Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Paris Saint Germain (Mon Aug 11)


                      Manchester City  |  Paris Saint Germain
                              6-3-1 E  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Scott Matthews  |  Mark Perry
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK N_Douchez
                         T_Roberts DF  |  DF T_Silva
                      M_Demichelis DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF G_Bale
                           B_Sagna DF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                          G_Clichy DF  |  MF Y_Cabaye
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF T_Motta
                          T_Kunert MF  |  AM L_Talamonti
                           S_Nasri MF  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                      E_J_Johansen SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                        O_Bosingwa SUB |  SUB F_Le_Boeuf
                       Fernandinho SUB |  SUB Z_Camara
                          S_Aguero SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                      R_Palazuelos SUB |  SUB S_Warwick

Referee: D_McDonald (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(psg) L_Talamonti threads the through ball to T_Motta
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Motta !
          ...  J_Hart falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's given Paris Saint Germain the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 7  :(psg) D_Bergkamp sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Ross with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Y_Cabaye knocks it forward
          ...  T_Silva gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Silva with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Hart's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Hart looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Bale curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Hart fists it away!
Min. 9  :(mnc) J_Stam lays the ball back to T_Roberts
          ...  T_Roberts with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 20 :(psg) Pezza with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Bergkamp
          ...  A delicate header from D_Bergkamp !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 21 :(psg) Y_Cabaye takes advantage of a mistake by G_Clichy
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  T_Roberts with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through!
          ...  T_Silva with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Ross plays it short to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 22 :(mnc) T_Kunert 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!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  G_Bale plays it back
          ...  N_Douchez slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kunert swings it in!
          ...  It comes to P_Zabaleta
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But N_Douchez punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 27 :(mnc) S_Nasri runs at T_Silva
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Nasri shapes up for a shot!
          ...  N_Douchez is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) B_Sagna has it on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Sagna with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans laugh at him
Min. 41 :(mnc) G_Clichy runs at G_Bale
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  G_Bale moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 41 :(psg) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Pezza gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Pezza looks to see where J_Hart is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Hart narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 42 :(mnc) T_Roberts pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Roberts tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  N_Douchez was beaten there!
Min. 42 :(mnc) G_Clichy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Douchez!
          ...  Marquinhos brings him down!
          ...  D_McDonald calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-2 Paris Saint Germain

Min. 48 :(mnc) A_Ross curls the ball out wide to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But T_Silva clears the ball to safety
Min. 48 :(psg) G_V_D_Wiel hits a hard pass to L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti with the attempt at goal!
          ...  J_Hart won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 54 :(psg) G_Bale takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  M_Demichelis gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 55 :(mnc) M_Demichelis nutmegs G_Bale
          ...  M_Demichelis has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(psg) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  T_Silva seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Silva blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 60 :(mnc) O_Bosingwa is coming on for S_Nasri and will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Fernandinho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Kunert
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(mnc) S_Aguero is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Stam is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(psg) There's going to be a change
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf will come on for G_V_D_Wiel and play DF
Min. 66 :(mnc) Fernandinho with a probing pass to G_Clichy
          ...  G_Bale gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 67 :(psg) M_Dickinson plays a first time ball through the defence to Pezza
          ...  Pezza has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Manchester City 1-3 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 69 :(psg) S_Warwick replaces Pezza to play as a FW
Min. 69 :(psg) L_Talamonti with an intelligent ball to D_Bergkamp
          ...  B_Sagna with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 70 :(psg) M_Verratti is being brought on
          ...  Y_Cabaye is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(psg) M_Verratti is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Bergkamp latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Bergkamp keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti crosses it in!
          ...  O_Bosingwa wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 72 :(mnc) O_Bosingwa looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero with a little chip!
          ...  But N_Douchez makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 72 :(psg) D_Bergkamp takes advantage of a mistake by M_Demichelis
          ...  D_Bergkamp goes for the top corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Hart looks relieved there!
Min. 73 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with a burst of pace
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries the shot !
          ...  N_Douchez was lucky there
Min. 74 :(mnc) A_Ross cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fernandinho
          ...  Fernandinho hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 74 :(psg) M_Verratti floats the ball in to find D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Manchester City 1-4 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 86 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer volleys it forward. He finds O_Bosingwa
          ...  A well-placed shot from O_Bosingwa !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Douchez dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Douchez beaten!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) S_Aguero beats G_Bale
          ...  M_Dickinson is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  D_McDonald warned him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 39,674
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Nasri
Scorers              : S_Nasri (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Pezza (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Motta (1), D_Bergkamp (20,74), Pezza (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |  Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       9
Key Tackles          :           1        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 4 Paris Saint Germain
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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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J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  23  11   9  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Demichelis   DF   2  23   8   7  18 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Stam         DF   2  23   7   6  29 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  22   4   1  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Sagna        DF   2  21  10   7  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Clichy       DF   1  21   9   8  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Ross         MF   1   3  26   2  36 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  23   8  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  24  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_J_Johansen   GK  22   6   6   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  25  16  47 |  33   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  23   9  25 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  24  20 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
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_Douchez      GK  28   2   2   7  30 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  23   9   9  42 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
Marquinhos     DF   2  23   6   2  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  22  10   5  20 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Bale         DF   2  21  13   8  19 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  24   6  28 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  10  23  10  14 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        MF   1   8  23   4  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Talamonti    AM   1   8  24  15  19 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0  20  20  62
Pezza          FW   1   8  11  23  32 |  73   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  45  45
R_Descamps     GK  21   6   6   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  23   4   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  23   2  26 |  23   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  23  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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