Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Match pulse
RMAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMA | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MNC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who won: Real Madrid 3-2
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-2 on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Estadio Bernabéu. Goals for Real Madrid: Marcelo (76'), Karim Benzema (87') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90'). Goals for Man City: Edin Dzeko (68') and Aleksandar Kolarov (85').
Play by play
<b>HT</b> However, Real do look beatable and seemed to run out of ideas after 30 minutes, before an amazing end to the game.
<b>FT</b> Real Madrid will now got top of the 'Group of Death' on goals scored after Dortmund beat Ajax 1-0.
<b>FT</b> A great result for Real Madrid but you have to feel sorry for City, who fought back twice only to be thwarted at the death.
- 90'
And that's it! Real have won a game that really came to life after Dzeko scored in the 68th minute.
- 90'
Real are happy to just keep the ball away from City. A wise move having been pegged back twice already.
- 89'
Surely that's the winner for Real Madrid. City can't come back for third time.
- 88'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Ronaldo hits dipping shot that deceives Hart and goes under his hand.
- 87'
Great double save from Hart. First he blocks point-blank and then tips the ball away from the toes of Benzema.
- 86'
What a game all of a sudden! Both teams are still going for it too.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Di Maria finds Benzema on the edge of the box. The forward turns and shoots low into the corner of the net.
- 84'
It looks like Alonso may have got a touch on Kolarov's freekick in steered it into the far corner.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Kolarov's freekick beats everyone and goes in at the far post
- 83'
Kolarov to whip in freekick from the right....
- 82'
Tevez takes another corner and once again it is headed clear by Ronaldo at the near post.
- 81'
Tevez delivers a poor corner and Ronaldo heads clear. Tevez gets it back and takes a tumble in the box under a challenge from Modric. No penalty.
- 80'
Ronaldo tees-up Modric on the edge of the box and the little Croatian shoots. Hart is equal to it.
- 79'
Alonso fires in a shot from distance, but there is no deflection on this one and it's straight at Hart in the City goal.
- 78'
Di Maria whips in a cross and Nastasic does well to deny Ozil a free header at the near post.
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> In all the excitement I missed that Khedira had been subbed off for Modric.
- 76'
In the aftermath of the goal Zabaleta wastes a good chance for City.
- 75'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Marcelo cuts inside from the left and curls in a shot from the edge of the box that is deflected on its way past Hart.
- 74'
Back to the action and Toure is causing all sorts of trouble for Madrid. He beats the defence but shoots into the sidenetting.
- 73'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mancini responds by putting Zabeleta on for Maicon.
- 72'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mourinho makes a change and replaces Higuain with Benzema.
- 71'
Tevez has Dzeko free on the right but passes to Kolarov on the left instead. The winger has to shoot from a tight angle and Casillas saves easily.
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