Ten-man City peg back Trotters

12 December 2009 17:20
It was his second goal of the game and his eighth of the season after Craig Bellamy had been sent off for two yellow cards.[LNB]Tevez is now on a roll but the disappointing fact for City was that they failed to build on the splendid victory against Chelsea last weekend.[LNB]This was their eighth draw in nine league games -yet it could have been a lot worse.[LNB]Bolton belied their lowly league status with a fine performance and Ivan Klasnic also scored a brace. There was also a superb individual effort from Gary Cahill to savour.[LNB]Chung-Yong Lee headed over the bar in the second minute before having a hand in the opening goal for the home side in the 11th minute after Matt Taylor's cross had been deflected into his path.[LNB]Lee drove the ball across the face of the area and Ivan Klasnic was on hand to score at the back post.[LNB]Lee almost added a second shortly afterwards. The Korean's spectacular over-head kick from inside the six-yard area went narrowly over the bar.[LNB]Bolton then made a unsuccessful claim for a penalty in the 20th minute when the ball struck Micah Richards' arm.[LNB]City were forced to make a change a minute later with Shaun Wright-Phillips coming off and replaced by Stephen Ireland.[LNB]Bolton were growing in confidence and Gretar Steinsson rattled a shot wide of the post in the 27th minute after being set up by Lee.[LNB]However City drew level a minute later when the home side paid for some sloppy defending.[LNB]Zat Knight and Fabrice Muamba were slow to clear the ball and his hesitation was punished by Tevez.[LNB]The City striker won possession and then sent a shot from the edge of the area over Jaaskelainen with the help of a deflection.[LNB]The visitors stepped up the pace and Gareth Barry saw his effort go wide of the post in the 35th minute after Ireland had flicked on a corner from Bellamy.[LNB]Bolton went back in front in the 43rd minute with a superb goal out of nothing.[LNB]Cahill got on the end of Steinsson's throw-in, turned quickly then fired a shot beyond goalkeeper Shay Given.[LNB]Back came City and they drew level in stoppage time through Richards, who made the most of a good through ball from Bellamy.[LNB]Bolton went back in front for the third time with Klasnic's second goal of the game in the 52nd minute.[LNB]The Croatian striker hooked the ball home at the back post after Matt Taylor had flicked on a cross from Paul Robinson.[LNB]City were stunned and Tevez tried to break free seven minutes later later only to be tripped by Tamir Cohen, a challenge that earned the midfielder a booking.[LNB]Muamba then squandered a great chance of extending Bolton's lead in the 60th minute.[LNB]He latched on to a loose ball after Lee had been blocked by Sylvinho as the home side launched a swift counter attack.[LNB]Muamba scuffed his effort wide of the post from a good position to let City off the hook.[LNB]However City were reduced to ten men in the 64th minute when Bellamy was sent off for simulation.[LNB]The match took another dramatic turn in the 77th minute when ten-man City again pegged back Bolton's lead.[LNB]Ireland won the ball 20 yards out and released Tevez, who fired a shot into the corner for his second goal of the game.[LNB]Substitute Robinho then went close for City in the 88th minute, his effort going the wrong side of Jaaskelainen's post as a thrilling match finished all-square.[LNB][LNB]

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