FFO2 Premiership, Manchester City vs. Middlesbrough (Sun Sep 10)


                      Manchester City  |  Middlesbrough
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-4-1 E
                          Nick Lovell  |  Tyler Edwards
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK A_Davies
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF I_Jones
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF D_Fry
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF P_McNair
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                         N_Rovella MF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF A_Mowatt
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF S_Armstrong
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  MF R_Muniz
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB L_Roberts
                        Ruben_Dias SUB |  SUB M_Reis
                       E_Velazquez SUB |  SUB D_Fisher
                           S_Banza SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone
                     L_Bittencourt SUB |  SUB G_Burgstaller




Min. 2  :(mnc) P_Foden passes the ball to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Davies is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 3  :(mnc) A_Laporte finds his way through 
          ...  A_Laporte hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Davies blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 4  :(mnc) P_Foden knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Jones 
          ...  P_Foden sees A_Davies off his line! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Vlahovic goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Davies tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Rovella! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 6  :(mid) S_Armstrong spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Mowatt with a lovely pass! 
          ...  N_Rovella with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 9  :(mnc) Marquinhos feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Vlahovic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Aguilar picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(mid) P_McNair jumps over D_Rensch's challenge 
          ...  P_Foden is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 9  :(mnc) A_Laporte picks up the pass 
          ...  A_Dijksteel pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 11 :(mnc) N_Rovella whips the ball across to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Marquinhos with an intelligent ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Davies with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 13 :(mnc) J_Grealish takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Marquinhos 
          ...  A_Mowatt had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 14 :(mnc) Marquinhos saunters past his marker 
          ...  Marquinhos with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Davies was beaten there! 
Min. 15 :(mnc) J_Stones with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  J_Stones with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 18 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots D_Vlahovic who is in acres of space 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  A_Davies parries it 
Min. 19 :(mid) A_Dijksteel breaks free from A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Dijksteel with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 20 :(mid) R_Aguilar plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Aguilar drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 22 :(mid) A_Mowatt is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Pinamonti latches onto the ball 
          ...  Marquinhos tackles cleanly 
Min. 25 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Laporte 
          ...  But M_Crooks sweeps up the threat 
Min. 26 :(mid) A_Mowatt is through on goal 
          ...  Fine tackle by Marquinhos 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 32 :(mid) S_Armstrong with a 50-yard pass to A_Mowatt 
          ...  A_Mowatt with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 33 :(mid) A_Mowatt lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Crooks latches on to it 
          ...  M_Crooks beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson 
          ...  Ederson makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Inches wide!! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DF 
Min. 38 :(mnc) Marquinhos runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_McNair 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Marquinhos! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Armstrong 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_Laporte beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds D_Vlahovic 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But A_Davies pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(mnc) P_Foden drives it across the face of the goal D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Davies just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Rensch swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Middlesbrough ...

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DM 
Min. 46 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 46 :(mnc) N_Rovella with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  N_Rovella drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Laporte floats the ball in! 
          ...  H_Kane gets to it! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 47 :(mid) S_Armstrong rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_Mowatt 
          ...  A_Laporte takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Stones with a neat pass into B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) H_Kane finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  H_Kane drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks dejected 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 54 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 54 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 55 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Reis 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel 
Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  D_Vlahovic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Davies watches it sail wide! 
Min. 61 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Laporte 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Mowatt! 
          ...  D_Rensch with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a terrific drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Muniz 
Min. 67 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Kane belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 68 :(mnc) P_Foden beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by N_Rovella 
          ...  Headed away by I_Jones 
Min. 73 :(mnc) P_Foden back heels to find D_Vlahovic in space 
          ...  I_Jones read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 75 :(mnc) D_Rensch pulls it back to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 76 :(mnc) B_Silva sidesteps P_McNair 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  I_Jones goes in studs first 
          ...  The Manchester City fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 77 :(mid) S_Armstrong spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Fry! 
          ...  D_Fry with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Ederson reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ederson catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Laporte feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Stones runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Aguilar does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 84 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Vlahovic has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) B_Silva with the first time flick to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Davies with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marquinhos lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Rensch tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Davies's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish flights it in! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  H_Kane swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies was caught out there 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 87 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 87 :(mid) S_Armstrong chips the ball forward to M_Reis 
          ...  J_Stones leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mid) A_Mowatt looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Crooks 
          ...  M_Crooks with the overhead! 
          ...  Ederson gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Fry reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 94 :(mnc) B_Silva with a precise ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!! 
          ...  He has notched up his 20th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 94 :(mid) M_Crooks with the heel pass to S_Armstrong 
          ...  But J_Stones wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 

*************  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          : H_Kane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rensch (47), H_Kane (53,87,94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Foden (9), A_Laporte (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : S_Armstrong
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Dijksteel (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       6
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          18        |       3
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 0 Middlesbrough
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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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  22  18  14  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  14  10
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  13  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  30  13
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  96   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  54  45  22
D_Rensch       DF   1  19  16  12  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  64
N_Rovella      MF   1  16  20   6  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  22
B_Silva        MF   1   4  22  16  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  20
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  21  17  27 |  96   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7  17  22  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  68
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  22  27 |  96   0   0   3   0  10   0   0   0   0   0  48  52
P_Foden        AM   1   6  20  19  28 |  96   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  66  12
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  21  17  13  27 |   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 - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  20   1   1   1  27 |  96  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  19  14   9  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  19  11   6  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  22
P_McNair       DF   1  18  11  10  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  18  13   6  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  44   0  18
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  17  13  12  22 |  57   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  21  -2  10
A_Mowatt       MF   1   2  18  15  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  13
M_Crooks       MF   1  10  18   8  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  14  36
S_Armstrong    MF   1  12  16   5  35 |  96   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  80   0
R_Muniz        MF   1   7  15  19  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   6  13  18  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
L_Roberts      GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reis         DF   1  16  14   3  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fisher       DF   1  13   7   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      MF   1   2  11  16  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Burgstaller  FW   1   2   7  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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