FFO FACUP, Manchester City vs. Luton Town (Wed Feb 26)


                      Manchester City  |  Luton Town
                              5-1-4 A  |  5-2-1-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  -
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF L_Eising
                          Am_Onana DF  |  DF L_Baines
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                          A_Gordon FW  |  MF M_Camus
                      J_Bellingham FW  |  AM A_Berenguer
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW M_Harris
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW J_Broh
                                       |
                          S_Soares SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB D_Bernard
                          E_Robson SUB |  SUB E_Skhiri
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB J_Kuchta




Min. 3  :(mnc) Marquinhos has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  B_Silva collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Baines cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 4  :(lut) A_Berenguer gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Marquinhos! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(mnc) J_Stones cuts inside Fran_Garcia 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Baines hits it out for a throw 
Min. 10 :(mnc) H_Kane holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 10 :(lut) L_Baines kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Berenguer with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  D_Vlahovic has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 12 :(mnc) A_Gordon crosses to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
Min. 15 :(lut) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  M_Camus is through! 
          ...  Marquinhos forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Camus 
          ...  A_Berenguer loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 16 :(mnc) J_Stones volleys it forward. He finds D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Rensch flights it in! 
          ...  Am_Onana gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Bellingham swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(mnc) B_Silva plays it long to J_Bellingham 
          ...  L_Greiml with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Agirrezabala falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  He's scored his 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 18 :(mnc) D_Rensch runs at J_Broh 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Rensch hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 19 :(mnc) Agirrezabala miskicks! 
          ...  H_Kane is through! 
          ...  H_Kane runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Vlahovic 
Min. 19 :(lut) A_Berenguer saunters past Am_Onana 
          ...  But D_Rensch wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 25 :(lut) J_Broh knocks it past J_Stones and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Marquinhos knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 26 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with an excellent first touch 
          ...  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 with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to Marquinhos 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) J_Bellingham brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  B_Silva makes himself available 
          ...  L_Greiml cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 28 :(mnc) Marquinhos finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  Marquinhos tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 29 :(lut) J_Broh controls the ball with ease 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Broh! 
          ...  But Ederson gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Eising swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ederson catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 30 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 31 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with an inch perfect pass to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a probing pass to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 42 :(mnc) N_Goodman sidesteps L_Eising 
          ...  M_Camus wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) Am_Onana with a precise pass to B_Silva 
          ...  But L_Greiml sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 45 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 46 :(lut) M_Camus is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But Ederson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 4-0 Luton Town

Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Bellingham spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Gordon! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Aarons belts it clear 
Min. 48 :(lut) M_Aarons looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Harris 
          ...  B_Silva seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 49 :(lut) A_Berenguer takes advantage of a bad back pass from Marquinhos 
          ...  J_Stones slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 55 :(mnc) J_Bellingham 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 A_Gordon 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Greiml hits it out for a throw 
Min. 56 :(mnc) B_Silva pushes it past L_Greiml 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Silva! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 57 :(mnc) J_Bellingham hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Goodman latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Aarons reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Rensch backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Kane with the shot on net! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 58 :(lut) M_Camus with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Broh gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias reads the play well 
Min. 62 :(mnc) J_Stones takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  J_Stones hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala never had a chance! 
          ...  Manchester City 6-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Skhiri 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Camus 
Min. 65 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 66 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds J_Bellingham with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Bellingham belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 67 :(mnc) D_Rensch takes advantage of a mistake by Fran_Garcia 
          ...  He crosses to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  Agirrezabala moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bellingham swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Rensch 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bellingham with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Aarons gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 70 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kuchta 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 71 :(mnc) H_Kane dribbles past L_Eising 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 72 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Aarons 
Min. 74 :(mnc) H_Kane gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham lobs Agirrezabala! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Stones flights the ball to B_Silva 
          ...  Cleared by C_Richards 
Min. 75 :(lut) M_Valbuena takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 77 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  B_Silva with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Agirrezabala recovers to save!! 
Min. 78 :(mnc) B_Silva crosses to Marquinhos 
          ...  C_Richards plays the back pass 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Gordon! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Silva with the header 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 82 :(mnc) Marquinhos runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of N_Goodman 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  N_Goodman pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Manchester City 7-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 83 :(mnc) H_Kane floats the ball in to find A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 84 :(mnc) B_Silva holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 87 :(mnc) N_Goodman 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! 
          ...  N_Goodman with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lut) M_Valbuena spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Harris! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ruben_Dias 
Min. 89 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  C_Richards is easily beaten 
          ...  But J_Kuchta slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 90 :(lut) E_Skhiri lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Valbuena latches on to it 
          ...  M_Valbuena hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Ederson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 91 :(lut) A_Berenguer with the through ball to J_Kuchta 
          ...  Am_Onana wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 92 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sprints past E_Skhiri 
          ...  J_Bellingham pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 

*************  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_Vlahovic (10), H_Kane (17,19), Marquinhos (28), B_Silva (56), J_Stones (62), N_Goodman (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Aarons
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Greiml (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :          20        |       4
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          23        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 7 - 0 Luton Town
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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  26   1   1   1  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  19  16  25 |  94   0   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  12  37  42
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  15  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  14  20  45
D_Rensch       DF   1  22  18  15  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  24  24
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  18  15  27 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  24   0
Am_Onana       DF   1  20  23  11  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   7  16
B_Silva        MF   1   4  24  19  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   4   1   0   0   0  33  18  50
A_Gordon       FW   1   4  21  21  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   9  20
J_Bellingham   FW   1  18  24  22  28 |  94   0   0   6   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  36  28
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  17  24  27 |  19   0   0   1   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  22
H_Kane         FW   1   7  19  24  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   4   2   0   0   0   0  48  36
S_Soares       GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  16   9   4  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   4  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  74   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  15   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  53  -4  -4
L_Eising       DF   1  19  13   2  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Baines       DF   1  18  14  13  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  16   0
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  18  13  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  15
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  20  18  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  19
M_Harris       FW   1   4  14  21  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Broh         FW   1   8  12  17  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  20   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
D_Bernard      DF   1  16  10   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
J_Kuchta       FW   1   8  11  17  22 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
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