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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 2 (setup 5, season 18)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Manchester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES51Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muñoz
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
DOUGLAS Pereira dos Santos628Kyle WALKER
Jesper JUELSGÅRD Kristensen3Aleksandar KOLAROV
BRENO Vinicius Borges648Kevin DE BRUYNE
Jannik VESTERGAARD75Nicolás Hernán OTAMENDI
Gianni ZUIVERLOON66Eliaquim MANGALA
Anthony PILKINGTON7Jesús NAVAS González
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING88Raheem STERLING
Shaun HARRAD97Sergio Leonel AGÜERO
Andrea MAZZARANI108Fernando Luiz Roza, FERNANDINHO
NILMAR Honorato da Silva11GABRIEL Fernando de JESUS
Manager
Jose BAXTER12Fabian DELPH
Steeve ELANA13René ADLER
Chris HERD14Leroy SANÉ
Rhian BREWSTER15David Jiménez SILVA
Conor GRANT16Bacary SAGNA

Crewe Alexandra 0 Manchester City 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 20,023, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Dave FOSTER 6)
Scorers27 Kolarov, 42 Gabriel Jesus, 59 Fernandinho
Substitutions
Sendings off
22 Mazzarani, 45 Harrad, 51 Douglas, 71 Mendez-LaingBookings
2Corners2
23Fouls2
1Offsides3
1Shots on6
1Shots off15
2Total shots21
1Shots saved2
37%Possession63%
Man of the match: Aleksandar KOLAROV
10A shot from GABRIEL JESUS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
12A weak shot from STERLING bounced agonisingly wide.
17A great effort from KOLAROV scraped the woodwork.
21Uncertainty in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled KOLAROV to fire an effort over the bar.
22MAZZARANI cautioned by FOSTER.
27GOAL!! KOLAROV hit a beautiful twenty yard shot past the stunned 'keeper. (1-0 Manchester City)
34STERLING scuffed an easy chance.
35A penalty box scramble resulted in NAVAS tapping the ball over.
41AGÜERO made space on the right and pulled the ball to STERLING who clipped the ball over.
42GOAL!! A mishit STERLING shot found GABRIEL JESUS who made no mistake from just outside the area. (2-0 Manchester City)
45FOSTER cautions HARRAD for a clumsy foul.
 
51DOUGLAS cautioned for a high foul.
59GOAL!! A poor goal-kick was intercepted by GABRIEL JESUS who setup FERNANDINHO with an easy chance. (3-0 Manchester City)
63NAVAS beat two Crewe Alexandra players and drove a golden opportunity inches over.
67KOLAROV was put clear by AGÜERO and he turned the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
71The referee books MENDEZ-LAING.
72The hapless Crewe Alexandra 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from DOUGLAS fell just over.
74GABRIEL JESUS shot wide.
75A accurate pass bobbled toward MENDEZ-LAING and his deadly shot went narrowly wide.
79A fine ball from DE BRUYNE on the right found STERLING who scuffed his shot wide.
80A header by KOLAROV at the far post was comfortably collected by SMITHIES.
83AGÜERO rifled an easy chance past the near post.