FMFA Tiger League, Manchester United vs. Chelsea (Wed Mar 21)


                    Manchester United  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 A
                           Tom Wright  |  Caretaker
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF A_Cartwright
                          A_Tameze DF  |  DF S_de_Vrij
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF K_Zouma
                         D_Roberts DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF N_Kante
                         A_Januzaj MF  |  MF A_Ramsey
                          S_Kagawa MF  |  MF L_Messi
                          D_Poyet* MF  |  FW S_Aguero
                        R_v_Persie FW  |  FW P_Dybala
                          W_Rooney FW  |  FW G_Jesus*
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                            L_Sane SUB |  SUB G_Hanley
                      S_Heathcote* SUB |  SUB J_Lingard
                       T_Alcantara SUB |  SUB M_Bundu*
                       A_Griezmann SUB |  SUB B_Assombalon-

Referee: Jonathan_Moss (Level_1)


Min. 2  :(che) S_Aguero has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Rojo 
          ...  He puts in P_Dybala! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Roberts 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 4  :(mnu) P_Pogba runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Roberts 
          ...  D_Roberts runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 11 :(mnu) S_Kagawa cuts the ball back to R_v_Persie 
          ...  N_Kante with the block 
Min. 12 :(mnu) D_Poyet* with a flicked pass to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Jesus* goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss warns him 
Min. 15 :(mnu) P_Pogba sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Rooney 
          ...  The ball hits A_Cartwright in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 16 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs at A_Cartwright 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Januzaj hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) R_v_Persie plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  K_Zouma is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  T_Courtois misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Poyet* floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Januzaj gets a shot in 
          ...  T_Courtois with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Poyet* plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_v_Persie gets to it! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 19 :(mnu) W_Rooney nutmegs K_Zouma, he continues to run forward 
          ...  K_Zouma with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 21 :(mnu) R_v_Persie is first to the ball 
          ...  S_de_Vrij beats him to the ball 
Min. 22 :(che) A defence splitting pass from L_Messi to S_de_Vrij 
          ...  S_de_Vrij is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds D_de_Gea 
          ...  He nutmegs D_de_Gea 
          ...  D_de_Gea does well to save it !! 
Min. 23 :(mnu) M_Rojo bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And T_Courtois tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Rooney swings it in! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away! 
Min. 25 :(mnu) D_Poyet* runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Kagawa 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Kagawa ! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Manchester United the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 25 :(mnu) R_v_Persie finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  S_de_Vrij wins the ball well 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss has given a free kick 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  Tom Wright is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 29 :(che) G_Jesus* takes possession 
          ...  M_Rojo scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss warns him 
Min. 31 :(mnu) R_v_Persie runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Cartwright 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_v_Persie ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks dejected! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 31 :(che) L_Messi with a flicked pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea never had a chance! 
Min. 31 :(mnu) P_Pogba looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Rooney 
          ...  N_Kante body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  S_Kagawa hits it hard 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  T_Courtois has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 33 :(che) L_Messi pulls it back to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 35 :(mnu) P_Pogba with the first time flick to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  T_Courtois falls over 
          ...  But T_Courtois is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 36 :(che) N_Kante with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  A delicate chip from P_Dybala ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 40 :(mnu) R_v_Persie nutmegs the defender 
          ...  R_v_Persie carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(mnu) A_Januzaj takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A_Januzaj rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it behind 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(mnu) R_v_Persie slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_v_Persie ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 48 :(mnu) P_Pogba cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 49 :(mnu) R_v_Persie flicks it past K_Zouma 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  R_v_Persie with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  T_Courtois collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Januzaj jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Kagawa 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Kagawa ! 
          ...  T_Courtois with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(mnu) P_Pogba finds the run of R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 54 :(mnu) A_Januzaj passes the ball to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 55 :(mnu) L_Sane is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Tameze is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Griezmann replaces W_Rooney to play as a FW 
Min. 56 :(mnu) M_Rojo looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 56 :(che) L_Messi beats L_Sane 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  L_Sane reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 56 :(mnu) S_Kagawa beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds D_Poyet* 
          ...  K_Zouma takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 57 :(mnu) T_Alcantara replaces P_Pogba and will play MF 
Min. 57 :(mnu) S_Kagawa picks out A_Griezmann with the cross 
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Kante 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 57 :(che) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  P_Dybala seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  P_Dybala with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 57 :(mnu) A_Januzaj jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann 
          ...  G_Jesus* takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him over 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_v_Persie floats it forward 
          ...  D_Poyet* latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Zouma 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Pogba chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Januzaj with the header 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 58 :(mnu) A_Januzaj skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_v_Persie 
          ...  A_Florenzi robs him of the ball 
Min. 59 :(mnu) T_Alcantara turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Persie 
          ...  A_Cartwright wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Manchester United will now play C 
Min. 60 :(che) S_Aguero beats M_Rojo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But R_Varane wins the tackle 
Min. 61 :(che) N_Kante hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Aguero latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 63 :(mnu) T_Alcantara is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Januzaj 
          ...  A_Januzaj tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  T_Courtois just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 64 :(che) L_Messi looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero from 20 yards ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 65 :(che) J_Lingard is being brought on 
          ...  A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(che) M_Bundu* is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Lingard is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(che) B_Assombalon- is being brought on 
          ...  G_Jesus* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 65 :(che) L_Messi crosses to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 67 :(che) L_Messi nutmegs R_Varane, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Roberts with the block 
Min. 68 :(mnu) T_Alcantara gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Florenzi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Alcantara shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 73 :(che) N_Kante with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Aguero in space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Rojo 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Dybala chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea easily claims the ball! 
Min. 74 :(mnu) R_Varane knocks it past N_Kante and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But A_Florenzi puts it in row Z! 
Min. 75 :(mnu) A_Januzaj holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round T_Courtois 
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Courtois 
          ...  T_Courtois pulls off a save !! 
Min. 75 :(che) S_Aguero with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Sane 
          ...  D_Poyet* with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  P_Dybala floats it forward 
          ...  B_Assombalon- latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Assombalon- hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 78 :(che) L_Messi has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Varane 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Assombalon-! 
          ...  B_Assombalon- sees D_de_Gea off his line ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_de_Gea 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 79 :(mnu) D_Poyet* brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Alcantara lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Zouma gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(mnu) D_Poyet* sidesteps A_Cartwright 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Poyet* ! 
          ...  T_Courtois beats the ball away 
Min. 83 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Griezmann is through! 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 84 :(mnu) R_Varane leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Roberts 
          ...  S_de_Vrij brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 85 :(che) B_Assombalon- with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  B_Assombalon- tries the shot ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(che) B_Assombalon- with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Rojo 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with the strike ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the first time pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  S_de_Vrij with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 51,000
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : R_v_Persie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Kagawa (25), R_v_Persie (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : L_Messi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Zouma (19), G_Jesus* (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       11
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          22        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 0 Chelsea
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  25   9   2  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_Tameze       DF   1  24   5   2  30 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   3  23   5   3  27 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
D_Roberts      DF   3  23   5   4  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  37   0   1
P_Pogba        MF   2   2  26   5  21 |  59   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  25  12  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  50  11
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  25  12  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  27
D_Poyet*       MF   2   5  24  11  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   8  56  11
R_v_Persie     FW   3   3  11  24  22 |  95   0   0   0   0  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   8   8  12
H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Sane         DF   2  22   5   3  26 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Heathcote*   DF   2  22   2   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alcantara    MF   1   2  24  13  25 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  23  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  26   2   3   2  23 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Cartwright   DF   2  20   5   4  17 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
S_de_Vrij      DF   1  23   4   3  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   3
K_Zouma        DF   2  22   8   2  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  36  -3  -3
A_Florenzi     DF   2  22   8   4  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
N_Kante        MF   2  10  24   2  24 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  30   0
A_Ramsey       MF   2   4  22  11  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Messi        MF   2   3  24  13  25 |  95   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  13  24  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
G_Jesus*       FW   2   2   4  22  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
J_Alnwick      GK  19   2   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  22   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  21  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bundu*       MF   2   3  22  10  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   4  24  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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