Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Newcastle (Wed Mar 27)


                      Manchester City  |  Newcastle
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK T_Conner
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF B_Benson
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF L_Inagzij
                          M_Scholl MF  |  DF K_Fasan
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                           Eduardo MF  |  MF F_Moussa
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                            JobLot FW  |  MF E_Huws
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB A_Hanson
                            W_Reid SUB |  SUB M_Salah
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB J_M_Jurado
                             Sobhi SUB |  SUB J_Maddison

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 4  :(mnc) S_Pittman skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Rojo
          ...  M_Rojo hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner falls over
          ...  But T_Conner is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 7  :(mnc) JobLot has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Benson
          ...  He knocks it to Eduardo!
          ...  D_A_Cole reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a glorious long pass to S_Pittman
          ...  S_Pittman launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Skiba spits at A_Lallana
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 17 :(mnc) S_Pittman runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Bentley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  N_Alexander gave him a strong warning
Min. 21 :(mnc) JobLot takes advantage of a mistake by R_Bentley
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  JobLot fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 24 :(mnc) M_Skiba finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  M_Skiba looks to see where T_Conner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 25 :(nwt) R_Bentley knocks the ball past C_Fuchs
          ...  R_Bentley pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 25 :(mnc) JobLot has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Thompson
          ...  He puts in C_Fuchs!
          ...  F_Moussa with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks relieved
          ...  Tony McCleary is far from happy with that decision
Min. 27 :(nwt) F_Moussa hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  B_Benson latches onto it!
          ...  B_Benson sees N_Winneke off his line !
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 29 :(nwt) N_Winneke miskicks!
          ...  W_Zaha is takes control of the ball!
          ...  W_Zaha tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 30 :(nwt) B_Benson spits at N_Winneke
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 32 :(mnc) M_Rojo loses his marker!
          ...  B_Benson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Scholl leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to S_Pittman
          ...  S_Pittman aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Conner beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 35 :(mnc) M_Scholl pass splits open the defence and finds M_Skiba
          ...  P_Thompson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 38 :(mnc) M_Scholl flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  M_Skiba with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Conner reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Inagzij gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 41 :(mnc) S_Pittman reads the run of M_Rojo
          ...  M_Rojo with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(nwt) F_Moussa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  W_Zaha gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  W_Zaha sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 48 :(nwt) F_Moussa curls the ball out wide to P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 49 :(nwt) D_A_Cole barges Eduardo off the ball
          ...  D_Gallagher goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Eduardo lobs it over the defender
          ...  P_Thompson with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 54 :(nwt) R_Bentley twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 54 :(nwt) J_Maddison is coming on for R_Bentley and playing FW
Min. 55 :(mnc) JobLot sidesteps L_Inagzij
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  JobLot could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Conner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 56 :(mnc) C_Fuchs takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  C_Fuchs hits a curling shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And T_Conner tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_A_Cole wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 57 :(nwt) B_Benson with a measured pass to D_A_Cole
          ...  S_Pittman tackles from behind
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Alexander tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Maddison with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 60 :(mnc) W_Reid comes on for Ni_Na_Lee and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from P_Thompson to E_Huws
          ...  E_Huws fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But N_Winneke palms it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 61 :(nwt) E_Huws has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Gallagher
          ...  He knocks it to K_Fasan!
          ...  But M_Rojo wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 65 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Lallana as MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) M_Scholl finds C_Fuchs with a ball over the defence
          ...  W_Zaha wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 66 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Fasan
          ...  K_Fasan with a thundering shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
Min. 67 :(nwt) L_Inagzij jumps over S_Pittman's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  L_Inagzij tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 68 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado with the cross-field pass to W_Zaha
          ...  W_Zaha tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 69 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the first time pass to Eduardo
          ...  Eduardo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Conner catches it with style!
Min. 69 :(mnc) JobLot cuts inside D_A_Cole
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_M_Jurado fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto is being prepared to come on
          ...  Eduardo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Sobhi replaces M_Skiba to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Hanson will come on for K_Fasan and play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Pittman has space to run with the ball
          ...  E_Huws with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 74 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Gallagher decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Hanson slices it
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Thompson heads it away
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_Scholl runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to JobLot
          ...  D_A_Cole pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto beats D_A_Cole
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Hanson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 79 :(nwt) The ball runs loose!
          ...  W_Zaha seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Gallagher with the high feet
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(mnc) M_Scholl sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Inagzij with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 81 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the towering header to W_Reid
          ...  W_Reid with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 83 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Caoimhin_Og heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 84 :(mnc) Sobhi is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Sobhi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 85 :(nwt) L_Inagzij finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Caoimhin_Og is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_A_Cole with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nwt) D_A_Cole lobs it over the defender
          ...  C_Fuchs with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 90 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto races into the box
          ...  He sees S_Pittman lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_A_Cole with an awful challenge
          ...  N_Alexander calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 92 :(mnc) JobLot knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 92 :(mnc) JobLot turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  B_Benson with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Alexander gave him a strong warning
Min. 93 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Maddison
          ...  C_Fuchs reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 105,301
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rojo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Rojo (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Skiba (16), D_Gallagher (79), Caoimhin_Og (85), C_Fuchs (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : P_Thompson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Benson (30), J_M_Jurado (69), D_A_Cole (86)
Injured              : R_Bentley (54)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Newcastle
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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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N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  28   8   9  43 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  28   8   7  41 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60   0  35
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  30  10  22 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35   6
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   4
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  28   4   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  33   3   3   2  32 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  28   9  11  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
B_Benson       DF   1  28   8   7  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
P_Thompson     DF   2  27  12   6  30 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
L_Inagzij      DF   1  27  11   6  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -19
K_Fasan        DF   3  25  10   6  13 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  27   8  21 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  26  18  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  25  18  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   3
E_Huws         MF   2   7  25  18  38 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  26  21 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  28   9  10  22 |  23   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  27   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   7  27  17  18 |  28   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  25  30 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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