Elite FA Cup Group Match 3, Manchester City vs. Schalke 04 (Wed Feb 28)


                      Manchester City  |  Schalke 04
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 N
                        Tony McCleary  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF Klaus_Fichtel
                          J_Timber DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF G_Hall
                              Endo MF  |  MF M_Mount
                       Jamie_Tartt MF  |  MF B_Matuidi
                       D_Albertini MF  |  FW E_Collamarini
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB D_Dropsy
                       Thiago_Luiz SUB |  SUB B_Williams
                            Sancho SUB |  SUB S_Stallbaum
                          A_Popeti SUB |  SUB R_Tabatta
                           E__Unal SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(mnc) D_Albertini crosses into the box, finding S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Paulo_Argenti to beat!
          ...  He tries to slide it past Paulo_Argenti
          ...  Paulo_Argenti smothers the ball !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Endo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Timber gets on the end of it
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 2  :(shk) B_Matuidi beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Tatanka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 5  :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka gains control of the loose ball
          ...  D_Epureanu seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 7  :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jamie_Tartt
          ...  Jamie_Tartt hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 10 :(shk) D_Epureanu takes advantage of a mistake by Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Epureanu with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 13 :(shk) B_Matuidi has it now
          ...  He takes on Aparichit
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Collamarini!
          ...  E_Collamarini gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 22 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Timber with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere lectures him
Min. 22 :(shk) G_Hall controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He puts in E_Collamarini!
          ...  Endo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 24 :(shk) G_Hall plays it forward to E_Collamarini
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hall lofts the ball in!
          ...  It comes to D_Epureanu
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Gundogan chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Collamarini tries to place the shot!
          ...  But A_Zaratta is equal to it
Min. 25 :(mnc) Endo looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 28 :(shk) I_Gundogan finds Tatanka on the edge of the box
          ...  Endo with the tackle
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
Min. 28 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Tatanka with an over the top challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
Min. 31 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets a shot in
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 32 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus sidesteps D_Epureanu
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 33 :(shk) E_Collamarini with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Timber
          ...  D_Albertini leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 33 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Maya_Yoshida
          ...  He puts in Aparichit!
          ...  J_Kounde with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
          ...  Tony McCleary is far from happy with that decision
Min. 36 :(shk) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Mount with the drive!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Zaratta grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 39 :(shk) D_Epureanu slides the ball across to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 40 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt finds S_Bergwijn in acres of space
          ...  S_Bergwijn from 20 yards !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 42 :(shk) I_Gundogan picks out Tatanka with the cross
          ...  J_Timber gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Zaratta comes out and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Endo plays it forward to Aparichit
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 45 :(mnc) Aparichit drives it across the face of the goal S_Bergwijn
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Bergwijn !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Manchester City have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 47 :(mnc) Aparichit sidesteps J_Kounde
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Aparichit drives the shot in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(shk) G_Hall is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Matuidi
          ...  But S_Bergwijn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Mount lofts the ball in!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 51 :(mnc) Aparichit kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Epureanu plays the back pass
          ...  Paulo_Argenti can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Bergwijn plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti comes out and claims it!
Min. 55 :(shk) E_Collamarini flicks it over Endo and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Timber gathers up the loose ball
Min. 56 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 64 :(shk) B_Matuidi with an incisive pass to D_Epureanu
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki puts the ball out of play
Min. 65 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt with a measured pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  D_Epureanu stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Aparichit plays it short to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the drive!
          ...  It's beaten Paulo_Argenti
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Thiago_Luiz is being brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E__Unal comes on for S_Bergwijn and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel with a one-touch layoff to M_Mount
          ...  M_Mount hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  A_Zaratta won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 71 :(shk) B_Williams is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Epureanu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - R_Tabatta on for G_Hall as a MF
Min. 73 :(shk) B_Matuidi unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Collamarini
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 75 :(shk) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Stallbaum will come on for J_Kounde and play DF
Min. 76 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus cuts the ball back to Endo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  B_Williams clears the corner
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Bayo comes on for E_Collamarini and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(mnc) Sancho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Aparichit
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Maya_Yoshida
          ...  He knocks it to Sancho!
          ...  A powerful shot by Sancho !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti never had a chance!
Min. 82 :(mnc) E__Unal barges R_Tabatta off the ball
          ...  E__Unal unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti guesses right
Min. 82 :(shk) V_Bayo with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Tatanka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Tatanka swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Zaratta dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Zaratta beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Gundogan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Tatanka swings a leg at it!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zaratta never had a chance!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 85 :(shk) Tatanka sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  E__Unal with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andy Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 86 :(mnc) Sancho finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Sancho rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Paulo_Argenti got a touch
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 144,978
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E__Unal (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : B_Matuidi
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 1 Schalke 04
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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   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  11   6  31 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  37   8  10  41 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  36   7   9  20 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Timber       DF   2  28   5   4  42 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  33  20  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  33  19  12 |  84   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Endo           MF   1  18  29   5  26 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  29  14  14 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Albertini    MF   1   5  27   1  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  34  10 |  74   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Popeti       MF   1   4  28   4  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   5  30  38 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  39   4   5   1  29 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  33   9   9  33 |  75   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
J_Kounde       DF   2  31   6   2  28 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  30  23   5  41 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  29   1   2  47 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  30   1  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hall         MF   2  24  29   7  29 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   7  28  17  21 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  33  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  30  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dropsy       GK  30   3   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  34  11   7  43 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  32  18  17  47 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  24  30  17  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  27  12 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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