IWC Group 9, Real Sociedad vs. Manchester City (Sun Apr 06) Real Sociedad | Manchester City 4-4-2 E | 4-1-3-2 C Kees de Boer | Mike Moreton | S_Westerveld GK | GK N_Weaver A_Barragan DF | DF T_Lucius I_Ansotegi DF | DF J_Garrido K_Reddick DF | DF M_Ball A_Morrison DF | DF V_Corluka X_Prieto MF | MF M_Swipp P_Wotton MF | MF Nilmar V_Lia MF | MF Geovanni J_Butler MF | DM E_Bangax16 DS_Villa FW | FW S_Goater J_Matondo FW | FW F_Leex22 | G_Burgos SUB | SUB R_Kaas M_Torrejon SUB | SUB S_Hang J_Navas SUB | SUB T_Elias S_Camara SUB | SUB K_Miller Santamaria SUB | SUB S_Djiehoua Referee: A_Grant (Scotland) Min. 1 :(mac) Nilmar pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... F_Leex22 is clean through! ... V_Lia with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... It's a RED CARD!! End of the game for him Min. 5 :(rsc) J_Butler feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Matondo runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Matondo hits a curling shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Manchester City fans taunt him! Min. 6 :(rsc) I_Ansotegi has it now ... He takes on Geovanni ... He gets past him! ... He puts in DS_Villa! ... DS_Villa keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 6 :(mac) Geovanni with an intelligent ball to M_Ball ... A wicked drive by M_Ball ! ... S_Westerveld with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 6 :(rsc) P_Wotton looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Matondo receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Goater with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... A_Grant just wants to lecture him Min. 12 :(mac) V_Corluka with a 50-yard pass to Nilmar ... Nilmar drives the ball low ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... The Manchester City fans chant his name! ... That’s given Manchester City the lead! ... Real Sociedad 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 13 :(rsc) Real Sociedad altered their play to a P strategy Min. 13 :(mac) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Manchester City will now play D Min. 14 :(mac) Nilmar with a measured ball to S_Goater ... But DS_Villa wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Geovanni chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The danger is dealt with by K_Reddick Min. 14 :(rsc) P_Wotton holds the ball up ... He sees J_Matondo in space! ... T_Lucius had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... A_Grant ignores the protests for a card ... Mike Moreton looks relieved Min. 24 :(mac) J_Garrido is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 26 :(rsc) X_Prieto looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... But V_Corluka wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 28 :(rsc) X_Prieto with a simple pass to DS_Villa ... But he loses control of it ... Geovanni takes possession Min. 36 :(rsc) K_Reddick holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Matondo ... But he loses control of it ... V_Corluka hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mac) E_Bangax16 moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to V_Corluka ... A_Morrison with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... F_Leex22 bends it round the wall ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 0-1 Manchester City Min. 47 :(mac) S_Goater runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to E_Bangax16 ... E_Bangax16 with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... S_Westerveld gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... E_Bangax16 plays it towards the near post! ... S_Westerveld reads it well, and claims it! Min. 53 :(rsc) X_Prieto runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to DS_Villa ... DS_Villa tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 60 :(mac) T_Elias is being brought on ... Nilmar is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 62 :(mac) S_Goater takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... S_Goater with the drive! ... But S_Westerveld smothers the ball. Min. 77 :(rsc) Real Sociedad changed their strategy to play A Min. 81 :(mac) F_Leex22 comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... F_Leex22 with the goal bound shot! ... S_Westerveld parries it Min. 83 :(rsc) K_Reddick with a one-touch layoff to I_Ansotegi ... S_Goater with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anoeta Attendance : 32,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : X_Prieto Scorers : N/A Sent Off : V_Lia (1) Booked : A_Morrison (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Corluka (Man of the Match) Scorers : Nilmar (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 3 | 6 Off target : 3 | 1 On target : 0 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 1 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Westerveld GK 27 1 1 1 35 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 A_Barragan DF 1 21 12 9 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 I_Ansotegi DF 1 22 11 8 40 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 K_Reddick DF 1 22 9 7 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 A_Morrison DF 1 22 8 9 36 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -14 -14 -14 X_Prieto MF 1 10 26 5 38 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 P_Wotton MF 1 10 24 8 33 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 V_Lia MF 1 9 22 11 33 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 J_Butler MF 1 13 21 13 33 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 DS_Villa FW 1 6 10 21 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 0 4 J_Matondo FW 2 6 9 22 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 G_Burgos GK 12 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Torrejon DF 1 20 9 4 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Navas MF 1 7 21 8 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Camara FW 1 7 13 15 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santamaria DF 1 14 9 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Weaver GK 27 1 1 1 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 T_Lucius DF 1 20 6 9 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garrido DF 1 20 10 4 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 M_Ball DF 1 20 9 4 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 V_Corluka DF 1 20 11 7 19 | 93 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 49 0 M_Swipp MF 1 7 23 5 13 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nilmar MF 1 8 21 7 23 | 62 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 43 Geovanni MF 1 8 21 6 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 0 E_Bangax16 DM 1 10 12 9 41 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 25 15 S_Goater FW 1 6 8 20 34 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 15 5 F_Leex22 FW 1 5 10 11 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 R_Kaas GK 15 1 1 1 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hang DF 1 17 8 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Elias MF 1 9 19 9 41 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 K_Miller MF 1 3 19 12 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Djiehoua FW 1 2 7 17 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1207528954 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08