Unknown Match Type, Norwich City vs. Manchester City (Sun Mar 07) Norwich City | Manchester City 4-3-1-2 A | 4-4-2 T Ant Clements | Andy Lowe | R_Green GK | GK B_Costil T_Spurr DF | DF J_Garrido L_Matthaus DF | DF V_Corluka M_Beevers DF | DF M_Ball P_Torrente DF | DF K_Toure M_Licka MF | MF Geovanni G_Whelan MF | MF C_Bell M_Roskevits MF | MF K_Miller M_Veloso AM | MF M_Sumerbee M_Tudgay FW | FW F_Lee G_Best FW | FW S_Goater | F_Emelianenko SUB | SUB R_Kaas Nagarjuna SUB | SUB K_Pavl'chek Ash_Cole SUB | SUB C_Coleman M_Tissier SUB | SUB T_Elias A_Purje SUB | SUB S_Djiehoua Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany) Min. 2 :(nor) P_Torrente plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Best ... G_Best tries to lob the keeper ! ... B_Costil with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 3 :(mac) K_Toure takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... K_Toure hits the ball first time! ... R_Green with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 5 :(nor) M_Veloso beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Veloso pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But B_Costil punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 7 :(mac) The ball is passed in from K_Toure, he finds S_Goater ... S_Goater tries to beat R_Green! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... R_Green never had a chance! Min. 10 :(nor) G_Whelan brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... T_Spurr gets on the end of the pass ... T_Spurr tries to beat B_Costil from outside the area! ... B_Costil gets up well to catch that one Min. 15 :(mac) M_Sumerbee is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Geovanni ... A delicate chip from Geovanni ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Green dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And R_Green tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! Min. 16 :(mac) K_Toure pushes it past the defender ... P_Torrente plays it back ... R_Green slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Geovanni ... P_Torrente reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 19 :(nor) M_Veloso finds M_Tudgay in acres of space ... M_Tudgay keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... B_Costil makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 20 :(nor) M_Roskevits retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... P_Torrente gets on the end of it ... P_Torrente sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... B_Costil never had a chance! Min. 22 :(mac) M_Sumerbee with a measured pass to C_Bell ... T_Spurr stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! Min. 27 :(nor) M_Veloso barges M_Ball off the ball ... J_Garrido tackles cleanly Min. 34 :(nor) M_Tudgay sidesteps his marker ... K_Toure bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 35 :(nor) The defender slips and falls over! ... M_Tudgay is through! ... M_Tudgay hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... B_Costil gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 37 :(nor) G_Best with the mazy run ... G_Best with a low drive through the rain! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 41 :(mac) C_Bell with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from T_Spurr ... C_Bell tries to beat R_Green! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Green dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Green beaten! Min. 42 :(nor) The defender loses control of the ball! ... G_Best seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... K_Toure reads the play well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mac) C_Bell steps over the ball ... He nutmegs T_Spurr ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... C_Bell chases it through, he must score ! ... But R_Green dives to his left ... I think R_Green just got a hand on that one ... H_Kinbull has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 47 :(nor) M_Veloso with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Veloso pounds a rocket on goal ! ... B_Costil is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... B_Costil holds his head in his hands! ... And Norwich City are leading in the game now ... Norwich City 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 47 :(mac) K_Miller is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to S_Goater ... But M_Beevers with the fine tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-0 Manchester City Min. 50 :(nor) G_Whelan finds the run of M_Tudgay ... M_Tudgay with a thundering shot! ... But B_Costil reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on B_Costil anyway Min. 53 :(nor) M_Licka leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Best ... G_Best sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But B_Costil smothers the ball. Min. 55 :(nor) M_Veloso beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But K_Toure with the fine tackle Min. 56 :(nor) M_Tudgay with a smart turn ... K_Toure with an ugly foul Min. 58 :(mac) S_Goater sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A delicate header from S_Goater ! ... R_Green can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Green has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 59 :(nor) M_Roskevits is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Tudgay ... M_Ball rushes in with a crazy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 60 :(nor) T_Spurr sprints past V_Corluka ... Launched towards the top corner by T_Spurr ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Manchester City fans taunt him! Min. 61 :(nor) G_Best has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Garrido! ... He has some space now! ... G_Best has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 63 :(mac) S_Goater breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Green! ... M_Roskevits brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... H_Kinbull reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 65 :(nor) M_Veloso beats Geovanni ... He showed great skill there ... M_Veloso goes for the top corner ! ... B_Costil fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 66 :(mac) K_Miller floats the ball in to find F_Lee ... G_Best with an ugly foul ... H_Kinbull will want to speak to him ... H_Kinbull tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 67 :(nor) M_Veloso runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Tudgay ... He's played him in ... M_Tudgay must beat B_Costil! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Norwich City 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 68 :(nor) Norwich City changed their strategy to play N Min. 69 :(nor) M_Tudgay flicks it past V_Corluka ... He runs forward ... J_Garrido fouls badly ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... M_Tudgay fires it towards the goal ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 72 :(nor) P_Torrente takes advantage of a mistake by Geovanni ... That mistake could prove costly ... P_Torrente runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 72 :(mac) K_Toure pushes it past the defender ... G_Whelan tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 80 :(nor) M_Beevers makes himself available ... M_Beevers with the header ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 83 :(nor) G_Whelan barges V_Corluka off the ball ... V_Corluka reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mac) C_Bell hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Sumerbee collects the loose ball! ... P_Torrente fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(nor) M_Veloso wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Tudgay ... J_Garrido with a perfectly timed tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road Attendance : 26,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Veloso (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Veloso (47), M_Tudgay (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Roskevits (63), P_Torrente (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Toure Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Ball (59) Booked : J_Garrido (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 6 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 10 | 3 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 13 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Green GK 29 1 1 1 7 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 T_Spurr DF 1 22 11 7 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 0 10 L_Matthaus DF 1 22 10 7 34 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Beevers DF 1 22 8 4 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 43 30 32 P_Torrente DF 2 22 13 7 51 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 22 18 0 M_Licka MF 1 10 23 6 44 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 30 G_Whelan MF 1 10 20 5 40 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Roskevits MF 2 16 18 9 37 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 30 -4 M_Veloso AM 1 11 29 8 27 | 93 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 39 56 M_Tudgay FW 1 6 12 22 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 G_Best FW 1 5 9 21 38 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 F_Emelianenko DF 1 21 9 11 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nagarjuna GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ash_Cole DF 1 18 12 5 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Tissier MF 1 7 16 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Purje FW 2 7 16 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Costil GK 27 1 1 1 18 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 J_Garrido DF 1 22 12 4 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -4 -4 V_Corluka DF 1 21 12 7 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 -30 -30 M_Ball DF 1 21 10 4 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 K_Toure DF 1 20 12 9 41 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 23 8 Geovanni MF 1 9 24 6 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Bell MF 1 11 24 11 13 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 K_Miller MF 1 4 21 12 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 M_Sumerbee MF 1 10 21 11 14 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 -16 -30 F_Lee FW 1 6 11 22 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Goater FW 1 6 8 22 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Kaas GK 12 1 1 1 7 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Pavl'chek DF 1 20 9 8 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Coleman DF 1 18 11 7 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Elias MF 1 9 20 9 43 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Djiehoua FW 1 2 8 17 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1267995588 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35