Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Insley | D. Insley |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 | | Steve Greening | S. Greening | |||||||||
| Ruel Rankin | R. Rankin | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Seth Tiler | S. Tiler | |||||||||
| Phil Crooks | P. Crooks | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Simon Lindner | S. Lindner | |||||||||
| Giampaolo Comotto | G. Comotto |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Elena Iglesias | E. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Kieron Dyer | K. Dyer | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Msaddeck Piquionne | M. Piquionne | |||||||||
| Helder Rego | H. Rego |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Peter Clarke | P. Clarke | |||||||||
| Neil Booth | N. Booth |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Anthony Robinson | A. Robinson | |||||||||
| Luca Cavallo | L. Cavallo | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Ricardo Izquierdo | R. Izquierdo | |||||||||
| Marc Cooke | M. Cooke | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Eoin Salmon | E. Salmon | |||||||||
| Thomas Elzinga | T. Elzinga |  | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Nikolas Nahrstedt | N. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Spencer Galli | S. Galli | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Wayne Wright | W. Wright | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,177 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester City start the match!
2.48
1-0Neil Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.46
Elena Iglesias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Robinson. Anthony Robinson makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Robinson threads the ball through to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.25
1-1Neil Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Galli. Spencer Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.08
1-1Peter Clarke advances with the ball. Peter Clarke goes all the way! Peter Clarke cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.42
Peter Clarke threads the ball through to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.27
Neil Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Booth plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Galli and rushes in on goal... Neil Booth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.42
Luca Cavallo makes a probing pass to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.12
1-1Peter Clarke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt passes the ball forward to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Darren Insley manages to gather it comfortably.
40.46
1-1Giampaolo Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luca Cavallo. Luca Cavallo surges forward with the ball. Luca Cavallo passes the ball forward but Spencer Galli is offside!
42.29
Anthony Robinson knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
51.05
Giampaolo Comotto threads the ball through to Helder Rego. Helder Rego makes a probing pass to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Galli. Spencer Galli powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.53
Anthony Robinson makes a probing pass to Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon makes a probing pass to Nikolas Nahrstedt but he's offside!
59.58
Simon Lindner knocks the ball forward to Msaddeck Piquionne. Msaddeck Piquionne threads the ball through to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright plays a perfect one-two with Nikolas Nahrstedt and rushes in on goal... Wayne Wright cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.21
Ruel Rankin kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Booth. Neil Booth passes the ball forward to Spencer Galli. Spencer Galli shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.00
Neil Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke shoots from outside the area but Steve Greening is on top of it.
72.32
Anthony Robinson threads the ball through to Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
75.51
Helder Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga threads the ball through to Spencer Galli. Spencer Galli rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.11
Helder Rego decides to run forward with the ball. Helder Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Galli. Spencer Galli powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
79.59
Anthony Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Salmon but the linesman indicates offside!
81.04
2-2Phil Crooks barges into Wayne Wright. The referee calls over Phil Crooks and shows him a yellow card! Wayne Wright gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.02
Msaddeck Piquionne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Dyer.
84.01
Elena Iglesias knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Izquierdo. Ricardo Izquierdo kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
87.50
Peter Clarke knocks the ball forward to Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
Anthony Robinson makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Robinson threads the ball through to Wayne Wright but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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Match Statistics
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