FMFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Stoke City vs. Manchester United (Sun Feb 11)


                           Stoke City  |  Manchester United
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                            Alex Nock  |  Tom Wright
                                       |
                        J_Butland* GK  |  GK D_de_Gea
                        A_Thurston DF  |  DF R_Varane
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF A_Tameze
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF S_Heathcote*
                     A_Christense* DF  |  DF D_Roberts
                         E_McCawl* MF  |  MF T_Alcantara
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF A_Januzaj
                     B_Schweinste- MF  |  MF S_Kagawa
                         S_Bennett MF  |  MF E_Lamela
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW A_Griezmann
                        A_Martial* FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                                       |
                           L_Grant SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                        N_Otamendi SUB |  SUB R_Duarte*
                         X_Shaqiri SUB |  SUB M_Rojo
                        A_Di_Maria SUB |  SUB D_Poyet*
                        S_Berahino SUB |  SUB U_Enes*

Referee: Andy_Taylor (Level_2)


Min. 1  :(mnu) E_Lamela with a slide rule pass to R_Varane 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Thurston picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(mnu) S_Kagawa pass splits open the defence and finds W_Rooney 
          ...  M_Kelly wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Kagawa crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Thurston gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(mnu) T_Alcantara races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Griezmann lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits a great drive! 
          ...  J_Butland* is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 10 :(mnu) E_Lamela with a penetrating pass to T_Alcantara 
          ...  K_Benzema with an over the top challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  A_Griezmann with the spot kick 
          ...  He's put it over! 
Min. 18 :(sto) M_Kelly picks out A_Martial* with the cross 
          ...  A_Martial* tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  D_de_Gea gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sissoko chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_de_Gea easily catches it! 
Min. 18 :(sto) B_Schweinste- is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Stoke City physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 18 :(sto) X_Shaqiri is being brought on 
          ...  B_Schweinste- is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 21 :(sto) N_Clyne with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Tameze 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Martial*! 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Martial* ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 22 :(sto) K_Benzema with a burst of pace 
          ...  K_Benzema curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 24 :(mnu) A_Tameze retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  W_Rooney latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Clyne muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 26 :(sto) A_Christense* hoists the ball across to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema hits a great shot ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(sto) S_Bennett lays the ball back to K_Benzema 
          ...  S_Heathcote* gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 31 :(mnu) S_Kagawa moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Roberts 
          ...  A_Thurston scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 32 :(mnu) E_Lamela has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  T_Alcantara collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Alcantara ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans taunt him! 
Min. 33 :(sto) X_Shaqiri looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Martial* 
          ...  A_Martial* gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 33 :(mnu) T_Alcantara sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney with a thundering drive! 
          ...  J_Butland* is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 37 :(sto) E_McCawl* jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Clyne 
          ...  D_Roberts reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 38 :(mnu) T_Alcantara is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Griezmann ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Lamela plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Griezmann with the shot! 
          ...  J_Butland* blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 40 :(sto) E_McCawl* has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Heathcote* 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Sissoko! 
          ...  M_Sissoko blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_de_Gea moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 42 :(sto) E_McCawl* is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  E_McCawl* curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(mnu) D_Roberts knocks it past M_Sissoko and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But M_Kelly wins the tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Manchester United

Min. 49 :(mnu) W_Rooney plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to chip the ball over J_Butland*! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 52 :(sto) S_Bennett plays in A_Martial* with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Martial* rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 55 :(mnu) U_Enes* is being brought on 
          ...  W_Rooney is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 55 :(mnu) R_Duarte* comes on for R_Varane and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 55 :(mnu) D_Poyet* takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Januzaj 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 56 :(sto) S_Bennett has it now 
          ...  He takes on A_Tameze 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema! 
          ...  K_Benzema keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_de_Gea's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Bennett crosses it in! 
          ...  D_de_Gea easily catches it! 
Min. 58 :(mnu) D_Poyet* gets to the by line and finds A_Griezmann with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Sissoko takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 60 :(sto) E_McCawl* takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Heathcote* 
          ...  E_McCawl* has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea stops that one easily 
Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Poyet* with a slide rule pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  M_Kelly takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 61 :(mnu) U_Enes* barges A_Christense* off the ball 
          ...  X_Shaqiri attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 65 :(sto) N_Otamendi will replace the useless A_Christense* and will play DF 
Min. 65 :(sto) A_Di_Maria is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Sissoko is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(sto) S_Bennett pushes it past R_Duarte* 
          ...  S_Bennett tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 69 :(sto) A_Martial* lays the ball back to E_McCawl* 
          ...  But A_Tameze reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 69 :(sto) A_Thurston takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into N_Clyne 
          ...  R_Duarte* leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
Min. 70 :(mnu) U_Enes* finds himself in a good position 
          ...  U_Enes* unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Poyet* lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Heathcote* 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But J_Butland* stops that one easily 
Min. 77 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with a 50-yard pass to N_Otamendi 
          ...  S_Heathcote* gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 80 :(sto) A_Thurston with a probing through ball A_Martial* 
          ...  A_Martial* with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_de_Gea grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 81 :(sto) A_Thurston is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to K_Benzema 
          ...  U_Enes* wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(mnu) U_Enes* runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  U_Enes* with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But J_Butland* punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 83 :(mnu) A_Griezmann beats A_Di_Maria 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Andy_Taylor 
          ...  But N_Otamendi wins the tackle 
Min. 84 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with a first time pass 
          ...  K_Benzema runs onto it! 
          ...  But R_Duarte* clears the ball to safety 
Min. 84 :(mnu) S_Kagawa backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Griezmann latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 85 :(sto) K_Benzema sidesteps R_Duarte* 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  K_Benzema heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(mnu) E_Lamela has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Thurston 
          ...  He puts in S_Heathcote*! 
          ...  But M_Kelly clears the ball to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) T_Alcantara is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Poyet* 
          ...  X_Shaqiri is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  J_Butland* misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Kagawa hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Poyet* gets his head on it 
          ...  J_Butland* gathers it easily 
Min. 90 :(mnu) D_Roberts punches M_Kelly off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by Andy_Taylor 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 94 :(mnu) S_Kagawa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But A_Thurston wins the tackle cleanly 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
Attendance           : 28,675
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kelly (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Benzema (10), A_Thurston (31), A_Di_Maria (84)
Injured              : B_Schweinste- (18)
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : S_Heathcote*
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 0 Manchester United
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Butland*     GK  26   3   2   3  24 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
A_Thurston     DF   2  22  10   2  22 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  47  17  -3
M_Kelly        DF   2  21  10   2  23 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  21  12   3  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Christense*  DF   2  23  10   2  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  22  12  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  23   9  24 |  69   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
B_Schweinste-  MF   2  10  23   9  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bennett      MF   2  10  21  10  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   5  24  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   3
A_Martial*     FW   3   2   3  23  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
L_Grant        GK  24   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   2  22   4   4  26 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  23   8  24 |  80   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  30   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  23  11  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  23  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_de_Gea       GK  30   2   2   2  24 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  25   9   2  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tameze       DF   1  24   5   2  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Heathcote*   DF   2  22   2   2  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
D_Roberts      DF   3  23   4   4  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
T_Alcantara    MF   1   2  24  13  25 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  25  12  27 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  25  12  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Lamela       MF   2   3  24  11  26 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  23  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Duarte*      DF   2  22   3   3  28 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   3  23   5   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Poyet*       MF   2   5  23  10  21 |  39   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
U_Enes*        FW   2   1   3  22  15 |  39   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
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