{"id":419272,"date":"2011-05-07T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T14:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/07\/toffees-halt-city-charge\/"},"modified":"2011-05-07T14:25:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-07T14:25:37","slug":"toffees-halt-city-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/07\/toffees-halt-city-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Toffees halt City charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Everton<\/span><\/p>\n

Battle: Dzeko and Jagielka vie for the ball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Toure<\/span><\/p>\n

Toure: Hit home opener for City before Toffees revival<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Sylvain<\/span><\/p>\n

Distin: On target with crucial equaliser for Everton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Man of the match:<\/strong> Leon Osman. The Toffees midfielder was industrious throughout and crowned his display with a great headed winner.<\/p>\n

Goal of the match:<\/strong> Everything about Everton’s equaliser was easy on the eye, from Mikel Arteta’s wonderful free-kick to Sylvain Distin’s precise finish.<\/p>\n

Chance of the match:<\/strong> Patrick Vieira almost broke the deadlock for the visitors early in the first half but volleyed his effort over from inside the six-yard box.<\/p>\n

Moment of the match:<\/strong> The Toffees put everything behind their attack after the restart and the opening minutes of the second half saw some of the most entertaining action of the clash.<\/p>\n

Talking point:<\/strong> Have City damaged their chances of securing a Champions League spot or is this just a minor blip they can recover from?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Related links<\/h3>\n

Teams<\/h4>\n

Also see<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Everton put a dent in Manchester City’s push for a UEFA Champions League spot as they produced a second-half revival to clinch a 2-1 victory at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n

A win on Merseyside would have gifted fourth-placed City a 10-point lead over nearest rivals Liverpool and Tottenham, but they were unable to stretch their advantage as Leon Osman’s strike crowned an impressive Toffees comeback.<\/p>\n

Roberto Mancini’s men were flying at the break after a bright first half which saw Yaya Toure slot home a tidy opener from a precise David Silva pass.<\/p>\n

But the Toffees came storming back in the second 45 minutes as Sylvain Distin headed an equaliser against his former club from an impressive Mikel Arteta free-kick before Osman nodded home the winner seven minutes later.<\/p>\n

The win cements Everton’s spot in seventh and leaves City without a win over David Moyes’ side since Mancini took the helm at Eastlands in December 2009.<\/p>\n

Rivals<\/h4>\n

City now face their chief rivals for fourth, Tottenham, on Tuesday knowing they cannot ease up ahead of next week’s FA Cup final against Stoke at Wembley.<\/p>\n

Much talk before the game centred on Joleon Lescott’s first return to Goodison since his controversial \u00a322million move to City 21 months ago.<\/p>\n

Yet it was Distin, also facing his old club, who turned the match and Osman settled it with his fourth goal in nine games.<\/p>\n

City left Mario Balotelli, Gareth Barry and Adam Johnson out of their line-up and talisman Carlos Tevez, as expected, did not appear.<\/p>\n

City soon asserted themselves, although Everton had the first chance when Osman fired over from a cleverly-worked Leighton Baines free-kick.<\/p>\n

The visitors looked composed in possession with Silva exhibiting some sublime touches.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard went close after brilliantly controlling a hopeful punt from Vincent Kompany and beating Tony Hibbert to shoot across goal.<\/p>\n

He showed more skill when he tapped a James Milner cross into the six-yard box but Patrick Vieira volleyed over.<\/p>\n

Milner found space in the area as Everton pushed up but he opted to pass instead of shooting and the hosts got back to clear.<\/p>\n

The respite was shortlived for the hosts, however, as City claimed the lead moments later, in the 28th minute.<\/p>\n

Silva was again the orchestrator, although he benefited from a lucky ricochet as he took the ball past Distin.<\/p>\n

He found Toure unmarked to his right and the Ivory Coast international powered forward to clip the ball over Tim Howard.<\/p>\n

Edin Dzeko tested Howard with a fierce shot from the edge of the area after the restart but the American gathered well.<\/p>\n

Silva created another good chance for Toure when he threaded a low ball into the area but the former Barcelona midfielder sidefooted over.<\/p>\n

Kompany needed to be alert to deny Jack Rodwell a shooting chance early in the second half.<\/p>\n

The ball looked to be rolling to the midfielder in the box after a powerful Baines free-kick struck Toffees substitute Jermaine Beckford but the Belgian defender got a foot in.<\/p>\n

City replied with a quick breakaway as Silva freed Toure but Howard stood up well and denied the advancing midfielder with his feet.<\/p>\n

Dzeko then headed wide from an Aleksandar Kolarov free-kick as City built more pressure.<\/p>\n

A scuffle broke out when Kompany responded to a Rodwell tackle on Nigel de Jong by pushing the Everton midfielder.<\/p>\n

Rodwell’s subsequent reaction led to both he and Kompany being booked.<\/p>\n

City quickly got back into their stride and Dzeko, looking for his second Premier League goal, struck a firm shot wide from the edge of the area.<\/p>\n

The visitors paid the price for their profligacy as Everton equalised in the 66th minute through Distin.<\/p>\n

Everton had sent on Tim Cahill – scorer of five goals against City – just moments earlier and the Australian went straight into the box for an Arteta free-kick.<\/p>\n

But it was Distin who did the damage, rising at the far post to power a header into the bottom corner which Joe Hart failed to keep out.<\/p>\n

Confidence<\/h5>\n

The goal infused Everton with confidence and Beckford went through. The striker was ruled marginally offside and chipped wide anyway, but nevertheless it was a warning for City.<\/p>\n

It was one they failed to heed as the Toffees grabbed a second in the 72nd minute.<\/p>\n

Phil Neville delivered an inviting cross into the area and Osman timed his leap superbly, beating Kompany in the air and glancing a looping header over Hart into the top corner.<\/p>\n

It almost got worse for City as Beckford shot straight at Hart from close range.<\/p>\n

City’s frustrations were perhaps evident at the final whistle as Cahill and Kolarov appeared to argue with each other while Neville exchanged words with the visitors’ assistant boss Brian Kidd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Everton<\/td>\nTeam Statistics<\/td>\nManchester City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGoals<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/td>\n1st Half Goals<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nShots on Target<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nShots off Target<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBlocked Shots<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCorners<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nFouls<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nOffsides<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nYellow Cards<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/td>\nRed Cards<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73.1<\/td>\nPassing Success<\/td>\n80.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nTackles<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78.6<\/td>\nTackles Success<\/td>\n77.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nPossession<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59.9<\/td>\nTerritorial Advantage<\/td>\n40.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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