FFO2 CL, Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Wed Jan 25)


                      Manchester City  |  Chelsea
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK Unai_Simon
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                         J_Gimenez DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF R_James
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DM S_M_Savic
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF N_Fekir
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF L_Sane
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF P_Sarabia
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW Richarlison
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW O_Edouard
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB J_Butez
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB Marcelo
                          B_Gibson SUB |  SUB G_Williams
                         K_Lasagna SUB |  SUB D_Kohr
                          J_Murphy SUB |  SUB H_Knibbs




Min. 1  :(che) Richarlison with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  H_Kane wins the ball 
Min. 6  :(che) P_Sarabia beats A_Laporte 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Laporte recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 7  :(mnc) H_Kane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A great volley from H_Kane! 
          ...  Unai_Simon is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 12 :(che) R_James with a short pass to find O_Edouard 
          ...  Ruben_Dias slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 13 :(mnc) B_Silva lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias latches on to it 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by O_Edouard 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 16 :(mnc) B_Silva knocks the ball past S_M_Savic 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  E_Garcia hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marquinhos swings it in! 
          ...  E_Garcia clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Stones jumps over L_Sane's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_Stones launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 18 :(mnc) Marquinhos plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Kane decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  H_Kane with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 20 :(mnc) J_Grealish takes advantage of a mistake by E_Garcia 
          ...  He puts in P_Foden! 
          ...  A great volley from P_Foden! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Unai_Simon is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Unai_Simon comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  A_Laporte with the shot! 
          ...  Unai_Simon with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 23 :(mnc) H_Kane finds P_Foden in the box 
          ...  P_Foden looks to see where Unai_Simon is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 24 :(che) A_Robertson finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  P_Foden goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 31 :(mnc) A_Laporte bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to B_Silva 
          ...  R_James dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) B_Silva with a smart pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  N_Fekir with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) B_Silva plays a long ball to P_Foden 
          ...  S_M_Savic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 34 :(mnc) A_Laporte kicks P_Sarabia off the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 35 :(mnc) P_Foden threads the through ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Unai_Simon gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) P_Foden turns past L_Sane 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  R_James tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) J_Grealish beats E_Garcia 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Grealish pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 44 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 44 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 44 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  L_Sane will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Unai_Simon's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) J_Stones plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Gimenez decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Gimenez tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

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

Min. 47 :(che) P_Sarabia cuts inside Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in Richarlison! 
          ...  Marquinhos with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Unai_Simon grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Grealish with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  J_Grealish with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 53 :(che) N_Fekir with a great first touch 
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Fekir! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Ederson's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Garcia 
          ...  Ederson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) J_Grealish runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Gimenez 
          ...  J_Gimenez with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Manchester City fans! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 63 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 63 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Marquinhos will now play as a DM 
Min. 63 :(che) N_Fekir kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  N_Fekir runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 67 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_James 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Marquinhos! 
          ...  What a shot from Marquinhos! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Unai_Simon is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unai_Simon holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 67 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic squares up to P_Sarabia 
          ...  He's elbowed him right in the nose! 
          ...  If that happened anywhere else, he'd get arrested! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 68 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the nod to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 68 :(che) Richarlison flicks it past J_Stones 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Richarlison launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 70 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias feeds the ball to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) J_Gimenez beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Gimenez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Unai_Simon never had a chance! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  D_Vlahovic strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Unai_Simon's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 78 :(che) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  O_Edouard takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  J_Grealish reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 79 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a 50-yard pass to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 83 :(che) S_M_Savic looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Edouard 
          ...  D_Vlahovic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 87 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias picks out D_Vlahovic with the cross 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones floats the ball in! 
          ...  Unai_Simon catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(mnc) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Marquinhos is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Robertson! 
          ...  Marquinhos looks to see where Unai_Simon is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Unai_Simon catches the ball 
Min. 91 :(che) S_M_Savic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to O_Edouard 
          ...  O_Edouard with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic beats A_Robertson 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sees Unai_Simon off his line! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  There was a foul on the defender 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Grealish (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (7), J_Grealish (43), J_Gimenez (62), Marquinhos (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marquinhos (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Richarlison
Scorers              : Richarlison (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       4
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       3
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 1 Chelsea
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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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Ederson        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  15  11  27 |  97   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  93   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  76
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  14  12  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  18  16
J_Stones       DF   1  19  16  12  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
Marquinhos     DM   1  20  15  13  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  15  51
B_Silva        MF   1   4  21  15  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   7  19  16  27 |  97   0   1   2   1   3   1   0   0   0  33  47  48
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  34  16  28
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  14  20  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  18  32
P_Foden        AM   1   5  18  17  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  25
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  13   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gibson       DF   1  11   8   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Unai_Simon     GK  20   1   1   1  25 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  19  15   7  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  19  15  10  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_James        DF   1  18  15   6  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  17   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  18  15   3  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
S_M_Savic      DM   1  16  18   6  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  14   0
N_Fekir        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  36   0  18
L_Sane         FW   1   3  18  17  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  17  17  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Richarlison    FW   1   7  13  19  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  13  19  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0   9
J_Butez        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  16  13  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Williams     DF   1  12  10   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kohr         DM   1  10  14   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Knibbs       FW   1   3   8  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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