Elite FA Cup Groups Match 2, Manchester City vs. Tottenham (Wed Dec 12)


                      Manchester City  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-0-2 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF A_R_Essien
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF S_Howey
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF T_Manniman
                           L_Diame MF  |  DF Doriva
                          M_Scholl MF  |  DM E_Gabor
                           Eduardo MF  |  DM C_McGregor
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  DM P_Henrique
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW Hugo_Sanchez
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB C_Poenaru
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB A_Hinkel
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                            JobLot SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(tth) C_McGregor with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp with the shot !
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it over
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a glorious long pass to G_Botti
          ...  A_Wisdom steals the ball of off him
Min. 10 :(tth) T_Manniman finds S_Howey with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  W_Reid wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 15 :(tth) C_McGregor plays in Hugo_Sanchez with a beautiful ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 20 :(mnc) L_Diame finds Caoimhin_Og with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Caoimhin_Og strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(mnc) M_Scholl reads the run of C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  R_Ceni makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 23 :(mnc) G_Botti is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Skiba
          ...  Doriva with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 26 :(tth) Doriva drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to T_Manniman
          ...  T_Manniman with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  N_Winneke with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(mnc) L_Diame beats his man
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Wisdom
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 28 :(tth) S_Howey backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Botti
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 29 :(tth) R_Sharp with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_A_Nastasic behind
          ...  W_Reid with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 30 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays it forward to G_Botti
          ...  T_Manniman forces him off the ball
Min. 30 :(tth) P_Henrique with the kinky dribble
          ...  C_Fuchs with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 33 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og gets to the by line and finds G_Botti with a beautiful cross
          ...  But S_Howey slides in two footed.
          ...  O_Hategan has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 33 :(tth) A_Wisdom takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Sharp
          ...  Caoimhin_Og scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  A_Wisdom hoists it forward
          ...  C_McGregor gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Rojo gets to the ball first
Min. 37 :(mnc) L_Diame with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by L_Diame !
          ...  But R_Ceni with the difficult save
Min. 38 :(mnc) G_Botti runs at A_R_Essien
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  G_Botti bears down on goal!
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(tth) C_McGregor is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 41 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a probing through ball G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 42 :(tth) E_Gabor bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) W_Reid runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_R_Essien
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  W_Reid smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  R_Ceni makes a difficult save
Min. 44 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Skiba with the tackle
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Hategan refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 45 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Pires will come on for R_Sharp and play MF
Min. 47 :(tth) R_Pires runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of T_Manniman
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  T_Manniman attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But N_Winneke with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_McGregor floats the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 48 :(tth) P_Henrique with a slide rule pass to S_Howey
          ...  S_Howey curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Over the bar

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Tottenham

Min. 49 :(mnc) Eduardo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Doriva
          ...  He knocks it to M_Skiba!
          ...  C_McGregor fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Hategan tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 51 :(tth) Doriva sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_A_Nastasic takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 52 :(mnc) C_Fuchs beats P_Henrique
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Hategan
          ...  C_Fuchs has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 54 :(tth) R_Pires breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  O_Hategan sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 54 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  M_Skiba seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Wisdom bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  O_Hategan signals that it is indirect
          ...  L_Diame plays it short to Eduardo
          ...  Eduardo sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Ceni's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Diame plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Wisdom wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 55 :(mnc) Eduardo with a precise pass to M_Skiba
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Skiba !
          ...  R_Ceni saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 55 :(tth) T_Manniman bursts forward
          ...  T_Manniman attempts a lob!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 64 :(mnc) L_Diame beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds G_Botti
          ...  T_Manniman is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Botti with the thundering drive
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(tth) G_Weah is being prepared to come on
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Rojo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto comes on for M_Scholl and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  JobLot will come on for M_Skiba and play FW
Min. 72 :(tth) T_Manniman finds R_Pires in acres of space
          ...  La_Huntellio gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 76 :(tth) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  G_Weah is through!
          ...  But S_Nakamoto comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 81 :(tth) A_Johnson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_McGregor
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 86 :(mnc) C_Fuchs is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
          ...  They have run out of substitutions.
          ...  The other lot must be right dirty bastards
Min. 87 :(mnc) La_Huntellio has space to run with the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_R_Essien takes possession
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) G_Weah runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  G_Weah hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 89 :(tth) P_Henrique takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah drives it low !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  O_Hategan talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Tottenham fans celebrate though!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 90 :(tth) The Tottenham manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 90 :(mnc) JobLot takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Doriva
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Weah with a clumsy challenge
Min. 91 :(mnc) L_Diame is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to JobLot
          ...  A_Wisdom with the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 105,826
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Diame
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Caoimhin_Og (54)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Fuchs (86)
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : T_Manniman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Weah (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Manniman (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Tottenham
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8  10  32 |  89   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -9
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  28   2   2  45 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
M_Rojo         DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  57   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  20  -9
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  21
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
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_Ceni         GK  34   2   2   7  30 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  28  22   8  34 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
A_R_Essien     DF   1  23  20   1  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  22  19   5  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  24   5  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  18  19
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Gabor        DM   2  18  25   5  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  25   8  23 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Henrique     DM   1  18  24   7  18 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  24  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  25  10  10  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  26  17  31 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  25  18  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
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