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2005/06 English FA Cup, Round 5
Manchester City
2
Winner Icon Manchester City
Aston Villa
1
Giorgos Samaras
(17')
Darius Vassell
(49')
Steven Davis
(85')
Summary
Commentary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
MNC
AVL
No.
Name
1
David James
17
Sun Jihai
22
Richard Dunne
45
Micah Richards
41
Stephen Jordan
28
Trevor Sinclair
8
Joey Barton
14
Kizito Musampa
19
Albert Riera
20
Giorgos Samaras
10
Antoine Sibierski
11
Darius Vassell
42
Bradley Wright-Phillips
Substitutes
12
Nicky Weaver
2
David Sommeil
6
Claudio Reyna
Game Information
City of Manchester Stadium
2:45 PM, March 14, 2006
Attendance: 33,006
Referees:
P Dowd
Match Timeline
Manchester City
Aston Villa
KO
17
40
HT
45
49
85
89
FT
Match Commentary
Match Stats
MNC
AVL
Possession
50
%
50
50
50
%
Shots on Goal
6
6
Shot Attempts
12
11
Yellow Cards
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
6
8
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