Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||||
| Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | Stephen Collins | Stephen Collins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Ade Enyinnaya | A. Enyinnaya | |||||||||
| Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | |||||||||
| Phil Haynes | P. Haynes | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Marco Marrocolo | M. Marrocolo | |||||||||
| Warren Heskey | W. Heskey | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Gavril Baicu | G. Baicu | |||||||||
| Simon Wieland | S. Wieland |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 71 |  | Vadym Vyshnevsky | V. Vyshnevsky | |||||||||
| Jason Fowler | J. Fowler | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Esteban Ortega | E. Ortega | |||||||||
| Kyle Moose | K. Moose |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Julien Macé | J. Macé | |||||||||
| Cheyne Jones | C. Jones |  | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 |  | Sékou Dimy | S. Dimy | |||||||||
| Anthony Potts | A. Potts | | 82 | A | | 9 | | M | 74 |  | Stephane Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
| David Hall | D. Hall | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Craig Dublin | C. Dublin | |||||||||
| Graham Watson | G. Watson | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 |  | Stephan Nyarko | S. Nyarko | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Cardiff City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Manchester City get the match underway!
6.03
0-0Julien Macé knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Moffat who gathers it comfortably.
8.26
1-0Alex Dalglish sees space and advances. Alex Dalglish decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Hall. David Hall tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Ade Enyinnaya has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.49
1-0Sékou Dimy makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin goes all the way! Craig Dublin shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Daniel Moffat.
18.07
Kyle Moose threads the ball through to Graham Watson. Graham Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ade Enyinnaya is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.50
2-0Sékou Dimy sees a break and surges forward. Sékou Dimy whips in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.10
Phil Haynes knocks the ball forward to Kyle Moose. Kyle Moose makes a simple pass to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts kicks a strong pass forward to David Hall. David Hall takes a shot at goal but somehow Ade Enyinnaya manages to keep it out.
26.50
Julien Macé knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko shoots from long range but Daniel Moffat is on top of it.
27.40
2-0Marco Marrocolo barges into David Hall. Marco Marrocolo is shown the yellow card! David Hall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.34
Sékou Dimy flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.17
2-0Stephane Oliveira hacks Simon Wieland from behind! Stephane Oliveira is warned by the referee! Simon Wieland stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.29
Kyle Moose makes a simple pass to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts plays a perfect one-two with David Hall and rushes in on goal... Anthony Potts tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.40
Jason Fowler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Hall. David Hall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ade Enyinnaya who gathers it comfortably.
38.57
Sékou Dimy makes a probing pass to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko flicks the ball with his head. Stephan Nyarko scores for Cardiff City!!
42.13
3-1Kyle Moose flicks the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall knocks the ball forward to Anthony Potts but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Kyle Moose catches Sékou Dimy on the ankles. Kyle Moose is shown the yellow card! Sékou Dimy carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Cardiff City kick off the second half!
47.37
Jason Fowler knocks the ball forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts makes a probing pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Ade Enyinnaya.
63.20
Kyle Moose makes a probing pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Potts but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.19
Julien Macé makes a simple pass to Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Daniel Moffat easily picks it out of the air!
67.58
Sékou Dimy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.47
Alex Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Kyle Moose. Kyle Moose makes a probing pass to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts whips in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall flicks the ball with his head. Ade Enyinnaya is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.08
Julien Macé passes the ball forward to Craig Dublin. Craig Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
79.07
Kyle Moose makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.36
Sékou Dimy clumsily knocks into Jason Fowler. The referee calls over Sékou Dimy and warns him to calm down! Jason Fowler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.20
Phil Haynes sees a break and surges forward. Phil Haynes kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts makes a probing pass to David Hall. David Hall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.08
Jason Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.12
Alex Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Fowler. Jason Fowler flicks the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall whips in a cross ball towards Graham Watson. Graham Watson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ade Enyinnaya.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.3%
31.7%
Play Area
22%
48.8%
29.3%
Scorers
| David Hall 8, 71 Graham Watson 18 Anthony Potts 32 | Stephan Nyarko 39 |