Stoke City vs Manchester City
Match pulse
STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| STK | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MNC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final score
Stoke City and Manchester City drew 1-1 on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Peter Crouch (59'). Goals for Man City: Yaya Touré (76').
Play by play
- 96'
<b>FULL TIME</b> Mancini looks rueful after the final whistle, while Pulis shakes David Platt's hand and walks off without greasing palms with his opposite number. Man City deserved something but looked far from fluid. They go top, but Man Utd can go three clear with a win against Fulham on Monday night.
- 95'
Hart came and didn't get anywhere near the ball but Jones then fouled Clichy trying to turn it home.
- 94'
Stoke's free kick is about 45 yards out. Box currently being loaded.
- 93'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Yaya Toure fouls Palacios and for his protestations, gets a booking.
- 92'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Crouch off to a standing ovation and Kenwye Jones is on.
- 92'
Another fierce effort from Yaya Toure, it fizzes narrowly over the bar. Great effort.
- 91'
Five minutes added time....
- 90'
Cracking effort from Palacios as the ball finds him on the edge of the box. Went for the top corner but just a little high and a little wide.
- 89'
They are pressing though as both Tevez and Nasri have a chance to shoot - the first is blocked, the second is deflected and is caught by Begovic.
- 88'
Man City's title dreams hanging by a thread here, or is that a bit over dramatic?
- 87'
Pennant's corner goes out of play before Huth nods it into the net. Good header too.
- 86'
Wilkinson wins a corner.
- 85'
More positive from Stoke since the equaliser.
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Milner comes on for Zabaleta.
- 83'
Stoke looking more dangerous now as Pennant takes on Clichy and crosses, Walters nods down and the ball hits Nasri's thigh.
- 82'
Mancini's men are leaving themselves open at the back as Palacios breaks into space. He feeds Pennant but his cross can't pick out anyone in red and white.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Change for Stoke as Palacios comes on for Etherington.
- 80'
Awful delivery from Johnson as his cross bounces once and goes out of play.
- 79'
The kitchen sink will now be thrown at Stoke for the final ten minutes. Make no mistake.
- 78'
Nice one two between Whelan and Crouch ends with the former shooting, not the latter. Wide.
- 77'
A lifeline for Man City. A great strike from Toure but even bearing in mind the touch from Shawcross, Begovic should be doing better with that I think.
- 76'
Toure's shot from nearly 40 yards takes a flick off Shawcross' head which wrongfoots Begovic slightly, and he can only palm it into the net.
- 76'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Yaya Toure from distance!
- 75'
Tevez's first introduction is a late tackle on Shawcross.
- 74'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> It's Tevez time - Barry departs.
Leaders
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