Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Steve LittleSteve Little Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Philipp MeyerP. Meyer72
G
1captain
G
74Ricardo ColonR. Colon
Pierre OlembéP. Olembé68
D
2
D
65Romero P. MolinaR. Molina
Dean CutlerD. Cutler65
D
3
D
76Nunzio ScarpaN. Scarpa
Leevi KurstotL. Kurstot65
D
4
D
67Pedro HierroP. Hierro
Mile CooneyM. Cooney74
D
5
M
79Roberto JesusR. Jesus
Romero P. MartinezR. Martinez72
M
6
M
71Taras KasyanovT. Kasyanov
Octavian NoicaO. Noica67
M
captain7
M
71Marek BakM. Bak
Titus KirklandT. Kirkland65
M
8
M
69Julian MenendezJ. Menendez
Niccol˜ FilippiniN. Filippini64
M
9
A
70Malte HankeM. Hanke
Richard WilliamsonR. Williamson72
A
10
A
76Jurgen RedekerJ. Redeker
Vincenzo HerzogV. Herzog73
A
11
A
77Lucas YbarraL. Ybarra
 
Graeme RodgersG. Rodgers72
A
12
D
63Darren WoodgateD. Woodgate
Vadim PeklushenkoV. Peklushenko66
M
13
M
67Jacob MoffatJ. Moffat
Nico SachsN. Sachs71
D
14
A
74Derrick MappD. Mapp

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 16,485 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Summerbee.


0.00
Manchester City start the match!
3.50
Dean Cutler passes the ball forward to Octavian Noica. Octavian Noica sees Vincenzo Herzog in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.52
Vincenzo Herzog barges into Pedro Hierro. The referee calls over Vincenzo Herzog and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Hierro runs off the knock.
9.38
Dean Cutler pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dean Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Herzog. Vincenzo Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.31
Niccol˜ Filippini clumsily knocks into Taras Kasyanov. Niccol˜ Filippini is given a warning by the referee! Taras Kasyanov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.07
Pedro Hierro advances with the ball. Pedro Hierro kicks a strong pass forward to Jurgen Redeker. Jurgen Redeker lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.22
Octavian Noica surges forward with the ball. Octavian Noica makes a probing pass between the defence to Richard Williamson. Richard Williamson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Ricardo Colon reads it well. Excellent save!
16.48
Dean Cutler comes in with a late challenge on Lucas Ybarra. The referee brings Dean Cutler to one side and gives him a warning! Lucas Ybarra gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.46
Julian Menendez flicks a high ball forward to Lucas Ybarra who takes it down. Lucas Ybarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mile Cooney.
26.36
Niccol˜ Filippini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Herzog. Vincenzo Herzog finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ricardo Colon.
27.22
It's a corner kick. Octavian Noica loops the ball in to towards the near post. Nunzio Scarpa reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
28.39
Titus Kirkland catches Taras Kasyanov on the ankles. Titus Kirkland is warned by the referee! Taras Kasyanov runs off the knock.
32.30
Mile Cooney threads the ball through to Titus Kirkland. Titus Kirkland threads the ball through to Richard Williamson. Richard Williamson shoots from 25 yards but somehow Ricardo Colon manages to keep it out.
39.46
Pedro Hierro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Pedro Hierro makes a simple pass to Jurgen Redeker. Jurgen Redeker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Philipp Meyer. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
47.00
Jurgen Redeker clumsily knocks into Dean Cutler. Jurgen Redeker is shown the yellow card! Dean Cutler runs off the knock.
48.18
Pedro Hierro flicks a high pass forward. Taras Kasyanov collects the pass. Taras Kasyanov threads a neat ball through to Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
49.27
Titus Kirkland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Herzog. Vincenzo Herzog makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Richard Williamson. Richard Williamson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Romero P. Molina.
51.29
Roberto Jesus makes a probing pass to Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.31
Dean Cutler hits a low pass to Titus Kirkland. Titus Kirkland makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Herzog. Vincenzo Herzog tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
57.53
Roberto Jesus sees space and advances. Roberto Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
59.07
Octavian Noica kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Herzog. Vincenzo Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.13
Blackburn Rovers have made a substitution with Derrick Mapp replacing Jurgen Redeker .
61.14
Marek Bak barges into Octavian Noica. Marek Bak is shown the yellow card! Octavian Noica runs off the knock.
63.19
Julian Menendez chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Lucas Ybarra is offside!
66.51
Titus Kirkland comes in with a late challenge on Taras Kasyanov. The referee brings Titus Kirkland to one side and gives him another warning! Taras Kasyanov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.55
Marek Bak hits a low pass to Derrick Mapp. Derrick Mapp knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
72.17
Nunzio Scarpa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Jesus. Roberto Jesus threads the ball through to Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke lofts in a cross ball towards Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.02
Blackburn Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Darren Woodgate replacing Romero P. Molina and Jacob Moffat replacing Marek Bak .
83.18
Octavian Noica comes in with a late challenge on Jacob Moffat. Octavian Noica is warned by the referee! Jacob Moffat stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
25.7%
48.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Lucas Ybarra 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucas Ybarra of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Philipp Meyer (GK)
7
2.Pierre Olembé (DEF)
6
3.Dean Cutler (DEF)
7
4.Leevi Kurstot (DEF)
6
5.Mile Cooney (DEF)
6
6.Romero P. Martinez (MID)
6
7.Octavian Noica (MID)
7
8.Titus Kirkland (MID)
6
9.Niccol˜ Filippini (MID)
6
10.Richard Williamson (ATT)
6
11.Vincenzo Herzog (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Graeme Rodgers (ATT)
0
13.Vadim Peklushenko (MID)
0
14.Nico Sachs (DEF)
0

1.Ricardo Colon (GK)
8
2.Romero P. Molina (DEF)
7
3.Nunzio Scarpa (DEF)
6
4.Pedro Hierro (DEF)
8
5.Roberto Jesus (MID)
8
6.Taras Kasyanov (MID)
6
7.Marek Bak (MID)yellow card
5
8.Julian Menendez (MID)
6
9.Malte Hanke (ATT)
6
10.Jurgen Redeker (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Lucas Ybarra (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Darren Woodgate (DEF)
6
13.Jacob Moffat (MID)
6
14.Derrick Mapp (ATT)
6