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EF 1

Match report

English Footie

League 1: Round 23 (setup 1, season 31)

Stoke City

v.

Manchester City

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

4

Overall form:

Home form:

David OSPINA Ramírez

6½

1

6

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

23

Overall form:

Home form:

7½

2

7

Mauricio Anibal ISLA

MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO

7

3

7

7

4

7

7

5

6½

6½

6

6½

7

7

7½

Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO

7

8

6

6½

9

7

Giovanni Pablo SIMEONE

Dominic SOLANKE

5½

10

6½

Giampaolo PAZZINI

7

11

6

Fernando Martin FORESTIERI

Manager

12

Francesco PISANO

13

António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, BETO

Britt ASSOMBALONGA

14

Sebastian LARSSON

Federico FERNÁNDEZ

15

GABRIEL Moisés Antunes da SILVA

16

Jonathan DOUGLAS

Stoke City 1 Manchester City 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 45,493, Stadium: Britannia, Referee: Kevin FRIEND 6½)
24 Miguel Veloso		Scorers	13 Schelotto, 30 Crecco
		Substitutions
		Sendings off
25 McQueen, 32 Crouch, 76 Besic		Bookings
	4	Corners	11
	16	Fouls	13
	6	Offsides	7
	8	Shots on	2
	6	Shots off	5
	14	Total shots	7
	7	Shots saved	0
	48%	Possession	52%
Man of the match: Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO


1	A fine ball from HUTH on the right found CROUCH who sliced his shot over the bar.

3	A shot from CROUCH was nodded off the line by ELY.

7	The Manchester City 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak header from MCQUEEN.

8	CALDIROLA ran onto a delightful ball from LODI but blasted his effort wide.

11	A penalty box scramble resulted in CROUCH tapping the ball over.

13	GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the 'keeper, ISLA was first to the loose ball and played the ball to SCHELOTTO to fire home. (1-0 Manchester City)

24	GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was skillfully stroked into the roof of the net by MIGUEL VELOSO. (1-1)

25	FRIEND cautions MCQUEEN for a clinical tackle.

30	GOAL!! A terrible clearance fell to ISLA who sliced a shot goalward, luckily CRECCO was on hand to fire the ball into the net. (2-1 Manchester City)

32	CROUCH booked by the referee for a late foul.

33	A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming SELS.

37	A corner was collected by SCHELOTTO who turned an effort wide.


50	MIGUEL VELOSO's shot beat the Manchester City 'keeper but rebounded off the Manchester City upright.

50	HUTH brought the ball round ELY and rifled a tame shot well wide.

55	RODRIGUEZ beat LODI and blasted the ball to CROUCH who hit his shot wide.

57	A drive from RODRIGUEZ seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.

63	CRECCO snapped at an easy chance.

70	SIMEONE knocked the ball to BOLY who flicked it over.

74	RODRIGUEZ beat a number of Manchester City players and slammed a golden opportunity inches wide.

76	BESIC booked for dangerous play.

80	MCQUEEN shot wide.

85	The 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted strike from MCQUEEN.

88	A good effort from CRECCO scraped the outside of the post.

90+3	GOSLING worked the ball to RODRIGUEZ, CROUCH collected his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Manchester City 'keeper.