Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Everton. A crowd of 13,389 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.
0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.07
Philipp Haller sees Simon Blake in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Blake makes a simple pass to Dion Youds. Dion Youds shoots from long range but is denied by Jose Serrano. Excellent save.
3.50
Ledley Drake makes a probing pass to Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Youds. Dion Youds shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jose Serrano with no chance!! Goal for Everton!
14.11
Duarte Costa flicks a high pass forward to Giovanni Zonneveld who brings the ball under control. Giovanni Zonneveld laces a weighted ball forward to Paul Adriano. Paul Adriano lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Lua-Lua. Norman Lua-Lua outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.20
Ledley Drake flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Francke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Francke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.05
Fredrik Goldberg pushes up the pitch. With vision, Fredrik Goldberg plays the ball forward to Alan Beresford. Alan Beresford edges inside the box! Alan Beresford muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
38.46
Teddy Fabiano threads the ball through to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Guillermo Moreno manages to gather it comfortably.
42.13
Arnaud Jacquesson threads a neat ball through to Colin Wright. Colin Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.08
Alan Beresford passes the ball forward to Colin Wright. Colin Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Everton start the second half!
47.45
Norman Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward to Elena Fernandez who brings the ball under control. Elena Fernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Drake.
49.50
Ledley Drake plays the ball forward to Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Youds. Dion Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Costa.
57.36
Simon Blake knocks the ball forward to Alan Beresford. Alan Beresford knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Youds. Dion Youds edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Dion Youds provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.58
Manchester City have made a substitution with Agustín Miranda replacing Paul Adriano .Everton have made a substitution with Jason Gordon replacing Ledley Drake .
65.16
Alan Beresford threads a neat ball through to Colin Wright. Colin Wright lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.14
Arnaud Jacquesson threads a neat ball through to Dion Youds. Dion Youds controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.41
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Garry Elliott replacing Alan Beresford and Syd Thomson replacing David Elliott .
78.45
Garry Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Colin Wright who takes it down. Colin Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.59
Jonas Francke brings the ball forward. Jonas Francke passes the ball forward to Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.6%
63.4%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dion Youds of Everton |
Match Ratings
1. | Jose Serrano (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Rodolfo Cruz (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Wayne Huckerby (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Duarte Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Alexandre Quaresma (DEF) | 7 | |
6. | Elena Fernandez (MID) | 6 | |
7. | Teddy Fabiano (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Norman Lua-Lua (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Giovanni Zonneveld (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Ronnie Van Der Meyde (ATT) | 6 | |
11. | Paul Adriano (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Agustín Miranda (ATT) | 6 | |
13. | Victor Pastor (MID) | 0 | |
14. | Darren Beagrie (GK) | 0 |
1. | Guillermo Moreno (GK) | 6 | |
2. | Fredrik Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Ledley Drake (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Simon Blake (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Philipp Haller (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Alan Beresford (MID) | 8 | |
7. | Jonas Francke (MID) | 9 | |
8. | Arnaud Jacquesson (MID) | 6 | |
9. | David Elliott (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
10. | Dion Youds (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
11. | Colin Wright (ATT) | 7 | |
12. | Jason Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
13. | Garry Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
14. | Syd Thomson (ATT) | 6 |