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Season 23 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 1
Manchester City 1 - 2 Marseille
Elite League Cup Group Match 1, Manchester City vs. Marseille (Wed Oct 19)
Manchester City | Marseille
5-3-2 E | 4-4-2 E
Scott Matthews | Lee Shaw
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S_Scuffet GK | GK R_Higuita
M_Smith DF | DF T_Taiwo
M_Laursen DF | DF S_Bassong
S_Byram DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
A_Carlos DF | DF M_Amoros
T_Kaizer DF | MF J_Fleck
Zico MF | MF Douglas_Costa
Jinky MF | MF A_Marcos
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF F_Wood
G_Botti FW | FW J_Digweed
D_Rommedahl FW | FW Z_Zidane
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P_Out SUB | SUB H_Lloris
Efe_Sodje SUB | SUB L_Koscielny
P_Do_Shaw SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Denilson SUB | SUB J_Lewis
M_Murphy SUB | SUB Z_Ibrahimovic
Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)
Min. 1 :(mnc) Zico with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rommedahl throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 1 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer is through on goal
... M_Smith tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... J_Eriksson has stopped play
... Well spotted by J_Eriksson!
Min. 5 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki squares it to M_Laursen
... M_Laursen with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 6 :(mnc) M_Smith boots it towards G_Botti
... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Wood
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 6 :(msl) A_Marcos cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... M_Laursen reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8 :(msl) A_Marcos plays in Z_Zidane with a beautiful ball
... Jinky with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... J_Eriksson ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Matthews looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... A_Marcos knocks it forward
... T_Taiwo gets on the end of it
... M_Smith takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(msl) A_Marcos is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to F_Wood
... T_Kaizer with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(mnc) G_Botti cuts through the defence
... Z_Zidane fouls
... That was disgusting
Min. 11 :(mnc) Jinky with an in swinging cross to G_Botti
... G_Botti beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has R_Higuita to beat!
... He nutmegs R_Higuita
... It hits the upright!!
... R_Higuita recovers to save it !!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki swings it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 11 :(msl) J_Digweed gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Smith!
... He has some space now!
... M_Smith body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 12 :(msl) Z_Zidane knocks the ball past Zico
... M_Laursen with a superb challenge
... J_Eriksson has given the free kick the other way!
... He's lucky it wasn't more
... It's just a warning
Min. 14 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... T_Taiwo reads the play well
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa squares it to F_Wood
... M_Smith gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck plays it towards the near post!
... The ball comes to M_Amoros
... He knocks it goalward
... S_Scuffet makes a fine save
Min. 19 :(msl) T_Taiwo heads the ball back to A_Marcos
... But T_Kaizer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 20 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... R_Higuita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Zico is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl with the shot !
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl attempts a lob!
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 29 :(msl) J_Digweed nutmegs the defender
... M_Laursen cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 30 :(msl) J_Digweed takes on S_Byram
... He runs past him
... But Zico puts it in row Z!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... G_Botti collects the loose ball!
... T_Taiwo with the block
Min. 35 :(mnc) Zico wins possession
... He plays the ball across to G_Botti
... S_Bassong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 37 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer with the dribble
... T_Kaizer is easily beaten
... A vicious shot by S_Gronkjaer !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 38 :(msl) A_Marcos back heels to find F_Wood in space
... F_Wood has a dig at goal!
... S_Scuffet watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Laursen kicks M_Amoros off the ball
... Well spotted by J_Eriksson
... RED CARD!!
... J_Eriksson had no choice there!!
... Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 44 :(msl) F_Wood takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kaizer
... It's a lucky break
... F_Wood with a little chip!
... GOAL !!
... It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Marseille have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a probing pass to G_Botti
... F_Wood stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 46 :(msl) F_Wood runs at the defence
... He nutmegs S_Byram
... He showed his class there
... M_Smith goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Marseille
Min. 47 :(mnc) Jinky has it now
... He takes on M_Amoros
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Y_Abdessadki!
... Y_Abdessadki heads the ball towards goal !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... R_Higuita tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Byram drives it into the box!
... R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Zico cuts inside M_Amoros
... He worked that well
... Zico tries to lob the keeper !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Manchester City fans!!
... Manchester City are back on level terms now!
... Manchester City 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 52 :(msl) M_Amoros knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Carlos
... M_Amoros with a terrific drive !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Jinky finds Zico with a perfectly weighted pass
... A_Marcos with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 54 :(mnc) M_Smith kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rommedahl has a go!
... R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 56 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to A_Carlos
... F_Wood with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... J_Eriksson just wants to lecture him
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Y_Abdessadki floats it forward
... Zico latches onto the end of it
... Zico must beat S_Scuffet!
... R_Higuita collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 58 :(mnc) G_Botti loses S_Gronkjaer
... Driven towards goal by G_Botti !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(msl) J_Fleck takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 60 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje is being prepared to come on
... T_Kaizer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is going to be brought on
... Jinky is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Denilson will replace the useless Y_Abdessadki and will play MF
Min. 62 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Efe_Sodje hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw plays a long ball to Zico
... S_Gronkjaer slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 65 :(msl) A_Marcos kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane flicks the header toward the far post!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 66 :(msl) A_Marcos passes the ball to S_Bassong
... But S_Byram slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 67 :(mnc) Denilson with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Marcos wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Fleck drives the ball across field
... It comes to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... GOAL !!
... He nutmegged S_Scuffet
... Marseille have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 71 :(mnc) Zico looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Botti
... G_Botti with a thundering drive!
... R_Higuita with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 72 :(mnc) G_Botti with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... S_Gronkjaer wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats A_Carlos
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Eriksson
... A_Carlos takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... A_Marcos plays it short to Z_Zidane
... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Smith
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck floats the ball in!
... S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 74 :(mnc) Zico unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Botti
... G_Botti fires off a left-footed shot !
... R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 75 :(mnc) S_Byram jumps over Douglas_Costa's challenge
... S_Byram hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But R_Higuita recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 76 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a measured pass to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Denilson swings it in!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 80 :(msl) L_Koscielny is going to be brought on
... S_Bassong is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) A_Carlos stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... A_Carlos has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Douglas_Costa
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past P_Do_Shaw
... He knocks it to J_Digweed!
... J_Digweed with a thundering drive!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic will come on for J_Digweed and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Denilson finds D_Rommedahl in acres of space
... D_Rommedahl fires a shot at goal !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball into the area!
... Denilson gets to it!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Smith with a glorious long pass to G_Botti
... G_Botti must beat R_Higuita!
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Fleck finds the run of Z_Ibrahimovic
... From long range Z_Ibrahimovic bends the ball towards goal!
... S_Scuffet fists it away
... That was a good save!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 68,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : Zico (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Zico (49)
Sent Off : M_Laursen (44)
Booked : M_Smith (11), A_Carlos (73)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : F_Wood
Scorers : F_Wood (44), J_Digweed (69)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10
Off target : 6 | 6
On target : 14 | 4
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 15
Key Tackles : 10 | 7
Key Passes : 19 | 13
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Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 2 Marseille
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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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S_Scuffet GK 39 5 1 4 41 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
M_Smith DF 3 28 11 6 34 | 95 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 28 -2
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 44 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -9
S_Byram DF 3 28 8 6 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
A_Carlos DF 1 27 12 8 42 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -1
T_Kaizer DF 2 27 6 4 37 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Zico MF 1 9 27 11 23 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 5
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 63 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 27 8 29 | 63 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
G_Botti FW 1 8 9 27 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 28 4 3 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 28 8 25 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Denilson MF 1 15 27 2 18 | 32 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 28 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 95 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 32 4 4 31 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
S_Bassong DF 2 28 11 6 30 | 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 27 8 7 12 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
M_Amoros DF 2 26 9 7 42 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
J_Fleck MF 1 6 30 9 28 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 10 42 | 85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 27 15 32 | 95 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 0
F_Wood MF 1 12 27 7 41 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 40 0 21
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 88 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 29 34 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 21
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 29 10 7 36 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Lewis MF 3 7 22 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Manchester City | Marseille
5-3-2 E | 4-4-2 E
Scott Matthews | Lee Shaw
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S_Scuffet GK | GK R_Higuita
M_Smith DF | DF T_Taiwo
M_Laursen DF | DF S_Bassong
S_Byram DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
A_Carlos DF | DF M_Amoros
T_Kaizer DF | MF J_Fleck
Zico MF | MF Douglas_Costa
Jinky MF | MF A_Marcos
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF F_Wood
G_Botti FW | FW J_Digweed
D_Rommedahl FW | FW Z_Zidane
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P_Out SUB | SUB H_Lloris
Efe_Sodje SUB | SUB L_Koscielny
P_Do_Shaw SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Denilson SUB | SUB J_Lewis
M_Murphy SUB | SUB Z_Ibrahimovic
Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)
Min. 1 :(mnc) Zico with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rommedahl throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 1 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer is through on goal
... M_Smith tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... J_Eriksson has stopped play
... Well spotted by J_Eriksson!
Min. 5 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki squares it to M_Laursen
... M_Laursen with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 6 :(mnc) M_Smith boots it towards G_Botti
... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Wood
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 6 :(msl) A_Marcos cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... M_Laursen reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8 :(msl) A_Marcos plays in Z_Zidane with a beautiful ball
... Jinky with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... J_Eriksson ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Matthews looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... A_Marcos knocks it forward
... T_Taiwo gets on the end of it
... M_Smith takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(msl) A_Marcos is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to F_Wood
... T_Kaizer with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(mnc) G_Botti cuts through the defence
... Z_Zidane fouls
... That was disgusting
Min. 11 :(mnc) Jinky with an in swinging cross to G_Botti
... G_Botti beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has R_Higuita to beat!
... He nutmegs R_Higuita
... It hits the upright!!
... R_Higuita recovers to save it !!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki swings it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 11 :(msl) J_Digweed gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Smith!
... He has some space now!
... M_Smith body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 12 :(msl) Z_Zidane knocks the ball past Zico
... M_Laursen with a superb challenge
... J_Eriksson has given the free kick the other way!
... He's lucky it wasn't more
... It's just a warning
Min. 14 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... T_Taiwo reads the play well
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa squares it to F_Wood
... M_Smith gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck plays it towards the near post!
... The ball comes to M_Amoros
... He knocks it goalward
... S_Scuffet makes a fine save
Min. 19 :(msl) T_Taiwo heads the ball back to A_Marcos
... But T_Kaizer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 20 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... R_Higuita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Zico is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl with the shot !
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl attempts a lob!
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 29 :(msl) J_Digweed nutmegs the defender
... M_Laursen cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 30 :(msl) J_Digweed takes on S_Byram
... He runs past him
... But Zico puts it in row Z!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... G_Botti collects the loose ball!
... T_Taiwo with the block
Min. 35 :(mnc) Zico wins possession
... He plays the ball across to G_Botti
... S_Bassong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 37 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer with the dribble
... T_Kaizer is easily beaten
... A vicious shot by S_Gronkjaer !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 38 :(msl) A_Marcos back heels to find F_Wood in space
... F_Wood has a dig at goal!
... S_Scuffet watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Laursen kicks M_Amoros off the ball
... Well spotted by J_Eriksson
... RED CARD!!
... J_Eriksson had no choice there!!
... Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 44 :(msl) F_Wood takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kaizer
... It's a lucky break
... F_Wood with a little chip!
... GOAL !!
... It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Marseille have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a probing pass to G_Botti
... F_Wood stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 46 :(msl) F_Wood runs at the defence
... He nutmegs S_Byram
... He showed his class there
... M_Smith goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Marseille
Min. 47 :(mnc) Jinky has it now
... He takes on M_Amoros
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Y_Abdessadki!
... Y_Abdessadki heads the ball towards goal !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... R_Higuita tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Byram drives it into the box!
... R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Zico cuts inside M_Amoros
... He worked that well
... Zico tries to lob the keeper !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... He salutes the Manchester City fans!!
... Manchester City are back on level terms now!
... Manchester City 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 52 :(msl) M_Amoros knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Carlos
... M_Amoros with a terrific drive !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 53 :(mnc) Jinky finds Zico with a perfectly weighted pass
... A_Marcos with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 54 :(mnc) M_Smith kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rommedahl has a go!
... R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 56 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to A_Carlos
... F_Wood with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... J_Eriksson just wants to lecture him
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Y_Abdessadki floats it forward
... Zico latches onto the end of it
... Zico must beat S_Scuffet!
... R_Higuita collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 58 :(mnc) G_Botti loses S_Gronkjaer
... Driven towards goal by G_Botti !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(msl) J_Fleck takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 60 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje is being prepared to come on
... T_Kaizer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is going to be brought on
... Jinky is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Denilson will replace the useless Y_Abdessadki and will play MF
Min. 62 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Efe_Sodje hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw plays a long ball to Zico
... S_Gronkjaer slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 65 :(msl) A_Marcos kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane flicks the header toward the far post!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 66 :(msl) A_Marcos passes the ball to S_Bassong
... But S_Byram slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 67 :(mnc) Denilson with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Marcos wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Fleck drives the ball across field
... It comes to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... GOAL !!
... He nutmegged S_Scuffet
... Marseille have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 71 :(mnc) Zico looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Botti
... G_Botti with a thundering drive!
... R_Higuita with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 72 :(mnc) G_Botti with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... S_Gronkjaer wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats A_Carlos
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Eriksson
... A_Carlos takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... A_Marcos plays it short to Z_Zidane
... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Smith
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck floats the ball in!
... S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 74 :(mnc) Zico unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Botti
... G_Botti fires off a left-footed shot !
... R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 75 :(mnc) S_Byram jumps over Douglas_Costa's challenge
... S_Byram hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But R_Higuita recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 76 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a measured pass to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Denilson swings it in!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 80 :(msl) L_Koscielny is going to be brought on
... S_Bassong is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) A_Carlos stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... A_Carlos has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Douglas_Costa
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past P_Do_Shaw
... He knocks it to J_Digweed!
... J_Digweed with a thundering drive!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic will come on for J_Digweed and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Denilson finds D_Rommedahl in acres of space
... D_Rommedahl fires a shot at goal !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball into the area!
... Denilson gets to it!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Smith with a glorious long pass to G_Botti
... G_Botti must beat R_Higuita!
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Fleck finds the run of Z_Ibrahimovic
... From long range Z_Ibrahimovic bends the ball towards goal!
... S_Scuffet fists it away
... That was a good save!
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Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 68,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : Zico (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Zico (49)
Sent Off : M_Laursen (44)
Booked : M_Smith (11), A_Carlos (73)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : F_Wood
Scorers : F_Wood (44), J_Digweed (69)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10
Off target : 6 | 6
On target : 14 | 4
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 15
Key Tackles : 10 | 7
Key Passes : 19 | 13
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Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 2 Marseille
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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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S_Scuffet GK 39 5 1 4 41 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
M_Smith DF 3 28 11 6 34 | 95 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 28 -2
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 44 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -9
S_Byram DF 3 28 8 6 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
A_Carlos DF 1 27 12 8 42 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -1
T_Kaizer DF 2 27 6 4 37 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Zico MF 1 9 27 11 23 | 95 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 5
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 63 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 27 8 29 | 63 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
G_Botti FW 1 8 9 27 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 28 4 3 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 28 8 25 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Denilson MF 1 15 27 2 18 | 32 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 28 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 95 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 32 4 4 31 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
S_Bassong DF 2 28 11 6 30 | 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 27 8 7 12 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
M_Amoros DF 2 26 9 7 42 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
J_Fleck MF 1 6 30 9 28 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 10 42 | 85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 27 15 32 | 95 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 0
F_Wood MF 1 12 27 7 41 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 40 0 21
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 88 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 29 34 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 21
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 29 10 7 36 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Lewis MF 3 7 22 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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