Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Sol Croft | S. Croft |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Stephen Sullivan | S. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Daniel Moss | D. Moss | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Phil Nicholls | P. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Peter Insley | P. Insley | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Luca Pavenic | L. Pavenic | |||||||||
| Phil Williams | P. Williams | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Sol Kasper | S. Kasper | |||||||||
| Sebastian Diakite | S. Diakite |  | 54 | D | | 5 | |  | M | 70 | | Stephen Ritchie | S. Ritchie | ||||||||
| Jermaine Laycock | J. Laycock | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Aaron Latuheru | A. Latuheru | |||||||||
| Alberto Heskey | A. Heskey | | 52 | M | | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Brendan Formon | B. Formon | ||||||||
| Vitor Pinheiro | V. Pinheiro |  | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Paul Flintlock | P. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Eddie Craddock | E. Craddock | | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Frits Arveladze | F. Arveladze | |||||||||
| Jean Francois Espartero | J. Espartero |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Ernest Sier | E. Sier | |||||||||
| Kemal Mendonca | K. Mendonca | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Jonathan Crooks | J. Crooks | |||||||||
| Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | | 53 | D | | 12 | | D | 56 | | Theo Schomaker | T. Schomaker | |||||||||
| Dietmar Ahrens | D. Ahrens | | 52 | D | | 13 | | D | 53 | | Jonas Jung | J. Jung | |||||||||
| Simon Potts | S. Potts | | 51 | A | | 14 | | G | 51 | | Stanley Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.
0.00
0-0Brentford kick off!
6.11
0-0Daniel Moss flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Heskey collects the pass. Alberto Heskey flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Mendonca collects the pass. Kemal Mendonca plays a scrappy one-two with Eddie Craddock and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kemal Mendonca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stephen Sullivan effortlessly gets down and covers it.
18.51
0-0Luca Pavenic surges forward with the ball. Luca Pavenic picks a pass forward to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.47
0-0Aaron Latuheru flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Crooks who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.01
0-0Jermaine Laycock catches Paul Flintlock on the ankles. The referee calls over Jermaine Laycock and shows him a yellow card! Paul Flintlock runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
47.22
Sol Kasper threads a neat ball through to Aaron Latuheru. Seeing a gap ahead, Aaron Latuheru plays the ball forward to Ernest Sier. Ernest Sier advances inside the box! Ernest Sier shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
48.16
0-0Ernest Sier clumsily knocks into Peter Insley. The referee warns Ernest Sier to calm down! Peter Insley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.22
Peter Insley flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Pinheiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Mendonca controls it well on his chest. Kemal Mendonca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
55.40
Paul Flintlock hits a low pass to Jonathan Crooks. Jonathan Crooks shoots from long range. Good keeping from Sol Croft as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
56.16
0-0Stephen Ritchie takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Phil Williams reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
60.27
0-0Brentford have made a substitution with Carl Lineker replacing Peter Insley .Manchester City have made 2 substitutions with Theo Schomaker replacing Ernest Sier and Stanley Davies replacing Brendan Formon and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
65.47
Alberto Heskey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean Francois Espartero. Jean Francois Espartero makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Kemal Mendonca. Kemal Mendonca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
67.12
Luca Pavenic sees Paul Flintlock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Flintlock hits a low pass to Theo Schomaker. Theo Schomaker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Williams.
69.42
1-0Jermaine Laycock sees space and advances. Jermaine Laycock lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Mendonca. Kemal Mendonca is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Stephen Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.03
Aaron Latuheru knocks the ball forward to Frits Arveladze. Frits Arveladze knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Moss.
77.01
Brentford have made a substitution with Dietmar Ahrens replacing Jermaine Laycock .
78.03
Stanley Davies makes an attacking run forward. Stanley Davies tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.15
1-0Theo Schomaker clumsily knocks into Sebastian Diakite. The referee brings Theo Schomaker to one side and gives him a warning! Sebastian Diakite gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.21
Vitor Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Craddock who takes it down. Eddie Craddock sees Kemal Mendonca just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Mendonca takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Sol Croft (GK)
6
2. Daniel Moss (DEF)
6
3. Peter Insley (DEF)
6
4. Phil Williams (DEF)
7
5. Sebastian Diakite (DEF)
6
6. Jermaine Laycock (MID)
7
7. Alberto Heskey (MID)
7
8. Vitor Pinheiro (MID)
7
9. Eddie Craddock (ATT)
6
10. Jean Francois Espartero (ATT)
6
11. Kemal Mendonca (ATT)
9
12. Carl Lineker (DEF)
6
13. Dietmar Ahrens (DEF)
6
14. Simon Potts (ATT)
0
1. Stephen Sullivan (GK)
6
2. Phil Nicholls (DEF)
6
3. Luca Pavenic (DEF)
7
4. Sol Kasper (DEF)
6
5. Stephen Ritchie (MID)
6
6. Aaron Latuheru (MID)
7
7. Brendan Formon (MID)
6
8. Paul Flintlock (MID)
7
9. Frits Arveladze (MID)
6
10. Ernest Sier (ATT)
7
11. Jonathan Crooks (ATT)
6
12. Theo Schomaker (DEF)
5
13. Jonas Jung (DEF)
0
14. Stanley Davies (GK)
6