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12/08/2053, Albanian City Stadium, Manchester, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

Man City Vs Rochdale

Man City play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: S Skorupski (GK) , O Merricks (CB) , M Donlon (CB) , A Rhind (RB) , H McCalmont (LB) , G Mula (CM) , C Maddox (CDM) , M McCluney (CDM) , S McNabb (RW) , M Baines (LW) , A Iyorhe (ST) And the subs are: A MacLeod (CB) , A McChesney (CB) , L Marshall (CM) , I Ekpukhon (CM) , S Morrice (ST)

Rochdale play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: K Menzies (GK) , B Tock (CB) , R Henty (CB) , J McCracken (CB) , N Banks (RB) , I Lindsay (LB) , D Cathey (CDM) , H MacInnis (CAM) , R Pritchard (RM) , J McClimans (LM) , G Wahab (ST) And the subs are: J Jones (CB) , J Shirah (CB) , L MacClelland (CM) , C Caddick (CM) , R Cecil (ST)

Welcome to Albanian City Stadium in Manchester, England where Manchester City will face Rochdale.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 24271.

1' - Man City kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Alex Rhind passes to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks passes to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon passes to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks plays a long ball to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula tries to beat Hamish MacInnis using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

8' - Gareth Mula hits a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

11' - Gethin Wahab tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

17' - Sammy Skorupski passes to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon plays the ball to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney slides the ball to Alex Rhind.  Alex Rhind finds Gareth Mula with a short pass.  Gareth Mula hits the ball from outside the area...but Kian Menzies stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Hamish MacInnis is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

18' - Hamish MacInnis uses his pace to beat Alex Rhind.  

18' - Hamish MacInnis spots a run from Dan Cathey.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Dan Cathey is caught offside!  

23' - Sid McNabb plays a long ball to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks plays the ball to Aaron Iyorhe.  Rob Henty successfully tackles Aaron Iyorhe and gains possession for his team.  Rob Henty spots a run from Gethin Wahab.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

25' - Sid McNabb hits the ball long to Harry McCalmont.  Harry McCalmont sees Chris Maddox making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Maddox runs on to the ball.  Chris Maddox looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

29' - Neil Banks sees Hamish MacInnis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Hamish MacInnis is caught offside!  

32' - Sid McNabb chips a long ball to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula passes to Mark Baines.  Mark Baines hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...but Kian Menzies performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

38' - Kian Menzies plays a long pass to Rob Henty.  Rob Henty finds Hamish MacInnis with a short pass.  Hamish MacInnis plays a short pass to Gethin Wahab.  Gethin Wahab attempts to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

41' - Sammy Skorupski spots a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - Hamish MacInnis plays a long ball to Neil Banks.  Neil Banks hits a shot from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Rochdale kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Alex Rhind looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but Kian Menzies stops the shot!  

54' - Kian Menzies passes the ball to Rob Henty.  Rob Henty passes a long ball to Hamish MacInnis.  Hamish MacInnis passes to Gethin Wahab.  Gethin Wahab attempts to speed past Owen Merricks, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Rochdale.  

55' - Hamish MacInnis steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Harry McCalmont intercepts the ball.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Joseph McClimans will come off.  Lloyd MacClelland is brought on from the bench.  

57' - Harry McCalmont sees a run from Gareth Mula.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gareth Mula is able to control the ball.  Gareth Mula attempts the cutback and is able to find Aaron Iyorhe.  Aaron Iyorhe hits a shot...and Aaron Iyorhe scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Man City player!  The ball went in off the upright!

57' - Rochdale kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - Bryan Tock plays the ball to Dan Cathey.  Dan Cathey plays the ball to Bryan Tock.  Bryan Tock passes a long ball to Neil Banks.  Neil Banks attempts a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

66' - Rob Henty spots a run from Ryan Pritchard.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ryan Pritchard runs on to the ball.  Ryan Pritchard tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

67' - Sammy Skorupski sees Gareth Mula making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sid McNabb is going to be taken off.  Leeroy Marshall is going to be brought on.  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hamish MacInnis is going to be taken off.  Robert Cecil is brought on from the bench.  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry McCalmont is going to be taken off.  Amon McChesney joins the game from the bench.  

74' - Mark Baines shoots from outside the area...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin Wahab will come off.  Callum Caddick is going to be brought on.  

78' - Gareth Mula finds Amon McChesney with a short pass.  Amon McChesney tries to beat Isaac Lindsay using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

78' - Amon McChesney sees Aaron Iyorhe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

84' - Isaac Lindsay sees Ryan Pritchard making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

88' - Amon McChesney hits the ball long to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Bryan Tock.  

91' - Bryan Tock hits the ball long to Dan Cathey.  Dan Cathey plays a short pass to Ryan Pritchard.  Ryan Pritchard uses his pace to beat Owen Merricks.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Manchester City 1 - 0 Rochdale.