Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Ejiofor | Joseph Ejiofor | Slobodan Dalkaoua | Slobodan Dalkaoua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Novak | S. Novak |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | |||||||||
| Mervin Marr | M. Marr |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Anthony Midgley | A. Midgley | |||||||||
| Danny Beresford | D. Beresford | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Thomas Spengler | T. Spengler | |||||||||
| Robert Kasmi | R. Kasmi |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Bruno Dzodic | B. Dzodic | |||||||||
| Aaron Makin | A. Makin | | 81 | M | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Mervin Cort | M. Cort | |||||||||
| Francesco G. Ferraresi | F. Ferraresi |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Kevin Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Mark Carter | M. Carter | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Eduardo Gainza | E. Gainza | |||||||||
| Ross Perry | R. Perry | | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 |  | Cristiano Alves | C. Alves | |||||||||
| Tijani Cairo | T. Cairo | | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Oscar Monti | O. Monti | |||||||||
| Mehamha Ferhaoui | M. Ferhaoui |  | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Gilles Sturridge | G. Sturridge | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Eben Amoah | E. Amoah | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Stoke City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Manchester City and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
3.06
0-0Ross Perry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
6.19
0-0Thomas Spengler makes a probing pass to Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Kahn knocks the ball forward to Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Simon Novak easily smothers it!
8.11
Bruno Dzodic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn knocks the ball forward to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Simon Novak!
15.10
0-0Mark Carter threads the ball through to Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tijani Cairo but the linesman indicates offside!
16.21
Mervin Marr knocks the ball forward to Mark Carter. Mark Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui finds some space and shoots from distance but Mark Appiah is on top of it.
18.13
Mark Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo knocks in a cross ball towards Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Mark Appiah!
21.17
Kevin Kahn makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Kahn shoots from 20 yards. Simon Novak easily smothers it.
22.45
Francesco G. Ferraresi passes the ball forward to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
26.45
1-0Francesco G. Ferraresi chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo knocks in a cross ball towards Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui directs the ball goalwards with his head. Mehamha Ferhaoui scores for Manchester City!!
32.34
Kevin Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Monti but the linesman indicates offside!
33.48
Thomas Spengler kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Cort. Mervin Cort takes it forward alone. Mervin Cort tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
34.23
Mervin Marr makes a beautiful solo run. Mervin Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.29
1-0Danny Beresford kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Perry. Ross Perry makes a simple pass to Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Stoke City kick off the second half!
49.17
Danny Beresford passes the ball forward to Mark Carter. Mark Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.49
1-0Mervin Marr comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Gainza. Mervin Marr is warned by the referee! Eduardo Gainza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.00
Anthony Midgley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Gainza. Eduardo Gainza knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo threads the ball through to Oscar Monti but he's offside!
54.33
Kevin Kahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti goes all the way! Oscar Monti takes a shot at goal but somehow Simon Novak manages to keep it out.
60.02
Ross Perry knocks the ball forward to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge lofts in a cross ball towards Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo powers a header at goal. Mark Appiah easily picks it out of the air!
63.03
Robert Kasmi passes the ball forward to Francesco G. Ferraresi. Francesco G. Ferraresi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mehamha Ferhaoui. Mehamha Ferhaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
72.56
1-0Francesco G. Ferraresi hacks Eduardo Gainza from behind! Francesco G. Ferraresi is given a warning by the referee! Eduardo Gainza gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.02
Mervin Marr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Ferraresi. Francesco G. Ferraresi makes a probing pass to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.13
Thomas Spengler makes a simple pass to Eduardo Gainza. Eduardo Gainza passes the ball forward to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo flicks the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Simon Novak is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.34
Thomas Spengler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti goes all the way! Oscar Monti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Simon Novak.
83.41
Mark Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Tijani Cairo. Tijani Cairo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Midgley.
89.11
Mervin Marr passes the ball forward to Ross Perry. Ross Perry knocks the ball forward to Gilles Sturridge. Gilles Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Midgley.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
31.6%
40.8%
27.6%
Scorers