Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers
Liam RollingsLiam Rollings Stewart Chapman Stewart Chapman
Terry StoneT. Stone45
G
captain1
G
63Colin BlackC. Black
Marc DrydenM. Dryden58
D
2captain
D
72Rio MasonR. Mason
Anthony MendoncaA. Mendonca56
D
3
D
68Sylvain InceS. Ince
Ben BrownB. Brown56
D
4
D
73Ralph MurrinR. Murrin
Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell58
D
5
D
71Carl EadieC. Eadie
Rio GerrardR. Gerrard58
M
6
M
68Kevin MortonK. Morton
Ugo DuberryU. Duberry63
M
7
M
68Konstantinos VakouftsisK. Vakouftsis
Noel ParkerN. Parker58
M
8
M
64Gilles WinterburnG. Winterburn
Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne63
A
9
A
66Jacob RowettJ. Rowett
Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland68
A
10
A
66Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs
Jan SchröderJ. Schröder52
A
11
A
62Steve MacleanS. Maclean
 
Chris DavisC. Davis62
D
12
D
59Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez
Jason HulmeJ. Hulme55
M
13
M
63Bakary SammerB. Sammer
Alan PlowrightA. Plowright64
M
14
A
42Mervin RiggottM. Riggott

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. A crowd of 7,504 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Swift.


0.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off!
2.42
Konstantinos Vakouftsis knocks the ball forward to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Steve Maclean controls it well on his chest. Steve Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.29
Ben Brown threads a neat ball through to Ugo Duberry. Ugo Duberry flicks a high pass forward to Morris Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Morris Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.17
Rio Gerrard threads the ball through to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.18
Chris Summerbell passes the ball forward to Ugo Duberry. Ugo Duberry takes it forward alone. Ugo Duberry cuts inside the box! Ugo Duberry shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
16.24
Gilles Winterburn clumsily knocks into Anthony Mendonca. The referee calls over Gilles Winterburn and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Mendonca stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.11
Sylvain Ince makes a simple pass to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs plays the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.53
Matthew Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Jan Schröder easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Schröder knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
33.03
Gilles Winterburn hits a low pass to Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.24
Konstantinos Vakouftsis passes the ball forward to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
40.57
Sylvain Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Morton rushes past Anthony Mendonca! Kevin Morton rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Mendonca plays the ball forward to Ben Brown. Ben Brown flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Kirkland controls it well on his chest. Matthew Kirkland shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good 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. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
47.03
Rio Mason makes a probing pass to Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Terry Stone who gathers it comfortably.
49.42
Sylvain Ince surges forward with the ball. Sylvain Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.32
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.10
Anthony Mendonca passes the ball forward to Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sylvain Ince.
55.25
Kevin Morton decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.55
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Bakary Sammer replacing Gilles Winterburn .
65.57
Sylvain Ince runs forward with the ball. Sylvain Ince hits a low pass to Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
66.03
Ralph Murrin sees a break and surges forward. Ralph Murrin knocks the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Terry Stone had no chance!! Goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers!
79.33
Ugo Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ralph Murrin.
90.00
Ugo Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
32.9%
44.3%
22.9%

Scorers
Duncan Jacobs 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Jacobs of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Terry Stone (GK)
6
2.Marc Dryden (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Mendonca (DEF)
7
4.Ben Brown (DEF)
6
5.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
6
6.Rio Gerrard (MID)
6
7.Ugo Duberry (MID)
8
8.Noel Parker (MID)
6
9.Morris Gascoigne (ATT)
6
10.Matthew Kirkland (ATT)
6
11.Jan Schröder (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Davis (DEF)
0
13.Jason Hulme (MID)
0
14.Alan Plowright (MID)
0

1.Colin Black (GK)
8
2.Rio Mason (DEF)
6
3.Sylvain Ince (DEF)
8
4.Ralph Murrin (DEF)
6
5.Carl Eadie (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Morton (MID)
8
7.Konstantinos Vakouftsis (MID)
6
8.Gilles Winterburn (MID)yellow card
5
9.Jacob Rowett (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Steve Maclean (ATT)
7
 
12.Jose Sanchez (DEF)
0
13.Bakary Sammer (MID)
6
14.Mervin Riggott (ATT)
0