Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Kwazi Dyosi | Kwazi Dyosi | Clyde Wootton | Clyde Wootton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Galli | N. Galli |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Harvey Lee | H. Lee | |||||||||
| John Mann | J. Mann | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Valerio Petrachi | V. Petrachi |  | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Juri Di Canio | J. Di Canio | |||||||||
| Paolo Jack | P. Jack | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 |  | Eric Hoogendorp | E. Hoogendorp | |||||||||
| Jody Galli | J. Galli | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Lars Töpfer | L. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Lomano Wright | L. Wright | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Wayne Thompson | W. Thompson | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | |||||||||
| Luke Lawton | L. Lawton | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Wayne Impey | W. Impey | |||||||||
| Jacob Jess | J. Jess | | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Ian Vieira | I. Vieira | |||||||||
| Malcolm James | M. James | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Christian Cassetti | C. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Alberto Mike | A. Mike | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Jan Opschoor | J. Opschoor | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 9,774 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Barnsley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Barnsley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off!
4.37
0-0Darren Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Jan Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Ian Vieira takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
6.26
0-0Paolo Jack sees a break and surges forward. Paolo Jack chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Mike. Alberto Mike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.06
0-0Mark Lampard comes in with a late challenge on Luke Lawton. Mark Lampard is given a warning by the referee! Luke Lawton stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.30
Eric Hoogendorp flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Impey. Wayne Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Neil Galli!
32.10
0-0Luke Lawton brings the ball forward. Luke Lawton shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
33.32
Juri Di Canio comes in with a late challenge on Jacob Jess. Juri Di Canio is warned by the referee! Jacob Jess runs off the knock.
34.42
0-1Juri Di Canio knocks the ball forward to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti plays a perfect one-two with Jan Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Christian Cassetti rockets a shot on goal. Christian Cassetti scores for Barnsley!!
39.28
Lomano Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Mike. Alberto Mike plays a perfect one-two with Malcolm James and rushes in on goal... Alberto Mike makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Luke Lawton makes a probing pass to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Lee who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Barnsley kick off the second half!
49.43
Paolo Jack sees space and advances. Paolo Jack passes the ball forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.16
Wayne Thompson sees space and advances. Wayne Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juri Di Canio.
57.03
Juri Di Canio flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Impey. Wayne Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti passes the ball forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.03
Juri Di Canio kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
67.10
Mark Lampard knocks the ball forward to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.47
Mark Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira makes a probing pass to Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Neil Galli manages to gather it comfortably.
73.44
Wayne Thompson passes the ball forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James plays a perfect one-two with Jacob Jess and rushes in on goal... Malcolm James shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.16
Darren Shearer surges forward with the ball. Darren Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor shoots from just inside the box but somehow Neil Galli manages to keep it out.
79.33
Darren Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.43
Lomano Wright knocks the ball forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Harvey Lee easily smothers it!
84.09
Wayne Impey makes a probing pass to Jan Opschoor. Jan Opschoor knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
30.4%
44.3%
25.3%
Scorers
| Alberto Mike 39 | Christian Cassetti 34, 84 Ian Vieira 57 |