Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Santos FC (Mon Jul 24)


                      Manchester City  |  Santos FC
                              5-3-2 E  |  4-4-1-1 A
                       Scott Matthews  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Josimar
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF R_Huth
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Oscar
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF N_Subotic
                            M_Rojo DF  |  MF Koki_Mizuno
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF S_Marsden
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                      L_Castaignos MF  |  MF Emerson_Jr
                           G_Botti FW  |  AM T_Kroos
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                      M_A_Nastasic SUB |  SUB D_Moore
                        R_Da_Silva SUB |  SUB G_McSheffrey
                           I_Dalca SUB |  SUB Stan_Matthews
                           J_Roger SUB |  SUB Bar

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(sfc) Josimar pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Stranger is clean through!
          ...  E_Stranger hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 9  :(mnc) M_Skiba holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Botti
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Marsden
Min. 10 :(sfc) J_Tessem takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Tessem with the header !
          ...  S_Scuffet tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem swings it in!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 11 :(mnc) G_Botti has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Huth gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(sfc) S_Marsden changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Subotic
          ...  M_Scholl with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 23 :(sfc) T_Kroos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Stranger with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks relieved there!
Min. 29 :(sfc) E_Stranger looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Skiba takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 32 :(sfc) T_Kroos sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  T_Kroos controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to L_Castaignos
          ...  Josimar wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 33 :(sfc) S_Marsden heads the ball back to E_Stranger
          ...  P_Zabaleta cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 35 :(mnc) M_Scholl takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  M_Scholl drives the ball low !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 38 :(mnc) M_Scholl plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Botti decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  G_Botti shoots towards goal !
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 39 :(sfc) S_Marsden gets to the by line and finds E_Stranger with a beautiful cross
          ...  E_Stranger tries to beat S_Scuffet!
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sfc) N_Subotic runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  E_Stranger rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Scuffet moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 45 :(sfc) N_Subotic 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 T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 46 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches on to it
          ...  E_Stranger shapes up for a shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Scholl works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  T_Kroos is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Santos FC

Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Skiba retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Scholl gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Scholl with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Scholl has it now
          ...  He takes on Josimar
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Rojo!
          ...  M_Rojo could have let it bounce!
          ...  A_Marshall heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 54 :(sfc) J_Tessem turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Marsden
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Marsden !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  S_Scuffet acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 55 :(sfc) D_Moore takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Oscar
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Kroos
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(sfc) E_Stranger runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Stranger shoots towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 63 :(mnc) G_Botti takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  G_Botti with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 64 :(sfc) S_Marsden with a simple pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger tries the shot !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bar replaces E_Stranger and will play FW
Min. 65 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Y_Abdessadki to M_Skiba
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  N_Subotic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Josimar looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards N_Subotic
          ...  Cleaned up by K_Rekik
Min. 69 :(sfc) S_Marsden drives it forward to Koki_Mizuno
          ...  Koki_Mizuno tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Scuffet's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Marsden swings it in!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno gets on the end of it
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 70 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Reid
          ...  W_Reid sees A_Marshall off his line !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 70 :(sfc) D_Moore sidesteps M_Scholl
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Rojo pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 71 :(mnc) L_Castaignos beats R_Huth
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Josimar brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 71 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past K_Rekik
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But S_Scuffet tips it over
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(mnc) M_Scholl nutmegs N_Subotic
          ...  J_Tessem muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He received a good talking to from D_Skomina
Min. 72 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr finds the run of J_Tessem
          ...  M_Keown makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 74 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Bar latches onto the ball
          ...  Bar goes for goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet fists it away
Min. 75 :(sfc) Bar leaves K_Rekik standing
          ...  Bar fires the shot in!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(sfc) J_Tessem with an in swinging cross to S_Marsden
          ...  M_Rojo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 77 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the kinky dribble
          ...  Josimar tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Botti tries to place the shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl crosses it in!
          ...  A_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 78 :(sfc) J_Tessem with an inch perfect pass to Bar
          ...  Bar with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 80 :(sfc) J_Tessem with a precise ball to Stan_Matthews
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Stan_Matthews !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 81 :(sfc) J_Tessem looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Emerson_Jr
          ...  Emerson_Jr with a thundering drive!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a good save
Min. 83 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno floats the ball in to find Bar
          ...  K_Rekik with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 85 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Tessem is clean through!
          ...  J_Tessem fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Scuffet plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 86 :(mnc) M_Keown controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  G_Botti gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Moore with the block
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Y_Abdessadki !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Marshall's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 88 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with the nod to Bar
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Bar !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 89 :(sfc) S_Marsden cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews swings in the shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 90 :(mnc) G_Botti takes advantage of a mistake by Emerson_Jr
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Botti pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But A_Marshall tips it over
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 90 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_Rekik
          ...  Emerson_Jr hits a curling shot!
          ...  It floats over S_Scuffet
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 92 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Stan_Matthews breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round S_Scuffet
          ...  He rounds S_Scuffet
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  M_Skiba rushes back to get to it

*************  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          : S_Scuffet (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : S_Marsden
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kroos (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       24
Off target           :           6        |       13
On target            :           3        |       11
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       23
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 0 Santos FC
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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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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  26  12   7  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Reid         DF   2  25   6   9  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
K_Rekik        DF   1  25   7   2  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  25   4   1  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  24   6   8  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  28   8  29 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
L_Castaignos   MF   1  12  20  16  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Skiba        FW   1   7   8  23  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Da_Silva     DF   1  20  14   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Dalca        MF   3   9  14   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roger        FW   2   5   8  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos FC
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  39   4   6   5  11 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  29  13   7  23 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20   0
R_Huth         DF   2  28  10   8  43 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  28   7   9  31 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  28   7   8  33 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  31   7  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  29   8  46 |  94   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   5
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  28  17  27 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  18  25  10  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  23  20  30 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   4
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  30  13  10  16 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  29  18  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  32  31 |  32   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
Bar            FW   1   7  10  29  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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