June Ridout Memorial Cup Groug Stage Match, Werder Bremen vs. Manchester City (Wed Feb 12)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 T
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        M_Backhaus GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                      Maya_Yoshida DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                         H_Odoffin DF  |  DF Varane
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF K_Clark
                             Dunga MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                           M_Mount MF  |  MF Aparichit
                             Blind MF  |  MF E_Woodward
                          N_Valsic AM  |  MF Jamie_Tartt
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW JJ_OConner
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB G_Yates
                       M_Veljkovic SUB |  SUB S_Nemeth
                           S_Veron SUB |  SUB Thiago_Luiz
                          B_Towell SUB |  SUB Dan_Wilson
                        D_Kownacki SUB |  SUB D_Best

Referee: M_Matosa (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 5  :(wbn) N_Valsic cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Y_Osako
          ...  Y_Osako has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  A_Zaratta with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 5  :(mnc) E_Woodward with a glorious long pass to JJ_OConner
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr intercepts the pass
Min. 6  :(wbn) Blind beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Blind blasts it at the goal !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 10 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds S_Bergwijn
          ...  But N_Valsic sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 15 :(mnc) E_Woodward with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to JJ_OConner
          ...  JJ_OConner swings in the shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 17 :(wbn) Y_Osako knocks it past Varane and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_Matosa will just give him a speaking to
Min. 23 :(wbn) Dunga with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Riva
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Riva !
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 23 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Varane gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Varane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But M_Backhaus punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 24 :(wbn) Dunga moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat A_Zaratta
          ...  He nutmegs A_Zaratta
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Werder Bremen have snatched the lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(wbn) Dunga plays in Y_Osako with a beautiful ball
          ...  Y_Osako goes for the top corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 29 :(wbn) N_Valsic looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Osako
          ...  Y_Osako rifles it at the goal !
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 31 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus knocks it past Maya_Yoshida and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Valsic
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 32 :(wbn) L_Riva plays a long ball to N_Valsic
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 32 :(mnc) Aparichit whips the ball across to JJ_OConner
          ...  H_Maguire brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 33 :(wbn) N_Valsic knocks it forward
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki slips
          ...  Y_Osako gets to it!
          ...  Y_Osako aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Zaratta has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Zaratta reacts well to save!!!
Min. 34 :(wbn) N_Valsic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  L_Riva gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Riva with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  A_Zaratta looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Mount!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 35 :(wbn) M_Mount with a precise pass to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Zaratta grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt slides it through the middle to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets up high for the header !
          ...  But M_Backhaus just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt curls it into the box!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus tries to place the shot!
          ...  M_Backhaus with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 37 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Jerzinho_Jnr!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Maya_Yoshida bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 39 :(wbn) N_Valsic with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Aoyama_Hideki behind
          ...  Varane takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 40 :(wbn) Y_Osako with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Woodward
          ...  Varane reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 42 :(wbn) M_Mount takes advantage of a bad back pass from Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  M_Mount could have let it bounce!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn moves forward
          ...  A powerful header from S_Bergwijn !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!

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

Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Mount has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Varane
          ...  He knocks it to L_Riva!
          ...  L_Riva goes for the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Mount plays it towards the near post!
          ...  H_Odoffin with the header
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Valsic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Varane wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 48 :(wbn) M_Mount steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Valsic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  L_Riva makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 52 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn attempts a low drive!
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Backhaus's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Backhaus looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt drives it into the box!
          ...  Maya_Yoshida gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 53 :(wbn) Dunga chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Odoffin
          ...  H_Odoffin with a stunning strike !
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Blind
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zaratta
Min. 55 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past H_Maguire
          ...  He knocks it to E_Woodward!
          ...  E_Woodward belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 60 :(wbn) N_Valsic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Riva
          ...  But Varane sweeps up the threat
Min. 63 :(wbn) Dunga looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Dunga drives it into the box!
          ...  L_Riva with the header
          ...  A_Zaratta won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 65 :(wbn) M_Mount holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Osako
          ...  Y_Osako goes for goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 69 :(wbn) H_Odoffin with the dribble
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is easily beaten
          ...  H_Odoffin with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 73 :(wbn) M_Mount volleys it forward. He finds L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva shoots towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Zaratta never had a chance!
Min. 74 :(wbn) M_Mount looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Riva
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 75 :(wbn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Kownacki will come on for L_Riva and play FW
Min. 76 :(wbn) Blind plays the early ball across the box to find D_Kownacki in space
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Kownacki !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zaratta never had a chance!
Min. 76 :(mnc) JJ_OConner flicks it over H_Odoffin and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  JJ_OConner launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 77 :(wbn) Y_Osako knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Woodward
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with a terrible tackle
          ...  PENALTY !! M_Matosa waves the Werder Bremen players away
          ...  Y_Osako with the spot kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-1 Manchester City...
Min. 80 :(wbn) Y_Osako takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 81 :(wbn) Dunga is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But A_Zaratta hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 81 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Valsic goes in with two feet!!
          ...  That s a terrible challenge!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Matosa sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Leda_Cygnus floats it forward
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it
          ...  Maya_Yoshida with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Aparichit off the woodwork.
          ...  JJ_OConner picks up the deflection
          ...  H_Odoffin reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 83 :(wbn) Y_Osako with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past E_Woodward
          ...  He knocks it to M_Mount!
          ...  M_Mount with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 83 :(mnc) E_Woodward has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Maguire
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in JJ_OConner!
          ...  JJ_OConner hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wbn) M_Mount passes the ball to Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  Blocked by K_Clark
Min. 90 :(wbn) Y_Osako with the first time pass to D_Kownacki
          ...  D_Kownacki chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre

*************  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          : Y_Osako (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Valsic (24), Y_Osako (77 pen)
Sent Off             : N_Valsic (81)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Woodward
Scorers              : E_Woodward (55)
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     :          24        |       10
Off target           :          13        |       6
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          21        |       10
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 2 - 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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M_Backhaus     GK  30   4   1   4  38 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  31   7   1  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  30   1   2  47 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95  20  20
H_Odoffin      DF   2  27   7  10  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
H_Maguire      DF   1  27   7   1  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Dunga          MF   2  13  30   6  23 |  95   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |  95   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 110  30
Blind          MF   1  15  25   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  28  18  29 |  85   0   2   5   0   3   1   0   1   0  40  65  20
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  79   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  15  10
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  40
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  30   8   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Veron        MF   2   3  30   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  27  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  37   3   3   1  21 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  38  12   6  31 |  95   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 100  50   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  38   7   9  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Varane         DF   2  31  10   7  10 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80 -20 -15
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  34  20  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  34  19  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Woodward     MF   1  18  34   7  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  25
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  30  14  14 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  35  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
JJ_OConner     FW   2   1   1  32  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nemeth       DF   1  30   4   1   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dan_Wilson     MF   1   8  30  16  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Best         FW   2   5   1  27  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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