FFO CL, Fiorentina vs. Manchester City (Wed Jul 30)


                           Fiorentina  |  Manchester City
                          5-1-0-1-3 C  |  5-3-2 C
                        Jason Fortune  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                      G_Mamardvili GK  |  GK Ederson
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF J_Stones
                           R_James DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                       P_Estupinan DF  |  DF R_Ait_Nouri
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF M_Thiaw
                       M_Locatelli DM  |  MF Am_Onana
                       S_Chukwueze FW  |  MF A_Gordon
                         K_Havertz FW  |  MF A_Farnerud
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                         D_Berardi AM  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                           D_Greif SUB |  SUB Moya
                            K_Long SUB |  SUB L_Aigner
                           M_Sivis SUB |  SUB L_Magnino
                       A_Tymoschuk SUB |  SUB E_Robson
                          A_Licata SUB |  SUB N_Goodman




Min. 1  :(fio) S_Chukwueze flicks it past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Chukwueze! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 1  :(fio) K_Havertz picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Marquinhos with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 2  :(mnc) A_Farnerud 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! 
          ...  A_Farnerud hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 3  :(mnc) A_Farnerud slips past K_Havertz 
          ...  A_Farnerud with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Mamardvili got a touch 
Min. 4  :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka with the first time flick to K_Mbappe 
          ...  But M_Thiaw with the fine tackle 
Min. 4  :(mnc) Am_Onana looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili stops that one easily 
Min. 7  :(fio) R_James with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Thiaw steals the ball of off him 
Min. 7  :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri with a terrific drive! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 9  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 10 :(fio) S_Chukwueze takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stones 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_Farnerud is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 12 :(fio) M_Locatelli spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to K_Havertz! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Thiaw picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 12 :(fio) K_Havertz sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A_Gordon tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 15 :(fio) S_Chukwueze get's past M_Thiaw 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Thiaw goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 17 :(fio) D_Berardi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Estupinan latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Estupinan has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Mamardvili's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Stones loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic volleys it forward. He finds Ruben_Dias 
          ...  K_Mbappe rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  A_Gordon swings it in 
          ...  D_Vlahovic takes control of it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_James hits it out for a throw 
Min. 21 :(fio) K_Mbappe flicks it over Ruben_Dias and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Mbappe goes for goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli swings it in! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 25 :(fio) D_Berardi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Berardi! 
          ...  Ederson dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli drives it into the box! 
          ...  Gabriel rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 25 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sidesteps R_James 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 26 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze tries to chip the ball over Ederson! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 29 :(fio) K_Mbappe holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli is clean through, he is one on one with Ederson 
          ...  He tries to slip it past Ederson Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the lead! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 33 :(mnc) Am_Onana with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  The ball hits A_Wan_Bissaka in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 34 :(fio) K_Mbappe knocks it past M_Thiaw and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Thiaw is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 35 :(fio) Gabriel runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Ederson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 36 :(fio) K_Havertz breaks free from Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Intercepted by Marquinhos 
Min. 37 :(fio) D_Berardi controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Ruben_Dias hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_James 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Ederson parries it 
Min. 38 :(fio) K_Mbappe drives it across the face of the goal A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_Gordon takes advantage of a mistake by Gabriel 
          ...  He puts in D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  P_Estupinan cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) H_Kane unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) A_Gordon beats B_Wilmot 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Gordon! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  G_Mamardvili grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 49 :(fio) P_Estupinan works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Manchester City have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 58 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka pulls it back to K_Havertz 
          ...  A cheeky lob from K_Havertz! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Berardi flights it in! 
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(mnc) M_Thiaw spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  Gabriel with a great clearance! 
Min. 61 :(fio) K_Havertz hits a hard pass to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans chant his name! 
          ...  That's put Fiorentina in front! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 64 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a glorious long pass to R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thiaw swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Marquinhos rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 67 :(mnc) H_Kane looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Marquinhos 
          ...  S_Chukwueze seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 68 :(mnc) Am_Onana kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_James reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Stones whips the ball across to R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Gabriel 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gordon swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Stones with the shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  G_Mamardvili grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 72 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from D_Vlahovic, he finds M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Thiaw rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili falls over 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) A_Gordon finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A_Gordon with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 81 :(fio) R_James hoofs it upfield to find K_Havertz 
          ...  A thundering drive by K_Havertz! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Ederson moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 82 :(fio) D_Berardi back heels to find A_Wan_Bissaka in space 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 85 :(fio) S_Chukwueze kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Havertz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But A_Gordon barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 87 :(fio) M_Locatelli with a short pass to find K_Mbappe 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Farnerud sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon attempts a low drive! 
          ...  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. 91 :(mnc) Marquinhos with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Farnerud 
          ...  A_Farnerud with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 94 :(mnc) H_Kane finds the run of M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Thiaw has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili looks dejected 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Manchester City have equalised! 
          ...  Jason Fortune must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-2 Manchester City ...

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Locatelli (29), K_Mbappe (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Vlahovic
Scorers              : D_Vlahovic (54), M_Thiaw (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       20
Off target           :          12        |       9
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 2 - 2 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  23  19  13  23 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  48  36
Gabriel        DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  15  25
R_James        DF   1  23  19   9  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  32  23
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  20  15  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  15  17
B_Wilmot       DF   1  21  14   5  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  20  23  16  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  40
S_Chukwueze    FW   1   3  22  22  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  37  13  48
K_Havertz      FW   1   7  21  22  29 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  18
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  20  25  27 |  96   0   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  50  37
D_Berardi      AM   1   9  21  24  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   8
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Long         DF   1  14  10   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sivis        DF   1  16  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tymoschuk    MF   1  11  18  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  27   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  17  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  16  15
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  16  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  28
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  19  15  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  23  19  15  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  17   0  49
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  19  16  28 |  96   0   4   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  72  16  56
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  23  12  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
A_Gordon       MF   1   5  22  21  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  35  26  38
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  18  15  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  47
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  18  25  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  34  41
H_Kane         FW   1   7  20  24  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   8
Moya           GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |   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
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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