FMFA, Brentford vs. Manchester City (Thu May 01)


                            Brentford  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  3-2-1-2-2 E
                        Neil Stockley  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                     O_Christensen GK  |  GK G_Grando
                            K_Ajer DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                     T_Koopmeiners DF  |  DF C_Coady
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DM Pedro_Porro
                           D_Dalot DF  |  DF Eric_Garcia
                         A_Wharton DM  |  AM A_MacAllister
                        S_Bergwijn MF  |  MF S_McTominay
                          D_McNeil MF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                      M_Longstaff+ MF  |  AM L_Diaz
                           L_Barry AM  |  FW Richarlison
                         B_Johnson FW  |  FW B_Brobbey
                                       |
                        N_Shepperd SUB |  SUB A_Areola
                        N_Phillips SUB |  SUB N_Semedo
                       Jona_Starek SUB |  SUB Pipa
                        G_Lo_Celso SUB |  SUB C_Pulisic
                            Neymar SUB |  SUB R_Firmino

Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire)


Min. 3  :(mnc) C_Coady is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Manchester City physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 3  :(mnc) N_Semedo is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Coady is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 5  :(mnc) A_MacAllister runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Tarkowski 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_MacAllister tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 11 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko plays it forward to A_MacAllister 
          ...  A_MacAllister strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen dives to his left 
          ...  I think O_Christensen just got a hand on that one 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 15 :(bre) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. M_Longstaff+ manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  W_Ndidi looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) A_MacAllister has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Richarlison collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Richarlison with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  O_Christensen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had O_Christensen beaten! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) W_Ndidi curls the ball out wide to L_Diaz 
          ...  L_Diaz with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Diaz! 
          ...  A_Wharton reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 20 :(bre) D_McNeil runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  D_McNeil blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Koopmeiners curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 21 :(mnc) S_McTominay feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Diaz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  L_Diaz hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  O_Christensen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Dalot wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(mnc) A_MacAllister back heels to find O_Zinchenko in space 
          ...  A glorious effort by O_Zinchenko ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_MacAllister lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Ajer gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 24 :(mnc) B_Brobbey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows K_Ajer a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_Brobbey with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 25 :(bre) K_Ajer controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Pedro_Porro 
          ...  He puts in D_McNeil! 
          ...  D_McNeil with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes an easy save 
Min. 26 :(bre) L_Barry steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_MacAllister 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  L_Barry hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It's beaten G_Grando 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 27 :(bre) B_Johnson sprints past L_Diaz 
          ...  But O_Zinchenko will cut out the threat 
Min. 28 :(bre) B_Johnson sprints past the defender 
          ...  A_MacAllister is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 30 :(bre) D_McNeil takes on 3 men 
          ...  D_McNeil has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Grando can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Grando has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 30 :(mnc) A_MacAllister flicks it over K_Ajer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_MacAllister aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 31 :(mnc) Richarlison is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Pedro_Porro 
          ...  Pedro_Porro with the header ! 
          ...  O_Christensen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by O_Christensen !! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. O_Zinchenko manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  A_Wharton tackles cleanly 
Min. 39 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro with a pinpoint pass to Richarlison 
          ...  But D_Dalot wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 41 :(bre) T_Koopmeiners with a penetrating pass to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  G_Grando gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Grando 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Richarlison is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_MacAllister 
          ...  A great volley from A_MacAllister ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 46 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro beats J_Tarkowski 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Michael_Salisbury 
          ...  S_Bergwijn tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brentford 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(bre) B_Johnson slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  B_Johnson with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But G_Grando parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Richarlison gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_McNeil! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Richarlison hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 53 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Barry 
          ...  L_Barry tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  G_Grando makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 60 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ slides it through the middle to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson has a go! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Grando arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly! 
          ...  And Brentford are leading in the game now 
          ...  Brentford 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 61 :(bre) S_Bergwijn moves to DM 
Min. 61 :(mnc) Manchester City's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 61 :(mnc) It seems Pedro_Porro has switched to a DF 
Min. 65 :(bre) There's going to be a change 
          ...  Neymar will come on for B_Johnson and play FW 
Min. 65 :(bre) N_Phillips will replace the useless D_Dalot and will play DF 
Min. 67 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Neymar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Diaz with an ugly foul 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Richarlison runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  From long range Richarlison bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  O_Christensen parries it 
Min. 70 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso will replace the useless D_McNeil and will play MF 
Min. 70 :(bre) Neymar with an inch perfect pass to S_Bergwijn 
          ...  S_Bergwijn shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  G_Grando can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Brentford 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 70 :(bre) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  Jona_Starek will come on for M_Longstaff+ and play MF 
Min. 70 :(bre) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Brentford will now be playing C 
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_McTominay gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  B_Brobbey is unmarked 
          ...  But A_Wharton slides in two footed. 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 71 :(bre) Neymar runs towards the goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Eric_Garcia 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 72 :(mnc) C_Pulisic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_MacAllister 
          ...  He'll play as a AM 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 75 :(bre) S_Bergwijn finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Grando's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 78 :(bre) Neymar knocks the ball past the lunge of O_Zinchenko 
          ...  Richarlison with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 79 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Diaz 
          ...  He knocks it to Neymar! 
          ...  Neymar with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 80 :(mnc) W_Ndidi knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Ajer slips 
          ...  Richarlison gets to it! 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  Richarlison picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with O_Christensen 
          ...  He rounds O_Christensen 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  Its hit the side netting!! 
Min. 81 :(bre) Jona_Starek turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  S_McTominay with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 85 :(mnc) R_Firmino is going to be brought on 
          ...  Richarlison is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bre) N_Phillips beats Eric_Garcia 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Phillips smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  G_Grando with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 94 :(mnc) N_Semedo crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Firmino in the box 
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Firmino ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  O_Christensen never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Brentford Community Stadium
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Brentford Match Info
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Best player          : B_Johnson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Johnson (60), S_Bergwijn (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_MacAllister
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Diaz (67), S_McTominay (81)
Injured              : C_Coady (3)
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Match Statistics
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                               Brentford  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       11
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       3
Key Passes           :           7        |       11
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Final Score          : Brentford 2 - 0 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Brentford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Christensen  GK  26   1   1   1  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  21  14   8  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   8
T_Koopmeiners  DF   1  20  12   3  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  21   6   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dalot        DF   1  21  10   2  22 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0
A_Wharton      DM   1  12  21  11  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
S_Bergwijn     DM   1  11  22  14  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
D_McNeil       MF   1   3  21  10  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Longstaff+   MF   1   3  21  16  23 |  71   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
L_Barry        AM   1   4  12  20  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
B_Johnson      FW   1  10  15  24  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
N_Shepperd     GK  23   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Phillips     DF   1  21   7   3  26 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Jona_Starek    MF   1  14  22  13  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   8  22   5  23 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Neymar         FW   2   4   3  20  23 |  29   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   1

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  27   1   1   1  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  22  14   8  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
C_Coady        DF   1  22   6   4  26 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedro_Porro    DF   1  23  16   9  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
Eric_Garcia    DF   2  22  13   3  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_MacAllister  AM   1  13  23  14  34 |  73   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  22   6  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
W_Ndidi        DM   1  14  21   3  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
L_Diaz         AM   1  10  23  16  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
Richarlison    FW   1   4  14  24  34 |  86   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
B_Brobbey      FW   1   5  14  22  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Areola       GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  21  14   3  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Pipa           DF   1  21  11   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  21  13  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Firmino      FW   1   3   8  20  24 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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