CITY SPOT OF BOTHER; UEFA CUP AALBORG 2 MAN CITY 0 2-2ON AGGREGATE EXTRATIME PLAYED Hughes boys ship two in last 7 mins.Byline: BY DAVID ANDERSON David Anderson may refer to:
MONEYBAGS mon·ey·bag n. 1. A bag for holding money. 2. moneybags (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Wealth. 3. moneybags (used with a sing. verb) A rich, often extravagant person. Manchester City were pushed to the limit by little Aalborg after conceding two goals in the last seven minutes of normal time last night. The shock goals wiped out City's 2-0 first-leg lead and took the game into extra-time. Unheralded former Sheffield United striker Luton Shelton Luton Shelton (born on November 11, 1985) is a football player from Jamaica and is currently playing as a striker for Sheffield United in the Coca Cola Championship. Career Shelton is an extremely quick player with a great sense of finding the net. had City rocking with an 85th-minute strike, and in the 90th minute Ched Evans was penalised for handball and Michael Jakobsen Michael Jakobsen (born January 2, 1986) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Aalborg Boldspilklub in the Danish Superliga. Jakobsen has represented various Danish youth national football teams, most recently the Danish under-21 national team, playing a scored from the spot. Mark Hughes This article is about the Welsh footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation). Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky men had seemingly been coasting into the quarter-finals of the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup, even though they had survived an earlier shout for a penalty when substitute Javier Garrido challenged Andreas Johansson. Hughes sprang a surprise before kick-off by handing youngster Evans the central striking role ahead of Felipe Caicedo. Apart from that, City fielded their strongest available side in a sign of how seriously Hughes is taking the UEFA Cup. Aalborg were going to have to produce the greatest result in their history to upset City and the Danes had not even managed to score against English opposition before last night. The Danish champions were also weakened by injury and suspension and Hughes felt they would leave gaps at the back for his side to exploit because they had to chase the game. Such boldness, though, isn't usually in Aalborg's character and former Shelton, who scored against City when the Blades dumped them out of the FA Cup last season, was deployed as a lone striker. With City content to wait for an opening on the break and Aalborg lacking ambition, the game was hardly the most attractive of spectacles to begin with. The 13,000 crowd had just half chances to excite them and Kasper Bogelund hacked the ball clear after Evans tried to turn on Wayne Bridge's cross before Stephen Ireland, City's star performer this season, scooped a shot high and wide. Aalborg briefly brought the home fans to life when Nedum Onuoha beat Shelton to Anders Due's dangerous cross and Johansson's shot from the resultant corner was deflected wide off Richard Dunne. After that scare, City began to assert themselves and play their way into the match, even if Robinho was largely anonymous apart for his bright red boots. At least the Brazilian, whose body language suggested he would rather be anywhere else than freezing northern Jutland last night, did track back whenever right-back Bogelund attacked down his wing to offer token resistance. The pounds 32.5million striker did manage one run when he beat Bogelund on the touchline Touchline The highest bid and lowest ask at market for a particular security during a given time in the trading day. Notes: The touchline just specifies the best bid or ask available for a particular stock. See also: Ask, Ask Size, Best Ask, Bid, Bid-Ask Spread, Spread but his weak shot was saved by Zaza for a corner. Zabaleta then curled a right-foot shot just past Zaza's left-hand post in just about the only decent attempt on goal of a lacklustre lacklustre or US lackluster Adjective lacking brilliance, force, or vitality Adj. 1. lacklustre - lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" first half. Evans was presented with a chance when he was played through on the right by Ireland, but he showed his inexperience as he rushed his shot and shinned it over. City suffered a blow when Bridge limped off to be replaced by Garrido. But the Blues had a great late chance when Robinho sprang into life and saw his shot hit the underside of the bar, before bouncing clear. And they were regretting that bad luck when Aalborg struck twice. AALBORG: Zaza 6, Bogelund 6, Nielsen 5, Beauchamp 5, Jakobsen 6, Risgard 5, Johansson 6, Augustinussen 6, Due 6 (Nomvethe 46, 5), Caca 6, Shelton 5. MAN CITY: Given 6, Richards 7, Onuoha 6, Dunne 7, Bridge 6 (Garrido 55, 5), Wright-Phillips 7, Kompany 6, Zabaleta 7, Ireland 7, Robinho 6, Evans 6. REF: Stephane Lannoy COMPUTER AalBORG MAN CITY BLUES FAIL TO KILL OFF GAME MAN OF THE MATCH Stephen Ireland (CITY) 7 Even when he's quiet, he still stands out VILLAIN OF THE MATCH Magnus Pehrsson 1 Aalborg boss showed a scandalous lack of ambition ANORAK Manchester City have won just one European trophy in thjeir history - in 1970. NEXT THREE GAMES MAN CITY Sunday: Sunderland (h) Prem Sat April 4: Arsenal (a) Prem Sun April 12: Fulham (h) Prem CAPTION(S): EVANS ABOVE City youngster Ched Evans in an aerial challenge with Aalborg's Michael Jakobsen; GETTING IT DONE Robinho holds off goalscorer Luton Shelton of Aalborg |
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