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Season 31 Archive: Division 2, Week 1

Manchester City 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund

Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund (Thu Oct 22)


                      Manchester City  |  Borussia Dortmund
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK S_Maier
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF M_Motta
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF Danilo
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF R_Song
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF M_Reiziger
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF J_Height
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF D_Alli
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF Dembele
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB P_Check
                           J_Okore SUB |  SUB Lazo
                       Leda_Cygnus SUB |  SUB L_Rongifo
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB A_Del_Piero
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB Gil

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 3  :(bor) R_M_Perry with the towering header to M_Reiziger
          ...  M_Reiziger shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Vorm is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Alli
          ...  Vorm jumps well to claim it!
Min. 4  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pushes it past the defender
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with the header !
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Reiziger
          ...  He knocks it to F_Inzaghi!
          ...  M_Reiziger recovers to win the ball back
Min. 7  :(bor) J_Height controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  A_Vidal gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Vidal hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Vorm makes a good save
Min. 8  :(bor) R_M_Perry plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  R_M_Perry rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Saved by Vorm
Min. 10 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og off the woodwork.
          ...  Thanatos picks up the deflection
          ...  Thanatos hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But S_Maier is equal to it
Min. 13 :(mnc) Sam_Totman feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Aparichit runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Aparichit drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Maier was lucky there
Min. 16 :(bor) R_Song kicks Thanatos off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio
          ...  M_Stadio will just give him a speaking to
Min. 17 :(bor) A_Vidal looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Dembele
          ...  D_Gallagher beats him to the ball
Min. 20 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  F_Inzaghi latches onto it!
          ...  F_Inzaghi has a go!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Bohte_Daisuke!
          ...  S_Maier easily catches it!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards F_Inzaghi
          ...  A_Vidal goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 22 :(bor) J_Height brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Bellamy !
          ...  Vorm won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 23 :(bor) D_Alli gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 24 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og sprints past R_Song
          ...  Caoimhin_Og drives the ball low !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 25 :(bor) J_Height has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Gandolfini
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  C_Bellamy aims for the top right corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 27 :(mnc) D_Gallagher makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  D_Gallagher goes for goal !
          ...  S_Maier gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 29 :(bor) R_M_Perry nutmegs Aoyama_Hideki, he continues to run forward
          ...  R_M_Perry must beat Vorm!
          ...  Looks like it should be Vorm's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Vorm looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Song floats the ball in!
          ...  Vorm comes out and claims it!
Min. 31 :(bor) A_Vidal with a penetrating pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But Vorm pulls out a save of the game
Min. 33 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki gets possession in his own half
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a thundering drive!
          ...  S_Maier blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 33 :(bor) J_Height backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Dembele latches onto the end of it
          ...  Thanatos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Stadio just turns away!
Min. 35 :(mnc) D_Gallagher finds Aparichit with a ball over the defence
          ...  Aparichit tries to beat S_Maier!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Maier never had a chance!
Min. 37 :(bor) A_Vidal with the cross-field pass to J_Height
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Height !
          ...  Vorm makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 39 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  F_Inzaghi curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  S_Maier is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Gandolfini!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets his head on it
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 42 :(mnc) Sam_Totman looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs has a dig at goal!
          ...  S_Maier makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini finds the run of Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit hits a crisp volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 43 :(bor) S_Maier falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 43 :(bor) P_Check will come on for S_Maier and play GK
Min. 45 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the overhead !
          ...  P_Check is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 45 :(bor) C_Bellamy is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past Vorm
          ...  That's pulled Borussia Dortmund level!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 46 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Reiziger
          ...  He puts in Thanatos!
          ...  Danilo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 49 :(bor) C_Bellamy can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Vorm saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(mnc) Aparichit with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Gallagher gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Gallagher shoots towards goal !
          ...  But P_Check tips it over
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini plays it forward to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with a thundering volley!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 59 :(bor) A_Vidal holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Vorm gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 66 :(bor) J_Height with a one-touch layoff to R_M_Perry
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke gathers up the loose ball
Min. 67 :(bor) R_M_Perry steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Gallagher
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the tackle
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  M_Stadio lectures him
Min. 67 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Dembele pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Stadio has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio!
Min. 68 :(bor) R_M_Perry controls it with ease
          ...  A great volley from R_M_Perry !
          ...  But Vorm stops that one easily
Min. 69 :(bor) D_Alli boots it towards R_M_Perry
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_Stadio going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus comes on for Sam_Totman and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bor) Lazo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Danilo as DF
Min. 70 :(bor) A_Del_Piero will replace J_Height and play MF
Min. 73 :(mnc) J_Okore is being brought on
          ...  C_Fuchs is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Gallagher flicks it over A_Vidal's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Gallagher hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But P_Check tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini back heels to find Thanatos in space
          ...  But M_Reiziger wins the ball
Min. 74 :(bor) R_Song retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_M_Perry gets on the end of it
          ...  R_M_Perry with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  F_Inzaghi has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 76 :(bor) D_Alli wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Vorm never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(mnc) Aparichit gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Thanatos is unmarked
          ...  Thanatos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  P_Check parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Lazo reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 82 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Cruz will come on for Thanatos and play FW
Min. 82 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_M_Perry
          ...  Leda_Cygnus controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 83 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with a precise pass to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz attempts a chip!
          ...  P_Check catches the ball
Min. 84 :(bor) Dembele has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He puts in D_Alli!
          ...  D_Alli tries to beat Vorm from outside the area!
          ...  Vorm won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 85 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  J_Gandolfini unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 85 :(bor) M_Reiziger looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  M_Stadio called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 86 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Reiziger
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Leda_Cygnus has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 87 :(bor) R_M_Perry takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnc) J_Cruz runs at Lazo
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Motta
Min. 91 :(bor) C_Bellamy with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  C_Bellamy attempts a lob!
          ...  Vorm with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 92 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Reiziger
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the shot !
          ...  P_Check with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aparichit (43), F_Inzaghi (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : R_M_Perry
Scorers              : R_M_Perry (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : S_Maier (43)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       16
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       3
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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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Vorm           GK  35   3   7   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  31   9  10  32 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8   9  43 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  15
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   8  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  28   9   5  31 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  32   8  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  29  21  12 |  96   0   0   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
Aparichit      MF   3   4  25  15  12 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   6  31  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  86   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  28  19  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  32   1   1   3  11 |  43   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  29   8   6  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Danilo         DF   2  28   7   8  32 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  27   8   7  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  26   7   7  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Height       MF   3  15  27   8  22 |  74   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  26   7  21 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
D_Alli         MF   1   8  25  13  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Dembele        MF   3   6  25   7  12 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  27  33 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  25  10
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  11  26  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
P_Check        GK  31   2   3   2  22 |  53   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  27   8   6  31 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  25  10   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gil            FW   3   6   9  25  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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