Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     WatfordWatford
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Paul VickersP. Vickers46
G
1
G
60Cataldo CorreaC. Correa
Tim ThatcherT. Thatcher81
D
2
D
67Shaun LoweS. Lowe
Jason McManamanJ. McManaman57
D
3captain
D
62Mohammed BabayaroM. Babayaro
Leon BenaliL. Benali56
D
4
D
65Alfred GriffinA. Griffin
Bill MikeB. Mike49
D
5
D
67Kevin KöpkeK. Köpke
Simon RiemannS. Riemann68
M
6
M
65Nigel KanuN. Kanu
Mike MasonM. Mason64
M
captain7
M
69Gerardo SantosG. Santos
Brian SouthgateB. Southgate60
M
8
M
66Marco JavorcicM. Javorcic
Brendan McgrealB. Mcgreal69
A
9
A
61Brian CollymoreB. Collymore
Jamal BakboordJ. Bakboord69
A
10
A
71Neil McStayN. McStay
Stephen HughesS. Hughes63
A
11
A
61Gavin BrownG. Brown
 
Brian LumsdonB. Lumsdon58
M
12
G
36Daniel Gabriel MirceaD. Mircea
Francis CoppingF. Copping54
M
13
M
51Isaiah StockdaleI. Stockdale
Kemal MontagueK. Montague52
A
14
A
57Harry BloomerH. Bloomer

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Watford. A crowd of 9,722 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.


0.00
Watford start the match!
3.29
Kevin Köpke makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Köpke kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McStay. Neil McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Kanu. Nigel Kanu flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.12
Shaun Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Brown. Gavin Brown edges inside the box! Gavin Brown makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
6.55
Mike Mason flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hughes collects the pass. Stephen Hughes threads a neat, attacking ball through to Brendan Mcgreal. Brendan Mcgreal rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
12.23
Kevin Köpke comes in with a late challenge on Jamal Bakboord. Kevin Köpke is shown the yellow card! Jamal Bakboord hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.39
Alfred Griffin threads the ball through to Marco Javorcic. Marco Javorcic passes the ball forward but Neil McStay is offside!
16.17
Leon Benali threads the ball through to Brian Southgate. Brian Southgate shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Cataldo Correa!
18.47
Mike Mason flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Hughes who takes it down. Stephen Hughes finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.22
Jason McManaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Mason. Mike Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamal Bakboord. Jamal Bakboord sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
34.54
Mohammed Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Brown. Gavin Brown hits a low pass to Nigel Kanu. Bill Mike clumsily knocks into Nigel Kanu. Penalty not given!!
36.37
Marco Javorcic clumsily knocks into Simon Riemann. The referee warns Marco Javorcic to calm down! Simon Riemann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.12
Gerardo Santos hits a low pass to Neil McStay. Neil McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Kanu but he's offside!
39.27
Bill Mike catches Brian Collymore on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brian Collymore runs off the knock.
40.15
Gerardo Santos sees Nigel Kanu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Kanu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bill Mike.
45.00
Neil McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Neil McStay plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Brown and advances towards the goal... Neil McStay side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. 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. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Manchester City kick off the second half!
51.41
Alfred Griffin barges into Jamal Bakboord. The referee warns Alfred Griffin to calm down! Jamal Bakboord stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.41
Mohammed Babayaro sees Gerardo Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerardo Santos sees space and advances. Gerardo Santos deftly passes the ball to Nigel Kanu, releasing him through on goal. Nigel Kanu shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.55
Shaun Lowe threads a neat ball through to Nigel Kanu. Nigel Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Gerardo Santos. Gerardo Santos plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Brown and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gerardo Santos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.55
Brian Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Mike Mason holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Mason plays a one-two with Brian Southgate and advances towards the goal... Mike Mason comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
73.40
Gerardo Santos makes a probing pass to Neil McStay. Neil McStay shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
75.33
Shaun Lowe surges forward with the ball. Shaun Lowe passes the ball forward to Brian Collymore. Brian Collymore whips in a cross ball towards Neil McStay. Neil McStay is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
77.00
Shaun Lowe makes a simple pass to Marco Javorcic. Marco Javorcic changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marco Javorcic whips in a cross ball towards Brian Collymore. Brian Collymore jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
84.45
Mike Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Jamal Bakboord. Jamal Bakboord shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Kevin Köpke knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil McStay. Neil McStay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Paul Vickers manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

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

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
26.6%
48.1%
25.3%

Scorers
Brendan Mcgreal 7
Brian Collymore 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brian Collymore of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Paul Vickers (GK)
7
2.Tim Thatcher (DEF)
6
3.Jason McManaman (DEF)
7
4.Leon Benali (DEF)
6
5.Bill Mike (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Simon Riemann (MID)
6
7.Mike Mason (MID)
8
8.Brian Southgate (MID)
6
9.Brendan Mcgreal (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jamal Bakboord (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Hughes (ATT)
7
 
12.Brian Lumsdon (MID)
0
13.Francis Copping (MID)
0
14.Kemal Montague (ATT)
0

1.Cataldo Correa (GK)
7
2.Shaun Lowe (DEF)
8
3.Mohammed Babayaro (DEF)
6
4.Alfred Griffin (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Köpke (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Nigel Kanu (MID)
7
7.Gerardo Santos (MID)
8
8.Marco Javorcic (MID)
7
9.Brian Collymore (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Neil McStay (ATT)
8
11.Gavin Brown (ATT)
7
 
12.Daniel Gabriel Mircea (GK)
0
13.Isaiah Stockdale (MID)
0
14.Harry Bloomer (ATT)
0