Elite League Match, Manchester City vs. Marseille (Sun Jan 30)


                      Manchester City  |  Marseille
                              3-5-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK M_Stryjek
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF A_Rami
                        K_DeBruyne MF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF P_Viera
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF R_Mendes
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF Bovan
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW Taliyah
                            J_Cruz FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                           R_Videi SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                         S_Topples SUB |  SUB A_Ranocchia
                       Leda_Cygnus SUB |  SUB Didier
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB Hans_Gruber
                      Y_Van_Der_Vu SUB |  SUB Dziekanowski

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Thanatos beats R_Mendes
          ...  Bovan with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 2  :(msl) Taliyah runs at D_McDonald
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Taliyah with the header !
          ...  A_Zaratta watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 3  :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Mendes wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 4  :(msl) Curled in dangerously from Bovan to Mark_Robinson
          ...  C_Fuchs wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 5  :(msl) R_Mendes with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Viera
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki wins the ball
Min. 6  :(mnc) Aparichit with a neat pass into J_Cruz
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Cruz !
          ...  But M_Stryjek makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 7  :(mnc) S_Matthews has it now
          ...  He takes on M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Fuchs!
          ...  C_Fuchs has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Stryjek's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 8  :(msl) S_Bergwijn beats C_Fuchs
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 9  :(mnc) K_DeBruyne gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_A_Nastasic!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Bellerin scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 12 :(msl) Taliyah stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_McDonald reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Bellerin hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zaratta easily claims the ball!
Min. 13 :(msl) Bovan with a penetrating pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta was lucky there
Min. 15 :(mnc) Aparichit brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_McDonald makes himself available
          ...  D_McDonald with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Stryjek moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 18 :(msl) R_Mendes knocks the ball past the lunge of Thanatos
          ...  R_Mendes hits the ball first time!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 22 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with the dribble
          ...  A_Oko_Flex pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But A_Zaratta pulls out a save of the game
Min. 29 :(mnc) D_Upamecano with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But P_Viera spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 29 :(msl) P_Viera runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Bovan
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Bovan sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 31 :(mnc) Aparichit sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Upamecano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Upamecano attempts a low drive!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 33 :(msl) H_Bellerin runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Taliyah
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Taliyah with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 35 :(mnc) C_Fuchs bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Aparichit
          ...  But R_Mendes wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 36 :(mnc) D_McDonald with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Rami
          ...  D_McDonald with a thundering drive!
          ...  But M_Stryjek punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 37 :(msl) R_Mendes sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Bergwijn runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Bergwijn fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The Marseille fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 38 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 42 :(msl) S_Bergwijn beats D_McDonald
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the header !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) S_Bergwijn plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 45 :(msl) Mark_Robinson tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Upamecano with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A_Oko_Flex brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on!!!
Min. 48 :(msl) Taliyah kills the ball dead
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Fuchs

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-2 Marseille

Min. 49 :(msl) S_Bergwijn plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(mnc) J_Cruz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He knocks it to D_Upamecano!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 54 :(mnc) D_Upamecano looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 54 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus replaces D_Upamecano and will play MF
Min. 60 :(msl) Bovan finds Taliyah with a ball over the defence
          ...  Taliyah controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 65 :(msl) Didier is coming on for Bovan and will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) Hans_Gruber is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Oko_Flex is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past H_Bellerin
          ...  Mark_Robinson gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 71 :(mnc) S_Matthews runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Cruz
          ...  Didier beats him to the ball
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_McDonald takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_McDonald sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  M_Stryjek is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Rami gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 77 :(msl) A_Ranocchia is coming on for Mark_Robinson and playing DF
Min. 77 :(mnc) Thanatos runs at P_Viera
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  R_Mendes wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 80 :(mnc) Y_Van_Der_Vu comes on for J_Cruz and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(msl) A_Rami finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  S_Matthews with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Aparichit with a first time pass
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu runs onto it!
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  M_Stryjek just watches float over the bar!
Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Matthews moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  A powerful shot by Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  But M_Stryjek makes a fine save
Min. 87 :(msl) M_A_Nastasic moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  But Leda_Cygnus with the fine tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(msl) P_Viera with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_A_Nastasic
          ...  M_A_Nastasic gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 94 :(msl) Didier sidesteps Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Didier with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Manchester City 1-3 Marseille ...

*************  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          : Aparichit
Scorers              : Mark_Robinson (45 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Matthews (81)
Injured              : D_Upamecano (54)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Mendes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Mendes (18), S_Bergwijn (37), Didier (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bovan (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 3 Marseille
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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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A_Zaratta      GK  32   3   3   1  21 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  34   9  10  32 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  32   7   9  20 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  28   9   8  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   8  33   8  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  32   7  32 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22   8 -22
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  23  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  26  17  31 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  35  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Topples      DF   3  24  12   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  40   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Van_Der_Vu   FW   3   8   7  26  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Stryjek      GK  31   4   1   2  28 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  34  10   5  23 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  33   2   2  45 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  33   8  41 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  23  32   1  30 |  98   0   3   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  60  40  25
Bovan          MF   3  10  31  13  43 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  28  10  23 |  70   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  34  11  10  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Didier         MF   3   7  33   9  33 |  29   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  31  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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