Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Tottenham (Sun Feb 24)


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

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 4  :(mnc) M_Scholl with a one-touch layoff to G_Botti
          ...  But S_Howey puts it in row Z!
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the mazy run
          ...  An audacious effort from Caoimhin_Og !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Ceni got a touch
Min. 11 :(mnc) L_Diame brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  W_Reid gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Doriva barges him off the ball
Min. 12 :(tth) A_Wisdom leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Tottenham the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 16 :(mnc) C_Fuchs with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with R_Ceni
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Ceni
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 17 :(tth) D_McHale finds himself in a good position
          ...  D_McHale hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 17 :(mnc) G_Botti flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Sharp rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 19 :(mnc) G_Botti nutmegs T_Manniman, he continues to run forward
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Doriva
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Botti chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away!
Min. 20 :(tth) S_Howey with an incisive pass to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 21 :(mnc) G_Botti finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  G_Botti tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Howey reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 24 :(mnc) Eduardo with a precise ball to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 30 :(tth) S_Howey sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Weah
          ...  M_A_Nastasic robs him of the ball
Min. 34 :(mnc) W_Reid crosses into the box, finding JobLot
          ...  JobLot attempts the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Morgan heads it away
Min. 34 :(tth) T_Manniman runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Howey
          ...  S_Howey tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 36 :(mnc) M_Scholl has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Eduardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Eduardo hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Scholl is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to JobLot
          ...  JobLot with the punt towards goal!
          ...  R_Ceni heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 41 :(tth) G_Weah beats Caoimhin_Og
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Rojo with the tackle
Min. 42 :(mnc) G_Botti plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But A_R_Essien clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a slick pass to C_Fuchs
          ...  D_McHale scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  N_Alexander shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  JobLot hits it hard
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 44 :(mnc) L_Diame unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Botti
          ...  G_Weah with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from N_Alexander
Min. 45 :(tth) C_McGregor is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Weah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Tottenham

Min. 46 :(mnc) JobLot skips the challenge from Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Driven towards goal by JobLot !
          ...  R_Ceni won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 47 :(mnc) Eduardo takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Eduardo sees R_Ceni off his line !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 50 :(tth) P_Henrique is ready to come on to replace W_Morgan
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 53 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Fuchs
          ...  A delicate header from Hugo_Sanchez !
          ...  N_Winneke blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 54 :(mnc) JobLot takes on A_R_Essien
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A cracking drive from JobLot !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 56 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  S_Howey with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 58 :(mnc) JobLot sidesteps his marker
          ...  JobLot with the side footed shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Ceni moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 58 :(tth) D_McHale 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!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 59 :(mnc) L_Diame finds W_Reid with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  W_Reid gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 60 :(tth) A_Johnson is ready to come on to replace R_Sharp
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 62 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez flicks it over W_Reid and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Driven towards goal by Hugo_Sanchez !
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 63 :(mnc) G_Botti steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Botti fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But R_Ceni smothers the ball.
Min. 64 :(mnc) G_Botti takes advantage of a mistake by T_Manniman
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_McGregor with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Alexander
Min. 65 :(mnc) L_Diame picks out JobLot with the cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Doriva
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Botti curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Ceni comes out and claims it!
Min. 69 :(mnc) M_Rojo knocks the ball past the lunge of D_McHale
          ...  A_Wisdom with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 70 :(tth) D_McHale sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  W_Reid with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 72 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being brought on
          ...  C_Fuchs is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 73 :(tth) T_Manniman hoists the ball across to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  N_Winneke tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_R_Essien hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_Skiba is being brought on
          ...  G_Botti is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a 50-yard pass to Eduardo
          ...  Eduardo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 78 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto will replace the useless Eduardo and will play MF
Min. 84 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the Cruyff turn
          ...  But T_Manniman wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Alexander has none of it.
Min. 86 :(tth) T_Manniman is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Doriva
          ...  Doriva tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 87 :(tth) D_McHale bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke goes down well to save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) Doriva gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson
          ...  A delicate header from A_Johnson !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_McGregor plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Henrique gets to it!
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Winneke's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  N_Winneke looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Johnson curls it into the box!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 93 :(mnc) M_Scholl flicks the ball through
          ...  W_Reid runs onto it!
          ...  W_Reid with a little chip!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  R_Ceni plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 93 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Diame
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 106,347
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : JobLot (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : JobLot (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : D_McHale
Scorers              : G_Weah (12), D_McHale (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_McHale (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 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 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  28   2   2  45 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -10
M_Rojo         DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  30  10  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  80   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  30  32 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
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 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cooper       MF   3  10  24   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  28  23   8  34 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  25  11   6  10 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_R_Essien     DF   1  24  21   1  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  23  19   5  36 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30  21
T_Manniman     DM   2  18  24   5  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_McHale       DM   2  16  24  12  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  28
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  24  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Henrique     DF   1  18  25   7  18 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Gabor        DF   2  18  25   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  25   8  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   2   6  25  18  27 |  33   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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