Man City 3-0 Norwich (1972)

Commentator is Gerald Sinstad, the pictures come from Granada, and this is Manchester City on the attack. And Lee back in there again! An awkward one for him to hit, and he didn't quite get the power on it that he would have liked. But a fine move. Free kick, looking for Davis' head, doesn't find it, but City get a free kick. Duncan Forbes pushed Wynn Davis in the back. Ball will have to go back, somewhere about by the penalty spot, because the arc there absolutely gives the distance. Semi-circle drawn 10 yards from the penalty spot. Lee. And a good save by... Oh, Lee's foul behind that one. No offside given, although Butler was asking. Somerby. Bell. Lee! Foul given against Somerby. Butler. Booth's header. It's come to Livermore. And it went zinging away off the angle. Cross. Bell for Manchester City. Duncan Forbes penalised, free kick to Manchester City. To Somerby. Parrott again. Good shot! Briggs. Anderson. Nice little flick on by Livermore for Patton. Takes it back, gives it to Bone. And Bone almost found a way through there. He was obstructed by Jeffries. And with three quarters of the game gone, Norwich are beginning, inch by inch, to begin to believe in themselves. They were almost blown away in the first half. Manchester City failed to turn their superiority into goals. And could yet be made to pay for it. Patton on the ball. Paid for Stringer. Who's hit it well! And that changes the whole complexion of this game. David Stringer, Norwich City's player of the year last season. With a very well worked free kick routine. Just the narrowest of gaps after Francis Lee had lined it up. Here it comes now, Stringer finding a way through that gap with a very good shot. And in fact, while we were looking at that replay, the linesman attracted the attention of the referee. Mr. James went over and had a word with him. And he has disallowed the goal, we think, for offside. Lee, for Bell. And he's made something of it. Hit it too hard. Tried to drive it across the back of the box to Doyle, who is asking for a penalty for handball. Good header by Booth. Tried to touch it off, but Bell had scored after Booth had worried Keelan in the air. And so Norwich, within seconds of thinking they were on terms, are now two down. This is how it happened. Booth in the way. And in spite of that dive by Payne, which would have given away a penalty and would probably have got him booked. In fact, the ball straight in the net, and it's 2-0, Bell the scorer. Number three, too hard. Francis Lee picking it up. And Doyle still down on his back in the penalty area. Technically in an offside position, but hardly interfering with play. And the whistle has gone. City have already brought on their substitute. They're restarting with a free kick. Bell, and into Lee's path. That's a... That was a superb goal.