Match Report
| Torquay United | Torquay United |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Sol Weir | S. Weir |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Eddie Ince | E. Ince | |||||||||
| David Grondin | D. Grondin | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Bill Greening | B. Greening | |||||||||
| Eoin Fletcher | E. Fletcher | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Javier Godoy | J. Godoy | |||||||||
| Nicolas Wilke | N. Wilke |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Martin Caballero | M. Caballero | |||||||||
| Yuri Yanowski | Y. Yanowski |  | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Moritz Littbarski | M. Littbarski | |||||||||
| Darren Lowe | D. Lowe | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Brian Ferdinand | B. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Nick Mike | N. Mike | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Julian Benali | J. Benali | |||||||||
| Santiago Quinones | S. Quinones |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Chris Anderton | C. Anderton | |||||||||
| Gilles Merson | G. Merson | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Daniel Mercer | D. Mercer | |||||||||
| Darren Palmer | D. Palmer | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | James Philips | J. Philips | |||||||||
| Ledley Mccann | L. Mccann | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Paul Kanu | P. Kanu | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Plainmoor Ground where Torquay United play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 8,009 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Torquay United and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Torquay United and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Torquay United kick off the first half!
9.33
0-0Darren Lowe makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.18
Javier Godoy knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Ferdinand. Brian Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Wilke.
15.39
0-0Brian Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Philips. James Philips whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Sol Weir manages to keep it out.
16.50
0-1Javier Godoy decides to run forward with the ball. Javier Godoy flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniel Mercer!
21.33
Yuri Yanowski makes a probing pass to Darren Lowe. Darren Lowe threads the ball through to Ledley Mccann. Ledley Mccann kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Palmer. Darren Palmer shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Eddie Ince had no chance!! Goal for Torquay United!
24.58
1-1Julian Benali kicks a strong pass forward to James Philips. James Philips finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.35
Brian Ferdinand flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.02
1-1Manchester City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.32
Brian Ferdinand knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Wilke.
45.00
Brian Ferdinand knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City get the second half underway!
49.16
Chris Anderton kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eoin Fletcher.
51.09
Julian Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu knocks in a cross ball towards James Philips. James Philips is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Sol Weir easily picks it out of the air!
59.45
Martin Caballero makes a probing pass to Julian Benali. Julian Benali knocks the ball forward to Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Sol Weir manages to gather it comfortably.
65.08
66.06
1-1Brian Ferdinand catches Santiago Quinones on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Santiago Quinones hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.33
Bill Greening sweeps the ball long. James Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Kanu!
72.54
Eoin Fletcher threads the ball through to Darren Lowe. Darren Lowe sees space and advances. Darren Lowe goes all the way! Darren Lowe makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.43
Martin Caballero advances with the ball. Martin Caballero sees space and advances. Martin Caballero shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Sol Weir!
79.44
Chris Anderton chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Kanu. Paul Kanu flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
83.05
Julian Benali knocks the ball forward to James Philips. James Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Mercer. Daniel Mercer heads the ball goalwards but Sol Weir is on top of it.
84.31
Santiago Quinones makes a probing pass to Ledley Mccann. Ledley Mccann passes the ball forward to Gilles Merson. Gilles Merson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.29
Torquay United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Darren Palmer 21 | Daniel Mercer 16 Paul Kanu 69 |