FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Portsmouth (Fri Oct 31) Manchester City | Portsmouth 5-2-3 C | 5-2-1-2 C Nick Lovell | Neil Kirby | Ederson GK | GK Agirrezabala M_Thiaw DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo R_Ait_Nouri DF | DF C_Richards J_Stones DF | DF J_Victor A_Khusanov DF | DF L_Kelly Am_Onana MF | DF A_Grimaldo Ruben_Dias DF | MF A_Gray B_Silva MF | AM K_Havertz A_Gordon FW | MF Dani_Olmo D_Vlahovic FW | FW D_Berardi H_Kane FW | FW B_Dia | Moya SUB | SUB R_Descamps Marquinhos SUB | SUB G_Alvarez J_Bellingham SUB | SUB J_Ngakia E_Robson SUB | SUB Elano N_Goodman SUB | SUB W_Rooney Min. 3 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from M_Thiaw, he finds J_Stones ... J_Victor with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... A_Gordon hits it over the wall ... Agirrezabala heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 5 :(mnc) Am_Onana squares it to Ruben_Dias ... G_Di_Lorenzo with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 6 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic beats C_Richards with absolute ease! ... A_Gray bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 6 :(por) D_Berardi is through on goal ... Am_Onana knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(mnc) A_Gordon takes on G_Di_Lorenzo ... He runs past him ... A_Gordon fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 14 :(mnc) B_Silva with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Gordon ... A_Gordon sends it flying towards goal! ... Brilliant save from Agirrezabala Min. 18 :(por) K_Havertz with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Ruben_Dias ... H_Kane with an awful challenge Min. 20 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo has it now ... He takes on Am_Onana ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Havertz! ... Ruben_Dias with a pull on the shirt Min. 20 :(por) Dani_Olmo looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Havertz ... Intercepted by M_Thiaw Min. 24 :(por) K_Havertz with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Thiaw body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 25 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sidesteps C_Richards ... D_Vlahovic attempts a low drive! ... Agirrezabala tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Am_Onana ... The ball finds its way to H_Kane ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Agirrezabala's arms ... Unlucky Min. 33 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a perfectly timed run ... Ruben_Dias robs him of the ball Min. 34 :(mnc) H_Kane hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Ait_Nouri latches onto it! ... R_Ait_Nouri with a thundering shot! ... Agirrezabala just watches it float over the bar! Min. 35 :(por) K_Havertz is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... B_Dia latches onto the ball ... B_Dia with a graceful, looping effort! ... But Ederson is equal to it Min. 38 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 38 :(mnc) Am_Onana heads the ball back to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic with the cheeky shot! ... Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A glorious effort by D_Vlahovic! ... Agirrezabala catches the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(por) D_Berardi runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Dani_Olmo latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Dani_Olmo looks to see where Ederson is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... 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. 45 :(por) D_Berardi beats R_Ait_Nouri ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Berardi rifles it to the far post! ... He's pulled it wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Portsmouth Min. 47 :(por) B_Dia can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... B_Dia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 48 :(por) D_Berardi with an intelligent ball to L_Kelly ... But R_Ait_Nouri puts the ball out of play Min. 49 :(mnc) H_Kane runs at L_Kelly ... He takes it past him ... H_Kane from 20 yards! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... That's put Manchester City ahead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Am_Onana will now play as a DM Min. 50 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to P Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Gordon with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Gray ... G_Di_Lorenzo cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 51 :(por) Dani_Olmo jinks past Ruben_Dias ... H_Kane with the high feet Min. 51 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri cuts the ball back to H_Kane ... L_Kelly with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... A_Khusanov with the thundering drive ... But he puts it wide Min. 56 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Kane in the box ... H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... Agirrezabala with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 59 :(mnc) Am_Onana 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 ... A_Gordon hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 63 :(por) L_Kelly flicks the ball through ... K_Havertz runs onto it! ... K_Havertz with the attempt at goal! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Manchester City 1-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 64 :(mnc) H_Kane plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Gordon decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Victor gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 64 :(por) J_Victor moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to G_Di_Lorenzo ... Ruben_Dias cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 65 :(mnc) Am_Onana takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into H_Kane ... H_Kane curls the ball in on goal! ... Agirrezabala falls over ... But Agirrezabala is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 66 :(mnc) A_Gordon pass splits open the defence and finds B_Silva ... B_Silva drives it towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 68 :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps L_Kelly ... H_Kane hits a crisp volley! ... Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 69 :(por) K_Havertz backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Kelly latches onto the end of it ... But M_Thiaw puts it in row Z! Min. 72 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a real burst of pace ... Am_Onana can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... M_Thiaw gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Di_Lorenzo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Ederson fists it away! Min. 74 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic hits the ball first time! ... Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 76 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: W_Rooney ... COMING OFF: B_Dia Min. 76 :(mnc) B_Silva lobs it over the defender ... B_Silva hits a great drive! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(mnc) A_Gordon moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Khusanov ... A_Khusanov runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 80 :(por) A_Grimaldo with a short pass to find C_Richards ... C_Richards hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Neil Kirby spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 83 :(mnc) B_Silva slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... B_Silva attempts to nutmeg Agirrezabala! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with a 30-yard pass to D_Vlahovic ... J_Victor slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Ruben_Dias plays it towards the near post! ... Agirrezabala makes the catch! Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Khusanov 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! ... H_Kane tries to catch the keeper out! ... The shot slips through Agirrezabala's hands ... But Agirrezabala recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 90 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a measured ball to Dani_Olmo ... M_Thiaw reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic cuts inside A_Grimaldo ... He worked that well ... A_Grimaldo reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 92 :(mnc) B_Silva unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Kane ... H_Kane tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Gordon crosses it in! ... The ball finds its way to H_Kane ... He gets the shot away ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Have Manchester City stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 93 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 93 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A Min. 93 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... K_Havertz will now play as a FW Min. 93 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Dani_Olmo will now play as a AM Min. 94 :(por) J_Victor whips the ball across to D_Berardi ... D_Vlahovic with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Kane (49,92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Am_Onana (6), D_Vlahovic (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz Scorers : K_Havertz (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , J_Victor (3), G_Di_Lorenzo (5)L_Kelly (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 22 | 6 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 13 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 18 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 1 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 22 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 23 20 17 28 | 98 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 13 0 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 23 19 16 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 14 12 J_Stones DF 1 24 20 16 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Khusanov DF 1 21 19 12 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 32 Am_Onana DM 1 21 23 12 29 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 19 15 27 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 0 B_Silva MF 1 5 25 20 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 24 A_Gordon FW 1 5 22 22 26 | 98 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 30 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 18 26 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 14 H_Kane FW 1 8 20 25 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 26 62 Moya GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 24 20 17 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bellingham MF 1 18 25 23 28 | 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 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 20 15 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 11 -2 C_Richards DF 1 19 12 4 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Victor DF 1 21 17 5 25 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 30 -2 L_Kelly DF 1 22 16 12 23 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 37 -2 A_Grimaldo DF 1 23 17 13 31 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 A_Gray MF 1 19 21 4 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 K_Havertz FW 1 7 22 23 29 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 22 Dani_Olmo AM 1 6 23 22 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 D_Berardi FW 1 9 22 25 30 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 B_Dia FW 1 7 17 24 25 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 17 14 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ngakia DF 1 15 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elano MF 1 11 19 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Rooney FW 1 7 16 20 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1761929190 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40