Manchester City vs Everton
Match pulse
MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| EVE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Man City 2-0
Manchester City beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Mario Balotelli (68') and James Milner (89').
Play by play
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Balotelli's deflected strike and Milner's late finish, set up by gorgeously by Silva, were enough for City in a rather sluggish game. A win's a win, and City will not care a jot that it wasn't inspirational. Everton tried but lacked any creativity or impetus. Thank you for your company today. Why not enjoy the rest of this football-fuelled Saturday with my colleague Chris Murphy <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/live/_/id/960936/matchday-live---premier-league?cc=5739">here</a>.
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<b>FULL-TIME:</b> Manchester City 2-0 Everton.
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Savic clears off the line from Fellaini's effort. Almost a late consolation for Everton.
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Drenthe, in spite of his error, looks bright. He does things quickly, which Everton have not done today.
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Saha tries his luck but Hart is equal to it with a simple save.
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David Silva has been awarded man of the match by the television channel screening the game in the UK.
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Four minutes of added time to be played.
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The goal came from Drenthe making a mess of things just when the ESPN office was applauding his quality. Kiss of death.
- 89'
Brilliant stuff from Silva as he manipulates the ball, bamboozling his opponents before threading in Milner with a class through ball. Milner dashed clear and toed home past Howard.
- 89'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> James Milner wraps up the win for City!!!
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Jagielka is carded for a poor challenge on Mario.
- 86'
Goal scored, but it is offside. Balotelli hit a low shot/cross into the box and Silva tapped into an empty net. The flag rightly went up for offside.
- 85'
Toure thunders a shot towards the bottom corner and Howard is there to save with a solid palm away.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Savic is on for Nasri as Mancini looks to close this game out.
- 84'
Drenthe has a crack but it is with his weaker right foot and the ball zooms over. Hart had previously punched clear the corner.
- 83'
Corner to Everton...
- 82'
Drenthe has shown some quality since coming on. And willing too, which'll please Moyes.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Vellios comes on for Coleman.
- 80'
Textbook strop for Balotelli there, beating the floor. Love it.
- 79'
Drenthe surges on and the cuts back onto his left foot. He lifts a pass to the back post but the delivery is a touch heavy and skips out of play.
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Milner comes on for Aguero, who has shown flashes of quality but it hasn't really been his day.
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Milner's about to come on.
- 76'
What?! Saha just got clobbered by Kompany and a free-kick looked certain. Webb, though, dismisses the claim. Amazing really, because it was a clear foul on the edge of the area.
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Lovely ping of a pass from Drenthe just then.
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Summer signing Drenthe enters the fray for Neville.
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