FFO2 Premiership, Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Thu Jan 05)


                      Manchester City  |  Chelsea
                              5-2-3 P  |  5-2-1-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK J_Butez
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF R_James
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF D_Carlos
                         N_Rovella DF  |  DF E_Garcia
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF N_Fekir
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF P_Sarabia
                            H_Kane FW  |  AM L_Sane
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW T_Abraham
                           P_Foden FW  |  FW O_Edouard
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB M_Bulka
                         J_Gimenez SUB |  SUB Marcelo
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB G_Williams
                         K_Lasagna SUB |  SUB D_Kohr
                           Campana SUB |  SUB H_Knibbs




Min. 1  :(che) E_Garcia off the woodwork! 
          ...  R_James picks up the deflection 
          ...  R_James with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits Ederson and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  That's put Chelsea into the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 3  :(mnc) H_Kane takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  H_Kane fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 3  :(che) L_Sane is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Edouard latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Marquinhos with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 4  :(mnc) J_Grealish with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Kane has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 5  :(mnc) Marquinhos could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Marquinhos with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But J_Butez parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 6  :(che) L_Sane looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Robertson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Robertson pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  That's given Chelsea the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 7  :(mnc) P_Foden hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Kane attempts to nutmeg J_Butez! 
          ...  J_Butez won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 7  :(che) T_Abraham rushes through the defence 
          ...  P_Foden with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Chelsea players 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 8  :(che) R_James runs at Marquinhos 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  R_James from 20 yards! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past Ederson and the Etihad Stadium comes alive! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-3 Chelsea ...
Min. 10 :(mnc) B_Silva looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  P_Foden receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Foden with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-3 Chelsea ...
Min. 15 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias off the woodwork! 
          ...  H_Kane picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Carlos with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  P_Foden with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-3 Chelsea ...
Min. 16 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Sane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Sane hits a great shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 17 :(che) T_Abraham is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  H_Kane with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(che) N_Fekir retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Edouard gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_Edouard looks to see where Ederson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson shouts at his defenders 
          ...  That's put Chelsea into the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-4 Chelsea ...
Min. 25 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias passes the ball to P_Foden 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by E_Garcia 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with an intelligent ball to H_Kane 
          ...  A_Robertson seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 32 :(che) L_Sane turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 33 :(che) T_Abraham finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  T_Abraham curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 34 :(mnc) B_Silva plays the early ball across the box to find A_Laporte in space 
          ...  A_Laporte with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Butez parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 35 :(che) T_Abraham sprints past A_Laporte 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Abraham! 
          ...  Ederson is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-5 Chelsea ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Grealish jinks infield 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_James and it had to be 
Min. 38 :(mnc) P_Foden with a measured ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Butez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Laporte swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 39 :(mnc) Marquinhos breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Butez! 
          ...  D_Carlos brings him down! 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 41 :(che) T_Abraham turns past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Foden bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnc) Marquinhos with the heel pass to A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Butez guesses right 
Min. 45 :(che) L_Sane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  O_Edouard gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  O_Edouard belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 49 :(che) A_Robertson runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Abraham 
          ...  A_Laporte plays the back pass 
          ...  Ederson can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Abraham hits it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from Ederson! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 3-5 Chelsea

Min. 48 :(che) L_Sane lobs it over A_Laporte 
          ...  L_Sane has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 49 :(che) E_Garcia with a flicked pass to O_Edouard 
          ...  O_Edouard has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with Ederson 
          ...  He tries to round past Ederson 
          ...  But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! 
          ...  Whenever I watch him play 
          ...  It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) H_Kane skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Stones 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Stones! 
          ...  J_Butez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) B_Silva with a probing through ball H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round J_Butez 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Butez 
          ...  J_Butez smothers the ball!! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish drives the ball low! 
          ...  J_Butez with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) J_Grealish with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Robertson 
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kane! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_James 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Stones swings a leg at it! 
          ...  J_Butez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 58 :(mnc) J_Stones finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  J_Stones keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Butez just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Grealish beats A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Grealish lobs J_Butez! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Butez is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Butez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the header 
          ...  J_Butez tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Fekir reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 63 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias slips past R_James 
          ...  Ruben_Dias attempts a chip! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 64 :(mnc) B_Silva controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  H_Kane gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  H_Kane sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-5 Chelsea ...
Min. 65 :(che) O_Edouard with a penetrating pass to L_Sane 
          ...  Well intercepted by N_Rovella 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(che) N_Fekir holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Robertson 
          ...  But Marquinhos wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 72 :(che) A_Robertson saunters past Marquinhos 
          ...  A_Robertson flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Ederson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A_Robertson knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 77 :(che) E_Garcia spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to T_Abraham! 
          ...  T_Abraham hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 78 :(mnc) J_Grealish has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Grealish with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Butez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 79 :(mnc) N_Rovella finds B_Silva in acres of space 
          ...  E_Garcia knocks the ball back to J_Butez 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past J_Butez! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Butez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  H_Kane with the shot! 
          ...  J_Butez is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  J_Butez looks very relieved! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Grealish threads the through ball to Marquinhos 
          ...  A_Robertson gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 87 :(che) L_Sane runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(che) T_Abraham saunters past A_Laporte 
          ...  T_Abraham with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 91 :(mnc) H_Kane finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  H_Kane with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Butez's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 

*************  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          : H_Kane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (4,64), P_Foden (10,15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kane (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : L_Sane
Scorers              : R_James (1,8), A_Robertson (6), O_Edouard (18), T_Abraham (35)
Sent Off             : D_Carlos (39)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       13
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       3
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 5 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  21   1   1   1  22 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -43   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  14  12  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  21   0  44
J_Stones       DF   1  19  16  12  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  15  13  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  17  15
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  15  11  27 |  96   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  68  13
N_Rovella      MF   1  15  18   5  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  14   0
B_Silva        AM   1   4  20  15  24 |  96   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   7  19  15  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  31
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   8   2   1   0   0  -2  14  64
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  14  19  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
P_Foden        FW   1   5  18  16  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  28  64
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14   9  27 |   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
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Campana        MF   1  10  16  14  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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J_Butez        GK  17   1   1   1  22 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  18  15   7  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  66  17  67
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
R_James        DF   1  18  15   6  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  44   0 104
D_Carlos       DF   1  18  14   3  27 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Garcia       DF   1  17  15   3  25 |  96   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  76   0
N_Fekir        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  44   0
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  17  17  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Sane         AM   1   3  18  17  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  64  14
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  12  18  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  13  19  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  19  36
M_Bulka        GK  15   1   1   1  29 |   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         MF   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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