Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Werder Bremen vs. Manchester City (Thu Sep 29)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  3-5-2 P
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        A_Ibarguen DF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                          J_Ledley MF  |  MF J_Butland
                     Jose_Callejon MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                           P_Erras MF  |  MF Aparichit
                     L_Bittencourt AM  |  MF D_Upamecano
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW Taliyah
                         M_Ducksch FW  |  FW J_Cruz
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB G_Yates
                       E_Henderson SUB |  SUB Hugo
                        K_Moehwald SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                            Calmac SUB |  SUB G_Poyet
                         N_Kapinga SUB |  SUB Y_Van_Der_Vu

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(mnc) D_Gallagher turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  D_Gallagher fires a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 4  :(wbn) A_Ibarguen runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Ibarguen tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 6  :(wbn) J_Ekstrand squares it to E_Stranger
          ...  A great volley from E_Stranger !
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a good save
Min. 6  :(mnc) D_Upamecano reads the run of Taliyah
          ...  A_Ibarguen with a bad challenge
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop knocks it forward
          ...  J_Cruz gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Cruz with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 9  :(mnc) C_Fuchs with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Butland in space
          ...  J_Zanetti slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 12 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the first time flick to D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano with a thundering volley!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  J_Pavlenka plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Aparichit is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano with a stunning strike !
          ...  J_Pavlenka blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 16 :(wbn) J_Ledley has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  C_Fuchs picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 17 :(wbn) P_Erras has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Gallagher
          ...  He puts in M_Ducksch!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 26 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley with a thundering shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zaratta looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Werder Bremen are back level!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 27 :(wbn) J_Zanetti with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Fuchs
          ...  J_Zanetti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 27 :(mnc) J_Butland hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Cruz latches onto it!
          ...  A_Ibarguen pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  W_Collum has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by W_Collum!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!
Min. 27 :(wbn) E_Henderson is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Erras is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 27 :(mnc) Aparichit is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz drives it low !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 28 :(mnc) Aparichit unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz looks to see where J_Pavlenka is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 38 :(wbn) J_Ledley brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_Ducksch makes himself available
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke belts it clear
Min. 40 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Ledley
          ...  D_Gallagher takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Upamecano curls the ball out wide to Taliyah
          ...  J_Zanetti cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 42 :(wbn) J_Ledley pulls it back to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt attempts a chip!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Ledley!
          ...  M_Ducksch loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  L_Bittencourt is through!
          ...  L_Bittencourt gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But A_Zaratta hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 47 :(mnc) D_Upamecano with a probing pass to Taliyah
          ...  E_Henderson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 48 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  J_Pavlenka comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over J_Pavlenka
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 49 :(wbn) E_Henderson beats J_Butland
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  Cleaned up by Bohte_Daisuke

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) Aparichit whips the ball across to J_Cruz
          ...  Cece_Pepe steals the ball of off him
Min. 47 :(wbn) E_Henderson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Zaratta is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 48 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus pass splits open the defence and finds J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz looks to see where J_Pavlenka is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 49 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt pulls it back to E_Stranger
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(mnc) Aparichit knocks it forward
          ...  J_Ekstrand slips
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop gets to it!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a fine save
Min. 54 :(wbn) M_Ducksch looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Bittencourt
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Ekstrand
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But A_Zaratta stops that one easily
Min. 56 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from Leda_Cygnus, he finds D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano lobs J_Pavlenka!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 57 :(mnc) J_Butland sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 59 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Gallagher takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Butland races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Cruz lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Cece_Pepe dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 62 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand nutmegs C_Fuchs, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Ekstrand with the header !
          ...  But A_Zaratta just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 65 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the cross-field pass to E_Stranger
          ...  D_Gallagher stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 67 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt whips the ball across to J_Zanetti
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Zanetti !
          ...  It's beaten A_Zaratta
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 67 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop with a reverse pass to J_Cruz
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Cruz !
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka reacts well to save!!!
Min. 68 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Gallagher
          ...  D_Gallagher with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_Pavlenka won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Hugo replaces an unhappy D_Gallagher and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari is coming on for Aparichit and playing MF
Min. 71 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Ledley is through!
          ...  J_Ledley drives it towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(mnc) J_Cruz with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Ekstrand
          ...  J_Cruz hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 73 :(wbn) J_Ledley finds E_Stranger on the edge of the box
          ...  E_Stranger must beat A_Zaratta!
          ...  A_Zaratta heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 73 :(mnc) J_Cruz sidesteps J_Ekstrand
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Cruz attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 73 :(mnc) J_Cruz is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Ducksch
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(wbn) E_Stranger with a perfectly timed run
          ...  E_Stranger lobs A_Zaratta!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 75 :(mnc) Hugo with a flicked pass to Taliyah
          ...  But J_Zanetti sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 79 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Upamecano
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 80 :(mnc) Y_Van_Der_Vu is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Cruz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Butland is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  J_Pavlenka jumps well to claim it!
Min. 81 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - K_Moehwald on for J_Ledley as a MF
Min. 81 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs with a powerful diving header!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And J_Pavlenka reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Pavlenka easily catches it!
Min. 86 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 87 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus whips the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Zanetti
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus off the woodwork.
          ...  Hugo picks up the deflection
          ...  N_Kapinga goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 89 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past E_Henderson
          ...  He knocks it to Y_Van_Der_Vu!
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Henderson reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 92 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Moehwald gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Zaratta comes out and claims it!
Min. 92 :(mnc) E_Shikari plays in Taliyah with a beautiful ball
          ...  A cheeky lob from Taliyah !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley
Scorers              : J_Ledley (26)
Sent Off             : A_Ibarguen (27)
Booked               : N_Kapinga (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Gallagher (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Gallagher (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       25
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 1 Manchester City
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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 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  35  13  10  41 |  97   0   4   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  34  12   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  30   6   7  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Ledley       MF   1   7  31  17  30 |  85   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Erras        MF   2  17  29   1  25 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  28  20  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  31  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  29   9   8  21 |  70   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  30  12  28 |  12   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
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  35  11   6  31 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  35   9  10  43 |  74   0   4   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  80   0  25
C_Fuchs        DF   2  35   9  10  32 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   8  33  11  12 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
J_Butland      MF   2  10  32  12  41 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  97   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  18  12 |  74   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  27  19  31 |  97   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  34  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   9  28  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  32  14   9  42 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Poyet        MF   3   6  25  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Van_Der_Vu   FW   3   8   7  26  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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