the near post!
              ...  T_Chalobah wins the ball
              ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 81'     (new) J_Larsen replaces T_Muller and will play AM
Min. 83'     (new) M_Ugarte looks for options
              ...  He decides to go it alone
              ...  Pedro_Porro with the high feet
              ...  He is warned by G_Taylor
              ...  It's just a warning
Min. 86'     (new) R_Sterling retreats under pressure
              ...  He hits the ball up field
              ...  D_Rankine latches onto the end of it
              ...  A powerful header from D_Rankine !
              ...  It looks good
              ...  It hits the post
              ...  And goes clear
Min. 87'     (new) D_Rankine volleys it forward.  He finds J_Larsen
              ...  J_Larsen tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
              ...  G_Grando beats the ball away
Min. 88'     (REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88'     (new) D_Rankine jumps over T_Chalobah's challenge
              ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
              ...  He's clean through
              ...  T_Chalobah reacts to stop the move going any further

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

Match Details
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Venue                 : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player           :  J_Felix
Scorers               :  N/A
Sent Off              :  N/A
Booked                :  N/A
Injured               :  N/A
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player           :  R_Cherki (Man of the Match)
Scorers               :  R_Cherki (28'), C_Nkunku (43')
Sent Off              :  N/A
Booked                :  T_Muller (59')
Injured               :  N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City  |    Newcastle United
Attempts on Goal      :           9        |       17
Off target            :           5        |       12
On target             :           4        |       5
Possession            :          25        |       75
Corners               :           1        |       3
Red Cards             :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards          :           0        |       1
Subs Used             :           0        |       4
Fouls                 :           8        |       5
Key Tackles           :          19        |       1
Key Passes            :           5        |       13
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Final Score           :  Manchester City 0 - 2 Newcastle 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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G_Grando       GK  28   1   1   1  23 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
Pedro_Porro    DF   1  25  16   9  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   4
L_Mai          DF   1  24  16   2  23 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
T_Chalobah     DF   1  24  14   8  29 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  23  15   8  27 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65   0   1
Joelinton      MF   1  12  26  12  27 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
T_Reijnders    MF   1  13  26  13  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Coutinho       MF   2   4  25  15  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Birch        MF   1  15  25   3  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Felix        FW   1  10  14  27  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  10   5
T_Barry        FW   1   8  15  26  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Areola       GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ali_Mohamed  DF   1  23  15   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Coady        DF   1  22   6   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Partey       MF   1  14  23   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Patson_Daka    FW   1   4  15  22  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle 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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M_Dearnley     GK  27   2   3   3  26 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
M_de_Ligt      DF   1  25  15   9  36 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
O_Alderete     DF   1  25  11   5  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  24  16   8  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Matteo_Lovato  DF   1  24  15   3  26 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Ugarte       DM   1  15  24  13  38 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
R_Sterling     MF   2   4  25  14  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Cherki       MF   1  11  25  16  28 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  23
T_Muller       MF   2   3  24  12  26 |  85   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7   0
M_Longstaff    AM   1   3  22  17  23 |  83   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
C_Nkunku       FW   1   9  16  27  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
C_Setford      GK  27   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Albin_Thaqi    DF   1  24  15   3  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0
L_Ugochukwu    MF   1  15  24   8  24 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Larsen       AM   1   7  15  26  28 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8  11
D_Rankine      FW   1   1  13  23  28 |  14   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
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