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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 42 (setup 3, season 9)
Manchester City
v.
Cruz Azul
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta16José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Bacary SAGNA2JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Jan VERTONGHEN36Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan
Kim KÄLLSTRÖM4Marek HAMSÍK
Alexandre SONG Billong56Joel Adrián HUIQUI Andrade
Holger BADSTUBER66Walter Adrian SAMUEL
Maximiliano RODRÍGUEZ76Marouane FELLAINI
Patrick HERRMANN786Christian GIMÉNEZ
Roberto SOLDADO Rillo796Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Efe AMBROSE106Gerardo TORRADO Díez de Bonilla
Mirko VUCINIC711Nikica JELAVIC
Manager
Lucas Ariel OCAMPOS12Jesús Joaquin Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, SUSO
Nemanja VIDIC13Gorka IRAIZOZ Moreno
Sebastian MLADEN14Melvin BROWN Casados
Craig McALLISTER615Óscar DE MARCOS Arana
Benjamin VOMÁCKA16Alejandro CASTRO Flores

Manchester City 1 Cruz Azul 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 36,167, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Gennaro BORRIELLO 5, TV: highlights)
1 SoldadoScorers43 Pereira, 47 Paco Alcácer, 74 Paco Alcácer
75 Källström <=> McAllisterSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings25 Jelavic, 60 Giménez
0Corners8
3Fouls16
1Offsides2
4Shots on5
10Shots off6
14Total shots11
2Shots saved2
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Holger BADSTUBER
1GOAL!! JOÃO PEREIRA tried to play the ball out of the Cruz Azul penalty area but was tackled by HERRMANN who fired the ball to SOLDADO for an easy goal. (1-0 Manchester City)
8FELLAINI worked the ball to PACO ALCÁCER, GIMÉNEZ collected his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of ARRIZABALAGA.
10A header by HAMSÍK at the far post was easily collected by ARRIZABALAGA.
15A free-kick from SOLDADO went wide.
17HERRMANN's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
25The referee yellow cards JELAVIC for dangerous play against BADSTUBER.
33RODRÍGUEZ knocked the ball to SAGNA who fired it wide.
36A good effort from HERRMANN scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
43GOAL!! On the left wing GIMÉNEZ collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the box for PEREIRA to tuck it home. (1-1)
 
46PACO ALCÁCER headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
47GOAL!! The creative JELAVIC neatly headed on a cross for PACO ALCÁCER to thump the ball in. (2-1 Cruz Azul)
52HERRMANN poked an easy chance past the far post.
57VUCINIC hit a deadly shot just beyond the near post from twenty-five yards out.
60GIMÉNEZ booked for gamesmanship.
62HERRMANN was put clear by SOLDADO and he stepped inside the 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
63SOLDADO stormed through the Cruz Azul defence but shot straight at CORONA.
66A weak shot from SAMUEL trickled agonisingly wide.
70The hapless ARRIZABALAGA was all agog as a backpass from KÄLLSTRÖM dropped just over.
74GOAL!! Some fine work by JELAVIC on the right, left PACO ALCÁCER yards clear, and he raced past ARRIZABALAGA and thundered the ball home. (3-1 Cruz Azul)
75PACO ALCÁCER dribbled away from VERTONGHEN and flicked a tame shot wide.
83A useful ball from SONG on the left fell to RODRÍGUEZ who scuffed his shot over the bar.
84GIMÉNEZ made space on the left and dragged the ball to HUIQUI who clipped the ball wide.