Division Two Reserve League Match, Manchester City Res vs. Aberdeen Res (Fri Oct 17)


                  Manchester City Res  |  Aberdeen Res
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-1-1 A
                       Scott Matthews  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          R_Wright GK  |  GK Okelo_Kigongo
                        M_Nastasic DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                        M_Richards DF  |  DF E_Richards
                         A_Kolarov DF  |  DF H_Berg
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                       M_Bossaerts DF  |  MF E_Berkovic
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF R_Beira
                         P_Jeremie MF  |  MF J_Mata
                          S_Bytyqi MF  |  MF J_Cooper
                       A_Schreuder MF  |  AM Bojan_Krkic
                         A_Negredo FW  |  FW D_Templeton
                                       |
                      E_J_Johansen SUB |  SUB P_Cech
                       O_Priestley SUB |  SUB P_Ramage
                          J_Milner SUB |  SUB F_Benali
                        J_Guidetti SUB |  SUB Anderson
                            J_Pozo SUB |  SUB M_Pahars

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 4  :(mncr) P_Jeremie with an incisive pass to M_Nastasic
          ...  M_Nastasic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Okelo_Kigongo beaten!
Min. 4  :(abnr) D_Templeton brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_Bossaerts gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 4  :(mncr) A_Negredo steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  E_Richards stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Schreuder knocks it forward
          ...  S_Bytyqi gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Herbert wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 11 :(abnr) R_Beira runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Nastasic
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  R_Beira hits the ball first time!
          ...  R_Wright collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 13 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cooper
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by H_Berg !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 13 :(mncr) M_Richards spits at D_Templeton
          ...  O_Bundy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 15 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic with a measured pass to D_Templeton
          ...  M_Richards leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  E_Berkovic swings it in
          ...  D_Templeton takes control of it!
          ...  D_Templeton with a powerful diving header!
          ...  R_Wright gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Wright !!
Min. 15 :(mncr) D_Silva spots D_Boyata who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Mata with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 19 :(mncr) P_Jeremie has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Templeton
          ...  He puts in A_Negredo!
          ...  S_Whittaker makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 26 :(abnr) D_Templeton knocks it past A_Kolarov and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Bossaerts with the tackle
Min. 27 :(abnr) H_Berg with the through ball to E_Richards
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Bossaerts
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 28 :(abnr) J_Cooper rushes through the defence
          ...  A_Kolarov wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 29 :(abnr) R_Beira is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 30 :(mncr) A_Schreuder with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves H_Berg behind
          ...  A_Schreuder lobs Okelo_Kigongo!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo catches it with style!
Min. 30 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic flicks it over A_Kolarov's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Nastasic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Bundy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 31 :(mncr) A_Negredo runs forward
          ...  A_Negredo attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo pulls out a save of the game
Min. 33 :(abnr) S_Whittaker brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Templeton makes himself available
          ...  D_Templeton hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  R_Wright has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Wright is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 37 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Negredo gets on the end of it
          ...  Cleared by J_Cooper
Min. 38 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past E_Herbert
          ...  He knocks it to A_Negredo!
          ...  A_Negredo unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abnr) E_Herbert nutmegs M_Nastasic
          ...  E_Herbert has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Wright dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Wright beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cooper hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Mata gets his head on it
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Mata lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Bossaerts
Min. 46 :(abnr) R_Beira controls it with ease
          ...  R_Beira hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  R_Wright grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City Res 0-0 Aberdeen Res

Min. 47 :(abnr) D_Templeton breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Wright!
          ...  D_Silva brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 48 :(mncr) A_Negredo takes advantage of a mistake by E_Richards
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Negredo !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 48 :(abnr) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  R_Beira seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  R_Beira has a go!
          ...  R_Wright can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  R_Wright has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 49 :(abnr) J_Mata sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Mata looks to see where R_Wright is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Wright is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cooper swings it in!
          ...  D_Silva reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 50 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Boyata latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Boyata with a terrific drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kolarov hits it into the box!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo catches it!
Min. 50 :(abnr) A defence splitting pass from H_Berg to R_Beira
          ...  R_Beira with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Wright falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 54 :(abnr) E_Richards controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  The ball hits M_Nastasic in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 55 :(abnr) J_Cooper drives it across the face of the goal E_Herbert
          ...  D_Boyata with the block
Min. 56 :(abnr) R_Beira retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Templeton gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Templeton with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 57 :(abnr) S_Whittaker cuts inside M_Nastasic
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Whittaker has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Wright with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 58 :(abnr) R_Beira looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Templeton
          ...  D_Templeton drives it low !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 60 :(mncr) O_Priestley is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Nastasic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(mncr) J_Milner is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Jeremie is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mncr) J_Guidetti is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Bossaerts is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  A skilful effort from Bojan_Krkic !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 62 :(mncr) A_Schreuder off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Milner picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Milner pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo guesses right
Min. 66 :(mncr) J_Milner sidesteps S_Whittaker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Milner curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That's put Manchester City Res ahead!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-0 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 67 :(mncr) A_Schreuder is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Guidetti
          ...  J_Guidetti aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo was left standing
          ...  Manchester City Res 2-0 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 68 :(mncr) A_Kolarov boots it towards A_Negredo
          ...  A_Negredo with a powerful header !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo makes an easy save
Min. 68 :(abnr) J_Mata crosses to D_Templeton
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Schreuder
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 70 :(abnr) P_Ramage is ready to come on to replace E_Richards
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(abnr) Anderson is coming on for J_Cooper and will play MF
Min. 70 :(abnr) Up goes the substitution board - M_Pahars on for D_Templeton as a FW
Min. 71 :(mncr) J_Guidetti nutmegs H_Berg
          ...  J_Guidetti tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo smothers the ball.
Min. 71 :(abnr) E_Berkovic chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Pahars
          ...  M_Pahars attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Manchester City Res 2-1 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 72 :(mncr) J_Milner plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Silva
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Silva !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo looks relieved there!
Min. 74 :(mncr) J_Milner finds D_Silva in the box
          ...  E_Herbert with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 75 :(abnr) M_Pahars with the dribble
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Pahars !
          ...  R_Wright falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 77 :(mncr) J_Milner with the first time pass to J_Guidetti
          ...  J_Guidetti attempts the shot!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 78 :(mncr) J_Milner has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Ramage
          ...  He puts in A_Negredo!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Herbert takes possession
Min. 79 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Negredo
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  A_Negredo takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just Okelo_Kigongo is between him and the goal
          ...  He rounds Okelo_Kigongo
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 80 :(mncr) D_Silva lays the ball back to J_Milner
          ...  Cleared by E_Herbert
Min. 80 :(abnr) M_Pahars cuts inside A_Kolarov
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Pahars with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 81 :(abnr) E_Berkovic is first to the ball
          ...  E_Berkovic with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Wright never had a chance!
Min. 84 :(mncr) S_Bytyqi sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Guidetti
          ...  J_Guidetti with a little chip!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 85 :(abnr) J_Mata has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Richards
          ...  He knocks it to Bojan_Krkic!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Wright has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Wright is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 86 :(mncr) J_Guidetti looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Negredo
          ...  Anderson with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 87 :(mncr) D_Boyata takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Ramage takes possession
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mncr) J_Milner races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Silva lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Silva with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 89 :(mncr) A_Negredo plays it forward to S_Bytyqi
          ...  Fine tackle by Bojan_Krkic
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 90 :(mncr) J_Guidetti with a flicked pass to A_Kolarov
          ...  A_Kolarov unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Okelo_Kigongo reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Guidetti hits it into the box!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 92 :(abnr) M_Pahars with the header on
          ...  He finds E_Berkovic in space
          ...  D_Boyata takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : J_Milner (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Milner (66), J_Guidetti (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Richards (15), D_Silva (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Res Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pahars
Scorers              : M_Pahars (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Anderson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Manchester City Res |    Aberdeen Res
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       14
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester City Res 2 - 1 Aberdeen Res
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Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Wright       GK  25   2   2   2  23 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  22   2   2  45 |  62   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Kolarov      DF   2  21   8   6  38 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
D_Boyata       DF   2  20   5  10  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
M_Bossaerts    DF   2  19   6   6  16 |  62   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Silva        MF   2   5  22   7  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  18   8   4
P_Jeremie      MF   1   1  22   1  32 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Bytyqi       MF   2   7  20   8  16 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Schreuder    MF   2   9  18   4  38 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  22  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  30  41
E_J_Johansen   GK  22   6   6   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Priestley    DF   1  17  10   1  38 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   3   7  22   6  29 |  32   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
J_Guidetti     FW   2   5  11  21  20 |  32   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  31
J_Pozo         FW   2   8   6  20  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Okelo_Kigongo  GK  24   4   4   5  11 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  22   6  10  41 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
E_Richards     DF   2  21  12   5  32 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Berg         DF   1  21   9   6  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18  11   8  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
E_Berkovic     MF   1  10  21   5  21 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
R_Beira        MF   1   3  21  10  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
J_Mata         MF   1   9  20   7  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
J_Cooper       MF   3   9  19   7  22 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Bojan_Krkic    AM   3   8  21  14  15 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -18
D_Templeton    FW   2   9   5  22  30 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Cech         GK  17   1   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ramage       DF   1  18   5   1  31 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Benali       DF   2  17  10   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Anderson       MF   1   1  19   9  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Pahars       FW   1   8  12  22  26 |  22   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  22
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