Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Tottenham (Sun Apr 05)


                      Manchester City  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-3-3-1 E
                       Scott Matthews  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF M_Richards
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DM S_Howey
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  DM Doriva
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  DM Ridoutkha
                             Jinky MF  |  MF S_Perrotta
                           D_Silva MF  |  MF A_Johnson
                               Bar FW  |  MF S_Defour
                         A_Negredo FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         M_Hummels SUB |  SUB S_Irwin
                           Matheus SUB |  SUB S_Nasri
                          T_Kunert SUB |  SUB I_Jesus
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB M_De_Cala

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Bar runs at S_Howey
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Bar shapes up for a shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 2  :(mnc) A_Negredo times his run well
          ...  A_Negredo with the header !
          ...  But R_Ceni makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 3  :(tth) S_Howey brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Zabaleta
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Sharp!
          ...  R_Sharp uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 6  :(tth) A_Johnson takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Dickinson
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 8  :(tth) S_Defour has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Ridoutkha gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ridoutkha has a dig at goal!
          ...  But S_Scuffet parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 11 :(tth) R_Sharp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
          ...  E_Johnson brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 12 :(mnc) M_Dickinson looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Bar
          ...  But M_Richards comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Bar knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Howey
          ...  A_Pereira gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 18 :(tth) R_Sharp plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Jinky takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 18 :(tth) B_McNeill cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Pereira
          ...  A_Pereira gets up high for the header !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(tth) R_Sharp could get a shot on goal here
          ...  R_Sharp blasts it at the goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 30 :(tth) Ridoutkha is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to B_McNeill
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 31 :(tth) B_McNeill controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Sharp gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Sharp tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 33 :(tth) S_Defour slides the ball across to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 36 :(mnc) Bar with the first time pass to Y_Hussein
          ...  Y_Hussein tries the shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Ceni tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Negredo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Ceni comes out and claims it!
Min. 38 :(mnc) D_Silva feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Negredo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Johnson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 38 :(tth) R_Sharp sidesteps Efe_Sodje
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Sharp has a go!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks relieved there!
Min. 38 :(tth) M_Richards twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 38 :(tth) S_Irwin is coming on and M_Richards is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 42 :(tth) S_Defour with a slick pass to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson is clean through!
          ...  S_Scuffet tries to make himself big
          ...  He lobs it over S_Scuffet
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  A_Negredo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_McNeill knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Richmond just turns away!
Min. 47 :(tth) S_Perrotta turns past P_Zabaleta
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Perrotta with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Tottenham

Min. 48 :(mnc) Bar takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Bar chases it through, he must score !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 48 :(tth) S_Irwin runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  But Y_Hussein with the fine tackle
Min. 52 :(tth) S_Defour with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_Sweeper
          ...  He knocks it to R_Sharp!
          ...  Efe_Sodje wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 52 :(mnc) M_Dickinson holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_Sweeper in space!
          ...  S_Howey is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Jinky with the thundering drive
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Ceni never had a chance!
Min. 55 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as I_Jesus comes on for S_Defour to play MF
Min. 57 :(tth) S_Nasri is coming on and S_Perrotta is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 58 :(tth) I_Jesus turns past P_Zabaleta
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  I_Jesus tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 60 :(tth) A_Johnson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A_Johnson flings a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 63 :(tth) I_Jesus knocks it past P_Zabaleta and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  I_Jesus could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nasri floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Howey
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 64 :(mnc) D_Silva jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 66 :(mnc) Jinky lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Negredo latches on to it
          ...  A_Negredo tries to beat R_Ceni!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 67 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Jinky is through!
          ...  Jinky with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 68 :(mnc) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ridoutkha
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  Bar with a powerful diving header!
          ...  R_Ceni with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Hussein chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Negredo
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  R_Ceni just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 69 :(tth) I_Jesus finds R_Sharp with a ball over the defence
          ...  R_Sharp tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Hummels is coming on for Efe_Sodje and playing DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) T_Kunert will replace the useless Y_Hussein and will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer will come on for Bar and play FW
Min. 72 :(tth) Doriva has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Irwin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Irwin uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 74 :(mnc) T_Kunert works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a terrific drive !
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Ceni !!
Min. 75 :(mnc) Jinky looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Silva
          ...  S_Irwin rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 76 :(tth) Ridoutkha reads the run of S_Howey
          ...  S_Howey with the cheeky shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 77 :(tth) S_Nasri with a precise pass to R_Sharp
          ...  A great volley from R_Sharp !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Scuffet is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Howey drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Silva brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Negredo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Negredo with the overhead !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 79 :(mnc) Jinky turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Negredo
          ...  R_Sharp intercepts the pass
Min. 82 :(mnc) T_Kunert finds P_Sweeper with a ball over the defence
          ...  P_Sweeper looks to see where R_Ceni is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 82 :(tth) S_Howey pass splits open the defence and finds S_Nasri
          ...  P_Sweeper with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 83 :(tth) I_Jesus passes the ball to R_Sharp
          ...  A left-footer by R_Sharp !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Jesus drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 85 :(tth) S_Nasri barges P_Sweeper off the ball
          ...  S_Nasri with a little chip!
          ...  S_Scuffet gathers it easily
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) Doriva with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Johnson in space
          ...  A_Johnson blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Dickinson with a 50-yard pass to A_Negredo
          ...  S_Irwin tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer drives it under the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 91 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Negredo
          ...  A_Negredo throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 91 :(tth) S_Nasri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Johnson !
          ...  What agility from S_Scuffet
Min. 92 :(mnc) P_Sweeper takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  But Doriva sweeps up the threat
Min. 93 :(mnc) T_Kunert backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Negredo gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Negredo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 40,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Scuffet (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bar (48), Nathan_Dyer (89)
Sent Off             : E_Johnson (11)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Sharp
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Irwin (89)
Booked               : S_Howey (52)
Injured              : M_Richards (38)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       21
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Tottenham
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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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S_Scuffet      GK  35   5   1   4  41 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  26   5  11  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
E_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   5  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  26   4   2  28 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  23   4   1  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  26   7  28 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   9  25   9  39 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Jinky          MF   3   8  25   7  41 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
D_Silva        MF   2   5  23   7  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bar            FW   1   6   9  27  22 |  72   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  30  46
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  24   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  23   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  25  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  28   2   2   7  30 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_McNeill      DF   2  24  10  10  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  29 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  22   8   8  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Howey        DM   2  19  18   4  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   4
Doriva         DM   2  17  19   9  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Ridoutkha      DM   2  14  19   6  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  23  17  27 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  23  17  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  12
S_Defour       MF   2   8  23  11  12 |  57   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  23  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   8   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Irwin        DF   2  20  12   8  29 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  24   8  26 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  38   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -18
M_De_Cala      FW   2   9   6  23  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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