Elite FA Cup Qualifier 1st Leg Match, Manchester City vs. Atletico Madrid (Thu Feb 12)


                      Manchester City  |  Atletico Madrid
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 A
                       Scott Matthews  |  Alan Jenkins
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK A_Julian
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF M_Flores
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF L_Emanuel
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF T_Paralta
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF T_Muller
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                             Jinky MF  |  MF Cantera
                           Matheus MF  |  MF M_Giglio
                               Bar FW  |  FW Osvaldo
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW H_Henriksson
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB W_Thompson
                        P_Zabaleta SUB |  SUB D_Walker
                          T_Kunert SUB |  SUB P_Sankhare
                           J_Quigg SUB |  SUB A_Griffin
                         A_Negredo SUB |  SUB R_Palazuelos

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 5  :(mnc) The ball is passed in from Y_Hussein, he finds E_Johnson
          ...  Beckenbauer gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 5  :(amd) M_Giglio finds Cantera in the box
          ...  Cantera has a dig at goal!
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 6  :(mnc) Bar nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Flores anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 9  :(amd) M_Giglio squares it to Osvaldo
          ...  Y_Hussein with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The ref speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Osvaldo places the ball on the spot!
          ...  S_Scuffet with the save!!
Min. 11 :(amd) H_Henriksson looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  H_Henriksson fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Scuffet's hands
          ...  But S_Scuffet recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 13 :(amd) T_Muller skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Holtby
          ...  L_Holtby with the shot on net !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 20 :(amd) Osvaldo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Osvaldo gets his head to the ball !
          ...  S_Scuffet was lucky there
Min. 23 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer chests it down
          ...  T_Paralta stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 28 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer gains possession
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  A_Julian is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Julian holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 29 :(amd) S_Scuffet miskicks!
          ...  Cantera is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Cantera tries to chip the ball over S_Scuffet!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 30 :(amd) H_Henriksson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Henriksson tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  S_Scuffet grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 31 :(amd) M_Giglio sidesteps Efe_Sodje
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  E_Johnson slices it
          ...  S_Scuffet moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby swings it in!
          ...  P_Sweeper wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 32 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Y_Hussein to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  T_Paralta cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 33 :(amd) Cantera floats the ball in to find Osvaldo
          ...  Efe_Sodje is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  K_Ippi calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Emanuel!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Emanuel recovers to win the ball back
Min. 39 :(amd) M_Giglio with the cross-field pass to Osvaldo
          ...  Osvaldo is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has S_Scuffet to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Scuffet
          ...  S_Scuffet dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 40 :(mnc) Bar is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Beckenbauer slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 42 :(amd) M_Giglio is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) E_Johnson sidesteps Beckenbauer
          ...  E_Johnson tries to beat A_Julian!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 44 :(amd) Cantera sidesteps E_Johnson
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But M_Hummels puts it in row Z!
Min. 47 :(mnc) Matheus moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Driven towards goal by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  A_Julian with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 48 :(amd) L_Holtby slides it through the middle to M_Giglio
          ...  E_Johnson with the block
Min. 49 :(amd) Beckenbauer finds Cantera in acres of space
          ...  S_Scuffet with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  Osvaldo with the spot kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid are back level!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Atletico Madrid...

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Dickinson unselfishly lays the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But A_Julian makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 47 :(amd) H_Henriksson runs at Y_Hussein
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  H_Henriksson pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 48 :(mnc) M_Dickinson with a flicked pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  T_Paralta beats him to the ball
Min. 48 :(amd) M_Giglio has it now
          ...  He takes on Jinky
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Henriksson!
          ...  What a shot from H_Henriksson !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Bar has space to run with the ball
          ...  Bar with the chance !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 53 :(amd) M_Giglio with the heel pass to T_Muller
          ...  E_Johnson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Jinky fires over a low cross to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer looks to see where A_Julian is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Julian's hands
          ...  But A_Julian recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 54 :(amd) T_Muller beats Efe_Sodje
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Muller tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(mnc) Jinky controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  Jinky hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Jinky tries to place the shot!
          ...  A_Julian manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Julian comes out and claims it!
Min. 58 :(mnc) Bar beats M_Flores
          ...  L_Emanuel with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 59 :(mnc) Jinky is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 62 :(amd) Cantera squares it to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson gets up high for the header !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 65 :(amd) D_Walker will come on for L_Emanuel and play DF
Min. 68 :(amd) L_Holtby sidesteps Efe_Sodje
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A skilful effort from L_Holtby !
          ...  But S_Scuffet tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 72 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer runs at Beckenbauer
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 73 :(mnc) P_Sweeper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 75 :(amd) R_Palazuelos is ready to come on to replace H_Henriksson
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(amd) Osvaldo sprints past Jinky
          ...  Osvaldo with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 79 :(amd) M_Giglio kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Palazuelos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But P_Sweeper will cut out the threat
Min. 80 :(amd) A_Griffin comes on for T_Muller and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(mnc) Y_Hussein pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Dickinson is clean through!
          ...  M_Dickinson with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Dickinson has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Beckenbauer
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  T_Paralta plays the back pass
          ...  A_Julian can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bar curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Julian jumps well to claim it!
Min. 84 :(amd) Osvaldo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Dickinson
          ...  Y_Hussein wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Griffin plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Holtby
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 85 :(amd) The ball goes loose!
          ...  R_Palazuelos seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Palazuelos !
          ...  S_Scuffet manages to turn it behind
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) P_Sweeper moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A vicious shot by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Dickinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Beckenbauer
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 91 :(mnc) Y_Hussein with the towering header to Bar
          ...  T_Paralta slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 39,810
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Osvaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Osvaldo (49 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Emanuel (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |  Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid
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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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S_Scuffet      GK  34   5   1   4  41 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  25   5  11  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  25   8   5  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  25   4   2  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  25   7  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  25   9  39 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  25   7  41 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Matheus        MF   1   7  24   3  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bar            FW   1   6   9  27  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  25  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  23   4   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       DF   1   7  24   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  24   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Julian       GK  29   5   6   2  10 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Flores       DF   1  24   6   7  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Emanuel      DF   2  23  11   6  45 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Beckenbauer    DF   2  23   8   7  21 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
T_Paralta      DF   2  23   3   2  22 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3   9  24   9  32 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  24   7  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Cantera        MF   2  11  23   8  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  23   8  37 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Osvaldo        FW   1   3   7  24  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  24  29 |  79   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
W_Thompson     GK  17   5   4   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Walker       DF   1  23   7   4  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sankhare     MF   1   5  23  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Griffin      MF   2   9  23  10  15 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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