FFO2 FA CUP, Manchester City vs. Sheffield United (Tue Jul 04)


                      Manchester City  |  Sheffield United
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-0-2-3 A
                          Nick Lovell  |  Kesley Barkworth
                                       |
                           A_Nubel GK  |  GK S_Bolat
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF Joao_Mario
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         N_Rovella DM  |  DM M_Verratti
                           B_Silva MF  |  AM M_Asensio
                        J_Grealish MF  |  AM A_Danjuma
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW T_Muller
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                            T_Boss SUB |  SUB N_Vasic
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB T_Darikwa
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB R_Williams
                           S_Banza SUB |  SUB L_Benes
                     L_Bittencourt SUB |  SUB O_Giroud




Min. 2  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with the nod to D_Rensch 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  F_Guilbert hits it out for a throw 
Min. 2  :(shu) F_Guilbert plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  H_Kane pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 6  :(mnc) H_Kane runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Kane fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) J_Grealish takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Guilbert 
          ...  J_Grealish tries the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 9  :(mnc) B_Silva with a 50-yard pass to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 9  :(mnc) P_Foden runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Gosens 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Philipp takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 12 :(mnc) B_Silva feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  H_Kane runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by F_Guilbert 
Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Rensch with the dribble 
          ...  R_Gosens is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Rensch with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But S_Bolat parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 14 :(mnc) D_Rensch takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Foden 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by P_Foden! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Bolat's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Let's see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 14 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 14 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a MF 
Min. 14 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  A_Danjuma will now play as a MF 
Min. 14 :(shu) M_Verratti retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Muller latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Muller drives the ball low! 
          ...  But A_Nubel parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 15 :(mnc) D_Rensch plays in A_Laporte with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Laporte tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 15 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 15 :(shu) M_Asensio kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Belotti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Belotti hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But A_Nubel stops that one easily 
Min. 17 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias slides the ball across to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones sees S_Bolat off his line! 
          ...  S_Bolat watches it sail wide! 
Min. 18 :(shu) M_Verratti with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Gosens gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Gosens hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 22 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic holds the ball up and waits 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! 
          ...  M_Philipp with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 23 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a probing pass to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva is clean through, he is one on one with S_Bolat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Bolat 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 23 :(shu) T_Muller sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Nubel was well beaten there! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 24 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 25 :(mnc) H_Kane with a byline cross to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Bolat 
Min. 26 :(mnc) N_Rovella drives it forward to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 27 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 29 :(mnc) P_Foden with a flashy move 
          ...  P_Foden aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) P_Foden backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Kane drives the shot in! 
          ...  S_Bolat 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. 36 :(mnc) A_Laporte intercepts the opposition pass with a sliding tackle 
          ...  But it's shot into his own net!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear!! 
          ...  He hangs his head in shame 
          ...  He's devastated 
          ...  Manchester City 4-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Stones jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane drives the ball low! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mnc) P_Foden is first to the loose ball 
          ...  But R_Gosens wins the tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 4-2 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(shu) A_Belotti unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Asensio 
          ...  P_Foden with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps M_Verratti 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Gosens 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 51 :(mnc) J_Stones kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 52 :(shu) Joao_Mario with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Muller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Muller with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Nubel with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 53 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  H_Kane keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 54 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 57 :(shu) M_Philipp looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Gosens 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 58 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  R_Gosens takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 59 :(mnc) N_Rovella looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Laporte 
          ...  R_Gosens takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Benes 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Danjuma 
Min. 60 :(mnc) D_Rensch with a smart pass to P_Foden 
          ...  R_Gosens makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Foyth with the clearance 
Min. 60 :(shu) J_Foyth with an incisive pass to T_Muller 
          ...  T_Muller tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 61 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(mnc) P_Foden runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic looks to see where S_Bolat is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But S_Bolat parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 62 :(shu) M_Asensio reads the run of J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Nubel won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) N_Rovella with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Silva 
          ...  But F_Guilbert clears the danger 
Min. 64 :(shu) T_Muller beats his man 
          ...  T_Muller sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(shu) Joao_Mario plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Asensio decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Asensio with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  A_Nubel tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 68 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Bolat claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 6-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 68 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 68 :(shu) A_Belotti brushes A_Laporte aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Belotti hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 68 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Philipp with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The referee calls him over 
          ...  He's a dead man walking... 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  A_Laporte hoists it forward 
          ...  B_Silva gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Silva attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  S_Bolat makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rensch with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  S_Bolat easily catches it! 
Min. 69 :(mnc) A_Laporte 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! 
          ...  H_Kane receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  H_Kane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  S_Bolat with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 72 :(mnc) B_Silva is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  S_Bolat never had a chance! 
Min. 73 :(shu) A_Belotti takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Belotti! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Grealish knocks the ball past R_Gosens 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Silva! 
          ...  B_Silva aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  S_Bolat can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  S_Bolat was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 78 :(shu) Joao_Mario plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Stones tackles cleanly 
Min. 83 :(shu) L_Benes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Gosens 
          ...  Ruben_Dias slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Benes with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Belotti makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  A_Nubel claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sheffield United have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Manchester City 6-4 Sheffield United ...
Min. 84 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 84 :(mnc) B_Silva get's past Joao_Mario 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Silva! 
          ...  S_Bolat can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Bolat makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Stones looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Foden 
          ...  T_Muller with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 87 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Three goals! He's a hat-trick hero! 
          ...  Manchester City 7-4 Sheffield United ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 88 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias makes the tackle 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 90 :(mnc) N_Rovella finds D_Vlahovic in acres of space 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  S_Bolat gathers it comfortably 
Min. 93 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias plays it forward to B_Silva 
          ...  Joao_Mario gets in the way of the ball and clears! 

*************  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          : D_Vlahovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Foden (14), A_Laporte (15), B_Silva (23), D_Vlahovic (26,68,87), H_Kane (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Muller
Scorers              : M_Philipp (23), A_Laporte (36 og), T_Muller (60), A_Belotti (83)
Sent Off             : M_Philipp (68)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       12
Off target           :          12        |       5
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          24        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 7 - 4 Sheffield United
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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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A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  21  18  13  26 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  42  11
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  20  16  12  27 |  95   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  64  12
A_Laporte      DF   1  20  15  13  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 -12   5  38
D_Rensch       DF   1  18  15  12  28 |  95   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 101  16
N_Rovella      MF   1  16  19   6  25 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  73   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  22  16  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  60
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  20  17  27 |  95   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  76   7
H_Kane         FW   1   7  17  22  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  15  34
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  21  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   3   0   0   0   0   0  86
P_Foden        AM   1   6  19  18  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  34  26  44
T_Boss         GK  11   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  21  17  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  14   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Banza        FW   1   3  11  17  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   1   4  13   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  20   1   1   1  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  18  13  12  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  38   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  20  13  10  25 |  95   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0  14
F_Guilbert     DF   1  18  12   9  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  17  10   9  23 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  23  52  15
M_Verratti     MF   1  12  19   8  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  18  17  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  11
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  19  15  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       FW   1   2  11  20  23 |  95   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  50  44
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  12  19  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  45
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  14  18  22 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10   8  18
N_Vasic        GK  14   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Darikwa      DF   1  11   8   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Williams     DF   1  12   7   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Benes        AM   1   6  18  12  26 |  34   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
O_Giroud       FW   1   3   9  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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