City down Schalke to seize UEFA Cup initiativeBig-spending English Premier League side Manchester City took charge of UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup Group A with an assured 2-0 victory over Germany's Schalke 04 here on Thursday. The win followed their opening 3-2 victory against FC Twente FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede. They currently play in the Eredivisie. and gave Mark Hughes's men maximum points from their first two matches. The home side threatened first when Germany midfielder Jermaine Jones Jermaine Jones (born November 3, 1981 in Frankfurt am Main) is an American-German football (soccer) player who plays for FC Schalke 04, Germany. He has also played for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen. His father is an African-American soldier stationed in Germany. forced goalkeeper Joe Hart Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born April 19, 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City. He also plays for the England Under-21 team. Shrewsbury Town Hart attended the Meole Brace School Science College in Shrewsbury. to tip his shot around the post. Micah Richards was then called into action to clear a goalbound effort from Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi after Hart had misjudged a cross from the right. Shortly after the half-hour mark City took the lead when Daniel Sturridge's cross-cum-shot was sidefooted home at the far post by Zimbabwean striker Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin 'Benjani' Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), is a footballer currently playing for Portsmouth F.C. in the English Premier League as a striker. . Summer signing Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. He is the adopted son of the famous player Ian Wright, the half-brother of fellow player Bradley Wright-Phillips and brother to the upcoming almost extended the visitors' lead with a stinging drive on 55 minutes that drew a full-stretch save from Schalke shot-stopper Manuel Neuer. But 10 minutes later it was 2-0, with in-form midfielder Stephen Ireland coolly tucking the ball underneath the on-rushing Neuer after Benjani sent the ball spinning into the air in a challenge on the edge of the Schalke penalty area. Hart produced a stunning reflex save to keep out substitute Gerald Asamoah's close-range header with 15 minutes remaining, but it was the closest that Fred Rutten's side came to breaking the deadlock. 
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