Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 8,640 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bury and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Bury and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.30
0-0Sebastiao Postiga hacks Kevin Dickov from behind! The referee calls over Sebastiao Postiga and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Dickov runs off the knock.
6.33
0-0Thomas Sbaccanti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Castro.
8.04
Julian Carrick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.08
0-0Marcus Southgate knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg plays a perfect one-two with Adrian Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Kemal Clegg shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.29
0-1Marcus Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.20
Ralph Izzet makes a simple pass to Raoul Zahui. Raoul Zahui knocks the ball forward to Rosario Paradiso. Rosario Paradiso whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.38
Roberto Nappi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.18
Demetrio Fortin threads the ball through to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Paradiso. Rosario Paradiso takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.34
Ralph Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, Raoul Zahui. Raoul Zahui makes a simple pass to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Hurst.
45.00
Sebastiao Postiga takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Bury start the second half!
47.00
Pontus Laursen chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Southgate. Marcus Southgate chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.13
Mark Jones knocks the ball forward to Roberto Nappi. Roberto Nappi knocks the ball forward to Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.56
Kevin Hurst makes a simple pass to Marcus Southgate. Marcus Southgate knocks the ball forward to Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Vella who gathers it comfortably.
61.54
1-2Mark Jones makes a simple pass to Marcus Southgate. Marcus Southgate takes it forward alone. Marcus Southgate tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Marc Vella!
63.58
Mark Jones clumsily knocks into Kevin Dickov. Mark Jones is shown the yellow card! Kevin Dickov runs off the knock.
69.39
Marcus Southgate knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Clegg. Kemal Clegg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.02
Marcus Southgate makes a probing pass to Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.11
Nick Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Rosario Paradiso. Rosario Paradiso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Hurst.
77.11
Mark Jones deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Southgate. Marcus Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Wright-Phillips. Adrian Wright-Phillips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ralph Izzet.
79.35
Nick Bishop flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.40
Nick Bishop takes it forward alone. Nick Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.03
Julian Carrick makes a simple pass to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Rosario Paradiso. Rosario Paradiso powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
28.9%
44.6%
26.5%
Scorers
| Rosario Paradiso 32 | Kemal Clegg 14, 47 |