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FC KOBENHAVN 2 MCFC 2 - Richards sets club record!
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Season 2008-09 Match 38
UEFA CUP - Round of 32, First Leg
FC KOBENHAVN 2 MANCHESTER CITY 2
Parken
Thu Feb 19th 2009 - Kick-off 20:05 Local (19:05 UK)
Attendance: 30,159.
Ref: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic).
MCFC starting line-up changes - (3) Richards, Dunne and Wright-Phillips replace Logan, Elano and De Jong.
Manchester City: Given, Richards, Onuoha, Dunne, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Zabaleta, Ireland, Kompany, Robinho (Caicedo 89), Bellamy.
Subs Not Used: Hart, Garrido, Vassell, Elano, Evans, Weiss.
Bookings: Bellamy (43), Richards (83).
Sent Off: None.
F.C. Kobenhavn: Christiansen, Pospech, Laursen, Antonsson, Wendt, Kvist (Vingard 60), Kristensen, Norregaard (Gronkjaer 70), Hutchinson, Almeida, Santin (N’Doye 59).
Subs Not Used: Coe, Jensen, Nordstrand, Jorgensen.
Bookings: None.
Sent Off: None.
Goaltimes:
1-0 (29) Onuoha.
1-1 (56) Almeida.
2-1 (61) Ireland.
2-2 (90) Vingard.
Stat 1: 10 - Micah Richards has set a new club record by playing in ten European matches in the same season.
Stat 2: 10 - City have now played more European matches in one season than any other in their history. If City are to reach the Final, they will have played 19 matches (not 21 as reported on BBC 3 during the live match!).


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