Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Butt | M. Butt |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Liam Prior | L. Prior | |||||||||
| Seth Hulme | S. Hulme | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Alistair Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Matthew Moffat | M. Moffat | |||||||||
| Nicky Robinson | N. Robinson | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Paul Charles | P. Charles | |||||||||
| Stephen Armstrong | S. Armstrong | | 68 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Fabiano Gilardino | F. Gilardino | |||||||||
| Gavin Beattie | G. Beattie | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Omer Mercer | O. Mercer | |||||||||
| Peter Huckerby | P. Huckerby | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Kelvin Marsden | K. Marsden | |||||||||
| Yuri Nikiforov | Y. Nikiforov |  | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Martin Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Richard Boyd | R. Boyd | |||||||||
| Omer Boertien | O. Boertien | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Ross Banks | R. Banks | |||||||||
| Nigel Owen | N. Owen | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Jermaine Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,867 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Manchester City get the match underway!
8.03
0-0Kelvin Marsden makes a probing pass to Ross Banks. Ross Banks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matthew Butt easily smothers it!
9.16
0-1Kelvin Marsden advances with the ball. Kelvin Marsden plays a perfect one-two with Jermaine Holloway and rushes in on goal... Kelvin Marsden shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.07
0-1Yuri Nikiforov chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.48
0-1Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
24.15
Omer Mercer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Holloway. Jermaine Holloway shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.34
Gavin Beattie passes the ball forward to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
28.40
Kelvin Marsden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Banks. Ross Banks finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Matthew Butt manages to gather it comfortably.
30.46
Graham Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
34.53
0-1Omer Boertien barges into Paul Charles. The referee calls over Omer Boertien and warns him to calm down! Paul Charles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.23
Yuri Nikiforov catches Omer Mercer on the ankles. The referee calls over Yuri Nikiforov and warns him to calm down! Omer Mercer runs off the knock.
44.39
Martin Thomson makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Thomson shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
Kelvin Marsden threads the ball through to Jermaine Holloway. Jermaine Holloway sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off!
48.47
0-1Stephen Armstrong makes a simple pass to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks the ball forward to Nigel Owen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.13
Kelvin Marsden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Holloway. Jermaine Holloway shoots from outside the area but somehow Matthew Butt manages to keep it out.
53.11
Paul Charles flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Marsden. Kelvin Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Boyd. Richard Boyd shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.25
Omer Mercer makes a beautiful solo run. Omer Mercer shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
57.48
Paul Charles clumsily knocks into Dominic Davidson. Paul Charles is warned by the referee! Dominic Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.37
0-1Gavin Beattie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Prior who gathers it comfortably.
66.52
Paul Charles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Mercer. Omer Mercer threads the ball through to Ross Banks. Ross Banks shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.06
Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
73.27
Omer Mercer advances with the ball. Omer Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Holloway. Jermaine Holloway directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.12
Gavin Beattie kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien directs the ball goalwards with his head. Liam Prior easily smothers it.
81.48
0-1Nicky Robinson clumsily knocks into Richard Boyd. Nicky Robinson is given a warning by the referee! Richard Boyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.07
Nicky Robinson catches Richard Boyd on the ankles. Nicky Robinson is warned by the referee again! Richard Boyd stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.18
Peter Huckerby knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Owen but the linesman indicates offside!
89.02
Fabiano Gilardino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Thomson. Martin Thomson advances with the ball. Martin Thomson shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.5%
45%
27.5%
Scorers