Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Aug 23)


                      Manchester City  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                          M_Scholl MF  |  DF E_Henderson
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF Park
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF P_Bargfrede
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF J_Ledley
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                           C_Fuchs SUB |  SUB J_Zanetti
                       D_Gallagher SUB |  SUB Calmac
                            Bebeto SUB |  SUB A_Addey
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 4  :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki takes advantage of a mistake by E_Henderson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Augustinson !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 4  :(mnc) Thanatos breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  P_Bargfrede brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the thundering drive
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 6  :(wbn) J_Ekstrand turns past Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Ekstrand controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 7  :(wbn) Park gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Ledley is unmarked
          ...  K_Uddin gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 8  :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart skips the challenge from J_Ekstrand
          ...  E_Henderson tackles cleanly
Min. 11 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand hoofs it up field to find Cece_Pepe
          ...  K_Uddin is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 12 :(wbn) P_Bargfrede with the heel pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  Thanatos with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a simple pass to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Caoimhin_Og hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it behind
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 17 :(wbn) J_Ledley takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the drive!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(wbn) J_Ledley with a simple pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But F_Inzaghi clears the danger
Min. 19 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Ledley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Scholl with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 24 :(wbn) E_Stranger knocks the ball past the lunge of Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Park knocks it forward
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a thundering volley!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park swings it in!
          ...  E_Henderson gets a shot in
          ...  Hugo_Lloris fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og heads the ball back to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 34 :(wbn) E_Henderson looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  L_Augustinson receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  F_Inzaghi muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 51 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe flicks it past R_VD_Vaart
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Cece_Pepe with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 56 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart runs towards the goal
          ...  R_VD_Vaart flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 58 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart attempts a lob!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Pavlenka dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Pavlenka beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Henderson gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 64 :(wbn) P_Bargfrede gets to the by line and finds F_Beijmo with a beautiful cross
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Scholl hits it out for a throw
Min. 70 :(mnc) Bebeto replaces an unhappy Leda_Cygnus and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(wbn) J_Ledley lobs it over the defender
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Dali lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  F_Beijmo floats it forward
          ...  E_Bergkamp latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be Hugo_Lloris's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Augustinson lofts the ball in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 71 :(wbn) Park feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E_Bergkamp runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  K_Uddin with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 72 :(mnc) C_Fuchs comes on for Bohte_Daisuke and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 72 :(mnc) J_Cruz is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Inzaghi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(wbn) N_Kapinga replaces E_Bergkamp and will play FW
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Cruz jumps over Cece_Pepe's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Ekstrand !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga is too quick for the defence
          ...  Caoimhin_Og tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  A_Dali just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Dali signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Ekstrand shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to N_Kapinga instead
          ...  Caoimhin_Og cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 82 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  J_Pavlenka manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Cruz gets his head on it
          ...  But J_Pavlenka parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 83 :(mnc) Bebeto has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Kapinga with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Manchester City players
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  J_Cruz hits it over the wall
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And J_Pavlenka reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Uddin plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Pavlenka comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(mnc) K_Uddin squares it to M_Scholl
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Henderson
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(wbn) L_Augustinson beats his marker
          ...  Caoimhin_Og fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 111,884
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Uddin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Uddin (11), Leda_Cygnus (24), F_Inzaghi (34), Caoimhin_Og (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Henderson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Bargfrede (4), N_Kapinga (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           5        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 0 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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  36   3   2   3  13 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  34  14   7  40 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  30   7  10  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  27   9   5  31 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  32  11  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  32   9  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   8
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   8  27  18  22 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  30  43 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   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
C_Fuchs        DF   2  31   8  10  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8   9  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20

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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  30  12   7  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
F_Beijmo       DF   3  29  13   8  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  29   7   6  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  27   6   7  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  26   8   8  21 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10  10
Park           MF   1   7  31   9  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Bargfrede    MF   3   6  31   7  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  28  17  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   6  30  34 |  76   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   8  29  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  31  12  10  41 |   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
A_Addey        MF   2  11  26  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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