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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play Manchester City in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Fulham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the first half underway!
6.11
Santiago Ferreyra makes a simple pass to Aoi Ono. Aoi Ono deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
8.30
Trond Egil Håland kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Erwin Douglas easily smothers it.
12.40
Gennaro Ivan Grossi knocks the ball forward to Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould advances with the ball. Stephen Bould goes all the way! Stephen Bould shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Fouzi Sinouh easily smothers it.
14.30
Gennaro Ivan Grossi chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Fenton. Danny Fenton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Wallwork. Daniele Wallwork goes all the way! Daniele Wallwork tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.55
Vasyl Kostiuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trond Egil Håland. Trond Egil Håland makes a probing pass to Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
20.45
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
21.03
Henri Benoît Zogbo threads the ball through to Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.46
Aoi Ono controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gennaro Ivan Grossi.
26.27
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.06
Ahmed Bouzidi knocks the ball to his team mate, Aoi Ono. Aoi Ono makes a simple pass to Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Erwin Douglas who gathers it comfortably.
33.44
Santiago Ferreyra decides to run forward with the ball. Santiago Ferreyra decides to run forward with the ball. Santiago Ferreyra makes a probing pass to Sven Wilke but he's offside!
36.44
Trond Egil Håland knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.28
Alex Appiah passes the ball forward to Rinar Lytvynchuk. Rinar Lytvynchuk whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Wallwork. Daniele Wallwork directs the ball goalwards with his head. Fouzi Sinouh is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.33
Henri Benoît Zogbo barges into Stephen Bould. The referee calls over Henri Benoît Zogbo and warns him to calm down! Stephen Bould gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Fulham start the second half!
51.10
Aoi Ono threads the ball through to Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.03
Ahmed Bouzidi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henri Benoît Zogbo. Henri Benoît Zogbo chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen whips in a cross ball towards Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sven Wilke scores for Fulham!!
63.40
Henri Benoît Zogbo makes a simple pass to Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen flicks the ball with his head. Erwin Douglas easily smothers it.
65.02
Aoi Ono makes a simple pass to Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
67.29
João Vítor Pinga barges into Santiago Ferreyra. The referee calls over João Vítor Pinga and shows him a yellow card! Santiago Ferreyra runs off the knock.
69.43
Trond Egil Håland kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis whips in a cross ball towards Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke heads the ball goalwards but Erwin Douglas is on top of it.
72.49
Trond Egil Håland chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Reis. Miguel Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.34
Trond Egil Håland takes it forward alone. Trond Egil Håland knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Erwin Douglas.
78.36
Gennaro Ivan Grossi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Kistner. Tobias Kistner kicks a strong pass forward to Rinar Lytvynchuk. Rinar Lytvynchuk goes all the way! Rinar Lytvynchuk rockets a shot on goal but somehow Fouzi Sinouh manages to keep it out.
79.16
Aoi Ono knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
85.27
Abubakari Opdam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aoi Ono. Aoi Ono knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Santiago Ferreyra sees a break and surges forward. Santiago Ferreyra flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke shoots from 25 yards but Erwin Douglas is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Daniele Wallwork of Manchester City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 0
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 61.3333333333333 vs 38.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 21.33%, Midfield: 44.00%, Away team third: 34.67%