Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Stevens | Andy Stevens | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Hulme | P. Hulme |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Rodolfo Cano | R. Cano | |||||||||
| Brian Barry | B. Barry | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Billy Gemmell | B. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Leslie Tuttle | L. Tuttle |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Ian Brown | I. Brown | |||||||||
| Manuel Sousa | M. Sousa |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Menno Lanckohr | M. Lanckohr | |||||||||
| Andrei Olteanu | A. Olteanu |  | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Steve Smith | S. Smith | |||||||||
| Stan Dodd | S. Dodd | | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Ronnie Impey | R. Impey | |||||||||
| Jessie Gray | J. Gray |  | 81 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Thomas Wesselmann | T. Wesselmann | |||||||||
| David Winkler | D. Winkler |  | 84 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Phil Mortensen | P. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Dmitri Nikiforov | D. Nikiforov |  | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Alistair Beattie | A. Beattie | |||||||||
| Daniel Hyypia | D. Hyypia |  | 88 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Steve Mendez | S. Mendez | |||||||||
| Christian Gyan | C. Gyan |  | 81 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Dion Kitson | D. Kitson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 18,870 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Leicester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Leicester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.18
0-0Jessie Gray flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
6.39
0-0Stan Dodd clumsily knocks into Thomas Wesselmann. Stan Dodd is warned by the referee! Thomas Wesselmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.59
0-0Ian Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Wesselmann. Thomas Wesselmann passes the ball forward to Steve Mendez. Steve Mendez goes all the way! Steve Mendez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.54
Stan Dodd makes a beautiful solo run. Stan Dodd lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Rodolfo Cano manages to keep it out.
21.58
Leslie Tuttle makes a probing pass to David Winkler. David Winkler knocks the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
22.37
0-0Billy Gemmell barges into Daniel Hyypia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Hyypia runs off the knock.
24.05
Phil Mortensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson plays a perfect one-two with Steve Mendez and rushes in on goal... Dion Kitson shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Peter Hulme easily smothers it!
26.41
Andrei Olteanu surges forward with the ball. Andrei Olteanu lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
27.43
Leslie Tuttle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Dodd. Stan Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.05
1-0Andrei Olteanu makes a probing pass to Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan knocks the ball forward to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.11
Phil Mortensen makes a probing pass to Alistair Beattie. Alistair Beattie whips in a cross ball towards Steve Mendez. Steve Mendez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Peter Hulme!
36.24
Steve Smith clumsily knocks into David Winkler. The referee calls over Steve Smith and shows him a yellow card! David Winkler stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.37
1-0Leslie Tuttle chips the ball to his team mate, Andrei Olteanu. Andrei Olteanu kicks a strong pass forward to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodolfo Cano who gathers it comfortably.
39.58
Ian Brown flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Smith. Steve Smith advances with the ball. Steve Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Mendez. Steve Mendez directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.02
Andrei Olteanu makes a simple pass to Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Menno Lanckohr.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City get the second half underway!
47.58
Steve Smith passes the ball forward to Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Sousa.
49.19
Jessie Gray kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
51.11
Manuel Sousa threads the ball through to David Winkler. David Winkler passes the ball forward to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.24
Jessie Gray advances with the ball. Jessie Gray shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.50
Brian Barry threads the ball through to Andrei Olteanu. Andrei Olteanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan shoots from long range but somehow Rodolfo Cano manages to keep it out.
55.15
Menno Lanckohr barges into Dmitri Nikiforov. The referee calls over Menno Lanckohr and warns him to calm down! Dmitri Nikiforov stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.25
Jessie Gray comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Impey. The referee calls over Jessie Gray and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.58
Ian Brown knocks the ball forward to Steve Smith. Steve Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Mendez. Steve Mendez goes all the way! Steve Mendez tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.28
Thomas Wesselmann barges into Stan Dodd. Thomas Wesselmann is given a warning by the referee! Stan Dodd stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.49
Andrei Olteanu makes a simple pass to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Rodolfo Cano easily picks it out of the air!
69.58
Ian Brown deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Phil Mortensen. Phil Mortensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.00
Brian Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Jessie Gray. Jessie Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan whips in a cross ball towards Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dmitri Nikiforov!
75.27
2-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.18
Stan Dodd threads the ball through to Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan knocks in a cross ball towards Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.25
Andrei Olteanu kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Menno Lanckohr.
84.01
Ronnie Impey threads the ball through to Alistair Beattie. Alistair Beattie plays a perfect one-two with Dion Kitson and rushes in on goal... Alistair Beattie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Peter Hulme is on top of it.
85.14
Jessie Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Gemmell.
87.05
Phil Mortensen makes a probing pass to Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson plays a perfect one-two with Alistair Beattie and rushes in on goal... Dion Kitson tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Dmitri Nikiforov 30, 71, 77 |