Manchester City vs Southampton
Match pulse
MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| SOU | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who won: Man City 3-2
Manchester City beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Carlos Tevez (40'), Edin Dzeko (72') and Samir Nasri (80'). Goals for Southampton: Rickie Lambert (59') and Steven Davis (68').
Play by play
- 93'
<b>FULL TIME</b> - a pulsating game and a scare for City who conceded two sloppy goals and looked far from solid at the back. Dzeko and Nasri got them out of jail and they take three points but Southampton were magnificent and deserved something from the game. A superb advert for the Premier League.
- 92'
Three stationed up front for the visitors now. City trying to keep hold of possession.
- 91'
Great response from Southampton after going 3-2 behind. Still time for them to find a leveller.
- 90'
Three added minutes....
- 89'
Davis stands a cross up for Sharp who manages to retrieve the loose ball and City are penned in.
- 88'
City the ones retreating now and playing on the break. Sensible.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Tevez now departs and Kolarov comes on.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> A card for Schneiderlin for a pretty blatant block on Tevez.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Puncheon's last contribution is to knock a cross out of play as Billy Sharp trots on. We know what happened with the last two Saints subs.....
- 84'
Chance for Fonte as Lambert nods down a cross but the centre-back can't keep it down and blazes over from the penalty spot.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Seems Nasri was booked for his celebration. Must have missed that.
- 82'
Plenty of people forward for Saints, who are having a right go at this. It ends with a thumper from Lallana that takes a deflection before squirming wide.
- 81'
It was fun while it lasted but normal order has been restored. City come from 2-1 down to lead 3-2. Now where have I seen that before?
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Nasri fires home! Clichy's cross is nodded right into the path of Nasri by Fox and from the penalty spot the Frenchman makes no mistake.
- 78'
Dzeko stands like a statue inside the box as Balotelli's stray pass goes loose. Had he moved for it he may just have got there. Poor.
- 77'
Fantastic effort from Dzeko, who has obviously drawn confidence from his goal, he meets a right wing cross but flashes a header wide of the near post with Davis beaten.
- 76'
Toure fires in a free kick which takes Davis by surprise - he saves awkwardly but Saints bundle the ball behind for a corner.
- 75'
Lambert scored 226 seconds after coming on, Davis 143 seconds. Get another sub on Nigel!
- 74'
Then down the other end City go, Nasri slides the ball across the face and Super Mario has an empty net at the back post, but hits the side-netting. Tight angle to be fair. What a game!
- 73'
A glorious chance for Saints to go in front straight from kick off as Puncheon gets through and has a shot blocked, before Lambert's is too.
- 72'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Dzeko equalises! A corner pings around the box until it finds the Bosnian seven yards out and he thumps home. Game on!
- 72'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> It's Mario time - Balotelli replaces Silva.
- 71'
City have enjoyed 81% possession in the last five minutes and they go close there as Clyne almost turns the ball into his own net from a Zabaleta cross.
- 70'
Echoes of the last Premier League game at the Etihad? City 2-1 behind with 20 minutes left?
- 69'
It was Rodwell who gave the ball away but for a long time it looked like Saints had squandered that chance. They had two men over but failed to find them but Davis didn't squander his chance, rifling home from 18 yards. What a story.
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