Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. FC Porto (Sun May 05)


                      Manchester City  |  FC Porto
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-4-1 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Derek Ritchie
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK J_Hart
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF E_Baily
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                       Thiago_Luiz DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  DF T_Alexander
                              Endo MF  |  MF S_Winzor
                           Rodrygo MF  |  MF Ainiesta
                            Sancho MF  |  MF Diego
                          A_Popeti MF  |  MF A_Taylor
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB I_Casillas
                          S_Nemeth SUB |  SUB M_Tresor
                         Aparichit SUB |  SUB Ianis_Hagi
                       Jamie_Tartt SUB |  SUB W_More
                           E__Unal SUB |  SUB Boksic

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 5  :(fcp) D_Vlahovic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka slices it
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Jullien hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zaratta jumps well to claim it!
Min. 15 :(fcp) Ainiesta spits at Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Stadio
Min. 17 :(mnc) Sancho controls the ball with ease
          ...  But J_A_Boumsong reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(fcp) Diego pass splits open the defence and finds C_Jullien
          ...  C_Jullien is clean through!
          ...  He rounds A_Zaratta
          ...  He tries to beat A_Zaratta
          ...  A_Zaratta dives on the ball !!
Min. 18 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn bears down on goal!
          ...  J_Hart falls over
          ...  But J_Hart is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Rodrygo finds S_Bergwijn with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  What a shot from S_Bergwijn !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Hart moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 21 :(fcp) C_Jullien brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  T_Alexander makes himself available
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 22 :(mnc) A_Popeti jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  But T_Alexander puts the ball out of play
Min. 26 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  C_C_Vickers takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Diego wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  A_Popeti gets a shot in
          ...  J_Hart saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 33 :(mnc) Endo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  A delicate header from Aoyama_Hideki !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 33 :(fcp) A_Taylor with a precise ball to S_Winzor
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 35 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  T_Alexander brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 35 :(fcp) D_Vlahovic finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the chance !
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Zaratta
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 37 :(mnc) Sancho takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Bergwijn
          ...  C_Jullien clears with a diving header
Min. 38 :(fcp) D_Vlahovic finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Endo
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the cheeky shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta catches the ball
Min. 39 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Bergwijn collects the loose ball!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  T_Alexander picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) Ainiesta unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Vlahovic
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts the shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 46 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Hart
          ...  He tries to flick it past J_Hart
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 48 :(mnc) Rodrygo squares it to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Diego reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from Leda_Cygnus to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 47 :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong sidesteps Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_A_Boumsong with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 51 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus lobs it over the defender
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the chance !
          ...  But J_Hart gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Hart makes the catch!
Min. 55 :(mnc) Rodrygo finds the run of Thiago_Luiz
          ...  Thiago_Luiz hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The FC Porto fans laugh at him
Min. 59 :(mnc) A_Popeti off the woodwork.
          ...  Sancho picks up the deflection
          ...  Sancho curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 67 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Rodrygo is unmarked
          ...  But C_Jullien wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Stadio has none of it.
Min. 67 :(fcp) A_Taylor pass splits open the defence and finds D_Vlahovic
          ...  Leda_Cygnus wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 68 :(mnc) A_Popeti has it now
          ...  He takes on J_A_Boumsong
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Rodrygo!
          ...  Diego with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 69 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  T_Alexander anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Nemeth is going to be brought on
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as Aparichit comes on for Leda_Cygnus to play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E__Unal comes on for S_Bergwijn and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 71 :(mnc) Rodrygo squares it to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  S_Winzor fouls badly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(mnc) A_Popeti with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E__Unal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E__Unal could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 74 :(mnc) E__Unal plays it forward to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Hart parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 78 :(mnc) E__Unal sprints past J_A_Boumsong
          ...  T_Alexander intercepts the pass
Min. 82 :(mnc) E__Unal flicks it over Ainiesta's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Jullien with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 84 :(fcp) C_Jullien cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Taylor
          ...  A_Taylor could have let it bounce!
          ...  A_Zaratta blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) M_Tresor comes on for C_C_Vickers and takes up a DF role
Min. 88 :(fcp) Ianis_Hagi is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Jullien is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 88 :(fcp) W_More comes on for Diego and takes up a MF role
Min. 88 :(fcp) Boksic is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Vlahovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 91 :(fcp) T_Alexander sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Alexander hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor swings it in!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 147,144
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Aoyama_Hideki (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aoyama_Hideki (33), Aparichit (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Diego
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Winzor (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 FC Porto
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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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A_Zaratta      GK  36   3   3   1  21 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  12   6  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  37   8  10  41 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  37   7   9  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  33  20  22 |  73   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
Endo           MF   1  18  30   5  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Rodrygo        MF   2   3  29   2  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Popeti       MF   1   4  28   4  41 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  35  10 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nemeth       DF   1  29   4   1   9 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  33  19  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  30  14  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   5  30  38 |  24   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
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  29   1   1   5  40 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  30  10  11  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
E_Baily        DF   3  30   8   9  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  30   2   2  32 |  91   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  29   7   5  29 |  91   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
T_Alexander    DF   1  26   7   9  21 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
S_Winzor       MF   3  25  29  11  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ainiesta       MF   2   2  27   3  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Diego          MF   1  15  26   8  22 |  91   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
A_Taylor       MF   3   6  25  16  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Vlahovic     FW   2   1   4  27  27 |  91   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
I_Casillas     GK  31   1   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tresor       DF   3  26   4   6  11 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ianis_Hagi     DF   1  10  32   7  12 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_More         MF   2  14  26   5  28 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Boksic         FW   3   6  10  25  21 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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