Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Butt | M. Butt |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Dean Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Seth Hulme | S. Hulme | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Danny Beckham | D. Beckham | |||||||||
| Nicky Robinson | N. Robinson | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Lukas Wallner | L. Wallner | |||||||||
| Stephen Armstrong | S. Armstrong | | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Bill Fletcher | B. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Gavin Beattie | G. Beattie | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Teddy Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Peter Huckerby | P. Huckerby | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Benoit Grassadonia | B. Grassadonia | |||||||||
| Yuri Nikiforov | Y. Nikiforov |  | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Les Jack | L. Jack | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Gabriel Díaz | G. Díaz | |||||||||
| Omer Boertien | O. Boertien | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Dean Winterburn | D. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Nigel Owen | N. Owen | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Seth Johnson | S. Johnson | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,415 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sheffield United kick off!
8.01
1-0Stephen Armstrong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen goes all the way! Nigel Owen takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.14
1-0Nicky Robinson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Beattie. Gavin Beattie chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.46
1-0Benoit Grassadonia passes the ball forward to Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Matthew Butt.
18.18
Teddy Mcgreal surges forward with the ball. Teddy Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.32
Danny Beckham makes a simple pass to Teddy Mcgreal. Teddy Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz goes all the way! Gabriel Díaz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.31
Stephen Armstrong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Dean Lockley is on top of it.
27.52
Gavin Beattie sees space and advances. Gavin Beattie lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.03
2-0Les Jack makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Johnson. Seth Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.43
Lukas Wallner makes a beautiful solo run. Lukas Wallner decides to run forward with the ball. Lukas Wallner shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
44.53
Gavin Beattie threads the ball through to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City kick off!
47.06
Gavin Beattie threads the ball through to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.15
2-0Stephen Armstrong chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien makes a probing pass to Dominic Davidson but he's offside!
61.58
Lukas Wallner threads the ball through to Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher makes a simple pass to Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.12
Teddy Mcgreal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Matthew Butt easily smothers it.
71.16
Yuri Nikiforov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.35
2-1Yuri Nikiforov hacks Bill Fletcher from behind! The referee calls over Yuri Nikiforov and warns him to calm down! Bill Fletcher runs off the knock.
73.05
Danny Beckham threads the ball through to Les Jack. Les Jack kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Winterburn. Dean Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Seth Johnson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.03
Peter Huckerby makes a simple pass to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson passes the ball forward but Omer Boertien is offside!
81.32
Gavin Beattie makes a simple pass to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.49
Teddy Mcgreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Díaz. Gabriel Díaz finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Matthew Butt manages to gather it comfortably.
85.43
Benoit Grassadonia threads the ball through to Seth Johnson. Seth Johnson shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.58
Teddy Mcgreal takes it forward alone. Teddy Mcgreal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
26.3%
44.7%
28.9%
Scorers