Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Valencia (Sun Mar 26)


                      Manchester City  |  Valencia
                              3-5-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  James Burns
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Bonner
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF A_Obileye
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF S_Cooper
                         Aparichit MF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF M_Barry
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF Thiago_C
                          Seb_Rudy MF  |  AM R_Tabatta
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW W_Jose
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB T_Forou
                     Mikio_Fujioka SUB |  SUB M_Gorgon
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB B_Robson
                              Aoas SUB |  SUB D_Suker

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 5  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah has a dig at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him
Min. 7  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It floats over Bonner
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 7  :(mnc) Taliyah controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  L_Macleod with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(vla) Thiago_C bursts forward
          ...  Thiago_C launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 9  :(vla) W_Jose jumps over Bohte_Daisuke's challenge
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke recovers to win the ball back
Min. 11 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus beats P_Thompson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Leda_Cygnus from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Bonner arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 11 :(vla) Valencia are switching their playing style to L
Min. 11 :(vla) S_Cooper plays in L_Macleod with a beautiful ball
          ...  L_Macleod leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(mnc) A_Rami looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit hits the ball first time!
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 21 :(vla) Thiago_C with the through ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke plays it back
          ...  A_Zaratta slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zaratta fists it away!
Min. 25 :(vla) R_Tabatta spits at Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Aparichit plays in Taliyah with a beautiful ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Chilwell and it had to be
Min. 26 :(mnc) J_Afolabi takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a nasty foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Burns looks relieved
          ...  Tony McCleary is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Graham signals that it is indirect
          ...  Aparichit swings it in
          ...  Taliyah takes control of it!
          ...  Cleared by M_Barry
Min. 28 :(vla) R_Tabatta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  W_Jose gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Jose attempts a chip!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 34 :(mnc) D_Gallagher with the mazy run
          ...  D_Gallagher flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But Bonner tips it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 37 :(vla) R_Tabatta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to W_Jose
          ...  A_Rami with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with the through ball to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  S_Cooper plays the back pass
          ...  Bonner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Aparichit!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Afolabi
          ...  Taliyah loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) A_Obileye runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Thiago_C loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(mnc) J_Afolabi knocks it forward
          ...  Thiago_C slips
          ...  Aparichit gets to it!
          ...  Aparichit is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round Bonner
          ...  He lobs it over Bonner
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 48 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with a penetrating pass to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  P_Thompson clears with a diving header

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(vla) M_Barry boots it towards R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 49 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Taliyah latches onto it!
          ...  Taliyah with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto curls it into the box!
          ...  Seb_Rudy with the header
          ...  Bonner narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(vla) P_Thompson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Chilwell
          ...  B_Chilwell with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 56 :(vla) Thiago_C finds M_Barry with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke hits it out for a throw
Min. 57 :(vla) L_Macleod moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Zaratta
          ...  He tries to beat A_Zaratta
          ...  A_Zaratta dives on the ball !!
Min. 63 :(mnc) Aparichit nutmegs B_Chilwell
          ...  Aparichit with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Bonner parries it
Min. 63 :(vla) Thiago_C sprints past Taliyah
          ...  Cleared by Leda_Cygnus
Min. 67 :(vla) M_Barry finds W_Jose with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Barry finds P_Thompson with a ball over the defence
          ...  P_Thompson attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 69 :(mnc) Taliyah sprints past A_Obileye
          ...  Taliyah with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 70 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka will come on for Bohte_Daisuke and play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari is coming on for Suz_Nakamoto and will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Aoas is being prepared to come on
          ...  O_Bierhoff is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(mnc) D_Gallagher finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Gallagher !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 76 :(vla) W_Jose takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  W_Jose attempts a low drive!
          ...  A_Zaratta catches the ball
Min. 79 :(vla) B_Robson is being brought on
          ...  R_Tabatta is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 79 :(vla) Thiago_C looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Suker comes on for D_Trezeguet and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(vla) L_Macleod slides the ball across to B_Robson
          ...  B_Robson attempts a lob!
          ...  A_Zaratta parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Gorgon is coming on for S_Cooper and will play DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Chilwell takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 82 :(vla) L_Macleod takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Gallagher
          ...  L_Macleod with the crafty shot!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Suker beats his marker
          ...  D_Suker runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Bonner!
          ...  B_Robson 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnc) Aparichit plays the early ball across the box to find Taliyah in space
          ...  Taliyah with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 91 :(vla) P_Thompson plays a long ball to D_Suker
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 91 :(vla) B_Chilwell has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Gallagher
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  But A_Rami barges him off the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 139,822
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Suz_Nakamoto (7), Leda_Cygnus (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Rami (37), Mikio_Fujioka (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Thiago_C
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : B_Robson (84)
Booked               : L_Macleod (7), R_Tabatta (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Valencia
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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 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  36  11   6  31 |  74   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  36   9  10  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Rami         DF   3  36   5   7  20 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  28  18
Aparichit      MF   3   5  32  19  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  95   0   1   3   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  50  25
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  40  45
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  35  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   9  11  30  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  MF   2  36   8  10  41 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Butland      MF   2  10  33  12  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  29  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Bonner         GK  32   1   2   2  32 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  85   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -12
Thiago_C       MF   1  11  29   9  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_Tabatta      AM   2  24  30  17  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Robson       MF   1   9  27  11  41 |   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  30  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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