Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Jan 15)


                      Manchester City  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Coutinho
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF Jose_Callejon
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF I_Gruev
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW M_Ducksch
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                            A_Rami SUB |  SUB A_Pieper
                         Aparichit SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                          Seb_Rudy SUB |  SUB Calmac
                              Aoas SUB |  SUB Del_Vecchio

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 9  :(wbn) Coutinho pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Jose_Callejon is clean through!
          ...  Jose_Callejon throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Taliyah sidesteps Cece_Pepe
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Taliyah with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 13 :(wbn) Coutinho nutmegs Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  J_Butland with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  C_V_Carballo tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 15 :(wbn) E_Stranger with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  E_Stranger hits it hard
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's pulled Werder Bremen level!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 17 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka headbutts I_Gruev!
          ...  C_V_Carballo tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 17 :(wbn) B_Fernandes turns past C_Fuchs
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  B_Fernandes hits a curling shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 18 :(wbn) Coutinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  C_V_Carballo tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(wbn) M_Ducksch with the Cruyff turn
          ...  M_Ducksch hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Zaratta grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Taliyah beats I_Gruev
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Taliyah blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild!
          ...  That's put Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 23 :(wbn) I_Gruev gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But A_Zaratta tips it behind
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 26 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Bierhoff
          ...  But A_Ibarguen wins the ball
Min. 29 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Ibarguen with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 31 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Ekstrand hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But A_Zaratta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 32 :(wbn) B_Fernandes with a flicked pass to Coutinho
          ...  Coutinho swings in the shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 36 :(wbn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Calmac will come on for A_Ibarguen and play AM
Min. 36 :(wbn) Werder Bremen changed their strategy to play N
Min. 42 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff lobs it over B_Fernandes
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(wbn) I_Gruev leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to E_Stranger
          ...  Cleared by D_Gallagher

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto takes advantage of a mistake by E_Henderson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the crafty shot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 49 :(wbn) Coutinho puts in B_Fernandes
          ...  B_Fernandes tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Butland with the header on
          ...  He finds O_Bierhoff in space
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 55 :(wbn) I_Gruev is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the ball
          ...  But C_Fuchs comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 56 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Bierhoff
          ...  But Cece_Pepe with the fine tackle
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 60 :(mnc) Taliyah with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Taliyah hits a great shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 61 :(wbn) Calmac with a measured ball to Coutinho
          ...  C_Fuchs plays the back pass
          ...  A_Zaratta can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Gallagher belts it clear
Min. 63 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Ekstrand
          ...  He knocks it to O_Bierhoff!
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Rami will replace Bohte_Daisuke and play MF
Min. 66 :(mnc) J_Butland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  A_Rami gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Rami !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_Ekstrand
Min. 66 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  J_Afolabi takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(wbn) M_Ducksch beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Calmac
          ...  Calmac launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Harry Kleinjan
          ...  Werder Bremen are back on level terms now!
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 70 :(mnc) Aparichit is being brought on
          ...  J_Butland is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy is going to be brought on
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(mnc) Aparichit hits a hard pass to Taliyah
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  E_Henderson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 71 :(wbn) I_Gruev plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  I_Gruev with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Zaratta's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 73 :(wbn) I_Gruev moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ducksch
          ...  C_Fuchs cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 75 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Ducksch is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(mnc) Aparichit off the woodwork.
          ...  O_Bierhoff picks up the deflection
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the header !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 78 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Gallagher
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Gallagher !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches it!
Min. 78 :(wbn) Coutinho has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Gallagher
          ...  He puts in Jose_Callejon!
          ...  A delicate chip from Jose_Callejon !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 79 :(mnc) Aparichit has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Ekstrand
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  What a shot from Taliyah !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 79 :(wbn) I_Gruev skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Del_Vecchio
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the ball
Min. 80 :(wbn) A_Pieper is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Ekstrand is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Afolabi gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 81 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt is being prepared to come on
          ...  Coutinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 83 :(mnc) Taliyah turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Taliyah sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seb_Rudy floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Henderson wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 84 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Calmac
          ...  D_Gallagher read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 85 :(wbn) E_Stranger has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Fuchs
          ...  He puts in I_Gruev!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Mikio_Fujioka
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Aparichit puts in Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Driven towards goal by Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with a flashy move
          ...  B_Fernandes fouls badly
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 91 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy lays the ball back to Taliyah
          ...  A vicious shot by Taliyah !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka never had a chance!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Aparichit controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Taliyah gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Taliyah curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 140,794
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Taliyah (13,22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mikio_Fujioka (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger
Scorers              : E_Stranger (15), Calmac (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ibarguen (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 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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A_Zaratta      GK  34   3   3   1  21 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  36   9  10  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  35  11   6  31 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  35   9  10  43 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  35   8  10  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Butland      MF   2  10  33  12  41 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  72   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  34  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  11  30  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   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
A_Rami         MF   3  35   5   7  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  19  12 |  22   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  29  31 |   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  37   3   1   2  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  35  13   7  22 |  82   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  30   6   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  29   9   8  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Coutinho       MF   3   7  32   9  21 |  83   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  11  29   6  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
I_Gruev        MF   1   3  29   4  30 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  32  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |  77   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  26   5   1  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  28  20  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         AM   2   7  27  10  30 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   7  25  20 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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