FFO FA CUP, Manchester City vs. Coventry City (Wed Jan 03)


                      Manchester City  |  Coventry City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK B_Wilson
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF B_Thomas
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF L_Kitching
                         N_Rovella MF  |  DF K_McFadzean
                           B_Silva MF  |  DM B_Sheaf
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  MF C_OHare
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF K_Palmer
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW H_Wright
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW E_Simms
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB S_Moore
                        Ruben_Dias SUB |  SUB L_Binks
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB L_Maloney
                           T_Eaves SUB |  SUB J_Eccles
                            S_Sohm SUB |  SUB J_Obikwu




Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Stones beats the defender 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Thomas!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 2  :(mnc) D_Rensch with a great first touch 
          ...  D_Rensch hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Manchester City have the advantage! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 3  :(mnc) J_Stones beats T_Sakamoto 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Stones with the shot! 
          ...  But B_Wilson punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 6  :(cov) L_Kitching whips the ball across to B_Sheaf 
          ...  B_Sheaf rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Ederson got a touch 
Min. 9  :(mnc) D_Rensch with a measured ball to A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  B_Wilson with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 10 :(cov) K_McFadzean finds H_Wright with a ball over the defence 
          ...  N_Rovella fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 17 :(mnc) A_Laporte barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  A_Laporte hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  B_Wilson 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. 18 :(mnc) J_Bellingham holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Marquinhos 
          ...  B_Sheaf reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 18 :(cov) C_OHare runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  N_Rovella wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 19 :(mnc) B_Silva looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  But L_Kitching clears the danger 
Min. 19 :(cov) C_OHare kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  H_Wright gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Wright with the drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 20 :(cov) C_OHare takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stones 
          ...  He knocks the ball to L_Kitching! 
          ...  A_Laporte with the tackle 
Min. 23 :(cov) K_Palmer watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Stones hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with a simple pass to K_Palmer 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Marquinhos 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 26 :(cov) C_OHare jumps over J_Bellingham's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Rensch robs him of the ball 
Min. 28 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic is through on goal 
          ...  H_Wright wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 29 :(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 H_Kane 
          ...  But K_McFadzean puts the ball out of play 
Min. 32 :(cov) K_Palmer plays in T_Sakamoto with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 36 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) J_Stones with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past B_Sheaf 
          ...  B_Sheaf moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 38 :(cov) B_Sheaf slides the ball across to E_Simms 
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Simms! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DF 
Min. 40 :(mnc) H_Kane runs at M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  H_Kane tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mnc) P_Foden bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Rovella 
          ...  But T_Sakamoto will cut out the threat 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Coventry City

Min. 48 :(cov) K_McFadzean hoofs it upfield to find C_OHare 
          ...  C_OHare carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 49 :(cov) B_Sheaf holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees E_Simms in space! 
          ...  Cleared by J_Stones 
Min. 50 :(mnc) H_Kane turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Wright anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 51 :(cov) L_Kitching turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  B_Silva fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 54 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a slick pass to A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But B_Wilson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) H_Kane looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 58 :(cov) B_Sheaf brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  B_Thomas makes himself available 
          ...  B_Thomas with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: Ruben_Dias 
          ...  COMING OFF: Marquinhos 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Maloney 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_van_Ewijk 
Min. 60 :(cov) K_McFadzean spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to H_Wright! 
          ...  H_Wright with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But Ederson palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) N_Rovella is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Rensch latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Rensch is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round B_Wilson 
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Wilson 
          ...  B_Wilson gets a foot to it!! 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Eccles 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Palmer 
Min. 65 :(cov) B_Thomas is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  A left-footer by T_Sakamoto! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 66 :(mnc) P_Foden turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  A thundering drive by Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 67 :(mnc) J_Stones kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Foden gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Foden! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  B_Wilson was beaten there! 
Min. 68 :(mnc) A_Laporte sprints past K_McFadzean 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Laporte with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  B_Wilson dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rensch hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it goes in!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Coventry City ...
Min. 69 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Magnino 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Rensch 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Sohm 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Rovella 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Obikwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Simms 
Min. 70 :(mnc) S_Sohm kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Magnino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Sheaf is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 72 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a simple pass to B_Silva 
          ...  J_Eccles body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  J_Bellingham passes to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane attempts to nutmeg Ederson! 
          ...  But B_Wilson parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 74 :(mnc) P_Foden takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Eccles with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 75 :(cov) J_Eccles with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Maloney 
          ...  L_Maloney with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 76 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  But T_Sakamoto clears the ball to safety 
Min. 76 :(cov) H_Wright is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  H_Wright tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him 
Min. 78 :(cov) J_Obikwu turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But A_Laporte wins the tackle 
Min. 80 :(mnc) A_Laporte takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Sohm 
          ...  S_Sohm sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  B_Wilson with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 83 :(cov) J_Obikwu takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Obikwu! 
          ...  Ederson fists it away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(cov) L_Kitching sidesteps A_Laporte 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Kitching sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) B_Silva is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Eccles is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 

*************  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_Rensch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rensch (2), D_Vlahovic (36,68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Sheaf
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Eccles (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 0 Coventry City
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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  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  16  13  28 |  70   0   1   1   1   3   1   0   0   0  16  26  54
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  21  18  14  26 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  10  12
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  30  12  46
N_Rovella      DF   1  17  20   7  25 |  70   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   8   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  23  17  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Bellingham   MF   1  16  21  20  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7  17  22  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   6
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  22  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  24
P_Foden        MF   1   6  21  19  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  24  15
A_Nubel        GK  18   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 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  21  21
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  15  13  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13

Player Statistics - Coventry 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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B_Wilson       GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  19  14   6  31 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  18  13   8  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  16
B_Thomas       DF   1  17  12  11  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  16  13
L_Kitching     DF   1  17  13  10  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  15  16
K_McFadzean    DF   1  17  12   9  28 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  48   0
B_Sheaf        DM   1  13  18   5  23 |  98   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  30  21
C_OHare        MF   1   5  19  15  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   9
K_Palmer       MF   1   7  18  14  28 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Wright       FW   1   4  13  19  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  54 -10   7
E_Simms        FW   1   2  12  18  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
S_Moore        GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Binks        DF   1  15  13   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Maloney      DF   1  16  13   9  20 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  16  10  29 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   7  -5
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  17  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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