Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan54
G
1
G
61Luke BishopL. Bishop
Phil NichollsP. Nicholls68
D
2
D
70Moussa JonquetM. Jonquet
Luca PavenicL. Pavenic62
D
3
D
63Shaun JessS. Jess
Sol KasperS. Kasper61
D
4
D
62Torsten WielandT. Wieland
Stephen RitchieS. Ritchie70
M
captain5
D
61Del LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Aaron LatuheruA. Latuheru63
M
6captain
M
71Julian HernandezJ. Hernandez
Brendan FormonB. Formon63
M
7
M
71Julian WilliamsJ. Williams
Paul FlintlockP. Flintlock62
M
8
M
70Zoltan DesaillyZ. Desailly
Frits ArveladzeF. Arveladze51
M
9
A
69Alessandro AdamiA. Adami
Ernest SierE. Sier63
A
10
A
68Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Jonathan CrooksJ. Crooks55
A
11
A
61Antonio ReyA. Rey
 
Theo SchomakerT. Schomaker56
D
12
M
67Martin HendrieM. Hendrie
Jonas JungJ. Jung53
D
13
A
61Gavin LaverG. Laver
Stanley DaviesS. Davies51
G
14
A
59Graeme DuberryG. Duberry

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 4,685 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Palmer.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the match underway!
2.18
Aaron Latuheru threads a neat ball through to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
4.30
Julian Hernandez threads the ball through to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.24
Aaron Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Ernest Sier collects the pass. Ernest Sier shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.43
Phil Nicholls breaks forward. Phil Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
14.24
Zoltan Desailly flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Rey collects the pass. Antonio Rey shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stephen Sullivan with no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
18.10
Shaun Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Williams. Julian Williams passes the ball forward to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Kasper.
24.15
Ernest Sier catches Del Lofthouse on the ankles. Ernest Sier is warned by the referee! Del Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.03
Stephen Ritchie surges forward with the ball. Stephen Ritchie shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
33.36
Paul Flintlock decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Flintlock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Wieland.
34.48
Aaron Latuheru threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.53
Torsten Wieland sees Julian Hernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Hernandez makes a probing pass to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey skips past Sol Kasper! Some good footwork from Antonio Rey provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
39.47
Brendan Formon flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Crooks controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Crooks plays a scrappy one-two with Ernest Sier and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jonathan Crooks provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.46
Julian Hernandez clumsily knocks into Paul Flintlock. Julian Hernandez is shown the yellow card! Paul Flintlock runs off the knock.
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. West Ham United 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 kick off the second half!
54.01
Alessandro Adami clumsily knocks into Phil Nicholls. The referee calls over Alessandro Adami and shows him a yellow card! Phil Nicholls gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.55
Frits Arveladze changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Frits Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
57.14
Paul Flintlock knocks the ball forward to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moussa Jonquet.
60.25
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.
61.30
Sol Kasper breaks forward. Sol Kasper makes a probing pass to Frits Arveladze. Frits Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Crooks. With a superhuman jump, Jonathan Crooks connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
63.40
Luca Pavenic hits it upfield. Frits Arveladze shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.49
Julian Williams makes a simple pass to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Good keeping from Stephen Sullivan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
70.21
Julian Williams takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Paul Flintlock gets to the ball and clears it up field.
71.04
Aaron Latuheru darts forward. Aaron Latuheru knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Bishop who gathers it comfortably.
77.57
Without breaking stride, Stephen Ritchie plays the ball forward to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
78.38
Stanley Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Frits Arveladze. Frits Arveladze finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
79.21
Phil Nicholls threads a neat ball through to Aaron Latuheru. Aaron Latuheru knocks the ball to his team mate, Theo Schomaker. Theo Schomaker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.20
Torsten Wieland knocks the ball forward to Zoltan Desailly. Zoltan Desailly makes a simple pass to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Stephen Sullivan didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
85.45
Sol Kasper makes a strong solo run forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Sol Kasper plays the ball forward to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Bishop who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

West Ham United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
19.5%
45.1%
35.4%

Scorers
Antonio Rey 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Rey of West Ham United

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

1.Luke Bishop (GK)
6
2.Moussa Jonquet (DEF)
6
3.Shaun Jess (DEF)
6
4.Torsten Wieland (DEF)
6
5.Del Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6.Julian Hernandez (MID)yellow card
5
7.Julian Williams (MID)
8
8.Zoltan Desailly (MID)
7
9.Alessandro Adami (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Eduardo Santos (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Rey (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Martin Hendrie (MID)
0
13.Gavin Laver (ATT)
0
14.Graeme Duberry (ATT)
0