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Ilfracombe
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Saville in the 7th minute of play forced Ilfracombe's goalkeeper Gyuro Angeliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Saville in the 7th minute of play forced Ilfracombe's goalkeeper Gyuro Angeliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dinu Coman in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frank Pearce, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Geoffrey De Bougne took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gyuro Angeliev. Gyuro Angeliev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Geoffrey De Bougne hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Frank Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 蔡霆震, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Gyuro Angeliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Saville, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Geoffrey De Bougne in the 24th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Frank Pearce successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The Ilfracombe fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Ilfracombe's Dinu Coman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蔡霆震 in the 33rd minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Frank Pearce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josh Masters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dominic Jamieson hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 43 minutes of play, Manchester City's Dan Saville made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gyuro Angeliev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dinu Coman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dinu Coman to strike the kick off in the second half. Gyuro Angeliev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Frank Pearce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Easter in the 58th minute of the match. Gyuro Angeliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Manchester City made a substitution. Tommy Bedford replaced Dan Saville. In the 64th minute Manchester City were awarded a corner. Geoffrey De Bougne went to the cornerflag to take it. Frank Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominic Jamieson, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When Frankie Howard fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ilfracombe's protests and gave Frankie Howard a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, Ilfracombe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frankie Howard to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Dominic Jamieson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dominic Jamieson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Frank Pearce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Ilfracombe's Theo Easter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frank Pearce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Theo Easter's late challenge caught a Manchester City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Theo Easter helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 played minutes Ilfracombe got a freekick which was hit by Theo Easter. 79 minutes into the match, Ilfracombe's goalkeeper Gyuro Angeliev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anthony Carey. In the 82nd match minute, Manchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 毛烽延 to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Ilfracombe's Frankie Howard got a free kick in the 85th minute. Ilfracombe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Anthony Carey scored to the left of an out of position Gyuro Angeliev, making the score, 1-4. Dominic Jamieson's late challenge caught a Manchester City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominic Jamieson helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes Ilfracombe got a freekick which was hit by Dominic Jamieson. In the 94th minute of the match, Anthony Carey got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gyuro Angeliev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Manchester City played a much better game than Ilfracombe and deserved their victory. The Ilfracombe players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.