FMFA Division One, Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sat Sep 05)


                      Manchester City  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-2-2-2 C
                         Todd Fortune  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                          G_Grando GK  |  GK M_Weiss
                       Pedro_Porro DF  |  DF T_Hume
                             L_Mai DF  |  DF Y_Ribeiro
                        T_Chalobah DF  |  DF Dan_Ballard
                     A_Ali_Mohamed DF  |  DF P_Hincapie
                         Joelinton MF  |  MF T_Collyer
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF C_Vaden
                       T_Reijnders MF  |  AM Ben_Stevens
                       S_McTominay MF  |  AM P_Roberts
                           T_Barry FW  |  FW M_Tel
                           J_Felix FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                                       |
                          A_Areola SUB |  SUB A_Patterson
                       O_Zinchenko SUB |  SUB K_Tierney
                           C_Coady SUB |  SUB G_Xhaka
                         H_Souttar SUB |  SUB H_Gilmour
                       Patson_Daka SUB |  SUB G_Simeone

Referee: Martin_Atkinson (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 2  :(wol) M_Tel picks up the pass 
          ...  M_Tel drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 4  :(mnc) S_McTominay gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix fires the shot in! 
          ...  M_Weiss parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Weiss recovers to save!! 
Min. 4  :(wol) M_Tel finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled Pedro_Porro 
          ...  But L_Mai slides in 
Min. 6  :(mnc) J_Felix finds his way through 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Hincapie 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 9  :(mnc) Pedro_Porro unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Barry 
          ...  T_Barry fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 9  :(wol) P_Roberts with a 40-yard pass to M_Tel 
          ...  A skillful effort from M_Tel ! 
          ...  G_Grando with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 17 :(mnc) S_McTominay runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Felix 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Felix ! 
          ...  M_Weiss beats the ball away 
Min. 19 :(wol) T_Hume is forced to retreat 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 20 :(wol) Wolverhampton Wanderers are switching their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(mnc) Joelinton boots it towards T_Barry 
          ...  T_Barry launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 21 :(mnc) Manchester City made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 21 :(mnc) A_Ali_Mohamed turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  M_Weiss looks relieved there! 
Min. 22 :(wol) D_Fofana turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Roberts 
          ...  P_Roberts tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 23 :(wol) M_Tel takes advantage of a mistake by T_Chalobah 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Tel attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him 
Min. 24 :(wol) Ben_Stevens hits a hard pass to M_Tel 
          ...  M_Tel rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  G_Grando never had a chance! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Y_Ribeiro 
          ...  He puts in J_Felix! 
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Weiss 
          ...  J_Felix intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Weiss 
          ...  He rounds M_Weiss 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 29 :(mnc) T_Barry gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside P_Roberts! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Barry hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  M_Weiss gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Mai plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Weiss reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 29 :(wol) M_Tel with a 40-yard pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana tries the shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ben_Stevens chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to P_Hincapie 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Grando with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 30 :(wol) P_Roberts has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Ben_Stevens collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Pedro_Porro slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 31 :(mnc) T_Barry sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Fofana 
Min. 31 :(wol) M_Tel flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Tel hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 32 :(wol) T_Collyer with a reverse pass to Ben_Stevens 
          ...  Pedro_Porro with the tackle 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Joelinton floats the ball in to find T_Barry 
          ...  T_Barry with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Weiss punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 37 :(wol) T_Collyer slides the ball across to Ben_Stevens 
          ...  Ben_Stevens must beat G_Grando! 
          ...  G_Grando won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) J_Felix plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Felix with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans laugh at him 
Min. 40 :(wol) Ben_Stevens with an incisive pass to M_Tel 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Mai 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) S_McTominay has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Hincapie 
          ...  He puts in J_Felix! 
          ...  J_Felix attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 47 :(mnc) Joelinton is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Reijnders 
          ...  T_Reijnders tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 47 :(wol) M_Tel with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Ali_Mohamed 
          ...  Pedro_Porro beats him to the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Min. 46 :(mnc) S_McTominay puts in Pedro_Porro 
          ...  Pedro_Porro attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Weiss's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Manchester City 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Felix picks up the pass 
          ...  J_Felix cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But M_Weiss just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) T_Chalobah backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Coutinho gets on the end of it 
          ...  Coutinho tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 49 :(wol) T_Collyer holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 51 :(mnc) L_Mai with a reverse pass to J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 53 :(wol) Ben_Stevens with a penetrating pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 59 :(mnc) J_Felix takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But M_Tel wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but Martin_Atkinson has none of it. 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Joelinton is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to J_Felix 
          ...  C_Vaden wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 62 :(wol) Ben_Stevens kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Roberts gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Mai steals the ball of off him 
Min. 68 :(mnc) S_McTominay takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Joelinton 
          ...  Y_Ribeiro takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 69 :(mnc) T_Barry has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Y_Ribeiro 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Felix! 
          ...  J_Felix flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Weiss's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 70 :(wol) K_Tierney is coming on for P_Hincapie and playing DF 
Min. 70 :(wol) G_Xhaka is coming on and C_Vaden is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 70 :(wol) H_Gilmour will replace the useless P_Roberts and will play AM 
Min. 70 :(wol) G_Simeone is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Fofana is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 72 :(mnc) T_Reijnders looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Felix 
          ...  J_Felix must beat M_Weiss! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Joelinton 
          ...  The ball comes to T_Barry 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 72 :(wol) H_Gilmour lobs it over the defender 
          ...  A thundering drive by H_Gilmour ! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes an easy save 
Min. 73 :(wol) G_Xhaka drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Tel 
          ...  M_Tel attempts to nutmeg G_Grando! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 78 :(mnc) T_Reijnders races into the box 
          ...  He sees Joelinton lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Joelinton has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 79 :(wol) M_Tel turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Tel ! 
          ...  G_Grando just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 81 :(wol) Y_Ribeiro kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Gilmour gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But L_Mai wins the ball 
Min. 83 :(wol) Ben_Stevens with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Ben_Stevens with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Grando dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And G_Grando tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka drives it into the box! 
          ...  Ben_Stevens swings a leg at it! 
          ...  G_Grando parries it 
Min. 84 :(wol) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Mai looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 86 :(mnc) L_Mai holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Pedro_Porro 
          ...  Pedro_Porro swings in the shot! 
          ...  M_Weiss makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wol) Ben_Stevens has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Chalobah is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  G_Grando misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka drives it into the box! 
          ...  K_Tierney loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 89 :(wol) T_Collyer hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Simeone collects the loose ball! 
          ...  G_Simeone hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  G_Grando pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dan_Ballard crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Grando jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) T_Chalobah plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  T_Chalobah hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(mnc) Joelinton kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  But Y_Ribeiro slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 91 :(wol) H_Gilmour gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  T_Chalobah tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Martin_Atkinson! 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks relieved 
Min. 91 :(wol) Ben_Stevens is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Dan_Ballard latches onto the ball 
          ...  But A_Ali_Mohamed barges him off the ball 
Min. 94 :(mnc) L_Mai pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Joelinton is clean through! 
          ...  M_Tel gets the foot in to win the ball 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Pedro_Porro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Hume (19 og), T_Barry (20), Pedro_Porro (46), T_Reijnders (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : Ben_Stevens
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       18
Off target           :          12        |       11
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       3
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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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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G_Grando       GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
Pedro_Porro    DF   1  25  16   9  24 |  98   0   3   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  39  20  26
L_Mai          DF   1  24  16   2  23 |  98   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  73  38   8
T_Chalobah     DF   1  24  14   8  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
A_Ali_Mohamed  DF   1  23  16   4  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Joelinton      MF   1  12  26  12  27 |  98   0   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  76   1
Coutinho       MF   2   4  25  15  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8   9
T_Reijnders    MF   1  13  26  13  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  22   6  27 |  98   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
T_Barry        FW   1   8  15  26  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
J_Felix        FW   1  10  14  27  20 |  98   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Areola       GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  23  15   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Coady        DF   1  22   6   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Souttar      MF   2  16  21   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Patson_Daka    FW   1   4  15  22  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
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_Weiss        GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  23   6   4  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2  -2   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  22  14   3  24 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
Dan_Ballard    DF   1  24   7   5  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hincapie     DF   1  25  13   4  24 |  74   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
T_Collyer      MF   1  12  24   8  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
C_Vaden        MF   1  14  23   2  20 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Ben_Stevens    AM   1   3  24  14  22 |  98   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60   7
P_Roberts      AM   1   4  23  13  22 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Tel          FW   1   4  13  26  19 |  98   0   2   1   0   7   0   0   0   0  26  10   9
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  13  24  25 |  74   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  10   5
A_Patterson    GK  26   2   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  22  14   2  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Xhaka        MF   1   5  23   7  26 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Gilmour      AM   1   4  22  17  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
G_Simeone      FW   2   4  11  24  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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