Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Malcolm Pilling | Malcolm Pilling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Butt | M. Butt |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Cesar Rai | C. Rai | |||||||||
| Seth Hulme | S. Hulme | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Adam Riza | A. Riza | |||||||||
| Nicky Robinson | N. Robinson | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Jason Bellamy | J. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Glynn Sinclair | G. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Stephen Armstrong | S. Armstrong | | 68 | M | | 5 | | D | 71 |  | Chester Bryant | C. Bryant | |||||||||
| Gavin Beattie | G. Beattie | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Warren Cooke | W. Cooke | |||||||||
| Peter Huckerby | P. Huckerby | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Anthony Evans | A. Evans | |||||||||
| Yuri Nikiforov | Y. Nikiforov |  | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Francis Howey | F. Howey | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Sylvain Matthews | S. Matthews | |||||||||
| Omer Boertien | O. Boertien | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Francis Rufus | F. Rufus | |||||||||
| Nigel Owen | N. Owen | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Bill Hulme | B. Hulme | |||||||||
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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 AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 8,805 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and AFC Bournemouth get the match underway!
3.53
0-0Anthony Evans knocks the ball forward to Francis Rufus. Francis Rufus shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Matthew Butt.
4.33
0-1Francis Howey passes the ball forward to Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme goes all the way! Bill Hulme cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.56
0-1Jason Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Anthony Evans. Anthony Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme plays a perfect one-two with Francis Rufus and rushes in on goal... Bill Hulme shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.29
Anthony Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme goes all the way! Bill Hulme cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bill Hulme!
18.13
Francis Howey passes the ball forward to Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.11
Anthony Evans makes a simple pass to Francis Rufus. Francis Rufus lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Matthew Butt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.23
0-3Peter Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Davidson but the linesman indicates offside!
36.53
0-3Manchester City are easily keeping AFC Bournemouth at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
39.24
Adam Riza makes a probing pass to Anthony Evans. Anthony Evans passes the ball forward to Francis Rufus. Francis Rufus goes all the way! Francis Rufus takes a shot at goal but Matthew Butt is on top of it.
40.01
Glynn Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Howey. Francis Howey chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme shoots from long range but Matthew Butt is on top of it.
45.00
Anthony Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Rufus. Francis Rufus shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Manchester City start the second half!
47.39
Nicky Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
49.43
0-3Sylvain Matthews catches Gavin Beattie on the ankles. Sylvain Matthews is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Beattie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.28
0-3Sylvain Matthews catches Gavin Beattie on the ankles. Sylvain Matthews is warned by the referee again! Gavin Beattie stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.07
Nicky Robinson threads the ball through to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov makes a simple pass to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.16
Francis Howey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme goes all the way! Bill Hulme cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Matthew Butt is on top of it.
61.21
Nicky Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Huckerby. Peter Huckerby passes the ball forward to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
63.58
Yuri Nikiforov surges forward with the ball. Yuri Nikiforov shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
65.57
Seth Hulme brings the ball forward. Seth Hulme makes a simple pass to Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien goes all the way! Omer Boertien cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Cesar Rai.
67.58
0-3Yuri Nikiforov knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Bellamy.
69.13
Peter Huckerby kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.30
Sylvain Matthews kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme goes all the way! Bill Hulme makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Matthew Butt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.19
Graham Smith threads the ball through to Peter Huckerby. Peter Huckerby kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glynn Sinclair.
89.25
Anthony Evans makes a probing pass to Bill Hulme. Bill Hulme knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Smith.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
32.6%
43.8%
23.6%
Scorers
| Bill Hulme 4, 10, 30, 72 |