FMFA Tiger League, Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester United (Wed Feb 25) Nottingham Forest | Manchester United 4-4-2 D | 4-4-2 A Daniel Mason | Tom Wright | K_Darlow GK | GK D_de_Gea J_Hunt DF | DF P_Lahm J_Lascelles DF | DF N_Vidic D_Harding DF | DF M_Wilson K_Wilson DF | DF P_Evra M_Antonio MF | MF S_Kagawa S_McLaughlin MF | MF A_Januzaj Willian MF | MF S_de_Jong C_Cohen MF | MF M_Fellaini M_Fryatt FW | FW W_Rooney L_Veldwijk FW | FW D_Welbeck | D_Evtimov SUB | SUB H_Lloris G_Halford SUB | SUB R_Ferdinand E_Lichaj SUB | SUB Rafael D_Abdoun SUB | SUB A_Candreva B_Assombalon- SUB | SUB G_Pelle Referee: Craig_Pawson (South_Yorkshire) Min. 1 :(mnu) M_Fellaini beats J_Hunt ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Craig_Pawson ... M_Fellaini must beat K_Darlow! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... That’s put Manchester United ahead! ... Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 2 :(mnu) S_Kagawa picks up the pass ... C_Cohen with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 7 :(mnu) S_de_Jong with a precise ball to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck with a powerful downward header! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 8 :(mnu) D_Welbeck gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Lascelles! ... He has some space now! ... D_Welbeck looks to see where K_Darlow is! ... He shoots! ... It floats over K_Darlow ... Its heading goal ward! ... GOAL !! ... That was a great effort ... Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 9 :(ntf) S_McLaughlin flicks the ball through ... C_Cohen runs onto it! ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Cohen ! ... D_de_Gea falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 10 :(ntf) Willian is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to M_Fryatt ... M_Fryatt attempts a low drive! ... The shot slips through D_de_Gea's hands ... But D_de_Gea recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 11 :(mnu) A_Januzaj is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to S_de_Jong ... S_de_Jong fires a shot at goal ! ... K_Darlow beats the ball away Min. 13 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps J_Hunt ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A skillful effort from W_Rooney ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 16 :(mnu) S_de_Jong sprints past J_Hunt ... S_de_Jong has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through K_Darlow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 17 :(ntf) Willian with electric pace ... He eases past P_Lahm ... Willian with a blistering shot ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 19 :(mnu) W_Rooney nutmegs the defender ... Launched towards the top corner by W_Rooney ! ... K_Darlow manages to turn it behind Min. 33 :(mnu) D_Welbeck takes advantage of a mistake by D_Harding ... C_Cohen takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 39 :(ntf) L_Veldwijk gets possession in his own half ... L_Veldwijk hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... D_de_Gea tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ntf) M_Antonio works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Fryatt ... M_Fryatt with his head down lets it go ! ... D_de_Gea narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(mnu) S_de_Jong runs with pace at the defence ... S_de_Jong has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But K_Darlow just gets his fingers to that one Min. 44 :(ntf) C_Cohen with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... S_Kagawa pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Tom Wright looks relieved ... Daniel Mason is far from happy with that decision Min. 45 :(ntf) G_Halford will replace the useless K_Wilson and will play DF Min. 45 :(ntf) D_Abdoun is going to be brought on ... C_Cohen is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United Min. 50 :(mnu) R_Ferdinand will replace A_Januzaj and play DF Min. 51 :(mnu) M_Fellaini skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to W_Rooney ... J_Hunt reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 55 :(mnu) Rafael comes on for P_Lahm and takes up a DF role Min. 57 :(ntf) Willian bursts forward ... M_Wilson plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... S_McLaughlin curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to D_Abdoun ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits off a defender! ... D_de_Gea is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Willian plays it towards the near post! ... M_Wilson belts it clear Min. 58 :(mnu) P_Evra turns on a sixpence ... J_Hunt with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 60 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... G_Pelle will come on for W_Rooney and play FW Min. 60 :(mnu) It seems Manchester United are making a tactical change to E Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Welbeck with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... D_Harding intercepts the pass Min. 63 :(ntf) J_Lascelles is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... D_Abdoun latches onto the end of it ... N_Vidic wins the ball Min. 66 :(mnu) S_Kagawa takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Pelle ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Hunt Min. 68 :(mnu) The ball rolls free! ... S_Kagawa takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... S_Kagawa hits a curling shot! ... K_Darlow parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 70 :(ntf) S_McLaughlin unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Fryatt ... Blocked by P_Evra Min. 73 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... M_Fellaini is through! ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Hunt ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Welbeck drives it into the box! ... K_Darlow catches it! Min. 80 :(mnu) D_Welbeck with a burst of pace ... J_Lascelles tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Craig_Pawson has stopped play ... Well spotted by Craig_Pawson! Min. 80 :(mnu) S_de_Jong kills the ball dead ... S_de_Jong heads the ball towards goal ! ... K_Darlow fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 82 :(mnu) S_de_Jong runs forward ... S_de_Jong tries to beat K_Darlow! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 84 :(ntf) S_McLaughlin is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to D_Abdoun ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Abdoun ! ... D_de_Gea collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 84 :(mnu) Rafael brings it under control ... He takes on D_Harding ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Welbeck! ... G_Halford goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 87 :(ntf) Willian holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Fryatt ... N_Vidic gets to the ball first Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ntf) Willian runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... S_de_Jong is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The City Ground Attendance : 40,099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_McLaughlin Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Fellaini (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Fellaini (1), D_Welbeck (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_de_Jong (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 7 | 11 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 4 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 18 3 2 1 24 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 J_Hunt DF 2 18 3 3 24 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 2 17 2 2 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Harding DF 2 17 4 3 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 -1 -1 K_Wilson DF 2 17 5 2 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Antonio MF 2 2 18 2 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S_McLaughlin MF 1 2 18 3 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Willian MF 3 2 20 10 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Cohen MF 2 5 18 3 29 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 1 M_Fryatt FW 2 2 4 18 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 L_Veldwijk FW 2 3 3 18 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D_Evtimov GK 17 2 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Halford DF 2 17 5 4 26 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 -1 -1 E_Lichaj DF 2 19 3 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Abdoun MF 2 2 17 5 27 | 51 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 21 2 2 2 24 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 20 10 2 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 N_Vidic DF 2 20 4 3 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 M_Wilson DF 3 19 3 2 29 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 17 17 P_Evra DF 2 19 11 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 3 20 11 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Januzaj MF 2 3 19 11 27 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 19 11 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 -2 14 M_Fellaini MF 2 2 20 11 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 W_Rooney FW 2 2 11 21 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Welbeck FW 2 2 10 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 17 39 H_Lloris GK 19 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ferdinand DF 3 18 3 3 23 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 18 11 2 28 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 A_Candreva MF 2 9 20 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 19 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1424894492 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35