Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Schalke 04 (Mon May 06)


                      Manchester City  |  Schalke 04
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                          Z_Camara DF  |  DF Carr
                      La_Huntellio DF  |  DF P_Albert
                          S_Winzor DM  |  MF Adriano
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF Hans_Gruber
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF Rocket
                          I_Falque MF  |  MF Bradley_Dack
                       Ivica_Strok FW  |  FW Christinoa
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                          Jumbalia SUB |  SUB K_Wemberg
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB John_McNamara
                            Bebeto SUB |  SUB Inacio
                            JobLot SUB |  SUB O_Ighalo

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(mnc) M_Skiba plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  M_Skiba with the side footed shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Pagliuca plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 3  :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  A cheeky lob from Ivica_Strok !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Pagliuca beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 9  :(mnc) S_Pittman has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He puts in Ivica_Strok!
          ...  Ivica_Strok uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(mnc) S_Winzor plays the early ball across the box to find Ivica_Strok in space
          ...  Ivica_Strok with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 11 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to P
Min. 16 :(shk) Adriano fires over a low cross to Christinoa
          ...  The cross hits Christinoa on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 18 :(shk) Adriano lashes out at S_Pittman
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 21 :(shk) C_Bellamy looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  C_Bellamy drives the ball low !
          ...  N_Winneke takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 22 :(shk) Adriano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Christinoa gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Winzor takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 28 :(shk) C_Bellamy takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Gallagher is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 30 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok takes advantage of a mistake by P_Albert
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Ivica_Strok unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 30 :(shk) Christinoa runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Z_Camara with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 32 :(shk) C_Bellamy beats Ivica_Strok
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 36 :(shk) Christinoa jumps over Z_Camara's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A delicate chip from Christinoa !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 40 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Papakoli_Diop reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(shk) Christinoa finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Z_Camara
          ...  Z_Camara with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 42 :(mnc) M_Skiba takes advantage of a mistake by Carr
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Kerzhakov
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Pittman floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Skiba gets a shot in
          ...  It floats over G_Pagliuca
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  Nobody knows why
          ...  The referee turns the players away
          ...  The fans chant "The referee's a wanker!!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) Rocket picks out Bradley_Dack with the cross
          ...  Bradley_Dack goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 45 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok sidesteps A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  P_Albert wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 46 :(shk) Adriano plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Bellamy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  La_Huntellio wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Winzor crosses to S_Pittman
          ...  S_Pittman attempts to nutmeg G_Pagliuca!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Pagliuca moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 47 :(shk) C_Bellamy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  S_Pittman brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 49 :(shk) Bradley_Dack kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Adriano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Adriano cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Hans_Gruber plays it towards the near post!
          ...  La_Huntellio belts it clear
Min. 54 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a one-touch layoff to Z_Camara
          ...  Fine tackle by Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 54 :(shk) P_Albert breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  I_Falque brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Hans_Gruber swings it in
          ...  C_Bellamy gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Bellamy with a blistering shot !
          ...  What agility from N_Winneke
Min. 56 :(mnc) M_Skiba loses Papakoli_Diop
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Skiba !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on G_Pagliuca anyway
Min. 57 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og finds Ivica_Strok on the edge of the box
          ...  Ivica_Strok sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  G_Pagliuca has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 59 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Carr gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Skiba steals the ball of off him
Min. 61 :(shk) C_Bellamy nutmegs S_Winzor
          ...  C_Bellamy with the header !
          ...  N_Winneke gets up well to catch that one
Min. 63 :(mnc) C_Fuchs can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  C_Fuchs has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 67 :(mnc) S_Winzor takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Skiba
          ...  A_Kerzhakov rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's B_Kuipers going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 68 :(mnc) S_Winzor with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Skiba
          ...  Rocket with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  B_Kuipers lectures him
Min. 69 :(mnc) Z_Camara with a first time pass
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  M_Skiba with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 70 :(mnc) Bebeto is going to be brought on
          ...  I_Falque is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) Inacio is being prepared to come on
          ...  Hans_Gruber is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(shk) Bradley_Dack with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Adriano
          ...  Adriano with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
          ...  But N_Winneke recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 75 :(mnc) Jumbalia will replace Z_Camara and play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) K_Wemberg is coming on for Carr and will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) O_Ighalo is ready to come on to replace Christinoa
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 76 :(mnc) Bebeto unselfishly lays the ball back to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Intercepted by Adriano
Min. 80 :(shk) Bradley_Dack with the dribble
          ...  C_Fuchs is easily beaten
          ...  D_Gallagher wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 82 :(mnc) JobLot will replace the useless Ivica_Strok and will play FW
Min. 86 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Fuchs
          ...  What a shot from C_Fuchs !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) JobLot runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 91 :(shk) Bradley_Dack with a reverse pass to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Papakoli_Diop has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Winneke got a touch
Min. 92 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a probing pass to M_Skiba
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Papakoli_Diop
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og crosses it in!
          ...  P_Albert gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 92 :(mnc) Bebeto with a smart pass to M_Skiba
          ...  Adriano with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 104,327
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Winzor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ivica_Strok (10)
Sent Off             : S_Pittman (47)
Booked               : Z_Camara (30), Caoimhin_Og (32), I_Falque (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Papakoli_Diop
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Adriano (92)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 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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N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  28   8   9  43 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Z_Camara       DF   2  28   4   4  36 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  21  25  11  22 |  93   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  48   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28  10  19 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  28  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  58
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  25  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  16
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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G_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  28  16   8  24 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  26   8   7  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  93   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   1   0  10  20  -4
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  26   4  41 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  25  10  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  25   9  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -5
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  26   6   7  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  25   9  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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