FFO Premier League, Manchester City vs. Manchester United (Mon Mar 18) Manchester City | Manchester United 5-0-2-3 A | 4-1-3-2 P Nick Lovell | Steve Outten | Ederson GK | GK J_Oblak Marquinhos DF | DF M_De_Ligt D_Rensch DF | DF Lis_Martinez Ruben_Dias DF | DF J_Cancelo A_Laporte DF | DF P_Porro N_Rovella DF | DM R_Gravenberch B_Silva AM | MF K_Phillips P_Foden AM | MF F_Valverde J_Bellingham FW | MF B_Saka H_Kane FW | FW K_Adeyemi D_Vlahovic FW | FW Ansu_Fati | A_Nubel SUB | SUB L_Burge N_Otamendi SUB | SUB P_Hincapie L_Magnino SUB | SUB J_Payne T_Eaves SUB | SUB A_Elanga S_Sohm SUB | SUB A_Gordon Min. 2 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is too quick for the defence ... R_Gravenberch pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 3 :(mnc) H_Kane with the first time pass to J_Bellingham ... From long range J_Bellingham bends the ball towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 3 :(mnu) B_Saka lays the ball back to P_Porro ... P_Porro goes for the top corner! ... Ederson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 4 :(mnc) N_Rovella looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Vlahovic ... But Lis_Martinez clears the danger Min. 12 :(mnc) D_Rensch skips the challenge from P_Porro ... D_Rensch could have let it bounce! ... But J_Oblak hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 16 :(mnu) B_Saka kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Ansu_Fati gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Ansu_Fati tries the lob from 30 yards! ... Ederson won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Rensch picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... R_Gravenberch anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 22 :(mnc) B_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by M_De_Ligt ... He crosses to P_Foden ... P_Foden attempts a lob! ... J_Oblak is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... And Manchester City are leading in the game now ... Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United ... Min. 23 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... B_Silva will now play as a MF Min. 23 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... P_Foden will now play as a MF Min. 24 :(mnu) K_Phillips moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to F_Valverde ... F_Valverde has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 25 :(mnc) H_Kane runs at the defence ... H_Kane with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Manchester City 2-0 Manchester United ... Min. 26 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 26 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a AM Min. 28 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Ederson now! ... A_Laporte trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 29 :(mnu) R_Gravenberch holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to B_Saka ... B_Saka with a thundering shot! ... But Ederson just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... P_Porro chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_Rensch with the clearance Min. 31 :(mnu) B_Saka hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Ansu_Fati collects the loose ball! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Rovella hits it out for a throw Min. 33 :(mnu) J_Cancelo dribbles past D_Rensch ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_Rensch recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 34 :(mnu) F_Valverde backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Phillips latches onto the end of it ... D_Vlahovic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 36 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias plays a first time ball through the defence to Marquinhos ... M_De_Ligt wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 37 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi had to stretch to reach the pass ... K_Adeyemi with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through Ederson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 38 :(mnu) P_Porro takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Dias ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to B_Saka! ... B_Saka hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But Ederson hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 41 :(mnc) H_Kane with a glorious 60-yard pass to Ruben_Dias ... Ruben_Dias bears down on goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(mnc) B_Silva steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_De_Ligt ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But R_Gravenberch clears the ball to safety Min. 47 :(mnc) N_Rovella takes advantage of a mistake by M_De_Ligt ... Can he make them pay? ... N_Rovella goes for goal! ... But J_Oblak makes an easy save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Manchester United Min. 48 :(mnu) B_Saka takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Gravenberch ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Laporte Min. 49 :(mnc) N_Rovella flicks the ball on to P_Foden ... A vicious shot by P_Foden! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Oblak beaten! Min. 50 :(mnc) P_Foden knocks the ball on and sprints past M_De_Ligt ... A delightful ball in to A_Laporte ... A_Laporte controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 53 :(mnu) F_Valverde cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Adeyemi ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Laporte ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 54 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Ansu_Fati gets on the end of the pass ... Ansu_Fati rifles it to the far post! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 57 :(mnu) K_Phillips dribbles it into the box ... K_Phillips blasts it at the goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Foden kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Bellingham gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Bellingham hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It floats over J_Oblak ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Gordon ... COMING OFF: R_Gravenberch Min. 60 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(mnc) The ball goes loose! ... D_Rensch gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... D_Rensch with a bicycle kick! ... J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 61 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi saunters past his marker ... K_Adeyemi shapes up for a shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... B_Saka flights it in! ... It is cleared by A_Laporte Min. 62 :(mnc) N_Rovella plays the early ball across the box to find H_Kane in space ... H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Oblak moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: L_Magnino ... COMING OFF: Marquinhos Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: S_Sohm ... COMING OFF: N_Rovella Min. 65 :(mnc) B_Silva picks up the pass ... But J_Cancelo clears the danger Min. 65 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Adeyemi latches onto the end of it ... K_Adeyemi carves a shot towards goal! ... But Ederson stops that one easily Min. 66 :(mnc) H_Kane looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham with a graceful, looping effort! ... J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 67 :(mnc) B_Silva saunters past his marker ... B_Silva with the drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 68 :(mnc) S_Sohm takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into B_Silva ... B_Silva hits a crisp volley! ... J_Oblak parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United ... Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... H_Kane will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(mnu) A_Gordon gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to F_Valverde ... A_Laporte is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 73 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias finds J_Bellingham in acres of space ... J_Bellingham bears down on goal! ... J_Oblak was lucky there Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Gordon knocks it past D_Rensch and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Ruben_Dias gets to the ball first Min. 74 :(mnc) The defender underhits the back pass! ... H_Kane is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... A_Gordon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 80 :(mnc) P_Foden controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... K_Phillips is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 81 :(mnu) B_Saka drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to F_Valverde ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... D_Rensch picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 81 :(mnc) D_Rensch with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... M_De_Ligt pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 82 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Laporte ... A delightful ball in to B_Saka ... But L_Magnino slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 84 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias comes accross to cover, good skills ... Ederson advances out towards the looping ball ... GOAL!! ... Header over the keeper! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... That's got to be one of the best own goals I've ever seen. ... He must feel like a right pillock! ... Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United ... Min. 86 :(mnc) S_Sohm with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Silva ... B_Silva swings in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United ... Min. 86 :(mnu) K_Phillips with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Ruben_Dias ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from K_Phillips! ... It looks good ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Manchester United are back in it! ... Nick Lovell looks a little anxious now ... Manchester City 4-2 Manchester United ... Min. 87 :(mnc) H_Kane flicks the ball on to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 87 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Valverde ... F_Valverde attempts a low drive! ... Ederson with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(mnu) The defender slips up! ... Ansu_Fati is through! ... S_Sohm with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 91 :(mnc) H_Kane with a perfectly timed run ... P_Porro with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Silva (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Foden (22), H_Kane (25), B_Silva (68,86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Laporte (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Saka Scorers : Ruben_Dias (84 og), K_Phillips (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Gordon (74), K_Phillips (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 17 | 12 Off target : 9 | 6 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 5 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 4 - 2 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 23 18 15 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rensch DF 1 20 17 13 28 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 58 10 34 Ruben_Dias DF 1 22 18 14 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5 10 A_Laporte DF 1 22 16 14 25 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 47 5 15 N_Rovella DF 1 17 21 7 25 | 67 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 21 19 B_Silva MF 1 4 23 17 24 | 93 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 51 P_Foden MF 1 6 20 19 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 23 J_Bellingham AM 1 17 22 20 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 H_Kane AM 1 7 18 23 27 | 93 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 11 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 16 23 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 A_Nubel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Magnino DF 1 15 12 10 23 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 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 | 26 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -28 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 23 17 6 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 21 18 11 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 22 18 7 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 P_Porro DF 1 21 18 15 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 11 R_Gravenberch DM 1 17 20 7 23 | 62 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 8 0 K_Phillips MF 1 18 21 12 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -15 -8 29 F_Valverde MF 1 16 21 14 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 B_Saka MF 1 3 21 19 22 | 93 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 14 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 16 23 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -10 2 -5 Ansu_Fati FW 1 4 19 22 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 L_Burge GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Hincapie DF 1 19 18 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Payne MF 1 6 11 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elanga MF 1 6 20 18 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gordon FW 1 4 20 20 26 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 3 -5 1710785952 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40