Division Two League Match, Aberdeen vs. Manchester City (Mon Jul 28)


                             Aberdeen  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-4-1-2 P
                          Dan Haldane  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK J_Hart
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF B_Sagna
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                           I_Golac DF  |  MF Ludovic
                      M_Le_Tissier MF  |  MF A_Ross
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF T_Kunert
                          J_Tessem MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                         H_Rutland MF  |  AM O_Bosingwa
                          S_Lovell FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                        J_Valdivia FW  |  FW R_Palazuelos
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB E_J_Johansen
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                      U_Van_Gobbel SUB |  SUB P_Zabaleta
                              Kaka SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                          D_Murphy SUB |  SUB S_Aguero

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 3  :(mnc) G_Clichy runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of B_Sagna
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  B_Sagna with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5  :(abn) S_Lovell dribbles it into the box
          ...  S_Lovell curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(abn) J_Tessem runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 6  :(mnc) S_Nasri has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past H_Rutland
          ...  He knocks it to Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Wade
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 8  :(abn) N_Wade with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  N_Wade attempts to nutmeg J_Hart!
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 9  :(abn) S_Lovell pushes it past S_Nasri
          ...  S_Lovell with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 10 :(mnc) G_Clichy spits at I_Golac
          ...  O_Bundy gave him a strong warning
Min. 12 :(abn) S_Brown takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Hart with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 13 :(mnc) O_Bosingwa pulls it back to B_Sagna
          ...  But J_Tessem wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 14 :(abn) N_Wade is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Tessem latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Tessem fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 20 :(abn) S_Brown takes on S_Nasri
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  S_Nasri recovers to win the ball back
Min. 22 :(mnc) G_Clichy with a simple pass to R_Palazuelos
          ...  R_Palazuelos with the header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 22 :(abn) S_Brown kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Valdivia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  O_Bosingwa with a well timed tackle
          ...  O_Bundy didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 23 :(abn) S_Brown runs at the defence
          ...  S_Brown with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Hart is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Sagna reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 24 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes advantage of a bad back pass from H_Rutland
          ...  S_Nasri hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 26 :(abn) S_Brown boots it towards J_Valdivia
          ...  What a shot from J_Valdivia !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  That puts Aberdeen ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 27 :(abn) J_Tessem is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Le_Tissier latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Le_Tissier has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It floats over J_Hart
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Aberdeen 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(abn) Aberdeen changed their strategy to play D
Min. 28 :(abn) J_Valdivia sidesteps G_Clichy
          ...  M_Demichelis forces him off the ball
Min. 28 :(mnc) M_Demichelis looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  T_Flowers parries it
Min. 29 :(abn) S_Brown is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 32 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But J_Hart palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into O_Bosingwa
          ...  N_Wade tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 33 :(mnc) B_Sagna finds the run of Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Blocked by C_Azpilicueta
Min. 39 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos spits at S_Lovell
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 41 :(abn) J_Tessem plays a long ball to S_Lovell
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Demichelis
Min. 41 :(mnc) A_Ross moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It's beaten T_Flowers
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aberdeen 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to S_Lovell
          ...  But B_Sagna slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 45 :(abn) J_Tessem crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Le_Tissier in the box
          ...  M_Le_Tissier has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with J_Hart
          ...  He nutmegs J_Hart
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aberdeen 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 47 :(abn) a big roar from the crowd as A_Alrawi comes on for A_Pereira to play DF
Min. 47 :(abn) Kaka replaces H_Rutland and will play MF
Min. 47 :(abn) D_Murphy is being brought on
          ...  S_Lovell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 47 :(abn) J_Valdivia with a 40-yard pass to D_Murphy
          ...  B_Sagna with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 48 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier beats M_Demichelis
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But O_Bosingwa reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 3-1 Manchester City

Min. 49 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a precise ball to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia swings in the shot!
          ...  But J_Hart parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 52 :(abn) Kaka passes the ball to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  M_Le_Tissier aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 57 :(mnc) G_Clichy unselfishly lays the ball back to Ludovic
          ...  Ludovic with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 58 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta heads the ball back to D_Murphy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Clichy
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 59 :(abn) J_Tessem is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Kaka latches onto the end of it
          ...  A well-placed shot from Kaka !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 60 :(mnc) S_Aguero replaces Nathan_Dyer and will play FW
Min. 60 :(mnc) Fernandinho takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Ross as MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) J_Stam will replace M_Demichelis and play DF
Min. 64 :(abn) J_Valdivia plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  T_Kunert with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 67 :(mnc) Fernandinho chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Palazuelos
          ...  A_Alrawi beats him to the ball
Min. 69 :(mnc) O_Bosingwa with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  O_Bosingwa tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 70 :(mnc) The Manchester City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 72 :(abn) J_Valdivia with the nod to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  O_Bosingwa stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 72 :(mnc) O_Bosingwa pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  I_Golac with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 73 :(abn) D_Murphy runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Brown latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But S_Aguero slides in
Min. 74 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Kaka makes himself available
          ...  Kaka has a dig at goal!
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 75 :(mnc) S_Aguero had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  A_Alrawi rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from O_Bundy
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  T_Kunert swings it in
          ...  R_Palazuelos takes control of it!
          ...  N_Wade with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 78 :(abn) D_Murphy jumps over J_Stam's challenge
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Stam
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Sagna clears the danger
Min. 79 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  S_Nasri goes in studs first
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 86 :(mnc) Fernandinho is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Palazuelos
          ...  A_Alrawi makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nasri chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) S_Nasri knocks it past N_Wade and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Nasri with a bicycle kick !
          ...  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. 91 :(abn) J_Tessem gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Wade
          ...  N_Wade with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  J_Hart has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Hart reacts well to save!!!
Min. 92 :(abn) S_Brown steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs B_Sagna
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Stam forces him off the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 76,225
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Tessem (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Valdivia (26), M_Le_Tissier (27,45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Wade (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Bosingwa (22), R_Palazuelos (39), T_Kunert (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 3 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Flowers      GK  34   2   2   1  27 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  26   9   9  13 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Wade         DF   2  25   8   5  25 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8   8
A_Pereira      DF   2  23  11   7  14 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  27   8  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  40  41
S_Brown        MF   2   7  26  11  24 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   1
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  24  16  27 |  95   0   1   6   2   2   0   0   0   0  20  90   6
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  47   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5   9  24  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  32
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  48   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
U_Van_Gobbel   DF   1  19  13   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   6  23  16  32 |  48   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  26
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20

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   7  14 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  23   8   7  18 |  63   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Sagna        DF   2  21  10   7  18 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
G_Clichy       DF   1  21   9   8  42 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  27   1  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Ross         MF   1   3  26   2  36 |  63   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  23   8  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
O_Bosingwa     AM   4   7  25  16  47 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -1
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  24  31 |  63   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -21
E_J_Johansen   GK  22   6   6   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  23   7   6  29 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  22   4   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  23   9  25 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  24  20 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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