Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ruel Hurst | R. Hurst |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Malcolm Shields | M. Shields | |||||||||
| Spencer Eadie | S. Eadie | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Mervin Unsworth | M. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Nicky Greening | N. Greening | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Brian Royce | B. Royce | |||||||||
| Eric Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Fredrik Fletcher | F. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Alan Drake | A. Drake | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Graeme Fenton | G. Fenton | |||||||||
| Leandro Nocera | L. Nocera |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Martin Seaman | M. Seaman | |||||||||
| Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen | B. Leonhardsen |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Marc Mendonca | M. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Delano Vreman | D. Vreman |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Andy Lua-Lua | A. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Mike Woodcock | M. Woodcock | | 57 | M | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Francis Moore | F. Moore | |||||||||
| Marcus Carragher | M. Carragher | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Duncan Burgess | D. Burgess | |||||||||
| Tony Hapgood | T. Hapgood | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Jody Gardner | J. Gardner | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 8,725 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Norwich City start the match!
2.25
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
6.39
0-0Alan Drake barges into Jody Gardner. Alan Drake is given a warning by the referee! Jody Gardner stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.30
0-0Delano Vreman clumsily knocks into Marc Mendonca. The referee calls over Delano Vreman and shows him a yellow card! Marc Mendonca carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.21
Delano Vreman catches Marc Mendonca on the ankles. Delano Vreman is warned by the referee! Marc Mendonca runs off the knock.
30.06
Fredrik Fletcher comes in with a late challenge on Marcus Carragher. Fredrik Fletcher is warned by the referee! Marcus Carragher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.59
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.05
0-0Leandro Nocera threads the ball through to Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher goes all the way! Marcus Carragher rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.10
Spencer Eadie comes in with a late challenge on Andy Lua-Lua. The referee calls over Spencer Eadie and warns him to calm down! Andy Lua-Lua gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.27
0-0Delano Vreman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Royce.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Manchester City kick off!
48.17
0-0Leandro Nocera chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher flicks the ball with his head. Malcolm Shields easily smothers it.
59.01
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.51
Fredrik Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Seaman. Martin Seaman makes a simple pass to Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner goes all the way! Jody Gardner tries a spectacular strike but Ruel Hurst is on top of it.
73.08
Graeme Fenton makes a simple pass to Martin Seaman. Martin Seaman makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Seaman goes all the way! Martin Seaman shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.58
Marc Mendonca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Gardner. Jody Gardner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruel Hurst who gathers it comfortably.
83.33
Manchester City are easily keeping Norwich City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.46
Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
87.44
Nicky Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen. Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.33
Graeme Fenton surges forward with the ball. Graeme Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burgess. Duncan Burgess shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
24%
46.7%
29.3%