Division Two League Match, Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City (Thu Sep 26)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          Gary Kevany  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        Ji_Han_Sun GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                          M_Amoros DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                       A_Romagnoli DF  |  DF Z_Camara
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF Tommy_Smith
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF La_Huntellio
                        K_DeBruyne MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                     A_Kanchelskis MF  |  MF I_Falque
                         Ridoutska MF  |  MF Bebeto
                     Pichu_Atienza MF  |  MF Thiago_C
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW JobLot
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB J_A_Hart
                         O_Bolzoni SUB |  SUB Jumbalia
                              Koke SUB |  SUB D_Boyata
                           E_Petit SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                          F_Torres SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 4  :(amd) D_Baggio with an inch perfect pass to A_Romagnoli
          ...  A delicate header from A_Romagnoli !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 9  :(amd) Pichu_Atienza sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Baggio runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering volley!
          ...  But N_Winneke smothers the ball.
Min. 9  :(mnc) Ivica_Strok turns past D_Luiz
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Ivica_Strok flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun never had a chance!
Min. 10 :(amd) D_Luiz crosses into the box, finding Ridoutska
          ...  Bebeto gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 14 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis plays a long ball to M_Owen
          ...  Bebeto forces him off the ball
Min. 19 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Baggio
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Tommy_Smith
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Owen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baggio hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 20 :(mnc) Bebeto with the through ball to Ivica_Strok
          ...  But Ridoutska slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Barken has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 22 :(mnc) Thiago_C kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  JobLot gets on the end of the pass
          ...  JobLot attempts a lob!
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Ji_Han_Sun recovers to save!!
Min. 24 :(mnc) I_Falque with a measured ball to Thiago_C
          ...  M_Amoros wins the ball
Min. 29 :(amd) W_Reid pushes it past Tommy_Smith
          ...  A wicked drive by W_Reid !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
Min. 29 :(mnc) Thiago_C with a reverse pass to I_Falque
          ...  M_Amoros with the tackle
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
Min. 30 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs W_Reid
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Ivica_Strok curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok is unmarked!
          ...  Ivica_Strok fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 32 :(mnc) JobLot plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  JobLot hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 36 :(amd) W_Reid picks out D_Baggio with the cross
          ...  But Tommy_Smith wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 37 :(mnc) JobLot with the kinky dribble
          ...  JobLot with the chance !
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(amd) Ridoutska cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a powerful downward header!
          ...  N_Winneke with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis with a glorious 60-yard pass to Ridoutska
          ...  Ridoutska keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 51 :(amd) K_DeBruyne with a measured pass to D_Baggio
          ...  C_Fuchs takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Tommy_Smith takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Baggio fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(amd) K_DeBruyne is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the ball
          ...  But Z_Camara wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og sidesteps M_Amoros
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Atletico Madrid fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 58 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Baggio
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Thiago_C
Min. 58 :(mnc) Thiago_C off the woodwork.
          ...  Ivica_Strok picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Luiz with a pull on the shirt
          ...  A_Barken warned him
Min. 60 :(mnc) Bebeto looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  La_Huntellio receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  La_Huntellio with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 61 :(amd) W_Reid looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Owen
          ...  Z_Camara plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kanchelskis lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Romagnoli swings a leg at it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 62 :(amd) Ridoutska looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Baggio
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Baggio !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kanchelskis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Amoros
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  N_Winneke falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  N_Winneke looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kanchelskis crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to Pichu_Atienza
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into N_Winneke's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 62 :(mnc) C_Fuchs sidesteps D_Luiz
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Fuchs smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 64 :(amd) D_Baggio slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Baggio with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  N_Winneke catches it with style!
Min. 67 :(amd) The ball is passed in from K_DeBruyne, he finds D_Baggio
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Tommy_Smith
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Ridoutska!
          ...  D_Baggio gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Winneke parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 68 :(mnc) Thiago_C picks out Bebeto with the cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Romagnoli
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og lofts the ball in!
          ...  Z_Camara with the shot!
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Falque crosses it in!
          ...  La_Huntellio with the header
          ...  Saved by Ji_Han_Sun
Min. 69 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Pichu_Atienza with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 73 :(mnc) La_Huntellio sidesteps A_Romagnoli
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Kanchelskis with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 74 :(amd) D_Baggio sidesteps C_Fuchs
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Baggio sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 75 :(mnc) A_Zabarte is being brought on
          ...  Caoimhin_Og is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza flicks it over C_Fuchs and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Pichu_Atienza throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 79 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis crosses into the box, finding D_Baggio
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Tommy_Smith
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to D_Luiz
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza hits it into the box!
          ...  Ridoutska with the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 80 :(mnc) Jumbalia replaces an unhappy C_Fuchs and will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(amd) M_Owen steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Z_Camara
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Owen hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baggio chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amd) Ridoutska plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Amoros decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Amoros attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 89 :(mnc) I_Falque with a 40-yard pass to JobLot
          ...  JobLot fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Ji_Han_Sun gathers it easily
Min. 91 :(amd) W_Reid beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  W_Reid hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Jumbalia holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Ivica_Strok
          ...  A_Romagnoli anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 91 :(amd) D_Baggio runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Zabarte is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Gary Kevany looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 92 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Baggio (53), A_Kanchelskis (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Tommy_Smith (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ivica_Strok (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Zabarte (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       12
Off target           :          15        |       4
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           9        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ji_Han_Sun     GK  33   3   1   2  23 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  29   9   8  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  29   6   9  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
W_Reid         DF   2  28   7   9  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
D_Luiz         DF   1  28   8   5  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   7  30   7  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   8  29   6  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Ridoutska      MF   2  17  28   7  34 |  94   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   2
Pichu_Atienza  MF   1  16  26   6  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
M_Owen         FW   1   7   9  28  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  27  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   0   1   0   0 -22 -12  -3
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  27   7  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koke           MF   2   6  25  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Petit        MF   1   8  25   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       FW   1   5   8  25  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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N_Winneke      GK  33   2   2   3  20 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  29   8  10  32 |  81   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  21
Z_Camara       DF   2  29   4   4  36 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Tommy_Smith    DF   1  28   6   8  20 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28  10  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  28   7  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  26   9  21 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  29  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  25   7  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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