ECFML English League Cup, Manchester City vs. Everton (Tue Dec 19)


                      Manchester City  |  Everton
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 A
                                 None  |  nigel wallace-edwards
                                       |
                        A_Isaksson GK  |  GK S_Frey
                           D_Mills DF  |  DF Lucio
                        H_Trabelsi DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                          S_Distin DF  |  DF J_Stam
                           R_Dunne DF  |  DF P_Mexes
                          J_Barton MF  |  MF Deco
                          D_Hamann MF  |  MF G_Gattuso
                            O_Dabo MF  |  MF Robinho
                         D_Beasley MF  |  MF A_Silva
                       F_Morientes FW  |  FW A_Gilardino
                          P_Dickov FW  |  FW A_Cassano
                                       |
                          N_Weaver SUB |  SUB I_Pelizzoli
                        B_Thatcher SUB |  SUB M_Jackson
                          S_Jordan SUB |  SUB M_Jankulovski
                           C_Reyna SUB |  SUB Savio
                         G_Samaras SUB |  SUB M_Delvecchio

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(eve) Robinho with the first time flick to A_Cassano 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Distin 
Min. 2  :(man) F_Morientes skips the challenge from P_Mexes 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  F_Cannavaro picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 2  :(eve) J_Stam controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Lucio gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  An audacious effort from Lucio ! 
          ...  A_Isaksson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 4  :(man) J_Barton knocks it past P_Mexes and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Barton gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But S_Frey punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 5  :(man) D_Mills kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  O_Dabo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Lucio gets to the ball first 
Min. 7  :(man) D_Hamann breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on S_Frey! 
          ...  F_Cannavaro brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  S_Youri calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(man) J_Barton crosses in from the wing, he finds F_Morientes in the box 
          ...  F_Morientes with the overhead ! 
          ...  But S_Frey reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on S_Frey anyway 
Min. 13 :(eve) A_Cassano beats S_Distin 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri 
          ...  S_Distin knocks the ball back to A_Isaksson 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  Its gone past A_Isaksson! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Beasley wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 14 :(man) D_Beasley moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Dickov 
          ...  P_Dickov attempts a chip! 
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Frey 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 14 :(eve) A_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by H_Trabelsi 
          ...  S_Distin muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 15 :(eve) A_Gilardino takes advantage of a bad back pass from H_Trabelsi 
          ...  D_Beasley fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 15 :(eve) A_Silva flicks it over D_Mills and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Silva attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Isaksson makes a fine save 
Min. 16 :(man) J_Barton sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Barton cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 17 :(man) J_Barton back heels to find D_Mills in space 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Mills ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 17 :(eve) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Robinho seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Dunne gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 19 :(man) D_Hamann drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to P_Dickov 
          ...  The cross hits P_Dickov on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 23 :(eve) A_Cassano takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A_Cassano with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 24 :(eve) Deco is first to the ball 
          ...  D_Mills with a bad challenge 
          ...  S_Youri gave him a strong warning 
Min. 25 :(eve) A_Cassano plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Cassano unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  A_Isaksson with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Gattuso swings it in! 
          ...  Deco swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 31 :(eve) P_Mexes with a probing through ball A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino goes for goal ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 33 :(man) J_Barton gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Barton with a little chip! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 34 :(eve) Deco finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Deco ! 
          ...  A_Isaksson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Everton ...
Min. 41 :(eve) A_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by S_Distin 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Silva tries the shot ! 
          ...  A_Isaksson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Isaksson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 42 :(man) D_Beasley has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam 
          ...  He puts in D_Mills! 
          ...  D_Mills goes for goal ! 
          ...  But S_Frey palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(man) D_Hamann spots P_Dickov who is in acres of space 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Dickov ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  S_Frey has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Thats put Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Everton ...
Min. 46 :(man) D_Hamann has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Stam 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Barton! 
          ...  J_Barton has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  S_Frey dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had S_Frey beaten! 
Min. 47 :(eve) J_Stam with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Cassano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Dunne with the foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  Its just a warning 
          ...  nigel wallace-edwards looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 48 :(man) J_Barton sprints past P_Mexes 
          ...  A_Silva with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 49 :(eve) A_Cassano knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Cassano with the chance ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-1 Everton

Min. 46 :(eve) A_Silva beats H_Trabelsi 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Silva with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 48 :(eve) Lucio wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Isaksson with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 52 :(man) J_Barton turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Dickov 
          ...  A delicate chip from P_Dickov ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 60 :(man) D_Hamann holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees F_Morientes in space! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by F_Morientes ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Everton ...
Min. 62 :(man) D_Beasley works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Dabo 
          ...  But F_Cannavaro slides in two footed. 
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 64 :(man) P_Dickov skips the challenge from P_Mexes 
          ...  P_Dickov with the chance ! 
          ...  But S_Frey punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 64 :(eve) G_Gattuso passes the ball to J_Stam 
          ...  J_Stam fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 65 :(eve) G_Gattuso with the first time flick to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino with the drive! 
          ...  But A_Isaksson punches it away 
Min. 66 :(man) O_Dabo with a measured ball to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 67 :(man) F_Morientes takes advantage of a bad back pass from Lucio 
          ...  Deco fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He received a good talking to from S_Youri 
Min. 68 :(man) R_Dunne loses his marker 
          ...  R_Dunne attempts a lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 69 :(man) S_Distin chests it down 
          ...  S_Distin strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 70 :(man) O_Dabo slides it through the middle to S_Distin 
          ...  But F_Cannavaro barges him off the ball 
Min. 72 :(man) Curled in dangerously from D_Beasley to P_Dickov 
          ...  P_Dickov strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 74 :(eve) Deco drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Cassano 
          ...  A_Cassano looks to see where A_Isaksson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Isaksson falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 76 :(man) R_Dunne kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  H_Trabelsi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  H_Trabelsi pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  S_Frey gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 77 :(man) P_Dickov with the dribble 
          ...  J_Stam is easily beaten 
          ...  P_Dickov with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 78 :(man) S_Distin has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam 
          ...  He puts in F_Morientes! 
          ...  F_Morientes drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with S_Frey 
          ...  He rounds S_Frey 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  S_Frey somehow manages to get to it !! 
Min. 79 :(eve) Robinho flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Cassano runs onto it! 
          ...  H_Trabelsi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 80 :(man) P_Dickov has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Mexes! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Dickov heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 81 :(man) D_Beasley is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  P_Mexes brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 82 :(man) J_Barton looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Morientes 
          ...  F_Morientes bears down on goal! 
          ...  But S_Frey makes a fine save 
Min. 83 :(man) S_Distin controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Cannavaro 
          ...  He puts in F_Morientes! 
          ...  F_Morientes tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 87 :(man) H_Trabelsi knocks it forward 
          ...  Lucio slips 
          ...  P_Dickov gets to it! 
          ...  J_Stam intercepts the pass 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(eve) A_Gilardino cuts inside O_Dabo 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Mills knocks the ball back to A_Isaksson 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  Its gone past A_Isaksson! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Silva crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Cassano gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Isaksson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 48,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Hamann (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Dickov (19,45), F_Morientes (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Distin (14), D_Beasley (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : Deco
Scorers              : Deco (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Cannavaro (7), A_Silva (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Everton
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       15
Off target           :          13        |       8
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       16
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 1 Everton
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Isaksson     GK  13   1   4   1  10 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
D_Mills        DF   2  13   5   6  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   7   5   4
H_Trabelsi     DF   1  13   3   8  39 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
S_Distin       DF   1  13   5   2  38 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0   8   4  -2
R_Dunne        DF   2  13   5   5  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
J_Barton       MF   1   4  14   4  36 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   2  14   4
D_Hamann       MF   1   7  13   5  33 |  95   0   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
O_Dabo         MF   2   4  13   4  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
D_Beasley      MF   1   4  13   3  28 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0   3  10  -2
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   8  14  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  18
P_Dickov       FW   1   2   6  13  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  28
N_Weaver       GK  11   1   2   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Thatcher     DF   2  12   4   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jordan       DF   2  11   8   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Reyna        MF   2   3  12   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Samaras      FW   1   1   6  13  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Frey         GK  14   1   2   3  11 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0
Lucio          DF   1  15   3   2  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   3   2
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  16   5   2  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
J_Stam         DF   1  15   5   2  45 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   6   0
P_Mexes        DF   1  14   3   3  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
Deco           MF   1   3  15   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   3  12
G_Gattuso      MF   1   5  15   3  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
Robinho        MF   1   2  15   7  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
A_Silva        MF   2   4  12   3  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   0
A_Gilardino    FW   1   2   6  15  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Cassano      FW   1   3   6  15  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
I_Pelizzoli    GK  13   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jackson      DF   2  11   6   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jankulovski  MF   2   6  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Savio          FW   1   2   3  13  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Delvecchio   FW   1   2   6  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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