Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Schalke 04 (Sun May 10)


                      Manchester City  |  Schalke 04
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-3-3 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF Hugo
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF K_Femenia
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF M_Madl
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF J_Richards
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF Thiago_C
                       Leda_Cygnus AM  |  FW Tito_Santana
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW O_Ighalo
                                       |
                     L_Marchegiani SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                       D_Gallagher SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB Rou_Reynolds
                            Kelvin SUB |  SUB I_Spy
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB Jim_Jones_Jnr

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi drives the shot in!
          ...  It floats over Ini_Kamoze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 3  :(shk) O_Ighalo brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Thanatos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Thiago_C hoists it forward
          ...  G_Karagounis gets on the end of it
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 6  :(mnc) M_Scholl pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is clean through!
          ...  A vicious shot by Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ini_Kamoze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Ini_Kamoze beaten!
Min. 10 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes advantage of a mistake by J_Richards
          ...  Leda_Cygnus hits a curling shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 12 :(shk) G_Karagounis threads the through ball to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 16 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of R_VD_Vaart
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But Tito_Santana wins the tackle
Min. 17 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Cleared by Tito_Santana
Min. 19 :(shk) Thiago_C controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Hugo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Hugo with the crafty shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to Hugo
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 20 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Thanatos
          ...  O_Ighalo with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 21 :(mnc) C_Fuchs with a probing through ball M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze watches it sail wide!
Min. 22 :(shk) Thiago_C sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ighalo
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Cakir has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Tony McCleary looks relieved
          ...  Andy Banks is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_Richards knocks it forward
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Bentley blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was well beaten there!
          ...  Schalke 04 go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 22 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Thiago_C with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 25 :(shk) R_Bentley gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Bentley with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans go wild!
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 26 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the through ball to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Caoimhin_Og has a go!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Thanatos takes on 3 men
          ...  R_Bentley with the tackle
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 33 :(shk) Tito_Santana finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Tito_Santana hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  K_Femenia gets to it!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 34 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus volleys it forward. He finds Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Hugo hits it out for a throw
Min. 35 :(mnc) M_Scholl finds Leda_Cygnus in acres of space
          ...  J_Richards reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus flicks it past K_Femenia
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Leda_Cygnus drives the ball low !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 38 :(shk) J_Richards skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with a thundering volley!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches the ball
Min. 39 :(mnc) M_Scholl flicks it over K_Femenia's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Scholl hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ini_Kamoze
Min. 41 :(shk) Thiago_C has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He puts in O_Ighalo!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(shk) O_Ighalo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Thanatos sprints forward with the ball
          ...  K_Femenia reads the play well
Min. 44 :(shk) M_Madl flicks it over Mikio_Fujioka and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Madl with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(shk) J_Richards plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke slides in
Min. 49 :(shk) O_Ighalo with the dribble
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki is easily beaten
          ...  O_Ighalo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 50 :(shk) G_Karagounis looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Ighalo
          ...  C_Fuchs slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 52 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 53 :(shk) Tito_Santana sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Bentley
          ...  A great volley from R_Bentley !
          ...  It's beaten Hugo_Lloris
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  He runs towards Andy Banks!
          ...  Manchester City 0-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 54 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  F_Inzaghi makes himself available
          ...  K_Femenia bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 63 :(shk) J_Gandolfini with a flicked pass to Hugo
          ...  Hugo sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 64 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart 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 F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 65 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Femenia intercepts the pass
Min. 68 :(shk) J_Gandolfini runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 70 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Scholl runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Scholl with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 71 :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 71 :(mnc) Thanatos with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Thanatos fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze 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. 75 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) Tito_Santana with a clever shimmy
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Cakir has none of it.
Min. 81 :(shk) J_Okore replaces an unhappy K_Femenia and will play as a DF
Min. 81 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Jim_Jones_Jnr comes on for O_Ighalo to play FW
Min. 81 :(shk) I_Spy is being brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 82 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Cruz will come on for Thanatos and play FW
Min. 86 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a blistering shot !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 87 :(mnc) M_Scholl volleys it forward. He finds F_Inzaghi
          ...  J_Okore beats him to the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cruz
          ...  But J_Richards wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 90 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Okore
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Fuchs!
          ...  R_Bentley with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 109,128
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Caoimhin_Og
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Leda_Cygnus (42)
Booked               : Thanatos (3), Mikio_Fujioka (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (22,25,53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Bentley (30), K_Femenia (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           2        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 3 Schalke 04
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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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  35   3   2   3  13 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  29   7   9  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   8
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  29   6   8  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  26   9   5  31 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  31  10  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  31   9  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Leda_Cygnus    AM   1   8  26  18  22 |  42   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  30  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Marchegiani  GK  24   3   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kelvin         MF   2   7  27  13  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ini_Kamoze     GK  34   4   3   1  30 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  28  13   9  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  20  50
K_Femenia      DF   3  28   9   7  32 |  82   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   8
M_Madl         DF   3  27   9   6  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  27   6   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80  25   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  28  21  12 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tito_Santana   FW   3   8   8  28  20 |  95   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  28  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   3   1   0   0  -2  -2 113
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   8  26  21 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  26   5   6  22 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Rou_Reynolds   MF   2   7  26   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  25   5  12 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jim_Jones_Jnr  FW   1   9   7  26  41 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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