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29/08/2056, Albanian City Stadium, Manchester, England
EFL Cup, Round 2
Man City Vs Rushden

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

Rushden play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: K Bate (GK) , L Health (CB) , E Nicolas (CB) , D Pennie (RB) , M Ard (LB) , R Igun (CDM) , J Speirs (CDM) , G Meland (CAM) , B Stalker (CAM) , M Cavanaugh (ST) , M McWethy (ST) And the subs are: E Rees (CB) , T McCown (CB) , D McWethy (CM) , I Page (CM) , J Moffet (ST)
Welcome to Albanian City Stadium in Manchester, England where Manchester City will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds.  This is round 2 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 41719.

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

4' - Matt Hopkins passes to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney passes to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ian Ekpukhon takes the ball.  Ian Ekpukhon looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and Ian Ekpukhon scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Man City player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

4' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

7' - James Speirs passes to Morgan Ard.  Morgan Ard passes to James Speirs.  Ian Ekpukhon successfully tackles James Speirs and the ball goes loose.  Dominic Pennie brings the ball forward, outpacing Ian Ekpukhon.  

8' - Dominic Pennie sees Gareth Meland making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Gareth Meland runs on to the ball.  Gareth Meland tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Gareth Meland for Rushden!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

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

10' - Chris Maddox passes the ball to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney passes to Noah Pugh.  Noah Pugh takes the ball past Rex Igun with a turn of pace.  

11' - Noah Pugh sees a run from Sid McNabb.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

18' - Bradley Stalker finds Gareth Meland with a short pass.  Matt Hopkins successfully tackles Gareth Meland and the ball goes loose.  Sid McNabb tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...James Speirs is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

21' - Ian Ekpukhon attempts to beat Lee Health using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

24' - Ian Ekpukhon finds Sam Morrice with a short pass.  Sam Morrice tries to beat Lee Health using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

25' - Sam Morrice sees a run from Sid McNabb.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Sid McNabb is able to control the ball.  Sid McNabb shoots...but it hits the upright!  Lee Health gets to the ball first and clears.

28' - Matt Hopkins hits the ball long to Mark Baines.  Mark Baines tries to use ball skills to beat Dominic Pennie and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

29' - Mark Baines hits the ball from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but Kian Bate performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

31' - Kian Bate sees Michael Cavanaugh making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Michael Cavanaugh is able to take the ball.  Michael Cavanaugh attempts a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

42' - Dominic Pennie plays a long ball to Bradley Stalker.  Bradley Stalker hits a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Matt Hopkins is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

45' - Dominic Pennie dispossesses Ian Ekpukhon and takes possession.  Dominic Pennie hits the ball long to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas spots a run from Gareth Meland.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Gareth Meland is able to control the ball.  Gareth Meland tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Sammy Skorupski gets down to stop the shot!  

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

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

48' - Bradley Stalker plays a short pass to James Speirs.  James Speirs plays a short pass to Morgan Ard.  Morgan Ard sees a run from Gareth Meland.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gareth Meland is caught offside!  

50' - Sid McNabb chips a long ball to Declan Wyburn.  Declan Wyburn sees a run from Sam Morrice.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Morrice will come off.  Will Lundie is brought on from the bench.  

54' - Declan Wyburn sees Ian Ekpukhon making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Ian Ekpukhon has strayed offside!  

57' - Martin McWethy plays the ball to Lee Health.  Lee Health hits the ball long to Bradley Stalker.  Bradley Stalker spots a run from Gareth Meland.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Gareth Meland is caught offside!  

60' - Sid McNabb hits the ball long to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon passes to Will Lundie.  Will Lundie spots a run from Mark Baines.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mark Baines is caught offside!  

63' - Martin McWethy plays the ball to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas chips a long ball to Lee Health.  Lee Health spots a run from Michael Cavanaugh.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - Sid McNabb plays a long pass to Chris Maddox.  Chris Maddox sees a run from Will Lundie.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Will Lundie has strayed offside!  

70' - Mark McCluney hits the ball long to Noah Pugh.  Noah Pugh uses his pace to beat Eupeithes Nicolas.  

71' - Noah Pugh spots a run from Will Lundie.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Will Lundie runs on to the ball.  Will Lundie attempts the cutback, but James Speirs intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

72' - With a turn of pace, James Speirs beats Mark McCluney.  

75' - Michael Donlon spots a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Ian Ekpukhon is caught offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Matt Hopkins is going to be taken off.  Declan Regan is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Michael Cavanaugh is going to be taken off.  Jacob Moffet joins the game from the bench.  

81' - James Speirs takes a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Rex Igun pounces on the loose ball...Rex Igun looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lee Health is going to be taken off.  Tommy McCown joins the game from the bench.  

82' - Sammy Skorupski sees Sid McNabb making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Sid McNabb is able to take the ball.  Sid McNabb hits a shot towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

88' - Kian Bate passes a long ball to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas plays the ball to James Speirs.  Declan Regan tackles James Speirs and takes possession.  Declan Regan plays a long pass to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon sees a run from Will Lundie.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Will Lundie is caught offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

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

94' - Declan Wyburn slides the ball to Sid McNabb.  Sid McNabb passes to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney uses his pace to beat Jacob Moffet.  

97' - Bradley Stalker takes the ball past Mark McCluney with a turn of pace.  

99' - Dominic Pennie dispossesses Ian Ekpukhon and gains possession for his team.  Dominic Pennie attempts to speed past Sid McNabb, but is brought down.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. Sid McNabb has been booked.  That will be a freekick for Rushden.  

103' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Eupeithes Nicolas is going to be taken off.  Edwyn Rees is brought on from the bench.  

106' - Mark McCluney finds Noah Pugh with a long pass.  Noah Pugh sees a run from Sid McNabb.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

107' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

117' - Ian Ekpukhon plays a long ball to Chris Maddox.  Chris Maddox spots a run from Mark Baines.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Mark Baines is caught offside!  

119' - Martin McWethy chips a long ball to Rex Igun.  Rex Igun looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Rex Igun scores!  That's a fine goal from the Rushden player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Manchester City 1 - 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds.