Match Report


Stockport CountyStockport County     Manchester CityManchester City
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Rick Barlow Rick Barlow
Vito ColasanteV. Colasante69
G
1
G
83Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots
Sjaak LeiwakabessyS. Leiwakabessy72
D
2
D
77André MolinaA. Molina
Tomek JoswiakT. Joswiak69
D
3
D
76Nelson BlatsisN. Blatsis
Franceco FoggiaF. Foggia68
D
4
D
73Saidu A. WestS. West
Panagiotis TsigosP. Tsigos72
M
5
M
77Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu
Torsten VöllerT. Völler75
M
6captain
M
76Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso
Anthony EtheringtonA. Etherington72
M
captain7
M
80Martin PartinM. Partin
Duccio CarnascialiD. Carnasciali70
M
8
M
83Peter GranadosP. Granados
Jørgen HakanssonJ. Hakansson73
A
9
A
77Gabriel MartinG. Martin
Craig SimonsenC. Simonsen71
A
10
A
86Arturo SierraA. Sierra
João OsorioJ. Osorio72
A
11
A
76Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski
 
Sieme De GraefS. De Graef68
D
12
D
72Youri NettoY. Netto
Fatik KasmiF. Kasmi68
M
13
M
79Noboyuki AkioN. Akio
Warren MoncurW. Moncur65
A
14
A
88Frans JohanssonF. Johansson

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 19,708 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Stockport County and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Izzet.


0.00
Stockport County kick off!
3.54
Saidu A. West barges into João Osorio. The referee brings Saidu A. West to one side and gives him a warning! João Osorio stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.38
André Molina hits a low pass to Peter Granados. Showing composure, Peter Granados plays the ball forward to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
6.40
Saidu A. West sees Luis Alberto Amoroso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Alberto Amoroso flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Yanovski controls it well on his chest. Yuri Yanovski lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Vito Colasante picks it out of the air!
10.16
Peter Granados flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Martin controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Martin shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Martin!
14.56
Tomek Joswiak flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Etherington holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Etherington hits a low pass to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson hits a low pass to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
15.52
Sjaak Leiwakabessy knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Osorio. João Osorio shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
20.54
Luis Alberto Amoroso flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Martin collects the pass. Gabriel Martin whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vito Colasante with no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
26.53
Franceco Foggia threads a neat ball through to Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington makes a simple pass to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Simonsen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jørgen Hakansson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
27.31
Martin Partin plays the ball forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin hits a low pass to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.30
Martin Partin threads the ball through to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski plays a scrappy one-two with Gabriel Martin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Yuri Yanovski strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
33.02
André Molina knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Partin. Martin Partin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.11
Peter Granados flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Yanovski collects the pass. Yuri Yanovski knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Vito Colasante had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
39.56
Petre Ovidiu threads the ball through to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.16
Martin Partin threads the ball through to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski knocks the ball forward, putting Gabriel Martin through on goal. Gabriel Martin comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
André Molina threads a neat ball through to Martin Partin. Martin Partin threads a neat ball through to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Vito Colasante smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Manchester City start the second half!
47.03
Petre Ovidiu makes a probing pass to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.06
Petre Ovidiu kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Vito Colasante!
53.11
Nelson Blatsis hacks Craig Simonsen from behind! The referee brings Nelson Blatsis to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Simonsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.24
Nelson Blatsis flicks a high pass forward to Petre Ovidiu who brings the ball under control. With vision, Petre Ovidiu laces a weighted ball forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
60.31
Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Sieme De Graef replacing Franceco Foggia, Fatik Kasmi replacing Duccio Carnasciali and Warren Moncur replacing João Osorio .
61.41
Anthony Etherington flicks a high ball forward to Warren Moncur who takes it down. Warren Moncur plays a one-two with Jørgen Hakansson and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Warren Moncur provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
63.35
Tomek Joswiak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Völler. Torsten Völler threads a neat ball through to Warren Moncur. Warren Moncur lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.53
Torsten Völler flicks a high pass forward. Jørgen Hakansson collects the pass. Jørgen Hakansson knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Sebastien Wilmots.
67.52
Anthony Etherington takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Sieme De Graef cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
71.40
Petre Ovidiu flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Martin plays a scrappy one-two with Yuri Yanovski and advances towards the goal... Gabriel Martin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Vito Colasante gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.35
Manchester City have made a substitution with Youri Netto replacing Nelson Blatsis .
85.44
With imagination, Sieme De Graef plays the ball forward to Fatik Kasmi. Fatik Kasmi flicks a high ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson who takes it down. Jørgen Hakansson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.57
Sjaak Leiwakabessy pushes mid-way up the pitch. Sjaak Leiwakabessy threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stockport County

Manchester City
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
33.3%
39.7%
26.9%

Scorers
Gabriel Martin 10
Arturo Sierra 21, 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Sierra of Manchester City

Match Ratings