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Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 8150 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 163) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matty Gold took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Manchester City's Julian Orling got a free kick in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Manchester City's Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Colbert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Dan Saville dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Patrick Colbert, 1-0. Patrick Colbert was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dan Saville showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 11 minute of play. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Patrick Colbert skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 23 minutes into the game, Edward Wood was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CHK Eagles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester City the free kick. A collision led to CHK Eagles getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Edward Wood hit a great ball. If Dan Saville had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matty Gold struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Frank Pearce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CHK Eagles. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Patrick Colbert made a huge save. Edward Wood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki to strike the kick off in the second half. Patrick Colbert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Saville in the 57th minute of play. Manchester City's Dan Saville managed to work through CHK Eagles's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Dan Saville dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Manchester City made a substitution. Anthony Carey replaced Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki. Manchester City's Tommy Bedford was substituted for Dan Saville. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Carey in the 61st minute of play forced CHK Eagles's goalkeeper Patrick Colbert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthony Carey might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Colbert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Carey ran back to his position shaking his head. Patrick Colbert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Carey in the 62nd minute of the match. After 66 played minutes CHK Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Dudek. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoffrey De Bougne in the 67th minute of play forced CHK Eagles's goalkeeper Patrick Colbert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Colbert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Carey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Colbert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anthony Carey's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. After 89 minutes, Geoffrey De Bougne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the CHK Eagles players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of CHK Eagles booed when Manchester City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffrey De Bougne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Pearce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matty Gold in the 90th minute of the match. Frank Pearce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matty Gold in the 94th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Julian Orling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester City's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.