Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | manager | David Cooper | David Cooper | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Malte Eberle | M. Eberle | |||||||||
| Warren Heskey | W. Heskey | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Florin Lazar | F. Lazar | |||||||||
| Steve Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Jimmy Vicari | J. Vicari | |||||||||
| Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Diego Guerrero | D. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Jason Fowler | J. Fowler | | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Alan Evans | A. Evans | |||||||||
| Simon Wieland | S. Wieland | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Eddie Banks | E. Banks | |||||||||
| Drazen Petrovic | D. Petrovic |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | |||||||||
| Cheyne Jones | C. Jones |  | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 |  | Roland Zanoni | R. Zanoni | |||||||||
| David Hall | D. Hall | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Lester Cooper | L. Cooper | |||||||||
| Graham Watson | G. Watson | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Yurtcan Izzet | Y. Izzet | |||||||||
| Anthony Potts | A. Potts | | 83 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 |  | Jannes Paauwe | J. Paauwe | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Tottenham Hotspur. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester City looks especially fired up for this match.
Manchester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester City looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off the first half!
2.50
0-0Simon Wieland threads the ball through to Graham Watson. Graham Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Malte Eberle manages to gather it comfortably.
8.28
Cheyne Jones deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson whips in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
9.11
0-0Jason Fowler threads the ball through to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts kicks a strong pass forward to David Hall. David Hall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.37
0-0Florin Lazar powers a long ball forward. Yurtcan Izzet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lester Cooper but the linesman indicates offside!
27.39
0-0Eddie Banks knocks the ball forward to Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Dalglish.
39.25
Jason Fowler flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Malte Eberle!
40.23
Warren Heskey boots it upfield. Graham Watson knocks in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall directs the ball goalwards with his head but Malte Eberle is on top of it.
44.25
Gary McNeill surges forward with the ball. Gary McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Daniel Moffat.
45.00
Diego Guerrero sees a break and surges forward. Diego Guerrero makes a probing pass to Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Moffat who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the second half!
48.04
Eddie Banks knocks the ball forward to Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
60.43
Roland Zanoni sees a break and surges forward. Roland Zanoni lofts in a cross ball towards Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.48
Alex Dalglish sees a break and surges forward. Alex Dalglish brings the ball forward. Alex Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.29
0-0Lester Cooper catches Alex Dalglish on the ankles. Lester Cooper is shown the yellow card! Alex Dalglish runs off the knock.
78.56
Jimmy Vicari makes a probing pass to Eddie Banks. Eddie Banks knocks the ball to his team mate, Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper shoots from 20 yards but Daniel Moffat is on top of it.
79.11
0-0Gary McNeill barges into Drazen Petrovic. The referee calls over Gary McNeill and warns him to calm down! Drazen Petrovic carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.18
Steve Mendonca knocks the ball forward to Jason Fowler. Jason Fowler surges forward with the ball. Jason Fowler knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Watson. Graham Watson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Malte Eberle easily picks it out of the air!
89.58
0-1Roland Zanoni sees a break and surges forward. Roland Zanoni whips in a cross ball towards Lester Cooper. Lester Cooper powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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