Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan54
G
1
G
43Francesco G. AdaniF. Adani
Phil NichollsP. Nicholls68
D
2
D
61Ronnie LampardR. Lampard
Luca PavenicL. Pavenic62
D
3
D
53Nick PhilipsN. Philips
Sol KasperS. Kasper61
D
4
D
37Matt DoddM. Dodd
Stephen RitchieS. Ritchie70
M
captain5
D
37Sylvain BrambleS. Bramble
Aaron LatuheruA. Latuheru63
M
6captain
M
60Dale HackworthD. Hackworth
Brendan FormonB. Formon63
M
7
M
49Wes SinclairW. Sinclair
Paul FlintlockP. Flintlock62
M
8
A
57Adam BrownA. Brown
Frits ArveladzeF. Arveladze51
M
9
A
54Dennis FlintlockD. Flintlock
Ernest SierE. Sier63
A
10
A
43Richard UpsonR. Upson
Jonathan CrooksJ. Crooks55
A
11
A
41Noel AdamsN. Adams
 
Theo SchomakerT. Schomaker56
D
12
M
43Trevor BellamyT. Bellamy
Jonas JungJ. Jung53
D
13
G
43Niccolo Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips
Stanley DaviesS. Davies51
G
14
A
40Alan JohnsonA. Johnson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 4,314 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Hendrie.


0.00
Manchester City get the match underway!
2.55
Frits Arveladze barges into Ronnie Lampard. Frits Arveladze is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.58
Matt Dodd takes it forward alone. Matt Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Adams. Noel Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Brown. Adam Brown flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.09
Luca Pavenic makes a simple pass to Paul Flintlock. Paul Flintlock takes it forward alone. Paul Flintlock finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Manchester City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
9.02
Phil Nicholls threads a neat ball through to Aaron Latuheru. Aaron Latuheru flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Crooks who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francesco G. Adani who gathers it comfortably.
12.04
Aaron Latuheru threads a neat ball through to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
16.10
Wes Sinclair runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Wes Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Richard Upson. With a superhuman jump, Richard Upson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
22.45
Paul Flintlock sees Jonathan Crooks in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.59
Wes Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Adam Brown controls it well on his chest. Adam Brown shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
28.52
Stephen Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Crooks collects the pass. Jonathan Crooks shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.10
Wes Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Upson. Richard Upson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
40.52
Wes Sinclair catches Aaron Latuheru on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Aaron Latuheru hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Nick Philips catches Ernest Sier on the ankles. The referee calls over Nick Philips and shows him a yellow card! Ernest Sier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Free kick to Manchester City just outside the area...
45.00
Brendan Formon takes a long run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Macclesfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town get the second half underway!
53.43
Sol Kasper hacks Nick Philips from behind! The referee calls over Sol Kasper and shows him a yellow card! Nick Philips grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.04
Sylvain Bramble takes it forward alone. Sylvain Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Adam Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Brown shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Stephen Sullivan!
60.33
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.
61.36
Nick Philips catches Frits Arveladze on the ankles. Nick Philips is given a warning by the referee! Frits Arveladze carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.53
Matt Dodd sees Dale Hackworth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dale Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Noel Adams. Noel Adams finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.37
With some swift thinking, Stephen Ritchie plays the ball forward to Frits Arveladze. Frits Arveladze finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
79.54
Aaron Latuheru controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Theo Schomaker. Theo Schomaker tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.38
Aaron Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Theo Schomaker controls it well on his chest. Theo Schomaker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Dodd.
87.19
Aaron Latuheru clumsily knocks into Dale Hackworth. Aaron Latuheru is given a warning by the referee! Dale Hackworth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

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

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
16.9%
52.1%
31%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aaron Latuheru of Manchester City

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

1.Francesco G. Adani (GK)
6
2.Ronnie Lampard (DEF)
7
3.Nick Philips (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Matt Dodd (DEF)
8
5.Sylvain Bramble (DEF)
7
6.Dale Hackworth (MID)
6
7.Wes Sinclair (MID)yellow card
7
8.Adam Brown (ATT)
7
9.Dennis Flintlock (ATT)
6
10.Richard Upson (ATT)
6
11.Noel Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Bellamy (MID)
0
13.Niccolo Wright-Phillips (GK)
0
14.Alan Johnson (ATT)
0