Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Mike | P. Mike |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 71 | | Des Pallister | D. Pallister | ||||||||
| Albert Gainza | A. Gainza |  | 66 | D | |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | ||||||||
| Mervin Grantt | M. Grantt | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Matthew Redknapp | M. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Ronnie Bould | R. Bould | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Sean Ciullo | S. Ciullo | |||||||||
| Gary Hendry | G. Hendry |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Elena Morales | E. Morales | |||||||||
| Tommy Moore | T. Moore | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Andres Aguilar | A. Aguilar | |||||||||
| Graham Bellamy | G. Bellamy | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Darren Edghill | D. Edghill | |||||||||
| Matthew Lightfoot | M. Lightfoot | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Pablo Nunez | P. Nunez | |||||||||
| Cesare Tommasi | C. Tommasi | | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 65 | | Billy Moore | B. Moore | |||||||||
| Robert Craddock | R. Craddock | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Chris Dixon | C. Dixon | |||||||||
| Emile Carter | E. Carter | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Colin Morrison | C. Morrison | |||||||||
| Mick Craddock | M. Craddock | | 55 | G | | 12 | | M | 64 | | Ernesto Farinos | E. Farinos | |||||||||
| Malcolm Joseph | M. Joseph | | 55 | G | | 13 | | G | 63 | | Trevor Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Adam Hitchcock | A. Hitchcock | | 53 | G | | 14 | | G | 62 | | Noel Pearce | N. Pearce | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Hull City. A crowd of 9,437 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Jess.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Jess.
0.00
0-0Manchester City get the match underway!
3.28
0-0Ronnie Bould sees space and advances. Ronnie Bould flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesare Tommasi rushes past Elena Morales! Cesare Tommasi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.29
0-0Pablo Nunez darts forward. Pablo Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.02
0-0Tommy Moore clumsily knocks into Billy Moore. Tommy Moore is shown the yellow card! Billy Moore runs off the knock.
8.25
Pablo Nunez makes a simple pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison shoots from long range but it is miles over!
10.33
Gary Hendry receives the ball from a throw-in from Ronnie Bould. Gary Hendry makes a simple pass to Matthew Lightfoot. Matthew Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Carter. Emile Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.32
Pablo Nunez knocks the ball forward to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon threads a neat ball through to Colin Morrison. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Colin Morrison provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.45
Tommy Moore makes a probing pass to Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Des Pallister who gathers it comfortably.
18.44
Matthew Lightfoot flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi whips in a cross ball towards Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
21.16
Tommy Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Des Pallister who gathers it comfortably.
24.14
0-0Tommy Moore clumsily knocks into Elena Morales. Tommy Moore is given a warning by the referee! Elena Morales runs off the knock.
34.10
Darren Edghill clumsily knocks into Matthew Lightfoot. Darren Edghill is warned by the referee! Matthew Lightfoot runs off the knock.
36.44
0-1Darren Edghill hits a low pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Dixon and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Colin Morrison provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hull City!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Hull City kick off!
54.40
Tommy Moore clumsily knocks into Pablo Nunez. The referee brings Tommy Moore to one side and gives him another warning! Pablo Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.29
Without breaking stride, Graham Bellamy plays the ball forward to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
63.37
Matthew Lightfoot barges into Andres Aguilar. Matthew Lightfoot is shown the yellow card! Andres Aguilar stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Tommy Moore laces a weighted ball forward to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.18
0-1Andres Aguilar makes a simple pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison plays a one-two with Chris Dixon and advances towards the goal... Colin Morrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Peter Mike. What a great pair of hands!
69.54
Tommy Moore sees Cesare Tommasi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesare Tommasi shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
75.38
0-1Albert Gainza clumsily knocks into Colin Morrison. The referee brings Albert Gainza to one side and gives him a warning! Colin Morrison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.05
0-1Manchester City have made 3 substitutions with Mick Craddock replacing Emile Carter, Malcolm Joseph replacing Matthew Lightfoot and Adam Hitchcock replacing Ronnie Bould .
78.06
Cesare Tommasi hacks Paul Lowe from behind! The referee warns Cesare Tommasi to calm down! Paul Lowe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.19
Darren Edghill threads a neat ball through to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.17
Tommy Moore comes in with a late challenge on Billy Moore. The referee calls over Tommy Moore yet again and warns him to calm down! Billy Moore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
25.4%
52.2%
22.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Morrison of Hull City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Peter Mike (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Albert Gainza (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Mervin Grantt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ronnie Bould (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gary Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tommy Moore (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Graham Bellamy (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matthew Lightfoot (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Cesare Tommasi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Robert Craddock (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Emile Carter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mick Craddock (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Malcolm Joseph (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Adam Hitchcock (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Des Pallister (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Lowe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthew Redknapp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sean Ciullo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Elena Morales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andres Aguilar (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Darren Edghill (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Pablo Nunez (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Billy Moore (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Chris Dixon (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Colin Morrison (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Ernesto Farinos (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Trevor Mcgreal (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Noel Pearce (GK) | 0 | |