Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Dec 08)


                      Manchester City  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-3 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK Rafael
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                      La_Huntellio DF  |  DF Tommy_Smith
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF R_Donadoni
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF Hans_Gruber
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF Adriano
                           Boriska MF  |  FW E_Stranger
                            JobLot FW  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                          Jumbalia SUB |  SUB S_Pearce
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB B_Charlton
                         A_Zabarte SUB |  SUB G_Zelalem
                             Sobhi SUB |  SUB O_Ighalo

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Thiago_C holds the ball up
          ...  He sees JobLot in space!
          ...  JobLot throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 5  :(mnc) JobLot beats F_Fazio
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  JobLot with the shot !
          ...  But Rafael tips it over
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 6  :(mnc) C_Fuchs loses his marker
          ...  C_Fuchs tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 11 :(mnc) L_Griffiths finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_A_Cole
          ...  J_Ekstrand with the tackle
Min. 12 :(shk) Adriano with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  D_Gallagher with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  W_Collum shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Hans_Gruber plays it short to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran tries to chip the ball over Rafael!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(shk) F_Fazio 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 Juanfran
          ...  D_Gallagher intercepts the pass
Min. 21 :(mnc) Boriska is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 23 :(shk) J_A_Vardy spits at D_Gallagher
          ...  W_Collum tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 24 :(shk) R_Donadoni with an intelligent ball to E_Stranger
          ...  W_Reid clears with a diving header
Min. 25 :(mnc) S_Pittman with a reverse pass to JobLot
          ...  JobLot attempts a chip!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Thiago_C!
          ...  L_Griffiths gets a shot in
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 26 :(mnc) La_Huntellio beats J_Ekstrand
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  La_Huntellio unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 29 :(shk) R_Donadoni holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Juanfran in space!
          ...  D_Gallagher cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 30 :(shk) Hans_Gruber plays a long ball to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adriano lofts the ball in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches it!
Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Gallagher miskicks!
          ...  He finds Boriska though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Boriska tries to beat Rafael from outside the area!
          ...  Rafael with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 31 :(mnc) S_Pittman with a reverse pass to L_Griffiths
          ...  Juanfran fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 32 :(mnc) S_Pittman with a simple pass to Boriska
          ...  But F_Fazio sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 34 :(mnc) Boriska has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  W_Reid gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  W_Reid attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(mnc) C_Fuchs backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  JobLot latches onto the end of it
          ...  But J_Ekstrand sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 39 :(shk) Tommy_Smith flicks it over C_Fuchs and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Tommy_Smith hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Stranger chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 40 :(shk) R_Donadoni with a glorious long pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_A_Vardy !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Adriano holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Juanfran
          ...  L_Griffiths reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 49 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Gallagher is through!
          ...  Tommy_Smith is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Rafael misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Ekstrand reads it
          ...  He clears the danger

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) Thiago_C retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Griffiths gets on the end of it
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Griffiths !
          ...  Rafael with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 49 :(mnc) JobLot plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  JobLot tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But Rafael pulls out a save of the game
Min. 49 :(shk) Hans_Gruber kicks Thiago_C off the ball
          ...  W_Collum tries to calm him down
Min. 50 :(mnc) C_Fuchs sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Pittman
          ...  S_Pittman cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 51 :(mnc) La_Huntellio with a slick pass to Thiago_C
          ...  Thiago_C rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans taunt him!
Min. 52 :(mnc) Boriska nutmegs Adriano
          ...  A well-placed shot from Boriska !
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 54 :(mnc) S_Pittman with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Pittman with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Rafael dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Rafael beaten!
Min. 55 :(shk) Hans_Gruber with a measured pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  D_Gallagher gets to the ball first
Min. 57 :(mnc) D_Gallagher takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Gallagher tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 59 :(mnc) Thiago_C heads the ball back to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans taunt him!
Min. 59 :(shk) R_Donadoni is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Juanfran
          ...  Thiago_C reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 60 :(shk) E_Stranger hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Juanfran latches onto it!
          ...  L_Griffiths cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 63 :(mnc) Bebeto beats J_Ekstrand
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Bebeto with a thundering drive!
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 65 :(mnc) W_Reid is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Boriska
          ...  Boriska hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 67 :(mnc) JobLot finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  JobLot belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(shk) R_Donadoni is too quick for the defence
          ...  R_Donadoni from 20 yards !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Pittman with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Ekstrand
          ...  He knocks it to L_Griffiths!
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Griffiths !
          ...  What agility from Rafael
Min. 71 :(mnc) JobLot finds the run of Boriska
          ...  Boriska belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It floats over Rafael
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 71 :(shk) R_Donadoni brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  La_Huntellio wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 72 :(mnc) Boriska with a smart pass to JobLot
          ...  JobLot with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 74 :(mnc) L_Griffiths has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Stranger
          ...  He puts in D_Gallagher!
          ...  D_Gallagher shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 76 :(mnc) Boriska skips the challenge from D_A_Cole
          ...  Boriska sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 81 :(shk) B_Charlton comes on for Tommy_Smith and takes up a DF role
Min. 81 :(shk) O_Ighalo will come on for E_Stranger and play FW
Min. 81 :(mnc) C_Fuchs backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  JobLot gets on the end of it
          ...  JobLot with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 82 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Jumbalia will come on for C_Fuchs and play DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Zabarte takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Boriska
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(mnc) Sobhi comes on for L_Griffiths and takes up a FW role
Min. 82 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to C
Min. 82 :(mnc) Sobhi beats F_Fazio
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_Donadoni with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  W_Reid plays it short to La_Huntellio
          ...  La_Huntellio strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  JobLot plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Rafael easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 110,315
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : JobLot (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : JobLot (2,81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Gallagher (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Donadoni
Scorers              : N/A
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     :          26        |       5
Off target           :          15        |       1
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  34   3   2   3  13 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  86   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
D_Gallagher    DF   1  29   8   9  43 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  98   8   0
W_Reid         DF   2  28   7   9  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  50  26
Bebeto         MF   1   9  28   7  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  26   9  21 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   1
Boriska        MF   1   8  24  17  22 |  86   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  17
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  27  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  10  73
L_Griffiths    FW   2   9   4  26  31 |  86   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  10  11
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |  10   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
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  25   7  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  25  21 |  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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Rafael         GK  32   2   2   2  20 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  30   8   5  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  29   9  11  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  29  11   7  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Tommy_Smith    DF   1  28   6   8  20 |  85   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  27   7  41 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  28  20 |  85   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  28  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  27  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  28   7  10  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Charlton     DF   1   8  26   9  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zelalem      MF   2   6  25  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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