Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots83
G
1
G
72Louis TourselL. Toursel
André MolinaA. Molina77
D
2
D
71Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff
Saidu A. WestS. West73
D
3captain
D
74Benedetto GalliB. Galli
Youri NettoY. Netto72
D
4
D
72Cristiano JesusC. Jesus
Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu77
M
5
M
72Eddie ImpeyE. Impey
Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome79
M
6
M
69Massimiliano FranchiM. Franchi
Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso76
M
captain7
M
65Liam WinterburnL. Winterburn
Peter GranadosP. Granados83
M
8
M
67Michael GowerM. Gower
Frans JohanssonF. Johansson88
A
9
A
68Christian KistnerC. Kistner
Arturo SierraA. Sierra86
A
10
A
72Craig DaviesC. Davies
Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko75
A
11
A
70Sieme GentileS. Gentile
 
Noboyuki AkioN. Akio79
M
12
G
39David NewtonD. Newton
Luiz Henrique GarrinchaL. Garrincha75
M
13
D
34Isaiah BastinI. Bastin
Gabriel MartinG. Martin77
A
14
A
65Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 16,974 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Manchester City and Colchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Mills.


0.00
Colchester United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Benedetto Galli passes the ball forward to Liam Winterburn. Seeing a gap ahead, Liam Winterburn plays the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies whips in a cross ball towards Christian Kistner. Christian Kistner outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.48
Luis Alberto Amoroso flicks a high pass forward. Siaka Bakayoko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Jesus.
6.55
Saidu A. West flicks a high ball forward to Joseph-Desire Wome who gracefully takes it down. Joseph-Desire Wome makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Bischoff.
8.02
Joseph-Desire Wome flicks a high pass forward. Frans Johansson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frans Johansson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bischoff.
10.14
Luis Alberto Amoroso sees Arturo Sierra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Sierra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bischoff.
12.50
Joseph-Desire Wome sees Siaka Bakayoko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Siaka Bakayoko runs straight at the defence! Siaka Bakayoko takes a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Benedetto Galli!
16.18
Luis Alberto Amoroso sees Siaka Bakayoko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Siaka Bakayoko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frans Johansson but he's offside!
18.28
Joseph-Desire Wome flicks the ball to his team mate, Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
20.48
Liam Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Sieme Gentile controls it well on his chest. Sieme Gentile whips in a cross ball towards Christian Kistner. Christian Kistner whips the ball goalwards with his head but Sebastien Wilmots is on top of it.
21.58
Petre Ovidiu threads a neat ball through to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.30
With imagination, Michael Gower plays the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastien Wilmots who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
Youri Netto sees space and advances. Youri Netto makes a probing pass to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra plays a sublime one-two with Siaka Bakayoko and races in on goal... Arturo Sierra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Louis Toursel keeps it out!
34.08
Michael Gower surges forward with the ball. Michael Gower knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Sebastien Wilmots easily picks it out of the air!
36.13
Benedetto Galli barges into Siaka Bakayoko. Benedetto Galli is shown the yellow card! Siaka Bakayoko runs off the knock.
38.28
Benedetto Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Massimiliano Franchi. Massimiliano Franchi hits a low pass to Craig Davies. Craig Davies sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.11
Joseph-Desire Wome makes a simple pass to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Louis Toursel who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Luis Alberto Amoroso flicks a high pass forward to Frans Johansson who brings the ball under control. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Colchester United also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Manchester City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.06
Joseph-Desire Wome makes a probing pass to Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
51.57
Saidu A. West makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petre Ovidiu. Petre Ovidiu knocks the ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.30
Michael Gower sees Sieme Gentile in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sieme Gentile shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Sebastien Wilmots.
54.22
It's a corner kick. Liam Winterburn kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Sieme Gentile takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
59.13
Marcel Bischoff knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Gower. Michael Gower makes a simple pass to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile hits a low pass to Christian Kistner. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Christian Kistner provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.26
Manchester City have made a substitution with Noboyuki Akio replacing Luis Alberto Amoroso .
63.31
Cristiano Jesus advances with the ball. Without breaking stride, Cristiano Jesus plays the ball forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Sebastien Wilmots!
65.11
Benedetto Galli clumsily knocks into Arturo Sierra. The referee calls over Benedetto Galli and warns him to calm down! Arturo Sierra carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.32
Petre Ovidiu flicks the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Jesus.
72.16
Peter Granados clumsily knocks into Massimiliano Franchi. Peter Granados is warned by the referee! Massimiliano Franchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.27
With imagination, André Molina plays the ball forward to Joseph-Desire Wome. Joseph-Desire Wome flicks a high ball forward to Frans Johansson who takes it down. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.05
Youri Netto clumsily knocks into Christian Kistner. The referee warns Youri Netto to calm down! Christian Kistner runs off the knock.
77.19
Manchester City have made a substitution with Gabriel Martin replacing Siaka Bakayoko .
83.33
Sieme Gentile comes in with a late challenge on Saidu A. West. Sieme Gentile is warned by the referee! Saidu A. West runs off the knock.
84.36
Massimiliano Franchi takes it forward alone. Massimiliano Franchi whips in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Colchester United!
87.08
Liam Winterburn passes the ball forward to Christian Kistner. Christian Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Sebastien Wilmots has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Joseph-Desire Wome flicks a high pass forward. Frans Johansson controls it well on his chest. Frans Johansson advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Frans Johansson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Louis Toursel had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Colchester United
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
20%
45%
35%

Scorers
Frans Johansson 90
Craig Davies 84
Sieme Gentile 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joseph-Desire Wome of Manchester City

Match Ratings