FFO2 Premiership, Manchester City vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Mon May 01)


                      Manchester City  |  Sheffield Wednesday
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-5-1 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Mike Bradwell
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                         J_Gimenez DF  |  DF E_Dier
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF E_Pinnock
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF B_Engels
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF A_Webster
                          J_Stones DF  |  MF M_de_Roon
                         N_Rovella MF  |  MF H_Calhanoglu
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF Fred
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  MF D_Samassekou
                           P_Foden FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                          B_Gibson SUB |  SUB J_Egan
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB C_Edwards
                         K_Lasagna SUB |  SUB D_Undav
                          J_Murphy SUB |  SUB S_Azmoun




Min. 3  :(shw) Fred sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  O_Watkins gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Watkins with the strike! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 5  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays in Marquinhos with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_de_Roon knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 5  :(shw) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  O_Watkins seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Gimenez 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) B_Silva volleys it forward. He finds P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden lobs A_Gunn! 
          ...  A_Gunn gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 6  :(shw) O_Watkins with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Laporte 
          ...  H_Kane is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 9  :(shw) D_Samassekou drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dier runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 11 :(shw) A_Webster gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  B_Engels is unmarked 
          ...  B_Engels drives it low! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
Min. 16 :(shw) M_de_Roon sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to O_Watkins 
          ...  The defender plays it back to Ederson 
          ...  But it's gone straight to O_Watkins! 
          ...  He just has Ederson to beat! 
          ...  He tries to flick it past Ederson 
          ...  He's pushed it too far 
          ...  He can't stop it going out!! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) Marquinhos slides it through the middle to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But A_Gunn is equal to it 
Min. 26 :(mnc) J_Gimenez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Gimenez! 
          ...  A_Gunn can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 31 :(mnc) N_Rovella turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 34 :(shw) O_Watkins curls the ball out wide to E_Pinnock 
          ...  J_Stones reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 37 :(mnc) H_Kane takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A_Webster goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) J_Stones runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Marquinhos 
          ...  E_Pinnock reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 41 :(shw) E_Dier whips the ball across to B_Engels 
          ...  J_Stones with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(shw) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  O_Watkins seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Laporte 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 44 :(shw) D_Samassekou has space to run with the ball 
          ...  D_Samassekou with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 45 :(mnc) H_Kane jumps over E_Dier's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  H_Kane carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Min. 47 :(mnc) A_Laporte has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Laporte hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sheffield Wednesday fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 50 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Webster 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Webster! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) N_Rovella runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden tries to beat A_Gunn from outside the area! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) N_Rovella off the woodwork! 
          ...  J_Gimenez picks up the deflection 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Dier 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 53 :(shw) Fred takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to O_Watkins! 
          ...  J_Gimenez pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu knocks it forward 
          ...  Fred gets on the end of it 
          ...  Fred tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Webster with a poor challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Marquinhos with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  E_Pinnock hits it out for a throw 
Min. 58 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Ruben_Dias looks to see where A_Gunn is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Gunn gathers it comfortably 
Min. 61 :(shw) M_de_Roon gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) J_Gimenez loses E_Pinnock 
          ...  Fred knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  P_Foden bends it round the wall 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 64 :(mnc) N_Rovella takes advantage of a mistake by B_Engels 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_de_Roon takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 65 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Azmoun 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Watkins 
Min. 65 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Undav 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Samassekou 
Min. 66 :(shw) Fred finds H_Calhanoglu with a ball over the defence 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 67 :(mnc) H_Kane spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds Ruben_Dias with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Gunn 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 72 :(mnc) P_Foden finds H_Kane with a ball over the defence 
          ...  H_Kane with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 72 :(shw) Fred off the woodwork! 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu picks up the deflection 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Ederson tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_de_Roon! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 73 :(mnc) H_Kane with a slick pass to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Marquinhos 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic makes himself available 
          ...  D_Undav stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 77 :(mnc) B_Silva with a flicked pass to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Gunn looks very relieved! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Vlahovic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Gunn parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 81 :(mnc) B_Silva takes on 3 men 
          ...  A_Webster with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 81 :(shw) A_Webster looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  B_Silva with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  B_Engels hits it hard 
          ...  Ederson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Ederson was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 82 :(shw) A_Webster finds S_Azmoun in the box 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Laporte 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 84 :(shw) E_Pinnock runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 85 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 86 :(mnc) A_Laporte with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Webster 
          ...  A_Laporte with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(mnc) P_Foden with an inch perfect pass to A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte with a thundering drive! 
          ...  A_Gunn 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. 90 :(shw) M_de_Roon over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds E_Pinnock though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  J_Stones slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 

*************  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_Stones
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kane (6), B_Silva (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield Wednesday Match Info
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Best player          : E_Pinnock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Mkhitaryan (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Webster (54), D_Undav (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Sheffield Wednesday
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       12
Off target           :          10        |       9
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
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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  23   1   1   1  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  19  15  10  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  14
A_Laporte      DF   1  20  15  13  25 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  37
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  20  16  12  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
Marquinhos     DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
J_Stones       DF   1  20  17  13  26 |  93   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  15  26
N_Rovella      AM   1  15  18   6  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
B_Silva        FW   1   4  22  16  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  10
H_Kane         FW   1   7  16  21  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  30   4
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  21  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   7
P_Foden        FW   1   6  19  18  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  28
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   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
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  14  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 - Sheffield Wednesday
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_Gunn         GK  20   1   1   1  21 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  19  12   8  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  20  16
E_Pinnock      DF   1  18  12   7  27 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  48   0
B_Engels       DF   1  18  14   9  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Webster      DF   1  17  13   4  24 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  67  55  18
M_de_Roon      MF   1  14  18   5  27 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  42   0
H_Calhanoglu   MF   1   4  18  14  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
Fred           MF   1   3  18  11  26 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  13
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  17  12  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
D_Samassekou   MF   1  12  15   6  23 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  18
O_Watkins      FW   1   6  10  20  24 |  67   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  12
A_Gomis        GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Egan         DF   1  12  10   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Edwards      DF   1  11   7   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Undav        MF   1   2  12  18  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Azmoun       FW   1   3  10  18  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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