Match Report


Stockport CountyStockport County     Manchester CityManchester City
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Rick Barlow Rick Barlow
Vito ColasanteV. Colasante70
G
1
G
83Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots
Tomek JoswiakT. Joswiak69
D
2
D
77André MolinaA. Molina
Alessio SotgiaA. Sotgia72
D
3captain
D
76Nelson BlatsisN. Blatsis
Sieme De GraefS. De Graef69
D
4
D
73Saidu A. WestS. West
Panagiotis TsigosP. Tsigos73
M
5
M
77Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu
Torsten VöllerT. Völler75
M
6
M
80Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome
Anthony EtheringtonA. Etherington74
M
captain7
M
80Martin PartinM. Partin
Fatik KasmiF. Kasmi72
M
8
M
83Peter GranadosP. Granados
Jørgen HakanssonJ. Hakansson73
A
9
A
77Gabriel MartinG. Martin
Craig SimonsenC. Simonsen71
A
10
A
86Arturo SierraA. Sierra
Kurt DenneboomK. Denneboom72
A
11
A
70Ricardo MarcosR. Marcos
 
Ivan PastorI. Pastor70
M
12
D
73Youri NettoY. Netto
Duccio CarnascialiD. Carnasciali71
M
13
M
77Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso
Warren MoncurW. Moncur67
A
14
A
88Frans JohanssonF. Johansson

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 19,897 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stockport County and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Carrick.


0.00
Manchester City get the match underway!
3.16
Anthony Etherington laces a weighted ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson hits a low pass to Kurt Denneboom. Some good footwork from Kurt Denneboom provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
10.22
Tomek Joswiak kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Etherington tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
12.20
With fabulous vision, Torsten Völler laces a weighted ball forward to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.06
Alessio Sotgia passes the ball forward to Panagiotis Tsigos. Panagiotis Tsigos flicks a high pass forward. Jørgen Hakansson collects the pass. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
18.08
Petre Ovidiu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marcos. With a superhuman jump, Ricardo Marcos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
20.17
Martin Partin sees Ricardo Marcos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Marcos advances inside the box! Ricardo Marcos rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
24.29
Sieme De Graef flicks a high pass forward. Fatik Kasmi collects the pass. Fatik Kasmi flicks the ball to his team mate, Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.08
Martin Partin makes an attacking run forward. Martin Partin lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.26
Joseph-Desire Wome sees space and advances. Joseph-Desire Wome runs straight at the defence! Joseph-Desire Wome muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Vito Colasante gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
38.52
Saidu A. West makes a simple pass to Joseph-Desire Wome. Joseph-Desire Wome changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joseph-Desire Wome knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.49
Ricardo Marcos catches Sieme De Graef on the ankles. Ricardo Marcos is warned by the referee! Sieme De Graef hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Martin Partin makes a simple pass to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra edges inside the box! Arturo Sierra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Vito Colasante is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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
Stockport County start the second half!
47.30
Alessio Sotgia threads a neat ball through to Panagiotis Tsigos. Panagiotis Tsigos threads a neat ball through to Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom runs straight at the defence! Kurt Denneboom makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
55.48
Torsten Völler threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson plays a one-two with Kurt Denneboom and advances towards the goal... Jørgen Hakansson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.23
Torsten Völler threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson makes a probing pass to Craig Simonsen but he's offside!
60.41
Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Pastor replacing Torsten Völler, Duccio Carnasciali replacing Anthony Etherington and Warren Moncur replacing Jørgen Hakansson .Manchester City have made a substitution with Frans Johansson replacing Gabriel Martin .
65.41
André Molina knocks the ball forward to Martin Partin. Martin Partin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra plays a scrappy one-two with Ricardo Marcos and advances towards the goal... Arturo Sierra shoots from just inside the box. Arturo Sierra scores for Manchester City!!
69.53
Fatik Kasmi knocks the ball to his team mate, Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.17
Ivan Pastor knocks the ball forward to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.57
Manchester City have made 2 substitutions with Youri Netto replacing Saidu A. West and Luis Alberto Amoroso replacing Martin Partin .
78.66
Seeing a gap ahead, Luis Alberto Amoroso plays the ball forward to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos makes a looping header on goal. The ball comes off Tomek Joswiak and the loose ball is cleared up field.
79.44
Kurt Denneboom comes in with a late challenge on Nelson Blatsis. Kurt Denneboom is warned by the referee! Nelson Blatsis stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.03
Ivan Pastor clumsily knocks into Peter Granados. The referee brings Ivan Pastor to one side and gives him a warning! Peter Granados hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.37
Sieme De Graef surges forward with the ball. Sieme De Graef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kurt Denneboom. Kurt Denneboom knocks the ball forward to Craig Simonsen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stockport County

Manchester City
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
30.1%
41.1%
28.8%

Scorers
Craig Simonsen 24
Kurt Denneboom 47, 73
Ricardo Marcos 28
Arturo Sierra 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kurt Denneboom of Stockport County

Match Ratings