FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Portsmouth (Mon Apr 27) Manchester City | Portsmouth 5-2-3 P | 5-1-2-1-1 C Nick Lovell | - | Ederson GK | GK Agirrezabala M_Thiaw DF | DF N_Mazraoui R_Ait_Nouri DF | DF L_Kelly A_Khusanov DF | DF J_Victor J_Hato DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo Marquinhos DF | DF A_Rudiger Am_Onana MF | DM F_Dimarco J_Bellingham MF | MF A_MacAllister A_Gordon FW | AM M_Rogers D_Vlahovic FW | MF M_Ugarte H_Kane FW | FW D_Berardi | Moya SUB | SUB C_Kelleher B_Jun_Soo SUB | SUB H_Clark E_Robson SUB | SUB J_Bernat Ruben_Dias SUB | SUB T_Motta N_Goodman SUB | SUB K_Havertz Min. 2 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is too quick for N_Mazraoui ... J_Victor wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 3 :(por) N_Mazraoui moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to D_Berardi ... M_Thiaw pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 4 :(mnc) Marquinhos takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Khusanov ... A_Khusanov could have let it bounce! ... He hits the side netting Min. 5 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with a reverse pass to A_Gordon ... A_Rudiger makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Ait_Nouri with an inswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 7 :(por) M_Ugarte with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... A well-placed shot from M_Ugarte! ... Ederson tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... G_Di_Lorenzo lofts the ball in! ... M_Rogers gets something on it! ... But Ederson makes a fine save Min. 11 :(mnc) A_Khusanov is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... H_Kane latches onto the end of it ... A left-footer by H_Kane! ... Agirrezabala falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... Agirrezabala looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... D_Vlahovic lofts the ball in! ... L_Kelly reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 11 :(por) M_Rogers breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Ederson now! ... D_Vlahovic trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Hato with a probing pass to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham attempts a low drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Agirrezabala tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Am_Onana drives it into the box! ... A_Gordon with the header ... Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That takes his tally to 10 for the season!! ... That's put Manchester City into the lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 15 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to P Min. 15 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... F_Dimarco will now play as a MF Min. 15 :(por) F_Dimarco beats M_Thiaw ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Am_Onana with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee lectures him Min. 15 :(por) M_Rogers takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Hato ... He's through on goal ... R_Ait_Nouri clears with a diving header Min. 18 :(por) M_Rogers runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Berardi ... J_Hato dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 19 :(mnc) H_Kane with electric pace ... He eases past J_Victor ... A_Rudiger fouls badly ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 20 :(mnc) Am_Onana threads the through ball to H_Kane ... Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Kelly Min. 23 :(por) M_Rogers turns on a sixpence ... But R_Ait_Nouri spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 25 :(por) D_Berardi beats R_Ait_Nouri ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Berardi with a thundering shot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 27 :(por) F_Dimarco over hits his pass ... He finds M_Rogers though ... That was fortunate ... The defender fails to control it ... M_Rogers picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with Ederson ... He tries to slide it past Ederson ... Ederson smothers the ball!! Min. 32 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... H_Kane latches onto the ball ... M_Rogers with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 34 :(mnc) A_Gordon gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Thiaw ... D_Berardi with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(por) A_MacAllister with a smart pass to F_Dimarco ... R_Ait_Nouri gathers up the loose ball Min. 38 :(por) L_Kelly has time and space on the edge of the box ... D_Vlahovic with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... A_MacAllister plays it short to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... That's the equaliser! ... Manchester City 1-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 41 :(mnc) H_Kane with the header on ... He finds A_Khusanov in space ... M_Rogers read the danger and stops the pass Min. 41 :(por) D_Berardi with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Khusanov a clean set of heals ... D_Berardi swings in the shot! ... Ederson gets up well to catch that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(por) A_Rudiger passes the ball to M_Ugarte ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... A_Khusanov picks up the loose ball and clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(por) L_Kelly takes possession ... What can he do here? ... L_Kelly rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a AM Min. 53 :(mnc) Marquinhos has a go! ... It hits the defender ... H_Kane collects the loose ball! ... But D_Berardi wins the ball Min. 54 :(mnc) H_Kane finds J_Bellingham on the edge of the box ... J_Bellingham drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with Agirrezabala ... He rounds Agirrezabala ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 54 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with an incisive pass to M_Rogers ... M_Rogers hits a curling shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: E_Robson ... COMING OFF: Am_Onana Min. 60 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: Ruben_Dias ... COMING OFF: Marquinhos Min. 62 :(mnc) H_Kane beats A_Rudiger ... G_Di_Lorenzo takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 63 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps A_MacAllister ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Rudiger hits it out for a throw Min. 67 :(mnc) A_Gordon jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Ruben_Dias ... L_Kelly knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 70 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Motta ... COMING OFF: M_Rogers Min. 72 :(mnc) H_Kane has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Di_Lorenzo! ... He has some space now! ... N_Mazraoui with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Bernat ... COMING OFF: L_Kelly Min. 76 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: K_Havertz ... COMING OFF: D_Berardi Min. 77 :(por) N_Mazraoui finds J_Victor with a ball over the defence ... J_Victor cracks a laser towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 78 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a pinpoint pass to H_Kane ... N_Mazraoui is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Agirrezabala misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Bellingham with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Gordon gets a shot in ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a FW Min. 83 :(por) M_Ugarte moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Bernat ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Khusanov!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 84 :(mnc) J_Hato with a first time pass ... H_Kane runs onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Mazraoui ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(por) T_Motta kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Dimarco gets on the end of the pass ... F_Dimarco has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... 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. 93 :(por) K_Havertz knocks it past R_Ait_Nouri and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Gordon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 95 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to A_Khusanov ... A_Khusanov lobs Agirrezabala! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... The Manchester City fans are going crazy! ... The Portsmouth fans are just stunned in silence! ... Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Khusanov (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gordon (14), A_Khusanov (95) Sent Off : D_Vlahovic (38) Booked : M_Thiaw (3), A_Gordon (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Berardi Scorers : D_Berardi (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Rogers (32), D_Berardi (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 7 | 10 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 14 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 1 1 1 22 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 24 21 18 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 24 20 16 28 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Khusanov DF 1 23 20 14 26 | 99 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 32 60 J_Hato DF 1 22 20 11 29 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 32 0 Marquinhos DF 1 25 20 17 25 | 64 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 Am_Onana MF 1 21 24 13 29 | 64 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 J_Bellingham AM 1 19 25 24 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 A_Gordon FW 1 5 23 22 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 24 34 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 19 27 27 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 5 -12 H_Kane FW 1 8 21 26 27 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 Moya GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jun_Soo DF 1 17 15 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson FW 1 12 18 7 18 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 20 16 27 | 35 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 N_Goodman FW 1 4 14 19 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 29 1 1 1 22 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 24 19 11 27 | 99 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 34 0 L_Kelly DF 1 23 17 13 23 | 79 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 17 J_Victor DF 1 22 17 5 25 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 25 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 21 15 25 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 25 19 16 21 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 0 F_Dimarco MF 1 21 23 14 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 A_MacAllister MF 1 18 23 15 28 | 99 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Rogers AM 1 6 23 21 29 | 74 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 32 11 29 M_Ugarte MF 1 18 22 12 25 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 D_Berardi FW 1 9 22 27 30 | 80 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 29 -2 24 C_Kelleher GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Clark DF 1 21 15 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 20 13 9 29 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Motta MF 1 15 20 9 21 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 K_Havertz FW 1 7 23 24 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1777319816 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40