Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Bayern Munich (Sun Apr 30)


                      Manchester City  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                       Scott Matthews  |  John Raggett
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK L_Fabianski
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF M_Tudgay
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                          D_Boyata DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF E_Sno
                             Jinky MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF R_Baggio
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF T_Muller
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW Pele
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW Messi
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                        M_Killagon SUB |  SUB C_Azpilicueta
                         H_Van_Hus SUB |  SUB L_Carsley
                         D_Thomson SUB |  SUB A_Bawbag
                           J_Roger SUB |  SUB Matej_Vydra

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw plays the early ball across the box to find D_Boyata in space
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Boyata !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky lofts the ball in!
          ...  P_Sweeper gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 3  :(bnm) T_Muller unselfishly heads the ball back to Pele
          ...  But D_Boyata slides in two footed.
          ...  P_Graham has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 3  :(mnc) Jinky reads the run of M_Keown
          ...  T_Muller with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Jinky floats it forward
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_O_Dea plays the back pass
          ...  L_Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Stranger gets a shot in
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Stranger plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Fabianski catches it!
Min. 4  :(mnc) M_A_Nastasic uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  M_A_Nastasic hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But L_Fabianski makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 4  :(bnm) E_Sno volleys it forward. He finds Messi
          ...  Messi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 6  :(bnm) W_Sneijder brings it under control
          ...  He takes on W_Reid
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Messi!
          ...  Messi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But S_Scuffet tips it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 7  :(mnc) M_Scholl runs towards the goal
          ...  D_O_Dea muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(mnc) M_Keown changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_A_Nastasic
          ...  M_A_Nastasic runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But L_Fabianski punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 9  :(bnm) Messi runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Messi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 15 :(mnc) E_Stranger breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Fabianski!
          ...  T_Muller brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Graham sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  M_Scholl knocks it forward
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Stranger has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Bayern Munich fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 17 :(mnc) Jinky looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Sno bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Scott Matthews looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 18 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  W_Lavezzi wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 21 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Stranger controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  L_Fabianski with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 22 :(mnc) M_Scholl looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with the chance !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  P_Graham talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Manchester City fans celebrate though!
          ...  That's put Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 22 :(bnm) R_Baggio is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Pele
          ...  W_Reid gathers up the loose ball
Min. 25 :(bnm) Pele runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  W_Reid takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 27 :(mnc) E_Stranger cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Messi with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  P_Graham gave him a strong warning
Min. 28 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Messi
          ...  Messi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 29 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  L_Fabianski saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 31 :(bnm) Messi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Pele keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Pele from 20 yards !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  S_Scuffet acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Messi floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 33 :(bnm) E_Sno flicks it over Jinky's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 34 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi loses D_Boyata
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Lavezzi !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 38 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a clever shimmy
          ...  R_Baggio with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 40 :(bnm) D_O_Dea pushes it past the defender
          ...  A delicate chip from D_O_Dea !
          ...  But S_Scuffet gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Pele plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Bayern Munich

Min. 46 :(mnc) G_Botti nutmegs the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Sweeper
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by W_Lavezzi
Min. 47 :(mnc) G_Botti with a reverse pass to M_Scholl
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_O_Dea
Min. 50 :(bnm) E_Sno is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  P_Sweeper latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Sweeper with a powerful diving header!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a difficult save
Min. 55 :(bnm) Matej_Vydra is coming on and P_Sweeper is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Botti
          ...  But M_Tudgay wins the ball
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Boyata finds G_Botti with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Botti !
          ...  L_Fabianski saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 58 :(bnm) R_Baggio has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  Pele has a go!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 60 :(bnm) Pele takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A glorious effort by Pele !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw beats M_Tudgay
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Do_Shaw hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 62 :(bnm) Pele finds W_Lavezzi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Y_Abdessadki cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 63 :(bnm) Messi is too quick for the defence
          ...  Messi launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But S_Scuffet just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(bnm) A_Bawbag replaces R_Baggio and will play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) G_Botti with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Tudgay
          ...  W_Lavezzi tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 66 :(bnm) Messi knocks the ball past M_Scholl
          ...  Messi with the shot on net !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Scuffet's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 67 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw lays the ball back to G_Botti
          ...  But W_Lavezzi with the fine tackle
Min. 68 :(bnm) A_Bawbag heads the ball back to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra drives the ball low !
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 70 :(bnm) Up goes the substitution board - C_Azpilicueta on for W_Lavezzi as a DF
Min. 73 :(bnm) E_Sno pulls it back to Messi
          ...  An audacious effort from Messi !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Scuffet was well beaten there!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 74 :(bnm) C_Azpilicueta kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Pele gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Pele with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Bayern Munich go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 75 :(bnm) It looks as though Bayern Munich is now playing C
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_A_Nastasic is through on goal
          ...  W_Sneijder takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 82 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 83 :(bnm) A_Bawbag can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Messi
          ...  Messi rifles it at the goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 84 :(bnm) E_Sno gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Messi
          ...  Messi chases it through, he must score !
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Scuffet !!
Min. 85 :(bnm) C_Azpilicueta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Messi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Keown gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 86 :(bnm) M_Tudgay runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Pele
          ...  Pele with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) M_Scholl whips the ball across to Jinky
          ...  Jinky aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  L_Fabianski with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 88 :(bnm) C_Azpilicueta passes the ball to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra hits a great drive!
          ...  But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 90 :(bnm) Pele drives it across the face of the goal M_Tudgay
          ...  M_A_Nastasic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 94 :(mnc) G_Botti takes advantage of a mistake by D_O_Dea
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_O_Dea recovers to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Abdessadki
Scorers              : Y_Abdessadki (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Messi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Messi (73), Pele (74)
Sent Off             : T_Muller (15)
Booked               : D_O_Dea (7), E_Sno (17), W_Sneijder (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |  Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           8        |       16
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       18
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 Bayern Munich
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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  39   5   1   4  41 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  25  11   7  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
W_Reid         DF   2  24   6   9  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  10  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  29   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Jinky          MF   3   8  28   8  41 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  28   8  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  15 -20
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10  -9
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Killagon     DF   1  18  11   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Van_Hus      DF   1  16   1   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thomson      MF   1   5  16   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roger        FW   2   5   8  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  31   6   8  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  29  14   7  45 |  71   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  30  25
D_O_Dea        DF   2  28  12   8  41 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
P_Sweeper      DF   2  28   6  11  22 |  56   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
E_Sno          MF   1  10  31  10  30 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  53  -2
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  30   8  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
R_Baggio       MF   1   9  28   7  21 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Muller       MF   3   9  27  10  32 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Pele           FW   1   7   9  34  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  32
Messi          FW   1   9   8  31  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   9   1   0   0   0   0  10  56
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  30  10   9  13 |  24   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  28  11  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bawbag       MF   3   6  27   7  20 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  28  13 |  39   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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