Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     Manchester CityManchester City
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Steve Little Steve Little
Tony BellamyT. Bellamy65
G
1
G
72Philipp MeyerP. Meyer
Brian HitchcockB. Hitchcock59
D
2
D
71Kevin YoungK. Young
Andy MatthewsA. Matthews59
D
3
D
71Nico SachsN. Sachs
Richard JohnstoneR. Johnstone65
D
4
D
67Chris BoltonC. Bolton
Alfred HoweyA. Howey62
D
5
D
74Mile CooneyM. Cooney
Billy ElliottB. Elliott60
M
6
M
70Romero P. MartinezR. Martinez
Tommy PottsT. Potts63
M
7captain
M
77Les ShieldsL. Shields
Billy InglisB. Inglis60
A
captain8
M
72Lennart FrommL. Fromm
Nicky BaileyN. Bailey59
M
9
M
67Octavian NoicaO. Noica
Damien FormonD. Formon58
A
10
A
66Rui TeixeiraR. Teixeira
Greg CortG. Cort64
A
11
A
72Graeme RodgersG. Rodgers
 
Craig ClelandC. Cleland58
G
12
D
69Jan KistnerJ. Kistner
Billy MayB. May58
D
13
A
71Richard WilliamsonR. Williamson
Andy PearceA. Pearce59
A
14
M
64Niccol˜ FilippiniN. Filippini

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Marsden.


0.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City get the match underway!
12.47
Romero P. Martinez makes a run forward as Les Shields takes the throw-in. Romero P. Martinez skillfully chests the ball down. Romero P. Martinez kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Bellamy who gathers it comfortably.
14.15
Tommy Potts threads the ball through to Nicky Bailey. Nicky Bailey shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.30
Lennart Fromm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Rodgers. Graeme Rodgers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Tony Bellamy effortlessly gets down and covers it.
24.34
Kevin Young hits a low pass to Lennart Fromm. Lennart Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Rodgers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Teixeira. Rui Teixeira powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.41
Rui Teixeira catches Alfred Howey on the ankles. Rui Teixeira is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Howey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.44
Tommy Potts makes a beautiful solo run. Tommy Potts tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
32.19
Billy Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Damien Formon collects the pass. Damien Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Nicky Bailey. Kevin Young barges into Nicky Bailey. Nicky Bailey appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
33.13
Tommy Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damien Formon. Damien Formon threads the ball through to Greg Cort but he's offside!
34.27
Les Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Teixeira. Rui Teixeira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.24
Mile Cooney makes a simple pass to Lennart Fromm. With vision, Lennart Fromm picks a pass forward to Rui Teixeira. Rui Teixeira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.12
Tommy Potts flicks a high ball forward to Nicky Bailey who takes it down. Nicky Bailey whips in a cross ball towards Damien Formon. Damien Formon knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.12
Richard Johnstone clumsily knocks into Les Shields. Richard Johnstone is shown the yellow card! Les Shields carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur get the second half underway!
57.07
Nico Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lennart Fromm. Lennart Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Graeme Rodgers who brings the ball under control. Graeme Rodgers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.29
Octavian Noica darts forward. Octavian Noica tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
66.57
Alfred Howey flicks a high pass forward to Tommy Potts who brings the ball neatly under control. Tommy Potts knocks the ball forward to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Philipp Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
78.10
Romero P. Martinez hits a low pass to Rui Teixeira. Rui Teixeira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.06
Tommy Potts flicks a high pass forward to Damien Formon who brings the ball under control. Damien Formon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.52
Lennart Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Rodgers collects the pass. Graeme Rodgers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Tony Bellamy.
89.02
Richard Johnstone catches Rui Teixeira on the ankles. Richard Johnstone is warned by the referee! Rui Teixeira runs off the knock.
89.02
Free kick to Manchester City just outside the area...
90.00
Graeme Rodgers takes a long run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
32.9%
50%
17.1%

Scorers
Damien Formon 38
Rui Teixeira 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Damien Formon of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Tony Bellamy (GK)
7
2.Brian Hitchcock (DEF)
6
3.Andy Matthews (DEF)
6
4.Richard Johnstone (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Alfred Howey (DEF)
6
6.Billy Elliott (MID)
6
7.Tommy Potts (MID)
8
8.Billy Inglis (ATT)
6
9.Nicky Bailey (MID)
7
10.Damien Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Greg Cort (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Cleland (GK)
0
13.Billy May (DEF)
0
14.Andy Pearce (ATT)
0

1.Philipp Meyer (GK)
6
2.Kevin Young (DEF)
6
3.Nico Sachs (DEF)
6
4.Chris Bolton (DEF)
6
5.Mile Cooney (DEF)
6
6.Romero P. Martinez (MID)
7
7.Les Shields (MID)
6
8.Lennart Fromm (MID)
8
9.Octavian Noica (MID)
6
10.Rui Teixeira (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Graeme Rodgers (ATT)
8
 
12.Jan Kistner (DEF)
0
13.Richard Williamson (ATT)
0
14.Niccol˜ Filippini (MID)
0