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Manchester City- Finished 22/01/12
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Member analysis by Mike 1 comments
Review by: Goal.com News - English - America. 1 comments
The Italian striker faces a four-game ban after clashing with the midfielder during the 3-2 win over Spurs at the Etihad on Sunday and has until Wednesday evening to respond
- Game Highlights
| Time | Manchester City | Tottenham |
|---|---|---|
| 10' |
Gael Clichy  |
|
| 52' |
Scott Parker |
|
| 56' |
Samir Nasri |
|
| 59' |
Joleon Lescott |
|
| 60' |
Jermain Defoe |
|
| 65' |
Gareth Bale |
|
| 66' |
Edin Dzeko   Mario Balotelli |
|
| 68' |
Rafael van der Vaart Jake Livermore |
|
| 79' |
Mario Balotelli |
|
| 88' |
Aaron Lennon Steven Pienaar |
|
| 90' |
Mario Balotelli |
- Live Commentary
| Time | H | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 90 +6 | It's raining, making conditions difficult for the players. | |
| 90 +6 | The referee blows the final whistle | |
| 90 +5 | |
G O O O A A A L - Mario Balotelli Manchester City scores from the penalty spot |
| 90 +4 | Gael Clichy sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 90 +4 | PENALTY! - Ledley King fouled Mario Balotelli in the box | |
| 90 +3 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 90 +2 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 90 +1 | Stefan Savic is guilty of making a defensive error. | |
| 90 +1 | Tottenham start a counter attack | |
| 90 +1 | Gareth Bale dribbles past his opponents | |
| 90 +1 | Jermain Defoe has a great chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target! | |
| 90 | Today's attendance is 47422 | |
| 90 | The home team have had 57% of possession compared to the away team's 43% | |
| 90 | The fourth official shows there are 4 minute(s) of time to be added | |
| 90 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto from Tottenham is ruled offside | |
| 89 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 89 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 88 | Younes Kaboul sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 88 | The game is stopped | |
| 88 | Jermain Defoe is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 88 |  |
Aaron Lennon is leaving the field to be replaced by Steven Pienaar in a tactical substitution. |
| 88 | The game is restarted | |
| 87 | Mario Balotelli has a shot deflected off target | |
| 87 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 86 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 85 | Scott Parker is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment. | |
| 85 | The match resumes with a drop ball | |
| 85 | Scott Parker comes back onto the field. | |
| 85 | Samir Nasri puts in a cross | |
| 85 | David Silva from Manchester City makes a dangerous play against Younes Kaboul. | |
| 83 | A shot by Mario Balotelli is blocked | |
| 83 | The game is stopped | |
| 83 | Scott Parker is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 82 | Samir Nasri puts in a cross | |
| 82 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 82 | Gareth Barry fouls Scott Parker | |
| 81 | Tottenham take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 79 | The home team have had 58% of possession compared to the away team's 42% | |
| 79 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 79 | Mario Balotelli fouls Benoit Assou-Ekotto | |
| 79 | |
Yellow card for Mario Balotelli |
| 78 | Jermain Defoe dribbles past his opponents | |
| 78 | Joleon Lescott relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 77 | Samir Nasri crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 77 | Mario Balotelli from Manchester City heads wide | |
| 77 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 76 | The game is restarted | |
| 76 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 76 | Ledley King fouls Mario Balotelli | |
| 75 | A shot by Gareth Bale is blocked | |
| 75 | Aaron Lennon dribbles past his opponents | |
| 75 | Aaron Lennon shoots and hits the target, but the keeper saves it | |
| 75 | The game is stopped | |
| 75 | Younes Kaboul is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field. | |
| 74 | Gareth Bale puts in a cross | |
| 74 | Gael Clichy makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 74 | Luka Modric from Tottenham takes a corner kick | |
| 74 | Micah Richards relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 72 | James Milner hand-balls | |
| 72 | Kyle Walker shoots, but his effort was never close to hitting the target. | |
| 72 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 71 | Luka Modric from Tottenham takes a short corner kick | |
| 71 | Luka Modric from Tottenham tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 71 | Luka Modric misses the goal with a shot from outside the box | |
| 71 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 70 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 70 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 70 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto puts in a cross | |
| 70 | Stefan Savic makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 69 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 69 | Gareth Bale relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 69 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 69 | James Milner from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 69 | Scott Parker makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 68 | |
Rafael van der Vaart is leaving the field to be replaced by Jake Livermore in a tactical substitution. |
| 68 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 68 | Younes Kaboul relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 68 | Samir Nasri puts in a cross | |
| 68 | Ledley King makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 67 | Rafael van der Vaart fouls Mario Balotelli | |
| 67 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 67 | Scott Parker makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 66 | |
Edin Dzeko is leaving the field to be replaced by Mario Balotelli in a tactical substitution. |
| 66 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 65 | |
G O O O A A A L - Gareth Bale from Tottenham scores from outside the box. |
| 64 | Samir Nasri has a shot deflected off target | |
| 64 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 64 | Ledley King relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 64 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 62 | Edin Dzeko from Manchester City shoots wide | |
| 62 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 62 | Jermain Defoe from Tottenham is ruled offside | |
| 60 | Jermain Defoe finds himself in a 1 on 1 situation with the 'keeper. | |
| 60 | Stefan Savic is guilty of making a defensive error. | |
| 60 | |
G O O O A A A L - Jermain Defoe scores. |
| 59 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 59 | |
Joleon Lescott from Manchester City tapped the ball in. |
| 58 | David Silva sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 58 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 58 | David Silva puts in a cross | |
| 58 | Younes Kaboul makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 57 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 56 | David Silva from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 56 | |
G O O O A A A L - Samir Nasri scores. |
| 55 | Rafael van der Vaart fouls Samir Nasri | |
| 54 | Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham takes a short corner kick | |
| 54 | A shot by Gareth Bale is blocked | |
| 54 | Luka Modric puts in a cross | |
| 54 | Gareth Barry relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 53 | David Silva crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 53 | Brad Friedel relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 53 | Gareth Bale puts in a cross | |
| 52 | Tottenham start a counter attack | |
| 52 | James Milner relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 52 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 52 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto puts in a cross | |
| 52 | Micah Richards relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 52 | Scott Parker fouls Sergio Agüero | |
| 52 | |
After a professional foul, Scott Parker is lucky to receive only a yellow card |
| 51 | Jermain Defoe pulls Stefan Savic by the shirt | |
| 51 | Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham commits a foul on Gareth Barry but the referee waves play on. | |
| 51 | Gael Clichy puts in a cross | |
| 51 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 50 | Rafael van der Vaart relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 50 | Rafael van der Vaart shoots, but his effort was never close to hitting the target. | |
| 50 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 49 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 49 | Brad Friedel relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 49 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 49 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 48 | Edin Dzeko puts in a cross | |
| 48 | Sergio Agüero from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 48 | A shot by Micah Richards is blocked | |
| 47 | Edin Dzeko from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 47 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 46 | The second half is underway | |
| 45 +1 | The referee blows for half time | |
| 45 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 43 | Edin Dzeko shoots, but his effort was never close to hitting the target. | |
| 43 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 43 | The home team have had 53% of possession compared to the away team's 47% | |
| 42 | Tottenham take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 41 | Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 40 | Micah Richards fouls Benoit Assou-Ekotto | |
| 39 | Rafael van der Vaart fouls Gareth Barry | |
| 37 | Luka Modric puts in a cross | |
| 37 | Joe Hart comes out and claims the ball | |
| 36 | Younes Kaboul sees his indirect free-kick fail to hit the target. | |
| 36 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 35 | Joleon Lescott obstructs Gareth Bale and a free-kick is awarded. | |
| 34 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 33 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 33 | James Milner fouls Luka Modric | |
| 33 | Kyle Walker puts in a cross | |
| 33 | Micah Richards relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 33 | A shot by Rafael van der Vaart is blocked | |
| 33 | A shot by Rafael van der Vaart is blocked | |
| 33 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 32 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 31 | Sergio Agüero has a great chance to score, but his effort is parried by the keeper! | |
| 31 | David Silva from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 31 | Gareth Bale relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 30 | Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 30 | Micah Richards puts in a cross | |
| 29 | Gael Clichy puts in a cross | |
| 29 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 28 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 28 | Brad Friedel comes out and claims the ball | |
| 28 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto puts in a cross | |
| 28 | Gareth Barry relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 27 | Scott Parker fouls Edin Dzeko | |
| 27 | David Silva from Manchester City sends a pass into the box | |
| 27 | Sergio Agüero shoots, but his effort was never close to hitting the target. | |
| 27 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 26 | Sergio Agüero dribbles past his opponents | |
| 26 | David Silva from Manchester City shoots wide | |
| 26 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 25 | Rafael van der Vaart is penalised for pushing Edin Dzeko | |
| 24 | Kyle Walker is penalised for pushing Gael Clichy | |
| 24 | Edin Dzeko is penalised for pushing Scott Parker | |
| 23 | Tottenham take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 23 | Edin Dzeko from Manchester City is ruled offside | |
| 22 | The home team have had 44% of possession compared to the away team's 56% | |
| 21 | Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham takes a short corner kick | |
| 21 | Rafael van der Vaart from Tottenham tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 21 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 21 | Gareth Bale puts in a cross | |
| 21 | Stefan Savic relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 21 | Scott Parker shoots, but his effort was never close to hitting the target. | |
| 21 | Goal kick for Manchester City | |
| 20 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto puts in a cross | |
| 20 | Stefan Savic makes a clearance resulting in a corner. | |
| 19 | Sergio Agüero puts in a cross | |
| 19 | Younes Kaboul relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 18 | Sergio Agüero has a great chance to score, but fails to score as his effort is blocked! | |
| 18 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 17 | Samir Nasri plays a neat 1-2 with Sergio Agüero. | |
| 17 | Younes Kaboul relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 15 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 14 | Aaron Lennon from Tottenham sends a pass into the box | |
| 14 | Joe Hart comes out and claims the ball | |
| 14 | Gareth Bale puts in a cross | |
| 13 | Sergio Agüero has a shot deflected off target | |
| 13 | Samir Nasri from Manchester City takes a corner kick | |
| 13 | Luka Modric sends a long ball upfield. | |
| 12 | Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 11 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto from Tottenham tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. | |
| 10 | |
The referee shows Gael Clichy the yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. |
| 9 | Gael Clichy puts in a cross | |
| 9 | Younes Kaboul relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 9 | Tottenham take a throw-in in their own half of the field | |
| 8 | Rafael van der Vaart crosses the ball into the box from the free kick | |
| 8 | Kyle Walker puts in a cross | |
| 8 | Joleon Lescott relieves the pressure with a clearance | |
| 7 | Gael Clichy fouls Kyle Walker | |
| 6 | A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine. | |
| 5 | Micah Richards from Manchester City commits a foul on Gareth Bale but the referee waves play on. | |
| 3 | Goal kick for Tottenham | |
| 2 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 1 | Tottenham kick-off, and the game is underway. | |
| 1 | Tottenham take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field | |
| 0 | Welcome to Etihad Stadium, the match will start in about 5 minutes. | |
| 0 | The referee starts the match |
- Game Stats
| Manchester City | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots On Target | 6 | 7 |
| Shots Off Target | 8 | 6 |
| Corners | 9 | 4 |
| Throw Ins | 9 | 16 |
| Crosses | 12 | 13 |
| Counter Attacks | 0 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Fouls Commited | 10 | 11 |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 |
| Ball Possession | 57% | 43% |
- Stats
Posted 22/01/2012 15:25 by asger
Crazy miss by Defoe.. Spurs would have won this if he score, instead a retarded tackle by King for penalty.. but okay, Balotelli might have scored anyway.