Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Swindon TownSwindon Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan54
G
1
G
46Carl BastinC. Bastin
Phil NichollsP. Nicholls68
D
2
D
54Graham KeeganG. Keegan
Luca PavenicL. Pavenic62
D
3captain
D
50Greg PearsonG. Pearson
Sol KasperS. Kasper61
D
4
D
49Ross DavisR. Davis
Stephen RitchieS. Ritchie70
M
captain5
D
46Ian RobinsonI. Robinson
Aaron LatuheruA. Latuheru63
M
6
M
53Gilles BoydG. Boyd
Brendan FormonB. Formon63
M
7
M
51Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock
Paul FlintlockP. Flintlock62
M
8
M
41Adrian PalmerA. Palmer
Frits ArveladzeF. Arveladze51
M
9
M
39Kelvin RichardsK. Richards
Ernest SierE. Sier63
A
10
A
60Gianfranco BellavistaG. Bellavista
Jonathan CrooksJ. Crooks55
A
11
A
53John PhilipsJ. Philips
 
Theo SchomakerT. Schomaker56
D
12
A
50Nicholas MilburnN. Milburn
Jonas JungJ. Jung53
D
13
A
48Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher
Stanley DaviesS. Davies51
G
14
G
45Nicholas RobsonN. Robson

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 4,315 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.


0.00
Swindon Town kick off the first half!
3.13
Ian Robinson threads a neat ball through to Peter Hitchcock. Peter Hitchcock sees a break and surges forward. Peter Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gianfranco Bellavista!
9.48
Sol Kasper threads a neat ball through to Aaron Latuheru. Aaron Latuheru chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.27
Paul Flintlock makes a probing pass to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Robinson.
18.47
Jonathan Crooks hacks Greg Pearson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Greg Pearson runs off the knock.
24.38
Gilles Boyd makes an attacking run forward. Gilles Boyd lofts in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips connects with a diving header but it flies just off target!
38.01
Sol Kasper threads a neat ball through to Brendan Formon. Brendan Formon plays the ball forward to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.46
Brendan Formon changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Brendan Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Carl Bastin.
42.55
Greg Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Palmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Palmer flicks a high pass forward to John Philips who brings the ball under control. John Philips whips in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gianfranco Bellavista scores for Swindon Town!!
45.00
Stephen Ritchie plays the ball forward to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Manchester City start the second half!
47.16
Frits Arveladze makes a probing pass to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Carl Bastin had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
51.31
Brendan Formon flicks a high ball forward to Ernest Sier who takes it down. Ernest Sier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
54.06
Adrian Palmer makes a probing pass to John Philips. John Philips controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.33
Greg Pearson comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Crooks. The referee calls over Greg Pearson and shows him a yellow card! Jonathan Crooks stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.02
Phil Nicholls passes the ball forward to Brendan Formon. Brendan Formon threads the ball through to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernest Sier but the linesman indicates offside!
60.44
Manchester City have made 2 substitutions with Theo Schomaker replacing Ernest Sier and Stanley Davies replacing Brendan Formon and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
69.25
Kelvin Richards clumsily knocks into Aaron Latuheru. Kelvin Richards is shown the yellow card! Aaron Latuheru stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.17
Luca Pavenic makes a probing pass to Stanley Davies. Stanley Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Frits Arveladze. Frits Arveladze knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Greg Pearson.
84.36
Adrian Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Philips. John Philips whips in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Swindon Town! The crowd cheers as the Italian celebrates his hattrick!
87.21
Stanley Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Theo Schomaker. Theo Schomaker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Ross Davis plays the ball forward to Peter Hitchcock. Peter Hitchcock passes the ball forward to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Swindon Town
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
21%
45.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Jonathan Crooks 47
Gianfranco Bellavista 3, 43, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Bellavista of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Phil Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Luca Pavenic (DEF)
6
4.Sol Kasper (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Ritchie (MID)
6
6.Aaron Latuheru (MID)
6
7.Brendan Formon (MID)
6
8.Paul Flintlock (MID)
6
9.Frits Arveladze (MID)
6
10.Ernest Sier (ATT)
6
11.Jonathan Crooks (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
 
12.Theo Schomaker (DEF)
6
13.Jonas Jung (DEF)
0
14.Stanley Davies (GK)
6

1.Carl Bastin (GK)
6
2.Graham Keegan (DEF)
6
3.Greg Pearson (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Ross Davis (DEF)
6
5.Ian Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Boyd (MID)
6
7.Peter Hitchcock (MID)
7
8.Adrian Palmer (MID)
6
9.Kelvin Richards (MID)yellow card
5
10.Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.John Philips (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicholas Milburn (ATT)
0
13.Jamie Fletcher (ATT)
0
14.Nicholas Robson (GK)
0