Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     MillwallMillwall
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Ben Couch Ben Couch
Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots83
G
1
G
79Danny ValkD. Valk
André MolinaA. Molina77
D
2
D
77Matt MatteoM. Matteo
Saidu A. WestS. West73
D
3
D
71James PowerJ. Power
Youri NettoY. Netto73
D
4
D
80Ramón SerranoR. Serrano
Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu77
M
5
D
73Giampaolo AppoloniG. Appoloni
Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso77
M
captain6
M
87Nico VellaN. Vella
Martin PartinM. Partin80
M
7captain
M
82Mattia Di MeglioM. Di Meglio
Stefano EvangelistiS. Evangelisti81
M
8
M
76Arturo YanezA. Yanez
Gabriel MartinG. Martin77
A
9
A
81Stephan AmoahS. Amoah
Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko75
A
10
A
77Colin HansenC. Hansen
Ricardo MarcosR. Marcos70
A
11
A
84Piotr DeynaP. Deyna
 
Aldo CinettoA. Cinetto69
D
12
D
56Dale ForbesD. Forbes
Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome80
M
13
M
74Syd FletcherS. Fletcher
Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski77
A
14
M
73Arek KozminskiA. Kozminski

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Millwall. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Izzet.


0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
4.27
Nico Vella flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.08
Youri Netto passes the ball forward to Martin Partin. Martin Partin darts forward. Martin Partin knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Danny Valk with no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
16.47
Luis Alberto Amoroso makes a beautiful solo run. Luis Alberto Amoroso shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
18.16
André Molina knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Partin. Martin Partin flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Siaka Bakayoko through on goal. Siaka Bakayoko rockets a shot on goal. Danny Valk is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.06
With some swift thinking, Giampaolo Appoloni plays the ball forward to Arturo Yanez. Arturo Yanez sees Colin Hansen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Hansen finds some space and shoots from distance. Sebastien Wilmots gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
22.19
Petre Ovidiu makes a beautiful solo run. Petre Ovidiu cuts inside the box! Petre Ovidiu takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.42
Giampaolo Appoloni knocks the ball forward to Mattia Di Meglio. Mattia Di Meglio threads a neat ball through to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Sebastien Wilmots manages to keep it out.
27.04
Stefano Evangelisti changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stefano Evangelisti knocks in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.39
André Molina lofts the ball long. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.48
Petre Ovidiu hits a low pass to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
33.31
Stefano Evangelisti knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Danny Valk manages to keep it out.
39.26
Martin Partin chips the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
42.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Stefano Evangelisti plays the ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
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. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the second half underway!
48.34
Saidu A. West passes the ball forward to Luis Alberto Amoroso. Luis Alberto Amoroso passes the ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko rushes past Ramón Serrano! Siaka Bakayoko comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but somehow Danny Valk manages to keep it out.
51.31
Mattia Di Meglio makes a probing pass to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Sebastien Wilmots.
52.27
Corner kick to Millwall. Arturo Yanez plays it out to the edge of the box. Saidu A. West steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
60.20
Martin Partin makes a simple pass to Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.44
Ramón Serrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Vella. Nico Vella flicks a high pass forward. Piotr Deyna controls it well on his chest. Piotr Deyna finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Sebastien Wilmots effortlessly smothers it!
65.45
James Power sees space and advances. James Power makes a simple pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youri Netto.
71.32
Mattia Di Meglio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from outside the area. Sebastien Wilmots easily gets down and covers it.
72.14
Matt Matteo decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Saidu A. West.
77.13
Nico Vella sees Piotr Deyna in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Piotr Deyna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastien Wilmots who gathers it comfortably.
79.27
Matt Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Mattia Di Meglio controls it well on his chest. Mattia Di Meglio hits a low pass to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.02
Arturo Yanez chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastien Wilmots who gathers it comfortably.
84.13
Martin Partin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Marcos. Ricardo Marcos whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.10
Luis Alberto Amoroso passes the ball forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
Martin Partin flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Martin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Millwall
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
10
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
24.4%
43.9%
31.7%

Scorers
Ricardo Marcos 9
Siaka Bakayoko 18, 27, 39
Gabriel Martin 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Siaka Bakayoko of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.Sebastien Wilmots (GK)
7
2.André Molina (DEF)
6
3.Saidu A. West (DEF)
6
4.Youri Netto (DEF)
6
5.Petre Ovidiu (MID)
6
6.Luis Alberto Amoroso (MID)
6
7.Martin Partin (MID)
7
8.Stefano Evangelisti (MID)
7
9.Gabriel Martin (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Siaka Bakayoko (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ricardo Marcos (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Aldo Cinetto (DEF)
0
13.Joseph-Desire Wome (MID)
0
14.Yuri Yanovski (ATT)
0

1.Danny Valk (GK)
7
2.Matt Matteo (DEF)
6
3.James Power (DEF)
6
4.Ramón Serrano (DEF)
6
5.Giampaolo Appoloni (DEF)
6
6.Nico Vella (MID)
6
7.Mattia Di Meglio (MID)
6
8.Arturo Yanez (MID)
6
9.Stephan Amoah (ATT)
6
10.Colin Hansen (ATT)
6
11.Piotr Deyna (ATT)
6
 
12.Dale Forbes (DEF)
0
13.Syd Fletcher (MID)
0
14.Arek Kozminski (MID)
0