Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Manchester CityManchester City
Stanis BStanis B Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
Mike WinterburnM. Winterburn67
G
1captain
G
54Marc BrittonM. Britton
Guillermo DiezG. Diez70
D
2
D
59Chris DavisC. Davis
Sylvain WilliamsonS. Williamson62
D
3
D
57Nigel PriestleyN. Priestley
Stuart SmithS. Smith69
D
4
D
59Neil KeaneN. Keane
Marama VieraM. Viera68
D
5
D
58Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell
Del WhelanD. Whelan68
M
6
M
62Kemal EvansK. Evans
Omer GreenO. Green61
M
captain7
M
60Ugo DuberryU. Duberry
Tim NewtonT. Newton63
M
8
M
55Rio GerrardR. Gerrard
Nwankwo DublinN. Dublin55
A
9
M
62Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Jason MarrJ. Marr64
A
10
A
59Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Alberto GentoA. Gento66
A
11
A
51Jan SchröderJ. Schröder
 
Seth RizaS. Riza39
A
12
D
55Ben BrownB. Brown
Dale EadieD. Eadie38
D
13
M
58Nick MendezN. Mendez
Tommy ThomsonT. Thomson33
M
14
A
53George HaynesG. Haynes

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,186 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Swift.


0.00
Manchester City kick off!
2.41
Ugo Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.27
Omer Green sees a break and surges forward. Omer Green threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Dublin. Nwankwo Dublin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
4.04
Neil Keane kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Kemal Evans who takes it down. Kemal Evans knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marama Viera.
10.36
With great vision, Stuart Smith plays the ball forward to Del Whelan. Del Whelan chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Marr. Jason Marr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marc Britton manages to gather it comfortably.
33.49
Omer Green sees a break and surges forward. Omer Green controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
39.45
Rio Gerrard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Priestley. With great vision, Nigel Priestley plays the ball forward to Rio Gerrard. Rio Gerrard finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.36
Nigel Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Duberry. Ugo Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marama Viera.
42.54
Chris Davis flicks a high pass forward. Neil Keane controls it well on his chest. Neil Keane brings the ball forward. Neil Keane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Mike Winterburn gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United kick off!
47.32
Sylvain Williamson kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Green. Omer Green flicks a high pass forward. Del Whelan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Del Whelan shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.22
Tim Newton flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gento collects the pass. Alberto Gento cuts inside the box! Alberto Gento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.35
With vision, Del Whelan plays the ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Omer Green. Omer Green side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
61.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Sylvain Williamson plays the ball forward to Del Whelan. Del Whelan makes a probing pass to Tim Newton. Tim Newton tries a spectacular long range effort but Marc Britton is on top of it.
63.46
Marama Viera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks the ball forward, putting Jason Marr through on goal. Jason Marr tries a spectacular strike. The ball strikes Nigel Priestley's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
64.44
It's a corner kick which Guillermo Diez takes quickly, playing the ball short to Del Whelan. Del Whelan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball strikes Chris Davis's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
65.25
Guillermo Diez takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Jason Marr. Jason Marr chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Marc Britton scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
66.51
Tim Newton clumsily knocks into Nigel Priestley. Tim Newton is shown the yellow card! Nigel Priestley stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.25
Nwankwo Dublin clumsily knocks into Neil Keane. The referee calls over Nwankwo Dublin and shows him a yellow card! Neil Keane hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.17
Marama Viera flicks a high ball forward to Tim Newton who takes it down. Tim Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Dublin. Nwankwo Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento connects with a diving header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.39
Rio Gerrard takes it forward alone. Rio Gerrard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.15
Neil Keane hits a low pass to Kemal Evans. Kemal Evans hits a low pass to Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Mike Winterburn. Excellent save.
85.32
Tim Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Del Whelan. Del Whelan shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

Manchester City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
19.3%
42.2%
38.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Omer Green of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Mike Winterburn (GK)
7
2.Guillermo Diez (DEF)
6
3.Sylvain Williamson (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Smith (DEF)
6
5.Marama Viera (DEF)
6
6.Del Whelan (MID)
7
7.Omer Green (MID)
9
8.Tim Newton (MID)yellow card
8
9.Nwankwo Dublin (ATT)yellow card
7
10.Jason Marr (ATT)
8
11.Alberto Gento (ATT)
8
 
12.Seth Riza (ATT)
0
13.Dale Eadie (DEF)
0
14.Tommy Thomson (MID)
0

1.Marc Britton (GK)
9
2.Chris Davis (DEF)
7
3.Nigel Priestley (DEF)
8
4.Neil Keane (DEF)
8
5.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
6
6.Kemal Evans (MID)
6
7.Ugo Duberry (MID)
7
8.Rio Gerrard (MID)
7
9.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)
6
10.Morris Gascoigne (ATT)
6
11.Jan Schröder (ATT)
6
 
12.Ben Brown (DEF)
0
13.Nick Mendez (MID)
0
14.George Haynes (ATT)
0