FFO2 Premiership, Sheffield United vs. Manchester City (Thu Feb 09)


                     Sheffield United  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                     Kesley Barkworth  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                           S_Bolat GK  |  GK Ederson
                        F_Guilbert DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                          R_Gosens DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF J_Stones
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                        M_Verratti MF  |  MF N_Rovella
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF B_Silva
                         A_Danjuma MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                         M_Asensio AM  |  FW H_Kane
                        H_Hee_Chan FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                         M_Philipp FW  |  AM P_Foden
                                       |
                           N_Vasic SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                          G_Zajkov SUB |  SUB Ruben_Dias
                       A_Centelles SUB |  SUB B_Gibson
                              Dele SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                          O_Giroud SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Gimenez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Marquinhos 
          ...  But J_Foyth sweeps up the threat 
Min. 5  :(shu) M_Verratti drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Danjuma 
          ...  A_Danjuma hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 5  :(mnc) J_Gimenez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Verratti 
          ...  He puts in J_Grealish! 
          ...  F_Guilbert with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  Marquinhos knocks it forward 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Foden aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's beaten S_Bolat 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 6  :(shu) I_Muniain takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gimenez 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Asensio! 
          ...  M_Asensio tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson looks dejected! 
          ...  That's put Sheffield United into the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 7  :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Gimenez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Gimenez aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  S_Bolat just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 8  :(mnc) J_Grealish with an intelligent ball to P_Foden 
          ...  R_Gosens tackles cleanly 
Min. 11 :(shu) R_Gosens kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Danjuma gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Kane with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 13 :(mnc) J_Grealish spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Rovella! 
          ...  N_Rovella tries to chip the ball over S_Bolat! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 18 :(shu) M_Asensio with a smart pass to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 20 :(shu) M_Asensio with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Asensio! 
          ...  Ederson gathers it easily 
Min. 22 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Hee_Chan with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 22 :(mnc) P_Foden puts in D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  S_Bolat blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 25 :(shu) M_Philipp runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Philipp! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 26 :(shu) I_Muniain is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Philipp 
          ...  J_Gimenez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 36 :(shu) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  M_Asensio takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  M_Asensio with the strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson was well beaten there! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 36 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Gosens 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the strike! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 38 :(shu) M_Asensio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  H_Hee_Chan gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A wicked drive by H_Hee_Chan! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 39 :(mnc) H_Kane jumps over F_Guilbert's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  H_Kane tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  S_Bolat has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Bolat reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Bolat comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets to it! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans celebrate! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  D_Vlahovic blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Bolat won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(shu) F_Guilbert with the diagonal pass to H_Hee_Chan 
          ...  H_Hee_Chan swings in the shot! 
          ...  Ederson makes a fine save 
Min. 45 :(mnc) N_Rovella brushes F_Guilbert aside and breaks free 
          ...  F_Guilbert with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Foden sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 46 :(shu) M_Philipp sidesteps Marquinhos 
          ...  M_Philipp hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Brilliant save from Ederson 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 2-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(shu) M_Asensio looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Philipp 
          ...  A_Laporte makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 47 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Philipp gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Philipp sees Ederson off his line! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 51 :(shu) I_Muniain holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: Dele 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Danjuma 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DF 
Min. 57 :(mnc) P_Foden is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has S_Bolat to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Bolat 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(shu) I_Muniain controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Asensio gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Asensio with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Ederson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Philipp flights it in! 
          ...  Ederson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) P_Foden beats R_Le_Normand with absolute ease! 
          ...  P_Foden with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  S_Bolat saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Foden takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Cleaned up by F_Guilbert 
Min. 63 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Foyth 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  H_Hee_Chan with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) P_Foden 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! 
          ...  P_Foden attempts a chip! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Marquinhos sidesteps R_Le_Normand 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Marquinhos with the strike! 
          ...  S_Bolat is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But S_Bolat makes an easy save 
Min. 73 :(mnc) B_Silva has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He puts in J_Gimenez! 
          ...  Dele fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 73 :(mnc) J_Gimenez holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos could have let it bounce! 
          ...  S_Bolat gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 75 :(shu) F_Guilbert spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Hee_Chan! 
          ...  Intercepted by Marquinhos 
Min. 78 :(mnc) B_Silva with an inswinging cross to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 85 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds B_Silva on the edge of the box 
          ...  B_Silva plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  S_Bolat saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 86 :(shu) Dele loses his marker 
          ...  Marquinhos beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Foyth 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Foyth is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 89 :(shu) I_Muniain takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos 
          ...  He puts in M_Verratti! 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Verratti! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Laporte takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Guilbert 
          ...  M_Asensio rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 89 :(mnc) P_Foden with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  P_Foden with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by R_Gosens 
Min. 91 :(mnc) P_Foden with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  P_Foden blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 92 :(shu) M_Asensio sidesteps N_Rovella 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Asensio with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 93 :(shu) I_Muniain boots it towards Dele 
          ...  A great volley from Dele! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 94 :(shu) M_Verratti beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But Ederson recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 94 :(mnc) N_Rovella is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  P_Foden latches onto the ball 
          ...  But F_Guilbert puts the ball out of play 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Asensio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Asensio (6,36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Guilbert (45), H_Hee_Chan (63), J_Foyth (88), M_Asensio (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Vlahovic
Scorers              : D_Vlahovic (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       18
Off target           :          10        |       11
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 2 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Bolat        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  17  11   9  33 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  40  -2
R_Gosens       DF   1  19  13   9  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  19   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  18  13   5  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  16  10   8  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -2  -2
M_Verratti     MF   1  12  18   8  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  16
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  18  14  28 |  98   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 106   0
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  18  14  24 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  17  15  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   7   2   1   0   0  -2  43 119
H_Hee_Chan     FW   1   2  14  15  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  16  29
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  13  17  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
N_Vasic        GK  14   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Centelles    DF   1  12   7   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dele           MF   1   2  16  14  29 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
O_Giroud       FW   1   3   9  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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Ederson        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  54  14
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  14  12  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  19  16  12  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  16  14  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  24
N_Rovella      DF   1  15  18   5  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  19
B_Silva        AM   1   4  21  15  24 |  98   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  13
J_Grealish     MF   1   7  19  16  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  14  20  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  36  52
P_Foden        FW   1   5  18  17  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  28  46
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  15  12  27 |   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
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