Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Tottenham (Sun Jan 08)


                      Manchester City  |  Tottenham
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Tim Allen
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF D_Georgesco
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF T_Histelberg
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF S_Howey
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Omar_Mascarel
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF Juninhio_Jnr
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF R_Morrison
                          Seb_Rudy MF  |  FW M_Jordan
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW Janssen
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB D_Gogean
                         S_Topples SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                         J_Afolabi SUB |  SUB P_Gasgoingne
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB N_Piere
                        O_Bierhoff SUB |  SUB J_Bowen

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Aparichit with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Janssen a clean set of heals
          ...  But E_Plummer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 1  :(tth) Janssen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Fuchs
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Janssen with the attempt at goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a fine save
Min. 2  :(tth) R_Morrison 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 M_Jordan
          ...  C_Fuchs wins the ball well
          ...  C_Cakir has given a free kick
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(mnc) J_Butland cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah sees Carlos_Bravo off his line !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo tips it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Taliyah gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Omar_Mascarel with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 6  :(tth) D_Baboescu can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan looks to see where A_Zaratta is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  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. 9  :(mnc) Seb_Rudy volleys it forward. He finds Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 10 :(mnc) Taliyah beats S_Howey
          ...  Taliyah sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo smothers the ball.
Min. 19 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel whips the ball across to Janssen
          ...  Janssen tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  A_Zaratta gets up well to catch that one
Min. 27 :(tth) E_Plummer picks out Juninhio_Jnr with the cross
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr with his head down lets it go !
          ...  A_Zaratta makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 27 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Plummer back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Baboescu with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Tony McCleary looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 28 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Taliyah
          ...  E_Plummer knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 29 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  A great volley from Taliyah !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 30 :(tth) Tottenham made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 31 :(mnc) J_Butland is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Taliyah
          ...  S_Howey with an ugly foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 33 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr races into the box
          ...  He sees Janssen lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Janssen hits a curling shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 37 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Histelberg runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Histelberg sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 38 :(tth) D_Baboescu looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Histelberg
          ...  T_Histelberg tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  A_Zaratta just watches float over the bar!
Min. 39 :(mnc) J_Butland knocks it past R_Morrison and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A powerful header from J_Butland !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Carlos_Bravo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks very relieved!
Min. 40 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy with an intelligent ball to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 41 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the kinky dribble
          ...  R_Morrison robs him of the ball
Min. 41 :(tth) D_Baboescu finds Janssen in the box
          ...  Janssen flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Zaratta palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Jordan hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it!
Min. 42 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Janssen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Histelberg wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with the first time pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah goes for the top corner !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo tips it over
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 44 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Georgesco
          ...  M_Jordan with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning

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

Min. 49 :(mnc) A_Rami with a measured pass to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 51 :(mnc) C_Fuchs has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Howey
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah swings in the shot!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Aparichit sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Aparichit with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 53 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Janssen
          ...  A powerful shot by Janssen !
          ...  A_Zaratta watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto passes the ball to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 55 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne is ready to come on to replace R_Morrison
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 59 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne whips the ball across to Omar_Mascarel
          ...  Omar_Mascarel with a little chip!
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 60 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Salto will come on for S_Howey and play DF
Min. 61 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Gasgoingne
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 62 :(tth) T_Histelberg crosses to Janssen
          ...  Leda_Cygnus cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 64 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy knocks it forward
          ...  A_Salto slips
          ...  Taliyah gets to it!
          ...  Taliyah tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 65 :(tth) J_Bowen takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Janssen as FW
Min. 65 :(mnc) J_Butland feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Taliyah tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  He reveals a T shirt!
          ...  It says 10 goals this season and still counting!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 66 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto is through!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the header !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 66 :(tth) D_Georgesco is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Bowen
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Bowen !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Zaratta's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Zaratta looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Gasgoingne plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Histelberg gets a shot in
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Juninhio_Jnr!
          ...  A_Salto tries to place the shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 67 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with the shot !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 67 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Bowen
          ...  Aparichit rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Tony McCleary looks relieved
Min. 67 :(tth) A_Salto runs towards the goal
          ...  A_Salto aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes a fine save
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Topples is being prepared to come on
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Afolabi is being prepared to come on
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(tth) J_Bowen finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  A_Rami knocks the ball back to A_Zaratta
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Zaratta!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Rami
Min. 71 :(tth) D_Georgesco with the first time pass to M_Jordan
          ...  S_Topples reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 72 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Seb_Rudy to A_Rami
          ...  From long range A_Rami bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through Carlos_Bravo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 75 :(tth) M_Jordan with the kinky dribble
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke will cut out the threat
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Butland turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Carlos_Bravo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Butland picks up a loose ball
          ...  From long range J_Butland bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 77 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr skips the challenge from A_Rami
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr tries to chip the ball over A_Zaratta!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 79 :(tth) M_Jordan with the heel pass to J_Bowen
          ...  A delicate header from J_Bowen !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 80 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff is being prepared to come on
          ...  Taliyah is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(mnc) Aparichit with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Aparichit aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo is equal to it
Min. 81 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Juninhio_Jnr
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Jordan loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But A_Zaratta tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Jordan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Rami gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 84 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bowen
          ...  But Leda_Cygnus clears the danger
Min. 86 :(tth) T_Histelberg squares it to M_Jordan
          ...  Seb_Rudy knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  C_Cakir blows up for a foul
Min. 87 :(tth) T_Histelberg looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bowen
          ...  J_Bowen hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zaratta gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Histelberg chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it!
Min. 87 :(mnc) S_Topples is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to O_Bierhoff
          ...  T_Histelberg with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnc) J_Butland with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit with the strike !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks very relieved!
Min. 94 :(mnc) J_Afolabi boots it towards A_Rami
          ...  A_Rami swings in the shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 140,383
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Taliyah (29,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fuchs (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Juninhio_Jnr
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Omar_Mascarel (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :          14        |       9
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           0        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          18        |       18
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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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A_Zaratta      GK  34   3   3   1  21 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  36   9  10  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  35  11   6  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  35   8  10  41 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  35   5   7  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
J_Butland      MF   2  10  33  12  41 |  96   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  96   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  19  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  72   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  34  11 |  82   0   0   0   0  10   2   0   0   0   0   0  85
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Topples      MF   3  24  13   8  22 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  11  30  32 |  14   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  34   1   2   3  21 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  30  23   8  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  29  12  12  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Histelberg   DF   1  28  22   3  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
S_Howey        DF   2  28   1   3  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  21  28   1  28 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
D_Baboescu     MF   1  15  28   6  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Juninhio_Jnr   MF   1   5  27  17  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
R_Morrison     MF   3  19  26  10  11 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  31  36 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Janssen        FW   2   7   7  26  32 |  67   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Gogean       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Gasgoingne   MF   1  17  26   3  29 |  39   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bowen        FW   2   5   6  25  11 |  29   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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