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04/01/2054, Albanian City Stadium, Manchester, England
League One, English Football League

Man City Vs Cardiff

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

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O McNiven (GK) , L Whalen (CB) , S Evans (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , O Brain (LB) , M Mewies (CDM) , J Finlayson (CAM) , L Smith (RM) , Z Rayburn (LM) , A Dower (ST) And the subs are: G Meyrick (CB) , V Ruddock (CM) , M Keenor (CM) , A Weale (ST)

Welcome to Albanian City Stadium in Manchester, England where Manchester City will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 52142.

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

3' - Mark McCluney plays the ball to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod finds Gareth Mula with a short pass.  Gareth Mula sees a run from Mark Baines.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mark Baines is caught offside!  

12' - Alex MacLeod attempts to use his skills to beat Louis Smith.  The opposing player is unable to stop Alex MacLeod who takes the ball forward!  

13' - Alex MacLeod spots a run from Mark Baines.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

21' - Alex MacLeod tackles Mark Mewies and the ball goes loose.  Mark Mewies passes to John Finlayson.  Harry McCalmont tackles John Finlayson and gains possession for his team.  Harry McCalmont passes a long ball to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Ian Ekpukhon runs on to the ball.  Ian Ekpukhon looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Oliver McNiven!  Mark Mewies gets to the ball first and clears.

28' - Alex MacLeod dispossesses Sam Evans and takes possession.  Alex MacLeod passes the ball to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Man City!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

28' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

39' - Ollie Brain passes to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson crosses the ball, but opposing player Gareth Mula takes possession.  

42' - Gareth Mula slides the ball to Harry McCalmont.  Harry McCalmont passes the ball to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod speeds past Louis Smith.  

43' - Alex MacLeod sees Mark Baines making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mark Baines runs on to the ball.  Mark Baines tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Oliver McNiven!  

45' - Oliver McNiven sees a run from John Finlayson.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Finlayson is able to take the ball.  John Finlayson attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Sammy Skorupski stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Louis Smith gets to the ball first...Louis Smith tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

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

46' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Alex MacLeod attempts to speed past Arthur Dower, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Man City.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Arthur Dower is going to be taken off.  Andrew Weale joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Evans will come off.  Griffith Meyrick is going to be brought on.  

63' - Mark Mewies sees Louis Smith making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

67' - Harry McCalmont plays a long pass to Alex Rhind.  Alex Rhind plays a short pass to Harry McCalmont.  Harry McCalmont passes to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Leeroy Whalen takes possession.  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Finlayson is going to be taken off.  Malcolm Keenor joins the game from the bench.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Owen Merricks is going to be taken off.  Michael Donlon is going to be brought on.  

76' - Malcolm Keenor plays a short pass to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain attempts a shot from long range towards goal...and Ollie Brain scores!  That's a nice goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

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

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Aaron Iyorhe is going to be taken off.  Leeroy Marshall is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Ekpukhon is going to be taken off.  Will Lundie joins the game from the bench.  

83' - Griffith Meyrick plays a long ball to Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies attempts to outskill Alex Rhind, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

84' - Mark Mewies takes a shot from outside the area...but Sammy Skorupski manages to stop the shot!  

88' - Sammy Skorupski passes to Alex MacLeod.  Andrew Weale successfully tackles Alex MacLeod and gains possession for his team.  Andrew Weale sees Louis Smith making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - Will Lundie slides the ball to Harry McCalmont.  Harry McCalmont spots a run from Alex MacLeod.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Alex MacLeod takes the ball.  Alex MacLeod looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Alex MacLeod scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Man City player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

91' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  



The match has ended Manchester City 2 - 1 Cardiff City.