Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     EvertonEverton
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots83
G
1
G
77Don GoughD. Gough
Saidu A. WestS. West73
D
2
D
75Fabio RomanoF. Romano
Youri NettoY. Netto73
D
3
D
78Olivier DammanO. Damman
Aldo CinettoA. Cinetto69
D
4
D
75Jacek LatoJ. Lato
Emile NjankaE. Njanka73
M
captain5
M
77Luciano ArticoL. Artico
Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso77
M
6
M
77Gianmatteo SolimenoG. Solimeno
Martin PartinM. Partin80
M
7
M
76Enzo FranzoneE. Franzone
Stefano EvangelistiS. Evangelisti81
M
8
M
68Alfred MustoeA. Mustoe
Gabriel MartinG. Martin77
A
9captain
A
80Alf-Inge KippeA. Kippe
Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko75
A
10
A
72Gharib ElhamdaouiG. Elhamdaoui
Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski77
A
11
A
74Nicolas Marcos AssunçaoN. Marcos Assunçao
 
André MolinaA. Molina77
D
12
D
77Billy EhioguB. Ehiogu
Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome80
M
13
M
84David MartinD. Martin
Ricardo MarcosR. Marcos70
A
14
A
87Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Everton. A crowd of 18,839 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Manchester City and Everton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Deane.


0.00
Manchester City kick off the first half!
4.06
Jacek Lato flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Solimeno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianmatteo Solimeno threads the ball through to Gharib Elhamdaoui. Gharib Elhamdaoui plays a one-two with Nicolas Marcos Assunçao and rushes in on goal... Gharib Elhamdaoui cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Aldo Cinetto.
8.07
Martin Partin makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Partin knocks in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Siaka Bakayoko scores for Manchester City!!
16.58
Luis Alberto Amoroso comes in with a late challenge on Enzo Franzone. Luis Alberto Amoroso is warned by the referee! Enzo Franzone carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.53
Stefano Evangelisti threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Gough with no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
21.05
Youri Netto pushes mid-way up the pitch. Youri Netto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Manchester City!
27.51
Alfred Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Gharib Elhamdaoui controls it well on his chest. Gharib Elhamdaoui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Sebastien Wilmots.
32.10
Jacek Lato barges into Yuri Yanovski. The referee calls over Jacek Lato and warns him to calm down! Yuri Yanovski runs off the knock.
34.07
Saidu A. West deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Partin. Martin Partin flicks a high ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko who takes it down. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
36.05
Saidu A. West comes in with a late challenge on Alf-Inge Kippe. Saidu A. West is warned by the referee! Alf-Inge Kippe gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.12
Jacek Lato clumsily knocks into Gabriel Martin. Jacek Lato is warned by the referee again! Gabriel Martin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Everton have changed their lineup with Billy Ehiogu replacing Olivier Damman. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Everton get the second half underway!
47.16
Alfred Mustoe makes an attacking run forward. Alfred Mustoe tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.09
Stefano Evangelisti runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stefano Evangelisti knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Yuri Yanovski scores for Manchester City!!
55.17
Jacek Lato clumsily knocks into Siaka Bakayoko. The referee warns Jacek Lato yet again to calm down! Siaka Bakayoko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.27
Billy Ehiogu makes a simple pass to Luciano Artico. Luciano Artico surges forward with the ball. Luciano Artico plays a quick one-two with Alf-Inge Kippe and rushes in on goal... Luciano Artico comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Luciano Artico scores for Everton!!
60.24
Manchester City have made a substitution with Ricardo Marcos replacing Gabriel Martin .Everton have made a substitution with Tomek Wilimowski replacing Gharib Elhamdaoui .
61.33
Youri Netto sees space and advances. Youri Netto kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos whips in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. With a superhuman jump, Siaka Bakayoko connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.18
Alfred Mustoe knocks the ball forward to Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.46
Siaka Bakayoko comes in with a late challenge on Jacek Lato. Siaka Bakayoko is given a warning by the referee! Jacek Lato stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.51
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.25
Martin Partin sees a break and surges forward. Martin Partin whips in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Don Gough.
84.26
Stefano Evangelisti takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Alf-Inge Kippe reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Luciano Artico comes in with a late challenge on Martin Partin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Partin stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Everton
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
25.8%
43.5%
30.6%

Scorers
Siaka Bakayoko 8, 61
Yuri Yanovski 19, 21, 48
Luciano Artico 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yuri Yanovski of Manchester City

Match Ratings