Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | manager | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Stefano Morrone | S. Morrone | |||||||||
| Danny Elliott | D. Elliott | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Maximiliano Rubio | M. Rubio | |||||||||
| Warren Heskey | W. Heskey | | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | José Rocha | J. Rocha | |||||||||
| Mauricio Roman | M. Roman |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Krunoslav Petrovic | K. Petrovic | |||||||||
| Cheyne Jones | C. Jones |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Yuri Kharine | Y. Kharine | |||||||||
| Jason Fowler | J. Fowler | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Agustín Peña | A. Peña | |||||||||
| Kieron Lloyd | K. Lloyd | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Razvan Dobos | R. Dobos | |||||||||
| James Carrick | J. Carrick | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Jose Lozano | J. Lozano | |||||||||
| David Hall | D. Hall | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Petros Christodoulakis | P. Christodoulakis | |||||||||
| Graham Watson | G. Watson | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Manuel Nervo | M. Nervo | |||||||||
| Anthony Potts | A. Potts | | 82 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 |  | Maurits Quansah | M. Quansah | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 20,829 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.03
0-0Razvan Dobos takes it forward alone. Razvan Dobos whips in a cross ball towards Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.58
Warren Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, James Carrick. James Carrick kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
6.35
0-0Danny Elliott makes a simple pass to Jason Fowler. Jason Fowler threads the ball through to Graham Watson. Graham Watson tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Stefano Morrone manages to keep it out.
9.58
0-0Kieron Lloyd threads the ball through to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefano Morrone who gathers it comfortably.
10.42
0-0Warren Heskey comes in with a late challenge on Maurits Quansah. Warren Heskey is warned by the referee! Maurits Quansah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.58
Danny Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd chips the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.55
James Carrick threads the ball through to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Stefano Morrone easily smothers it!
18.21
0-0Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
20.43
Agustín Peña catches Kieron Lloyd on the ankles. The referee calls over Agustín Peña and warns him to calm down! Kieron Lloyd runs off the knock.
21.15
Razvan Dobos sees a break and surges forward. Razvan Dobos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.11
Cheyne Jones controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.52
Cheyne Jones chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts plays a perfect one-two with David Hall and rushes in on goal... Anthony Potts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.25
Kieron Lloyd sees a break and surges forward. Kieron Lloyd goes all the way! Kieron Lloyd rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.09
James Carrick knocks the ball forward to David Hall. David Hall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stefano Morrone!
36.54
Warren Heskey barges into Maurits Quansah. Warren Heskey is given another warning by the referee! Maurits Quansah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.40
Jason Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson goes all the way! Graham Watson tries a spectacular strike but somehow Stefano Morrone manages to keep it out.
40.28
0-0Razvan Dobos clumsily knocks into Jason Fowler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jason Fowler runs off the knock.
42.11
1-0Kieron Lloyd makes a probing pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson goes all the way! Graham Watson takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Middlesbrough start the second half!
48.43
Danny Elliott comes in with a late challenge on Petros Christodoulakis. Danny Elliott is warned by the referee! Petros Christodoulakis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.52
Maximiliano Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Kharine. Yuri Kharine flicks the ball to his team mate, Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Nervo. Manuel Nervo flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
57.23
José Rocha chips the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kharine. Yuri Kharine sees a break and surges forward. Yuri Kharine knocks in a cross ball towards Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.57
Jose Lozano kicks a strong pass forward to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
61.31
Kieron Lloyd knocks the ball forward to David Hall. David Hall makes a simple pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
67.52
Jose Lozano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Daniel Moffat!
69.06
Yuri Kharine chips the ball to his team mate, Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis goes all the way! Petros Christodoulakis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
73.42
Maximiliano Rubio makes a probing pass to Agustín Peña. Agustín Peña deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Nervo. Manuel Nervo plays a perfect one-two with Petros Christodoulakis and rushes in on goal... Manuel Nervo rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Moffat easily smothers it!
77.05
Mauricio Roman advances with the ball. Mauricio Roman knocks the ball forward to Graham Watson. Graham Watson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Maximiliano Rubio.
78.04
Danny Elliott makes a probing pass to Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.32
James Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Watson. Graham Watson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.13
Jose Lozano passes the ball forward to Manuel Nervo. Manuel Nervo shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.55
2-0Warren Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to James Carrick. James Carrick knocks the ball forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Hall but he's offside!
87.25
Razvan Dobos threads the ball through to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Nervo. Manuel Nervo takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.14
James Carrick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Possession
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Scorers
| Graham Watson 42, 81 |