Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dagui Tiéné | D. Tiéné |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Eugenio Rubio | E. Rubio | |||||||||
| Jon Isaksson | J. Isaksson |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Arthur Lampard | A. Lampard | |||||||||
| Rodney Condé | R. Condé |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Syd Higginbotham | S. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Jody Galli | J. Galli | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Alfred Flintlock | A. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Paolo Jack | P. Jack | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Daniel Formon | D. Formon | |||||||||
| Craig Woodcock | C. Woodcock | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Peter Mendez | P. Mendez | |||||||||
| Luigi Calaiò | L. Calaiò |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Danny Shearer | D. Shearer | |||||||||
| Yohann Rascle | Y. Rascle |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Graham Rufus | G. Rufus | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Edward Charles | E. Charles | |||||||||
| Jacob Jess | J. Jess | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 |  | Herculez James | H. James | |||||||||
| Malcolm James | M. James | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Marcus Nicholls | M. Nicholls | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 9,238 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Swindon Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Swindon Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City start the match!
12.40
0-0Craig Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo goes all the way! Lucien Ndo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Eugenio Rubio.
15.54
1-0Yohann Rascle passes the ball forward to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo plays a perfect one-two with Malcolm James and rushes in on goal... Lucien Ndo takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.48
1-0Yohann Rascle kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James goes all the way! Malcolm James tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.05
Jody Galli threads the ball through to Yohann Rascle. Yohann Rascle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James plays a perfect one-two with Jacob Jess and rushes in on goal... Malcolm James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.16
1-0Peter Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls knocks the ball forward to Edward Charles but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.03
Luigi Calaiò takes it forward alone. Luigi Calaiò goes all the way! Luigi Calaiò shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Eugenio Rubio.
28.25
Danny Shearer makes a simple pass to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Edward Charles and rushes in on goal... Marcus Nicholls shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Dagui Tiéné had no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
32.47
1-1Craig Woodcock catches Graham Rufus on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Woodcock and shows him a yellow card! Graham Rufus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.50
Craig Woodcock chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess goes all the way! Jacob Jess shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Eugenio Rubio is on top of it.
40.45
1-1Graham Rufus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Charles. Edward Charles knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodney Condé.
44.13
1-1Herculez James clumsily knocks into Paolo Jack. Herculez James is given a warning by the referee! Paolo Jack hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Luigi Calaiò threads the ball through to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess goes all the way! Jacob Jess shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Swindon Town kick off the second half!
49.08
Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Eugenio Rubio!
54.07
Rodney Condé kicks a strong pass forward to Luigi Calaiò. Luigi Calaiò advances with the ball. Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.45
Jody Galli hacks Herculez James from behind! The referee calls over Jody Galli and shows him a yellow card! Herculez James stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.32
Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.39
Luigi Calaiò makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm James. Malcolm James goes all the way! Malcolm James shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Eugenio Rubio easily smothers it!
72.55
Syd Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Shearer. Danny Shearer threads the ball through to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Herculez James but he's offside!
73.05
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.09
Yohann Rascle threads the ball through to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Luigi Calaiò makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Eugenio Rubio is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
23.3%
46.6%
30.1%
Scorers