Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Tottenham (Sun Dec 06)


                      Manchester City  |  Tottenham
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-3-0-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF John_McNamara
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF S_Winzor
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF Doriva
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  DF Moreto
                           R_Neves MF  |  DM M_Laudrup
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  DM R_Morrison
                           K_Coman MF  |  DM D_McHale
                         Aparichit MF  |  FW S_McMahon
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW D_Byrne
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                     Aoyama_Hideki SUB |  SUB N_Stiles
                      R_Nainggolan SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                         F_Inzaghi SUB |  SUB B_McClair

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(tth) E_Plummer takes on J_Okore
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Aparichit slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 4  :(mnc) R_Neves looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo beats the ball away
Min. 5  :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke puts in R_Neves
          ...  D_Byrne with an awful challenge
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Hategan tries to calm him down
Min. 6  :(tth) M_Laudrup threads the through ball to D_Byrne
          ...  D_Byrne attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Vorm makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 8  :(tth) M_Laudrup controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  M_Laudrup with a bicycle kick !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Vorm saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  John_McNamara curls it into the box!
          ...  Vorm comes out and claims it!
Min. 12 :(mnc) R_Neves picks out K_Coman with the cross
          ...  From long range K_Coman bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 15 :(tth) Moreto is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Byrne
          ...  D_Byrne keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Vorm gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 16 :(tth) Moreto back heels to find S_McMahon in space
          ...  S_McMahon lobs Vorm!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Vorm never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(tth) D_McHale steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 25 :(tth) S_McMahon has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Okore clears with a diving header
Min. 28 :(tth) Moreto with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Moreto blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Vorm blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 30 :(tth) Moreto unselfishly heads the ball back to John_McNamara
          ...  Aparichit with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Thanatos skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  A delicate header from Thanatos !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 34 :(mnc) Aparichit runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Gallagher
          ...  D_Gallagher beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He lobs it over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 39 :(tth) D_Byrne takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka slides in
Min. 40 :(mnc) Sam_Totman hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Thanatos latches onto it!
          ...  Moreto takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 42 :(tth) S_Winzor is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Moreto
          ...  Moreto curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) N_Stiles replaces E_Plummer to play as a DF
Min. 45 :(tth) M_Laudrup is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Byrne
          ...  D_Byrne curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 48 :(mnc) R_Neves flicks the ball through
          ...  Thanatos runs onto it!
          ...  Thanatos is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  Carlos_Bravo tries to close down the angle
          ...  He nutmegs Carlos_Bravo
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Thanatos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Moreto a clean set of heals
          ...  Thanatos belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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

Min. 48 :(tth) S_McMahon with a reverse pass to D_McHale
          ...  D_McHale flings a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Lets see if Tottenham can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 54 :(tth) R_Morrison looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_McMahon
          ...  Sam_Totman takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 58 :(tth) M_Laudrup gets to the by line and finds Doriva with a beautiful cross
          ...  A well-placed shot from Doriva !
          ...  The shot slips through Vorm's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 59 :(tth) D_McHale with a 50-yard pass to Moreto
          ...  J_Okore takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 59 :(mnc) Sam_Totman sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Gallagher
          ...  John_McNamara is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(tth) B_McClair comes on for John_McNamara and takes up a FW role
Min. 60 :(mnc) J_Okore with a 50-yard pass to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Doriva slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 64 :(tth) S_Winzor with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He knocks it to D_McHale!
          ...  D_McHale curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Vorm's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 65 :(tth) A_Salto replaces an unhappy D_Byrne and will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka flicks it over A_Salto's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  N_Stiles goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 65 :(tth) A_Salto finds M_Laudrup with a ball over the defence
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 74 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 74 :(tth) Doriva pulls it back to B_McClair
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 75 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki is being brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan will replace Caoimhin_Og and play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Thiago_C will come on for Aparichit and play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) Thanatos knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  A powerful shot by Thanatos !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 87 :(tth) B_McClair beats the defender
          ...  But Sam_Totman wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) Carlos_Bravo miskicks!
          ...  R_Nainggolan is takes control of the ball!
          ...  R_Nainggolan with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Stiles gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 92 :(mnc) Sam_Totman with an inch perfect pass to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan floats the ball in!
          ...  Thiago_C gets to it!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan curls it into the box!
          ...  Doriva reads it
          ...  He clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 111,404
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Sam_Totman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Aparichit (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Moreto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_McHale (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : John_McNamara (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 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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Vorm           GK  35   3   7   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8  10  43 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  28   9   5  31 |  79   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  32   8  32 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Aparichit      MF   3   4  25  15  12 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Carlos_Bravo   GK  30   1   2   3  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  26  12  11  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  26   9  10  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Winzor       DF   3  22  26  11  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Doriva         DF   2  24  25  10  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
Moreto         DF   2  19  24   8  12 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  50  25
M_Laudrup      DM   2  14  26   7  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_Morrison     DM   3  18  25  10  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_McHale       DM   2  17  24  13  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
S_McMahon      FW   3   7  25  18  31 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Manuel       GK  27   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  31  10   8  11 |  51   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Pires        FW   3  10  27  18  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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