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10/08/2055, Albanian City Stadium, Manchester, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 1

Man City Vs Darlington

Man City play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Skorupski (GK) , O Merricks (CB) , D Wyburn (CB) , M Donlon (CB) , N Pugh (RB) , C Maddox (LB) , M McCluney (CDM) , A MacLeod (CAM) , I Ekpukhon (RM) , M Baines (LM) , A Iyorhe (ST) And the subs are: M Hopkins (CB) , S Kelsoe (CB) , S McNabb (CM) , S Morrice (CM) , W Lundie (ST)

Darlington play in a 3-4-3 Wide formation, and line up with: E Kelsoe (GK) , N Fordyce (CB) , I Finley (CB) , C Davies (CB) , S Ionescu (CM) , A Gough (CM) , M Hyland (RM) , G McComb (LM) , P Wayne (RW) , H Cronenberg (LW) , C de Honnecourt (ST) And the subs are: R Griffith (CB) , M Esplin (CB) , C Bethell (CM) , D Keefe (CM) , N Clark (ST)

Welcome to Albanian City Stadium in Manchester, England where Manchester City will face Darlington.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 41446.

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

6' - Owen Merricks plays a short pass to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod plays a short pass to Declan Wyburn.  Declan Wyburn plays a long pass to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks passes to Alex MacLeod.  Stanko á Ionescu dispossesses Alex MacLeod and takes possession.  Stanko á Ionescu spots a run from Charles de Honnecourt.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Charles de Honnecourt is able to take the ball.  Charles de Honnecourt takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Sammy Skorupski!  

13' - Stanko á Ionescu finds Nathan Fordyce with a short pass.  Nathan Fordyce hits the ball long to Mark Hyland.  Mark Hyland sees Amon Gough making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

17' - Alex MacLeod successfully tackles Craig Davies and gains possession for his team.  Alex MacLeod tries to use ball skills to beat Inigo Finley, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

22' - Craig Davies passes a long ball to Nathan Fordyce.  Nathan Fordyce passes to Charles de Honnecourt.  Charles de Honnecourt speeds past Chris Maddox.  

23' - Charles de Honnecourt sees Mark Hyland making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Mark Hyland  is unable to take the ball down!  

25' - Michael Donlon sees a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Aaron Iyorhe takes the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe shoots towards goal...but Edward Kelsoe stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Inigo Finley manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

26' - Mark McCluney spots a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Aaron Iyorhe is caught offside!  

30' - Gordon McComb passes to Nathan Fordyce.  Nathan Fordyce passes a long ball to Amon Gough.  Amon Gough runs with the ball, beating Declan Wyburn.  

31' - Amon Gough attempts a shot from distance...but its wide!

38' - Craig Davies hits the ball long to Inigo Finley.  Inigo Finley plays a short pass to Mark Hyland.  Mark Hyland speeds past Owen Merricks.  

39' - Mark Hyland lays the ball off and finds Amon Gough.  and Amon Gough scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Darlington player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

39' - Man City kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - Alex MacLeod passes the ball to Noah Pugh.  Noah Pugh plays the ball to Ian Ekpukhon.  Ian Ekpukhon sees Aaron Iyorhe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

43' - Ian Ekpukhon attempts to outskill Amon Gough.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Ian Ekpukhon runs with the ball!  

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

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

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles de Honnecourt will come off.  Chris Bethell is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Craig Davies dispossesses Ian Ekpukhon and takes the ball.  Craig Davies spots a run from Amon Gough.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Amon Gough runs on to the ball.  Amon Gough strikes the ball towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

63' - Craig Davies finds Nathan Fordyce with a long pass.  Nathan Fordyce plays the ball to Amon Gough.  Amon Gough attempts to outskill Noah Pugh and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Wayne will come off.  Noel Clark joins the game from the bench.  

71' - Michael Donlon plays a long pass to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks slides the ball to Mark Baines.  Mark Baines speeds past Craig Davies.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo Finley is going to be taken off.  Rob Griffith joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark McCluney will come off.  Matt Hopkins is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Aaron Iyorhe is going to be taken off.  Will Lundie is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Gordon McComb attempts to use his skills to beat Declan Wyburn, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

81' - Gordon McComb tries to beat Owen Merricks using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

85' - Will Lundie attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Edward Kelsoe performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

88' - Edward Kelsoe plays a long ball to Nathan Fordyce.  Nathan Fordyce passes the ball to Amon Gough.  Amon Gough sees a run from Stanko á Ionescu.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - Will Lundie sees Alex MacLeod making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Alex MacLeod runs on to the ball.  Alex MacLeod tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

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



The match has ended Manchester City 0 - 1 Darlington.