FFO2 Premiership, West Ham vs. Manchester City (Fri Mar 31)


                             West Ham  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Todd Fortune  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK Ederson
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                            R_Baku DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                            J_Teze DF  |  DF J_Stones
                           R_Toloi DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                        I_Bennacer DM  |  MF Ruben_Dias
                          J_Brandt AM  |  MF B_Silva
                           J_Bowen FW  |  MF J_Grealish
                     R_Malinovskyi FW  |  FW H_Kane
                        M_Sabitzer AM  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                         A_Golovin MF  |  AM P_Foden
                                       |
                        M_Dewhurst SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                           E_Konsa SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                         C_Trimmel SUB |  SUB B_Gibson
                           C_Soler SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                          M_Thuram SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 2  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  D_Vlahovic strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 3  :(whu) I_Bennacer runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Sabitzer! 
          ...  Ederson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 3  :(mnc) J_Grealish plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Grealish! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  N_Pope heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 4  :(whu) R_Baku sidesteps B_Silva 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Baku with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 5  :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Baku 
          ...  H_Kane fires the shot in! 
          ...  N_Pope is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 9  :(whu) I_Bennacer holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Gimenez steals the ball of off him 
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a neat pass into H_Kane 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Soyuncu and it had to be 
Min. 12 :(whu) M_Sabitzer picks out J_Bowen with the cross 
          ...  J_Gimenez gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 13 :(whu) I_Bennacer finds J_Bowen with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Bowen! 
          ...  Ederson makes a fine save 
Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic slips past his marker R_Baku 
          ...  The ball is whipped into B_Silva 
          ...  R_Baku does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 15 :(mnc) Marquinhos retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Foden latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) J_Grealish whips the ball across to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But C_Soyuncu slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Baku 
          ...  He crosses to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Pope's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gimenez lofts the ball in! 
          ...  H_Kane rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 21 :(mnc) A_Laporte backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Teze with the block 
Min. 22 :(whu) A_Golovin looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  Blocked by Marquinhos 
Min. 26 :(whu) R_Baku with a smart turn 
          ...  R_Baku has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Ederson recovers to save!! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Stones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Stones with the strike! 
          ...  N_Pope is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Pope holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Todd Fortune is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  West Ham 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 29 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham 
          ...  West Ham have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Grealish 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Grealish has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  N_Pope blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 34 :(whu) M_Sabitzer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Teze 
          ...  J_Teze with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Ederson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Ederson reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Toloi 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Golovin with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 35 :(mnc) J_Grealish takes advantage of a mistake by C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He knocks the ball to D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the drive! 
          ...  N_Pope beats the ball away 
Min. 38 :(mnc) J_Grealish looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Ruben_Dias 
          ...  R_Toloi intercepts the pass 
Min. 42 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi flicks it over J_Gimenez and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Bennacer gets to it! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) B_Silva moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Nick Lovell spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 44 :(whu) A_Golovin beats J_Stones 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Golovin sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 46 :(whu) M_Sabitzer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Bowen! 
          ...  J_Bowen hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic skips the challenge from J_Teze 
          ...  R_Toloi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 47 :(mnc) P_Foden beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 48 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a reverse pass to R_Malinovskyi 
          ...  Marquinhos robs him of the ball 
Min. 49 :(mnc) A_Laporte holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(whu) J_Bowen beats P_Foden 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Bowen keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer hits it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 50 :(whu) J_Bowen sidesteps Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Bowen with the strike! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 50 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a short pass to find D_Vlahovic 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He knew that was coming and he holds his head in his hands! 
Min. 52 :(whu) J_Bowen breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson! 
          ...  P_Foden brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) H_Kane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 58 :(mnc) B_Silva with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Vlahovic goes for goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes an easy save 
Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sprints past C_Soyuncu 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 65 :(whu) J_Teze controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Brandt gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Marquinhos makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer crosses it in! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias heads it away 
Min. 67 :(mnc) J_Grealish has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Baku 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Foden! 
          ...  P_Foden rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  N_Pope is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 72 :(mnc) H_Kane beats his marker 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Soyuncu 
Min. 74 :(mnc) Marquinhos nutmegs I_Bennacer, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Marquinhos tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(whu) R_Toloi takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bowen 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Marquinhos 
Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Stones cuts through the defence 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Baku 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 81 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi drives the ball low! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) A_Laporte holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees B_Silva in space! 
          ...  B_Silva must beat N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 82 :(whu) R_Toloi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Teze! 
          ...  But A_Laporte sweeps up the threat 
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Grealish floats the ball in to find D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Teze picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi finds his way through 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(whu) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Grealish with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 92 :(whu) J_Brandt turns past A_Laporte 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias clears the ball to safety 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : London Stadium
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West Ham Match Info
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Best player          : I_Bennacer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Sabitzer (50)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Marquinhos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stones (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Foden (52), J_Grealish (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                West Ham  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : West Ham 0 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - West Ham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  20   1   1   1  25 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  18  12   8  23 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0
R_Baku         DF   1  17  13   8  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  46   0  36
J_Teze         DF   1  18  14  10  20 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  18  18
R_Toloi        DF   1  19  15  10  27 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  34   0
I_Bennacer     DM   1  13  19   6  31 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  18
J_Brandt       AM   1   1  18  16  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bowen        FW   1   5  11  19  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
R_Malinovskyi  FW   1   3  13  19  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  18  15  23 |  54   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  32   3
A_Golovin      MF   1   6  17  13  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  26
M_Dewhurst     GK  15   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  17  13   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Trimmel      DF   1  15  12   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soler        MF   1  11  17   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  12  17  27 |   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  23   1   1   1  22 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  16  14  25 |  98   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  16  14
J_Stones       DF   1  20  17  13  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  38
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  15  13  25 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  51   0
Ruben_Dias     MF   1  19  16  12  27 |  98   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  56   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  21  16  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  28
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  20  16  27 |  98   0   0   5   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  58  22
H_Kane         FW   1   7  16  21  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  20  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  51  32
P_Foden        AM   1   5  19  17  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   5
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
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