Friday 25 September 2009

Man City 2 - 1 Fulham


There was just one change to the line up with Argentina international Pablo Zabaleta replacing Micah Richards (sore shoulder) at right back.


Experienced boss Roy Hodgson changed his entire first eleven from the one that did duty in the previous Premier League game.
Even so after one the most mundane openings to a game anyone in the City of Manchester Stadium can probably remember he saw his second string shock the Blues by taking a 34th minute lead thanks to a wonderful strike from 20-odd yards by former West Brom man Zoltan Gera.
It took seven minutes for Hughes’ half time words to work their magic and inevitably it was the in-form Craig Bellamy who had a foot in the equaliser picking out Barry at the far post from where the England man made no mistake with a close range header.

With a tight game being taken to extra time to find a winner, nn the end it took another corner, this one from the right delivered by the left boot of Martin Petrov, to undo Fulham. His firmly hit flag kick whistled its way to the back post where the Ivorian saw his name writ large upon the ball and despatched it with powerful aplomb.


Goal Scorers Minute Fulham Goal Scorer Minute

Barry 52 Gera 34

Touré 110

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