FFO2 Premiership, Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace (Fri Aug 04)


                      Manchester City  |  Crystal Palace
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Livakovic
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF K_Vogt
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF K_Tsimikas
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF W_Anton
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF M_Alonso
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DM A_Diawara
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF Parejo
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF M_Pasalic
                            H_Kane FW  |  AM E_Eze
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW K_Furuhashi
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW Adama_Traore
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB W_Morris
                         N_Rovella SUB |  SUB M_Nastasic
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB J_Ralls
                           S_Banza SUB |  SUB J_Swift
                     L_Bittencourt SUB |  SUB D_Dike




Min. 1  :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  E_Eze will now play as a MF 
Min. 3  :(cry) A_Diawara breaks free from his marker 
          ...  J_Stones with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  M_Pasalic swings it in 
          ...  K_Furuhashi takes control of it! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from K_Furuhashi! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Ederson saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a flicked pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the header! 
          ...  D_Livakovic tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Vogt wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 13 :(cry) Adama_Traore jinks past the defender 
          ...  But J_Stones with the fine tackle 
Min. 14 :(cry) Parejo drives it forward to K_Tsimikas 
          ...  K_Tsimikas attempts a chip! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Ederson acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Parejo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  K_Furuhashi rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  That's given Crystal Palace the advantage! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) H_Kane crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Vlahovic in the box 
          ...  W_Anton wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 23 :(cry) D_Livakovic looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 23 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Morris 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Livakovic 
Min. 26 :(mnc) J_Grealish holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden goes for goal! 
          ...  W_Morris just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 26 :(cry) K_Vogt is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  W_Anton latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Anton blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 29 :(cry) M_Pasalic takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rensch 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Pasalic! 
          ...  Ederson parries it 
Min. 34 :(cry) A_Diawara leaves his marker standing 
          ...  Marquinhos dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 35 :(mnc) D_Rensch runs forward 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Diawara 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 36 :(mnc) Marquinhos sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Silva with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Morris gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But W_Morris punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that W_Morris got a touch 
Min. 38 :(mnc) A_Laporte flicks the ball through 
          ...  P_Foden runs onto it! 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by W_Anton 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by Parejo 
Min. 39 :(mnc) J_Stones slides it through the middle to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  W_Morris has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 40 :(mnc) J_Stones runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 41 :(cry) K_Tsimikas sprints past D_Rensch 
          ...  Marquinhos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnc) D_Rensch takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  D_Rensch tries to chip the ball over W_Morris! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Ruben_Dias will now play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 45 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 46 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias volleys it forward. He finds J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But W_Morris tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  B_Silva rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-1 Crystal Palace

Min. 48 :(mnc) P_Foden sprints past K_Tsimikas 
          ...  But K_Vogt wins the tackle 
Min. 51 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Marquinhos gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Marquinhos hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  W_Morris is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 51 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 51 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with an amazing show of skill to get past K_Vogt 
          ...  He crosses to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  M_Pasalic takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Vlahovic plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 20th goal of the season! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 53 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays the early ball across the box to find H_Kane in space 
          ...  But K_Vogt slides in 
Min. 56 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sprints past A_Diawara 
          ...  Ruben_Dias belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  W_Morris has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  W_Morris is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 56 :(cry) Adama_Traore gets to the byline and finds A_Diawara with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But J_Stones comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 57 :(mnc) A_Laporte cuts the ball back to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  W_Morris goes down well to save 
Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Nastasic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Alonso 
Min. 61 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Swift 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Eze 
Min. 63 :(mnc) J_Stones backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of it 
          ...  K_Tsimikas gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 63 :(cry) M_Pasalic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Rensch 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Fine tackle by B_Silva 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 64 :(mnc) J_Stones takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rensch 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Rensch! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 65 :(cry) A_Diawara backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Adama_Traore latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Adama_Traore! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 66 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(mnc) D_Rensch plays a long ball to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 67 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Swift back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings it in! 
          ...  J_Stones rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 68 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 69 :(mnc) B_Silva turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Silva fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 69 :(cry) Adama_Traore takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stones 
          ...  He crosses to Parejo 
          ...  Parejo attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Crystal Palace fans! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-3 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a flicked pass to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones tries to beat W_Morris! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 71 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Rensch gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Rensch with the header! 
          ...  W_Morris makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 73 :(cry) K_Furuhashi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Adama_Traore 
          ...  But D_Rensch slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a precise ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Intercepted by M_Nastasic 
Min. 76 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 6-3 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 76 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 76 :(cry) K_Tsimikas with a precise ball to J_Swift 
          ...  B_Silva takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 78 :(cry) M_Nastasic takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  M_Nastasic hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But Ederson gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Vogt! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a great clearance! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Grealish with an inch perfect pass to H_Kane 
          ...  K_Vogt gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 82 :(mnc) J_Grealish plays it forward to A_Laporte 
          ...  M_Nastasic tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marquinhos swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias gets a shot in 
          ...  W_Morris gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Tsimikas wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(cry) K_Furuhashi dribbles past D_Rensch 
          ...  K_Furuhashi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 84 :(cry) J_Swift crosses to Adama_Traore 
          ...  Adama_Traore controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Ederson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Laporte wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 86 :(cry) W_Anton cuts in on Marquinhos's blind side 
          ...  W_Anton fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But Ederson just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(cry) J_Swift bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Adama_Traore 
          ...  Adama_Traore from 20 yards! 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 90 :(cry) Adama_Traore 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! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Nick Lovell looks relieved 

*************  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              : H_Kane (39,76), D_Rensch (44), Marquinhos (51), D_Vlahovic (52), J_Stones (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Stones (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Adama_Traore
Scorers              : K_Furuhashi (14), Adama_Traore (65), Parejo (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : D_Livakovic (23)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       12
Off target           :          10        |       3
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          20        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 6 - 3 Crystal Palace
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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 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  21  18  13  26 |  94   0   2   4   1   2   1   1   0   0  36  76  47
D_Rensch       DF   1  19  16  12  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  21  16  68
A_Laporte      DF   1  20  15  13  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  34   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  21  17  14  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  19  15  36
Ruben_Dias     MF   1  20  16  13  27 |  94   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  48  26
B_Silva        MF   1   4  22  16  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  36   0  24
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  21  17  27 |  94   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  85  11
H_Kane         FW   1   7  17  22  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  15  40
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  22  27 |  94   0   0   2   2   6   1   0   0   0   0  84  42
P_Foden        AM   1   6  19  18  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rovella      DF   1  16  19   6  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 - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Livakovic    GK  22   1   1   1  27 |  23   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
K_Vogt         DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  92  19   0
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  18  14   9  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  44   0  19
W_Anton        DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  36
M_Alonso       DF   1  18  13   4  29 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diawara      DM   1  13  18   5  27 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  27  36   0
Parejo         MF   1  11  18   9  29 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0  29  36  46
M_Pasalic      MF   1   6  18  15  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
E_Eze          MF   1   7  17  16  28 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   3  12  17  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  48
Adama_Traore   FW   1   5  10  19  28 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  74  40
W_Morris       GK  12   1   1   1  31 |  71   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  16  11   6  26 |  31   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  22
J_Ralls        MF   1   8  17   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Swift        AM   1   3  14  11  31 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
D_Dike         FW   1   5  14  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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