Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers
Elkanah AdamElkanah Adam Computer Player Computer Player
Lomano McleodL. Mcleod54
G
captain1
G
44Paolo JackP. Jack
Duncan BallD. Ball41
D
2
D
50David LittbarskiD. Littbarski
Jon EdworthyJ. Edworthy49
D
3captain
D
47Alan BeresfordA. Beresford
Trevor WilcoxT. Wilcox41
D
4
D
46Dennis BrookingD. Brooking
Ian MilburnI. Milburn52
D
5
D
45Gilles KahnG. Kahn
Harvey OakleyH. Oakley39
M
6
M
51Gary LawrenceG. Lawrence
Henry WallworkH. Wallwork49
M
7
M
49John LockleyJ. Lockley
Aaron ShiltonA. Shilton50
A
8
M
44Aaron CoppingA. Copping
Daniele RedknappD. Redknapp39
A
9
M
44Nicky JessN. Jess
Ian WatsonI. Watson42
A
10
A
60Jacob HendrieJ. Hendrie
Anthony SummerbellA. Summerbell40
A
11
A
48Thierry SmithT. Smith
 
Ian PriestleyI. Priestley46
A
12
A
44Dave LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Alexander BloomerA. Bloomer43
M
13
G
43Malcolm SeamanM. Seaman
Gilles SeamanG. Seaman43
G
14
M
42Tony WestwoodT. Westwood

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 8,042 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Greening.


0.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Ian Watson sees a break and surges forward. Ian Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
4.37
Daniele Redknapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Watson. Ian Watson shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.21
Harvey Oakley flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Watson. Ian Watson finds some space and shoots from distance. Paolo Jack gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
15.15
Ian Milburn threads a neat ball through to Jon Edworthy. Jon Edworthy advances with the ball. Jon Edworthy knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paolo Jack with no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
18.46
Aaron Copping threads the ball through to John Lockley. John Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Hendrie controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Jacob Hendrie shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
20.27
Nicky Jess makes a simple pass to Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Edworthy.
27.55
John Lockley sees space and advances. John Lockley plays a scrappy one-two with Thierry Smith and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from John Lockley provides some space. He shoots at goal. John Lockley scores for Queens Park Rangers!!
33.44
Daniele Redknapp flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Shilton who gracefully takes it down. Aaron Shilton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.32
Gilles Kahn makes a probing pass to Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping passes the ball forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
39.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Jon Edworthy picks a pass forward to Harvey Oakley. Harvey Oakley flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Summerbell controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Dennis Brooking barges into Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.37
Henry Wallwork clumsily knocks into Aaron Copping. The referee calls over Henry Wallwork and shows him a yellow card! Aaron Copping runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Manchester City kick off!
47.19
John Lockley makes a probing pass to Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Jacob Hendrie provides some space. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.15
Henry Wallwork makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Watson. Ian Watson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Henry Wallwork. Henry Wallwork makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.13
Gilles Kahn runs forward with the ball. Gilles Kahn knocks the ball forward to Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Lomano Mcleod reads it well. Quality keeping!
69.41
Henry Wallwork threads a neat ball through to Aaron Shilton. Aaron Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Oakley. Harvey Oakley beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.08
David Littbarski makes a probing pass to Dennis Brooking. Dennis Brooking sees space and advances. Dennis Brooking knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.13
Aaron Copping hits a low pass to Nicky Jess. Nicky Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping connects with a diving header but somehow Lomano Mcleod manages to keep it out.
77.54
Henry Wallwork kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Redknapp. Daniele Redknapp kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Summerbell but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.13
Trevor Wilcox flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Wallwork. With great vision, Henry Wallwork plays the ball forward to Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Shilton. Some silky footwork from Aaron Shilton provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
89.25
Jon Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Henry Wallwork holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Wallwork knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell whips in a cross ball towards Henry Wallwork. Henry Wallwork jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Queens Park Rangers
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
31.6%
42.1%
26.3%

Scorers
Anthony Summerbell 15
John Lockley 28
Jacob Hendrie 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Lockley of Queens Park Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Lomano Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Duncan Ball (DEF)
6
3.Jon Edworthy (DEF)
7
4.Trevor Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Oakley (MID)
6
7.Henry Wallwork (MID)yellow card
6
8.Aaron Shilton (ATT)
6
9.Daniele Redknapp (ATT)
6
10.Ian Watson (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Summerbell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ian Priestley (ATT)
0
13.Alexander Bloomer (MID)
0
14.Gilles Seaman (GK)
0

1.Paolo Jack (GK)
6
2.David Littbarski (DEF)
6
3.Alan Beresford (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Brooking (DEF)
6
5.Gilles Kahn (DEF)
6
6.Gary Lawrence (MID)
6
7.John Lockley (MID)goal scored
9
8.Aaron Copping (MID)
7
9.Nicky Jess (MID)
6
10.Jacob Hendrie (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Thierry Smith (ATT)
6
 
12.Dave Lofthouse (ATT)
0
13.Malcolm Seaman (GK)
0
14.Tony Westwood (MID)
0