Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Jan 03)


                      Manchester City  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                      R_Nainggolan MF  |  MF Park
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF J_Ledley
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                         Aparichit MF  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                     Mikio_Fujioka SUB |  SUB J_Ekstrand
                           K_Coman SUB |  SUB F_Kainz
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB Calmac
                         F_Inzaghi SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(mnc) R_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos attempts the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Pavlenka
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 2  :(wbn) Park flicks the ball through
          ...  E_Stranger runs onto it!
          ...  E_Stranger lobs Vorm!
          ...  Vorm gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Werder Bremen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 4  :(wbn) J_Ledley looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Park
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki wins the ball
Min. 16 :(mnc) C_Fuchs sidesteps K_Moehwald
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Fuchs with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging
Min. 16 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the dribble
          ...  Aparichit is easily beaten
          ...  R_Neves pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 17 :(wbn) Park takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Vorm with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 18 :(mnc) Aparichit back heels to find R_Nainggolan in space
          ...  R_Nainggolan has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 25 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Vorm!
          ...  R_Neves brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 27 :(mnc) R_Neves looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos drives it low !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 27 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Gallagher belts it clear
Min. 28 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Thanatos
          ...  F_Beijmo brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 30 :(wbn) Park takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  A great volley from Park !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 32 :(wbn) E_Stranger turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  E_Stranger has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Vorm saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Sam_Totman holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  K_Moehwald intercepts the pass
Min. 40 :(wbn) K_Moehwald with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Gallagher rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 42 :(mnc) Aparichit takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Nainggolan
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Beijmo takes possession
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sam_Totman
          ...  Sam_Totman tries to beat J_Pavlenka from outside the area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 44 :(wbn) Park slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Park hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Moehwald!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 45 :(wbn) F_Beijmo turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Gallagher goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over
          ...  B_Kuipers tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  E_Stranger hits it over the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  That's put Werder Bremen ahead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 48 :(mnc) Thanatos takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Thanatos has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og drives it into the box!
          ...  Aparichit tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 48 :(wbn) K_Moehwald cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-2 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Thanatos latches onto the end of it
          ...  Thanatos tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Pavlenka narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan with the first time flick to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka makes an easy save
Min. 50 :(wbn) E_Stranger with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  E_Stranger aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Vorm with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 52 :(wbn) E_Henderson is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a powerful header !
          ...  Vorm parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 55 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt finds E_Stranger in acres of space
          ...  D_Gallagher dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 60 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki knocks it forward
          ...  J_Zanetti slips
          ...  C_Fuchs gets to it!
          ...  J_Zanetti reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(mnc) Sam_Totman works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  L_Bittencourt plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Sam_Totman
          ...  The ball comes to R_Nainggolan
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Henderson reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 63 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og unselfishly lays the ball back to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos could have let it bounce!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
Min. 65 :(mnc) Sam_Totman finds Caoimhin_Og in the box
          ...  But J_Zanetti puts it in row Z!
Min. 65 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp beats D_Gallagher
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Bergkamp goes for goal !
          ...  But Vorm palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 66 :(mnc) J_Pavlenka miss-kicks!
          ...  Thanatos is through!
          ...  E_Henderson reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves crosses it in!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 66 :(wbn) E_Henderson looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Stranger !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 68 :(wbn) E_Henderson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Park decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  The ball hits C_Fuchs in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Sam_Totman looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 75 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka is coming on for Bohte_Daisuke and will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) K_Coman is coming on for R_Nainggolan and will play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Shikari will come on for Aparichit and play MF
Min. 76 :(mnc) E_Shikari chips the ball over the defence and finds Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 77 :(wbn) a big roar from the crowd as G_Weah comes on for E_Bergkamp to play FW
Min. 78 :(wbn) Park flicks it over D_Gallagher's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki wins the ball with ease
          ...  B_Kuipers saw something no-one else did
          ...  He is warned by B_Kuipers
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 79 :(mnc) Sam_Totman picks out Mikio_Fujioka with the cross
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka drives the ball low !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka never had a chance!
Min. 79 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is injured. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have made 3 substitutions already!
          ...  They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 79 :(wbn) G_Weah with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  G_Weah rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Vorm dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Vorm beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Zanetti plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Vorm easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki with the first time pass to D_Gallagher
          ...  G_Weah clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 84 :(wbn) G_Weah controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Park gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Park tries to beat Vorm!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt drives it into the box!
          ...  Vorm reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 84 :(wbn) E_Stranger is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 85 :(wbn) J_Ledley fires over a low cross to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 87 :(mnc) R_Neves with a measured ball to E_Shikari
          ...  E_Shikari swings in the shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka is through!
          ...  Driven towards goal by Mikio_Fujioka !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 110,487
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Thanatos
Scorers              : Thanatos (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Neves (25), D_Gallagher (45)
Injured              : Caoimhin_Og (79)
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Stranger (2,45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       1
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 Werder Bremen
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  32   9  10  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Gallagher    DF   1  32   8  10  43 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  29   9   5  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  79   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  32   8  32 |  83   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -15
Aparichit      MF   3   5  25  15  12 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |  16   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  33   3   1   2  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  32  12  10  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_Beijmo       DF   3  29  13   8  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  29   7   6  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  27   9   8  21 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Park           MF   1   7  32   9  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  29  17  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
K_Moehwald     MF   1  20  28  12  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  26  19  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  30  34 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  31  12   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  29  15  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  27  22 |  14   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
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