FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Southampton (Fri May 15)


                      Manchester City  |  Southampton
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-2-3-1 A
                          Nick Lovell  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                          L_Aigner DF  |  DF C_Chivu
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DM Andre
                          Am_Onana MF  |  DM S_Amrabat
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                          A_Gordon FW  |  MF M_Kudus
                         N_Goodman FW  |  MF P_Foden
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                         A_Malanda SUB |  SUB M_Curto
                          E_Robson SUB |  SUB D_Ouattara
                      J_Bellingham SUB |  SUB M_Barrios
                        D_Vlahovic SUB |  SUB S_Maloney




Min. 3  :(sou) M_Thuram controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  M_Thuram sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 6  :(sou) S_Amrabat chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Locatelli 
          ...  But A_Gordon clears the ball to safety 
Min. 8  :(mnc) A_Gordon fires over a low cross to N_Goodman 
          ...  J_Kounde hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thiaw drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Hermansen comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 9  :(sou) W_Fofana with a short pass to find P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  And Southampton are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Southampton ...
Min. 10 :(mnc) M_Thiaw makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  M_Thuram with an over the top challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Marquinhos bends it round the wall 
          ...  M_Hermansen saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 11 :(sou) A_Hickey flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Thuram runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Thuram sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 12 :(sou) M_Kudus reads the run of W_Fofana 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Aigner 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 14 :(sou) M_Thuram with a short pass to find J_Kounde 
          ...  What a shot from J_Kounde! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Ederson with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 15 :(sou) M_Locatelli loses his marker! 
          ...  M_Locatelli tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
Min. 16 :(mnc) B_Silva with the header on 
          ...  He finds H_Kane in space 
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) A_Gordon gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Andre! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  W_Fofana gets to the ball first 
Min. 18 :(mnc) B_Silva feeds the ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Manchester City are back level! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 19 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(sou) J_Kounde backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Andre gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri hits it out for a throw 
Min. 23 :(mnc) N_Goodman is unmarked! 
          ...  N_Goodman with the overhead! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 27 :(sou) A defence splitting pass from P_Foden to W_Fofana 
          ...  M_Thiaw read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 31 :(mnc) Marquinhos hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Am_Onana collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Kounde goes in studs first 
Min. 36 :(sou) P_Foden gets lucky and beats R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  Now with the centre to S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Ederson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 37 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hickey 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  C_Chivu with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  Marquinhos floats it forward 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Kane blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 39 :(mnc) H_Kane beats A_Hickey 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But C_Chivu wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(sou) W_Fofana with the dribble 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri is easily beaten 
          ...  B_Silva rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 47 :(sou) M_Kudus races into the box 
          ...  He sees C_Chivu lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  H_Kane hits it out for a throw 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Southampton

Min. 46 :(sou) Andre with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Thiaw 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Thuram! 
          ...  M_Thiaw dives in two footed!! 
          ...  The Southampton fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 46 :(sou) W_Fofana with a 30-yard pass to P_Foden 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Foden! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Nick Lovell is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Southampton ...
Min. 47 :(sou) M_Kudus with a measured pass to W_Fofana 
          ...  Marquinhos with the block 
Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Gordon gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Gordon hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Goodman hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Hermansen 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 52 :(sou) P_Foden wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli fires the shot in! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(sou) M_Thuram controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Foden gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Foden drives the ball low! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 64 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the ball 
          ...  H_Kane with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 64 :(sou) Ederson with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Chivu is through! 
          ...  C_Chivu drives the ball low! 
          ...  What agility from Ederson 
Min. 68 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri sidesteps P_Foden 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri with the crafty shot! 
          ...  M_Hermansen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 68 :(sou) W_Fofana knocks it past Am_Onana and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Am_Onana takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 69 :(mnc) B_Silva runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Goodman 
          ...  N_Goodman drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hermansen is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 69 :(sou) S_Amrabat takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Hickey! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 70 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Barrios 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kudus 
Min. 71 :(sou) S_Amrabat jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Ait_Nouri 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 75 :(mnc) B_Silva hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias latches onto it! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 78 :(sou) M_Thuram with the heel pass to Andre 
          ...  Marquinhos tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Fofana swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ederson easily catches it! 
Min. 83 :(mnc) M_Thiaw sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Gordon 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Gordon! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 83 :(sou) C_Chivu elbows R_Ait_Nouri off the ball 
          ...  The Manchester City players are furious! 
          ...  They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_Gordon back heels to find H_Kane in space 
          ...  J_Kounde with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) Am_Onana runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Thiaw latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Fofana 
Min. 88 :(sou) M_Locatelli with a short pass to find C_Chivu 
          ...  C_Chivu hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 89 :(sou) P_Foden hoofs it upfield to find M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him! 

*************  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          : B_Silva
Scorers              : H_Kane (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Thiaw (46), Am_Onana (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : P_Foden (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Foden (9,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Chivu (37), J_Kounde (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 Southampton
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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  29   1   1   1  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  24  21  18  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  28  -2
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  25  20  16  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  16  16
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  20  16  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  14
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  20  17  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  15
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  24  13  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
B_Silva        AM   1   4  26  20  24 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0
A_Gordon       FW   1   5  23  23  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  26  14
N_Goodman      FW   1   4  14  19  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
H_Kane         FW   1   8  21  26  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  32   0  28
Moya           GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Malanda      DF   1  15  13   4  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
J_Bellingham   MF   1  19  25  24  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   6  19  27  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hermansen    GK  29   1   1   1  28 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  24  19  15  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  25  18  14  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  16  16
W_Fofana       DF   1  24  18  12  29 |  95   0   3   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  80   0
C_Chivu        DF   1  21  17   9  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  17  -2  42
Andre          DM   1  21  23  13  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
S_Amrabat      DM   1  18  25  12  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  20
M_Locatelli    MF   1  20  25  18  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  26
M_Kudus        MF   1   6  23  23  28 |  72   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
P_Foden        MF   1   6  24  23  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  48  59
M_Thuram       FW   1   9  18  25  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  54  17
G_Ochoa        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Curto        DF   1  17  14  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ouattara     MF   1   5  20  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barrios      MF   1  13  17  12  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Maloney      FW   1  10  17  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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