Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Newcastle (Mon Nov 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Newcastle
                              5-4-1 E  |  4-5-1 P
                       Scott Matthews  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                         T_Roberts DF  |  DF D_F_Rodrigues
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                        M_Richards DF  |  DF C_Lundekvam
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  MF K_Lafferty
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF P_Cocu
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  MF T_Modise
                             Jinky MF  |  MF D_Pantilimon
                          T_Kunert MF  |  MF M_Oakley
                      R_Palazuelos FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                           B_Sagna SUB |  SUB J_Vertonghen
                           S_Nasri SUB |  SUB P_Alert
                            Craige SUB |  SUB N_Schulz
                         A_Negredo SUB |  SUB Robin_Van_Gik

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(mnc) R_Palazuelos with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  R_Palazuelos swings in the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks dejected!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 4  :(mnc) R_Palazuelos makes himself available
          ...  R_Palazuelos with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But A_Marshall stops that one easily
Min. 6  :(mnc) J_Stam with an incisive pass to R_Palazuelos
          ...  But D_F_Rodrigues puts it in row Z!
Min. 8  :(mnc) P_Zabaleta with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  P_Zabaleta has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(mnc) R_Palazuelos sidesteps A_Hinkel
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Hinkel reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 10 :(mnc) Y_Hussein has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Lafferty
          ...  He puts in M_Richards!
          ...  M_Richards with a thundering drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Y_Hussein!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Marshall
Min. 11 :(nwt) P_Cocu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam
          ...  He puts in A_Hinkel!
          ...  J_Stam does well to get the tackle in
Min. 12 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Richards
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Hinkel
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 14 :(mnc) Y_Hussein beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds R_Palazuelos
          ...  R_Palazuelos with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 16 :(nwt) E_Bergkamp finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Stam
          ...  T_Roberts reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Cocu crosses it in!
          ...  M_Richards gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 17 :(mnc) Y_Hussein finds R_Palazuelos on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Palazuelos strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 19 :(nwt) D_Pantilimon takes advantage of a mistake by T_Roberts
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  R_Palazuelos body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  J_Underhill wants a quiet word
Min. 21 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But C_Lundekvam slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 21 :(nwt) T_Modise runs at M_Richards
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  M_Richards does well to get the tackle in
Min. 23 :(nwt) P_Cocu with a flicked pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  A great volley from E_Bergkamp !
          ...  P_Shilton fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 27 :(nwt) D_Pantilimon kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Hummels hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Lafferty drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Richards clears the danger
Min. 27 :(mnc) Y_Hussein breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  T_Modise brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 29 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos pushes it past C_Lundekvam
          ...  R_Palazuelos attempts a lob!
          ...  A_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 29 :(nwt) R_Giovinco looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  P_Shilton comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over P_Shilton
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  Y_Hussein somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 30 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from T_Modise to E_Bergkamp
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  E_Bergkamp is all alone
          ...  P_Shilton comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over P_Shilton
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 30 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos has it on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Hinkel is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(mnc) Jinky fires over a low cross to R_Palazuelos
          ...  D_Pantilimon with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
          ...  Jinky shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_Stam instead
          ...  A delicate header from J_Stam !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 37 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues attempts a lob!
          ...  It floats over P_Shilton
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 38 :(nwt) T_Modise backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  P_Shilton parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nwt) M_Oakley kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jinky goes in with two feet!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos barges D_F_Rodrigues off the ball
          ...  R_Palazuelos with a thundering shot!
          ...  But A_Marshall makes a fine save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle

Min. 47 :(mnc) A_Ross with a neat pass into R_Palazuelos
          ...  A_Hinkel gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 47 :(mnc) Jinky with a first time pass
          ...  T_Roberts runs onto it!
          ...  D_Pantilimon with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Y_Hussein runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_F_Rodrigues back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Y_Hussein leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 52 :(mnc) T_Roberts with a flicked pass to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Marshall beaten!
Min. 56 :(nwt) E_Bergkamp turns on a sixpence
          ...  E_Bergkamp hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  P_Shilton gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 60 :(mnc) B_Sagna is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Richards is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Craige will come on for Y_Hussein and play MF
Min. 60 :(nwt) T_Modise sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  T_Modise with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 61 :(mnc) R_Palazuelos with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Cleared by K_Lafferty
Min. 65 :(nwt) N_Schulz is ready to come on to replace D_Pantilimon
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 66 :(mnc) Jinky spits at T_Modise
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 67 :(nwt) N_Schulz with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Roberts a clean set of heals
          ...  A powerful header from N_Schulz !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 69 :(mnc) Craige looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  A_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And A_Marshall recovers to save!!
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Negredo comes on for R_Palazuelos to play FW
Min. 70 :(nwt) J_Vertonghen is coming on for R_Giovinco and playing DF
Min. 73 :(mnc) Craige plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Negredo decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Negredo tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 74 :(mnc) T_Roberts beats N_Schulz
          ...  J_Vertonghen is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(nwt) Robin_Van_Gik is coming on and E_Bergkamp is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 78 :(mnc) Craige with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Oakley
          ...  He knocks it to A_Negredo!
          ...  But J_Vertonghen wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Ross!
          ...  A_Negredo with the shot!
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Craige!
          ...  A_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 79 :(nwt) J_Vertonghen had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  P_Zabaleta is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  J_Underhill called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 83 :(nwt) J_Vertonghen is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Robin_Van_Gik
          ...  T_Roberts tackles cleanly
Min. 86 :(nwt) N_Schulz is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Robin_Van_Gik
          ...  But M_Hummels will cut out the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) B_Sagna finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 90 :(mnc) T_Kunert cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Negredo
          ...  But A_Hinkel slides in
Min. 90 :(nwt) A_Hinkel takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A_Hinkel with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  P_Shilton fists it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 40,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Palazuelos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Palazuelos (2)
Sent Off             : Jinky (66)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : A_Hinkel
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Modise (27), A_Hinkel (30), D_Pantilimon (47), J_Vertonghen (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Newcastle
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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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P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  24  11   9  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  23   7   6  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   7
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  29 |  63   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   1
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  22   4   1  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Ross         MF   1   3  26   2  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  25   9  39 |  63   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Jinky          MF   3   8  25   7  41 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sagna        DF   2  21  10   7  18 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  23   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Craige         MF   1   1  23   1  27 |  31   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Marshall     GK  37   4   6   5  11 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  24  12  11  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
R_Giovinco     DF   2  24  12  10  35 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  22  10  10  44 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  -2   3
C_Lundekvam    DF   1  21   9  11  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  28   8  19 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  24  10  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Modise       MF   2   9  23   9  35 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -1
D_Pantilimon   MF   1   3  23   8  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  22  12  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3   9   5  24  34 |  78   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  21  10   7  23 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
P_Alert        DF   2  21  10  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  23  15  21 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Robin_Van_Gik  FW   2   9   9  23  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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