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02/08/2053, MacKillop Arena, Darlington, England, Live on National TV
League One, English Football League

Darlington Vs Man City

Darlington play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: E Kelsoe (GK) , D Flanagan (CB) , I Finley (CB) , M Hyland (RB) , M Buchan (LB) , J Owen (CDM) , M Esplin (CDM) , C de Honnecourt (CAM) , G McComb (CAM) , P Wayne (ST) , D Keefe (ST) And the subs are: C Kennedy (CB) , D Wyburn (CB) , P Wallis (CM) , N Clark (CM) , F McCreary (ST)

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) , A McChesney (CB) , S McNabb (CM) , S Morrice (CM) , L Marshall (ST)

Welcome to MacKillop Arena in Darlington, England where Darlington will face Manchester City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 85516.

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

3' - Mark Hyland plays a short pass to Gordon McComb.  Gordon McComb passes to Joe Owen.  Joe Owen sees a run from Gordon McComb.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

10' - Mark Buchan takes the ball past Alex MacLeod with a turn of pace.  

16' - Mark Buchan passes the ball to Charles de Honnecourt.  Mark Baines successfully tackles Charles de Honnecourt and the ball goes loose.  Man City try to launch a counter attack.  Mark Esplin successfully tackles Alex MacLeod and gains possession for his team.  Owen Merricks successfully tackles Mark Esplin and the ball goes loose.  Peter Wayne dispossesses Mark McCluney and the ball goes loose.  Gareth Mula plays the ball to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney sees a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Aaron Iyorhe is caught offside!  

20' - Mark Baines dispossesses Gordon McComb and the ball goes loose.  Joe Owen plays a long pass to Charles de Honnecourt.  Charles de Honnecourt sees Denton Keefe making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Denton Keefe is caught offside!  

24' - Harry McCalmont chips a long ball to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks finds Alex MacLeod with a short pass.  Alex MacLeod tries to use ball skills to beat Inigo Finley, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Inigo Finley the red card! That will be a freekick for Man City.  

25' - Harry McCalmont steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Mark Esplin intercepts the ball.  

33' - Joe Owen plays a long ball to Mark Esplin.  Owen Merricks dispossesses Mark Esplin and takes possession.  Owen Merricks plays a long pass to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod passes to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Mark Esplin takes possession.  

38' - Mark Esplin plays a long ball to Joe Owen.  Harry McCalmont tackles Joe Owen and takes possession.  Harry McCalmont sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ian Ekpukhon takes the ball.  Ian Ekpukhon tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Ian Ekpukhon for Man City!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

39' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Mark Buchan takes the ball past Harry McCalmont with a turn of pace.  

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

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

48' - Chris Maddox passes the ball to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod passes to Gareth Mula.  Joe Owen dispossesses Gareth Mula and gains possession for his team.  Darlington try to launch a counter attack.  Joe Owen sees a run from Gordon McComb.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gordon McComb is caught offside!  

52' - Gareth Mula plays a long ball to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney spots a run from Alex MacLeod.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Alex MacLeod is able to control the ball.  Alex MacLeod tries to cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Ian Ekpukhon attempts to beat Gordon McComb using his skills but fails, losing the ball!  

55' - Charles de Honnecourt hits the ball long to Mark Hyland.  With a turn of pace, Mark Hyland beats Chris Maddox, but is then fouled.    The referee shows Chris Maddox the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Darlington.  

56' - Joe Owen places the ball to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Peter Wayne.  Peter Wayne jumps up and gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from Peter Wayne for Darlington!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

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

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dale Flanagan is going to be taken off.  Chris Kennedy is brought on from the bench.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Denton Keefe will come off.  Noel Clark is going to be brought on.  

61' - Owen Merricks finds Harry McCalmont with a long pass.  Harry McCalmont speeds past Mark Hyland.  

61' - Harry McCalmont sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - Gordon McComb finds Mark Hyland with a long ball.  Mark Hyland slides the ball to Joe Owen.  Harry McCalmont dispossesses Joe Owen and the ball goes loose.  Charles de Honnecourt hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...and Charles de Honnecourt scores!  That's a nice goal from the Darlington player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

68' - Owen Merricks plays the ball to Chris Maddox.  Chris Maddox passes to Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Ian Ekpukhon has strayed offside!  

73' - Harry McCalmont sees a run from Alex MacLeod.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Alex MacLeod runs on to the ball.  Alex MacLeod tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Edward Kelsoe manages to stop the shot!  

74' - Edward Kelsoe spots a run from Peter Wayne.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Peter Wayne is caught offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Maddox is going to be taken off.  Michael Donlon joins the game from the bench.  

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

84' - Darlington try to launch a quick counter attack.  Chris Kennedy plays a long ball to Mark Esplin.  Mark Esplin passes to Peter Wayne.  Peter Wayne spots a run from Noel Clark.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Noel Clark is able to control the ball.  Noel Clark takes a shot...but its wide!

89' - Ian Ekpukhon sees Leeroy Marshall making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Leeroy Marshall runs on to the ball.  Leeroy Marshall looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!



The match has ended Darlington 2 - 1 Manchester City.