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Commentary
RODRIGO MUNIZ's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Manchester City crossbar.
A cross from YUNUS left RODRIGO MUNIZ in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
A refined cross from HACKNEY was lashed goalbound by YUNUS only for ORTEGA to palm clear.
13¹GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from CHARLES caught the Middlesbrough defence square and PEDRO GONÇALVES nipped in to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Manchester City)
15¹A penalty box scramble resulted in PEDRO GONÇALVES tapping the ball over.
19¹BRAITHWAITE beat MARTÍNEZ and fired the ball to YUNUS who fumbled his shot wide.
23¹SÉRGIO GÓMEZ knocked the ball to PEDRO GONÇALVES who nodded it over the bar.
28¹GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed PEDRO GONÇALVES to play the ball to INGS who whacked a right foot shot into the net. (2-0 Manchester City)
30¹A corner bobbled toward RODRIGO MUNIZ who headed an effort over.
36¹GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of BRAITHWAITE who blasted the ball past the helpless Manchester City 'keeper. (2-1 Manchester City)
39¹ABRAHAM ran onto a wonderful ball from SÉRGIO GÓMEZ but toe-poked his effort wide.
45¹A left foot effort from HOPPE was pushed round the post by the Manchester City 'keeper.
47¹PEDRO GONÇALVES nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
A delightful save prevented BRAITHWAITE from scoring a good goal.
A shot from RODRIGO MUNIZ was smothered by the 'keeper.
10²A strike from MAHREZ held little difficulty for the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
13²MAHREZ rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
15²An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Middlesbrough 'keeper by MARTÍNEZ.
16²BRAITHWAITE worked the ball to YUNUS, RODRIGO MUNIZ latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
16²Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled CHARLES to hammer an effort over.
26²PEDRO GONÇALVES stormed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at STEFFEN.
37²PEDRO GONÇALVES's shot was well saved by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
40²GOAL!! The creative PEDRO PORRO neatly flicked on a cross for MARTÍNEZ to thump the ball in. (3-1 Manchester City)
42²A good effort from RODRIGO MUNIZ scraped the outside of the righthand post.
44²RODRIGO MUNIZ headed over the bar.

 
Manchester City
 
League position: 16
Home league form: XWOL
Overall league form: LXWWOXLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Stefan ORTEGA1Zack STEFFEN
PEDRO Antonio PORRO2Emil KRAFTH
Lisandro MARTÍNEZ3Patrick McNAIR
Miguel ALMIRON4Hayden HACKNEY
DIEGO CARLOS Santos5Maxime ESTÈVE
Shea CHARLES6James LEA SILIKI
(c)Riyad MAHREZ7YUNUS Akgün
PEDRO António GONÇALVES8Martin BRAITHWAITE(c)
(p)Tammy ABRAHAM9RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho(p)
(f)SÉRGIO GÓMEZ Martin10Matt CROOKS(f)
Danny INGS11Matthew HOPPE
Manager
Finley BURNS  12  Marcus FORSS
Tommy DOYLE  13  Daniel BACHMANN
Demarai GRAY  14  Riley McGREE
Ben KNIGHT  15  Jonny HOWSON
Benjamin MENDY  16  Dan BARLASER
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 18
Away league form: LLLW
Overall league form: LLLLLXWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Manchester City 3 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 33,978, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Dean Whitestone 5½)

Pedro Gonçalves 13¹, Ings 28¹, Martínez 40²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Braithwaite 36¹
  
  
  
31
76
33
77
65
1312
46
46%54%
Man of the match: Hayden Hackney