FMFA, Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Aug 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Crystal Palace
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         James Powley  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          G_Grando GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                       V_Chiriches DF  |  DF J_Riedewald
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF O_O'Dwyer
                         M_Targett DF  |  DF G_Pique
                           R_Yates DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                         C_Pulisic MF  |  MF J_Ibe
                         N_Holland MF  |  MF Paulinho
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF J_Rodriguez
                            M_Ozil MF  |  AM G_Bale
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW J-P_Mateta
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                          A_Areola SUB |  SUB M_Ryan
                        K_Tierney+ SUB |  SUB Joshua_Laws
                              Pipa SUB |  SUB G_Xhaka
                       S_McTominay SUB |  SUB Breel_Embolo
                          L_Stindl SUB |  SUB G_Tutino

Referee: Peter_Bankes (Merseyside)


Min. 2  :(cry) Paulinho drives it forward to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with the chance ! 
          ...  But G_Grando punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 3  :(mnc) M_Ozil heads the ball back to A_Griezmann 
          ...  But H_Maguire comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 4  :(cry) J_Rodriguez finds Paulinho in acres of space 
          ...  Paulinho with the overhead ! 
          ...  G_Grando claws it off the line 
          ...  Peter_Bankes consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Crystal Palace go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 6  :(cry) H_Kane takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  H_Kane blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  G_Grando narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 7  :(mnc) C_Pulisic plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Griezmann 
          ...  H_Maguire steals the ball of off him 
Min. 8  :(mnc) N_Semedo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Firmino 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Pique 
Min. 10 :(cry) H_Maguire controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Griezmann 
          ...  He puts in J-P_Mateta! 
          ...  J-P_Mateta with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  G_Grando gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 13 :(cry) H_Maguire pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 13 :(cry) There's going to be a change 
          ...  Joshua_Laws will come on for H_Maguire and play DF 
Min. 14 :(mnc) V_Chiriches with an in swinging cross to N_Holland 
          ...  Cleared by O_O'Dwyer 
Min. 14 :(cry) J_Riedewald gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Paulinho is unmarked 
          ...  Paulinho sees G_Grando off his line ! 
          ...  G_Grando with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(cry) J_Rodriguez takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Yates 
          ...  J_Rodriguez drives it low ! 
          ...  G_Grando gathers it comfortably 
Min. 16 :(cry) J_Riedewald looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 16 :(cry) G_Xhaka is ready to come on to replace J_Riedewald 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 19 :(mnc) N_Semedo is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 20 :(cry) G_Pique unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Kane 
          ...  But M_Targett clears the ball to safety 
Min. 28 :(cry) H_Kane runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Yates picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(cry) J_Rodriguez turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  V_Chiriches with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  Peter_Bankes calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  James Powley looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  H_Kane with the thundering drive 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Grando is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Semedo gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(cry) J_Ibe is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) M_Ozil runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  A_Griezmann latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 35 :(cry) G_Xhaka sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta with a thundering drive! 
          ...  G_Grando makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 37 :(mnc) R_Firmino looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 37 :(mnc) L_Stindl is ready to come on to replace R_Firmino 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 38 :(cry) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  H_Kane seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  H_Kane with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Manchester City 0-3 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 40 :(mnc) N_Holland with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_Pique 
          ...  But Joshua_Laws with the fine tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cry) J_Rodriguez runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 45 :(mnc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  K_Tierney+ will come on for R_Yates and play DF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) S_McTominay replaces an unhappy M_Ozil and will play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(cry) J_Rodriguez lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J-P_Mateta latches on to it 
          ...  J-P_Mateta with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  G_Grando with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-3 Crystal Palace

Min. 48 :(mnc) W_Ndidi brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Joshua_Laws 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Stindl! 
          ...  L_Stindl tries to beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(cry) Paulinho with an in swinging cross to G_Bale 
          ...  G_Bale with a thundering volley! 
          ...  G_Grando goes down well to save 
Min. 50 :(cry) a big roar from the crowd as Breel_Embolo comes on for H_Kane to play FW 
Min. 50 :(cry) Paulinho is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Bale 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Tierney+ 
Min. 51 :(mnc) A_Griezmann times his run well 
          ...  J_Ibe takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 51 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with a smart pass to Paulinho 
          ...  Paulinho with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  But G_Grando just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Peter_Bankes has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) V_Chiriches breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Lopes! 
          ...  J_Ibe brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Peter_Bankes reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 60 :(cry) Paulinho controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_McTominay 
          ...  He puts in J_Ibe! 
          ...  J_Ibe looks to see where G_Grando is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  G_Grando never had a chance! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-4 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 61 :(mnc) N_Semedo is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  L_Stindl latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Bale slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 61 :(cry) Paulinho backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  G_Bale latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Bale could have let it bounce! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 62 :(cry) G_Bale with a short pass to find J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  G_Grando never had a chance! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) L_Stindl with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  But G_Bale slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 64 :(cry) Paulinho fires over a low cross to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  G_Grando makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 66 :(cry) Breel_Embolo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Grando is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by N_Semedo 
Min. 68 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with the through ball to N_Holland 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Holland ! 
          ...  A_Lopes gathers it comfortably 
Min. 69 :(cry) Joshua_Laws looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  A cracking drive from Breel_Embolo ! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Grando's hands 
          ...  But G_Grando recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Semedo with a flicked pass to S_McTominay 
          ...  The ball hits G_Pique in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 74 :(mnc) K_Tierney+ with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  Joshua_Laws with the block 
Min. 75 :(cry) G_Xhaka kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Breel_Embolo hits a great drive! 
          ...  G_Grando makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 77 :(cry) J_Rodriguez looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo with the overhead ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Bale drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ibe drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Pique with the header 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Targett turns on a sixpence 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Pique 
Min. 79 :(mnc) S_McTominay plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Griezmann decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo wins the ball with ease 
          ...  Peter_Bankes saw something no-one else did 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  James Powley looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 86 :(mnc) C_Pulisic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 87 :(cry) G_Xhaka with a slide rule pass to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  Breel_Embolo carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  G_Grando gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(cry) G_Bale can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a bad challenge 
          ...  Peter_Bankes will want to speak to him 
Min. 93 :(cry) Breel_Embolo cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J-P_Mateta 
          ...  J-P_Mateta runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Grando's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 

*************  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          : M_Ozil
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Firmino (37)
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Paulinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Paulinho (4), J-P_Mateta (10), H_Kane (38), J_Ibe (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ibe (54)
Injured              : H_Maguire (13), J_Riedewald (16)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       27
Off target           :           0        |       10
On target            :           5        |       17
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       23
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 4 Crystal Palace
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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  34   1   1   1  23 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
V_Chiriches    DF   1  28   9   4  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  28  13   3  24 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  40   0
M_Targett      DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  28  11   3  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Pulisic      MF   1   2  28  12  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Holland      MF   2   3  28  12  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
W_Ndidi        MF   1  12  29   3  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  29  12  25 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  29  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  30  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney+     DF   1  28  13   2  21 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Pipa           DF   1  28  10   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  29   6  27 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  16  28  21 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  30   2   2   1  26 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
J_Riedewald    DF   1  29  10   2  23 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_O'Dwyer      DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
G_Pique        DF   2  28   6   2  28 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   1
H_Maguire      DF   1  30   6   5  29 |  13   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  36   8
J_Ibe          MF   2   3  28   3  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  10   7  20
Paulinho       MF   2   3  28   2  24 |  97   0   0   6   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  78  29
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  30  12  25 |  97   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  78   3
G_Bale         AM   1   5  31  14  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  10   4
J-P_Mateta     FW   1   2   5  29  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  30  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
M_Ryan         GK  29   2   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  28  10   3  29 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
G_Xhaka        DF   3   5  29   8  24 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  30   0
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  29  23 |  43   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
G_Tutino       FW   1   3  10  27  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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