Match Report


Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United     Manchester CityManchester City
Nicholas MacleodNicholas Macleod Computer Player Computer Player
Marc FletcherM. Fletcher63
G
1
G
54Marc BrittonM. Britton
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira66
D
2
D
62Adrian PattersonA. Patterson
Roberto AmbrosiniR. Ambrosini53
D
3
D
57Anthony MendoncaA. Mendonca
Des PalmerD. Palmer52
D
4
D
56Dave ThatcherD. Thatcher
Stanley WatersS. Waters70
M
5
M
67Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Fredrik WilsonF. Wilson68
M
captain6captain
M
64Alan PlowrightA. Plowright
Harvey JacobsH. Jacobs65
M
7
M
63Ugo DuberryU. Duberry
Terry GuppyT. Guppy61
M
8
M
59Rio GerrardR. Gerrard
Andy McGroryA. McGrory70
A
9
A
68Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland
Dennis BurgessD. Burgess61
A
10
A
64Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick60
A
11
A
62Del KoncheskyD. Konchesky
 
Graham BanksG. Banks59
G
12
A
58Mick LoweM. Lowe
Danny BrownD. Brown57
M
13
M
56Martin DichioM. Dichio
Nicholas MilliganN. Milligan52
A
14
D
56Ben BrownB. Brown
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 8,050 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Peterborough United and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Edworthy.


0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Fredrik Wilson flicks a high pass forward. Terry Guppy collects the pass. Terry Guppy plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Burgess and stumbles forward towards the goal... Terry Guppy muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
4.29
Anthony Mendonca pushes up the pitch. Anthony Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Del Konchesky controls it well on his chest. Del Konchesky knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Vieira.
6.25
Terry Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Andy McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy McGrory knocks the ball forward, putting Dennis Burgess through on goal. Dennis Burgess comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
12.41
Brian Lua-Lua catches Terry Guppy on the ankles. The referee calls over Brian Lua-Lua and shows him a yellow card! Terry Guppy stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.39
Anthony Mendonca decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Mendonca passes the ball forward to Matthew Kirkland. Some silky footwork from Matthew Kirkland provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Marc Fletcher. Excellent save.
16.57
Harvey Jacobs flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Burgess controls it well on his chest. Dennis Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Thatcher.
20.14
Alan Plowright passes the ball forward to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Vieira.
21.48
Roberto Ambrosini sees Pedro Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
22.09
Fredrik Wilson threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick threads a neat ball through to Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.30
Harvey Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.01
Adrian Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Duberry. Ugo Duberry makes a simple pass to Rio Gerrard. Rio Gerrard skips past Roberto Ambrosini! Rio Gerrard looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Marc Fletcher had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
32.59
Adrian Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Alan Plowright controls it well on his chest. Alan Plowright passes the ball forward to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
33.56
Ugo Duberry threads the ball through to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.37
Terry Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Andy McGrory collects the pass. Andy McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.21
Brian Lua-Lua darts forward. Brian Lua-Lua shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Brian Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Peterborough United kick off!
53.24
Ugo Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky whips in a cross ball towards Rio Gerrard. Rio Gerrard makes a deft header but somehow Marc Fletcher manages to keep it out.
57.03
Manchester City are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
60.17
Ugo Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne rushes past Pedro Vieira! Morris Gascoigne looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Marc Fletcher manages to keep it out.
61.18
Roberto Ambrosini flicks a high ball forward to Andy McGrory who takes it down. With great vision, Andy McGrory plays the ball forward to Stanley Waters who has made a great run into the box. Some superb footwork from Stanley Waters provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.31
Brian Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.49
Alan Plowright makes a simple pass to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
72.18
Roberto Ambrosini chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Waters. Stanley Waters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.06
Anthony Mendonca plays the ball forward to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
78.46
Stanley Waters makes a simple pass to Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick connects with a diving header but somehow Marc Britton manages to keep it out.
79.52
Harvey Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick plays a quick one-two with Andy McGrory and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Chadwick looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
81.37
Pedro Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanley Waters. Stanley Waters flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Wilson. Fredrik Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.02
Harvey Jacobs knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy McGrory. Andy McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Chadwick. With a superhuman jump, Isaiah Chadwick connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Peterborough United

Manchester City
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
28.9%
46.1%
25%

Scorers
Dennis Burgess 22
Isaiah Chadwick 72, 85
Rio Gerrard 27
Morris Gascoigne 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Isaiah Chadwick of Peterborough United

Match Ratings
1.Marc Fletcher (GK)
7
2.Pedro Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Ambrosini (DEF)
6
4.Des Palmer (DEF)
6
5.Stanley Waters (MID)
6
6.Fredrik Wilson (MID)
6
7.Harvey Jacobs (MID)
6
8.Terry Guppy (MID)
6
9.Andy McGrory (ATT)
7
10.Dennis Burgess (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Isaiah Chadwick (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Graham Banks (GK)
0
13.Danny Brown (MID)
0
14.Nicholas Milligan (ATT)
0

1.Marc Britton (GK)
6
2.Adrian Patterson (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Mendonca (DEF)
7
4.Dave Thatcher (DEF)
6
5.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)yellow card
6
6.Alan Plowright (MID)
6
7.Ugo Duberry (MID)
7
8.Rio Gerrard (MID)goal scored
7
9.Matthew Kirkland (ATT)
6
10.Morris Gascoigne (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Del Konchesky (ATT)
6
 
12.Mick Lowe (ATT)
0
13.Martin Dichio (MID)
0
14.Ben Brown (DEF)
0