FMFA Cup, Manchester United vs. Leicester City (Sat May 23) Manchester United | Leicester City 4-3-1-2 E | 5-3-2 C Tom Wright | Will Schoolar | D_de_Gea GK | GK P_Gazzaniga B_Kamara DF | DF F_Tomori G_Arana DF | DF Lewis_Page R_Varane DF | DF B_Sosa+ Simone_Pinna DF | DF M_Muniesa P_Pogba MF | DF C_Templeton A_Januzaj MF | MF D_Blind S_Kagawa MF | MF C_Pulisic T_Alcantara AM | FW A_Sanchez P_Pellegri FW | FW D_Welbeck L_Stindl FW | MF G_Bale | K_O'Hara SUB | SUB H_Lloris A_Tameze SUB | SUB H_Maguire J_Lyden SUB | SUB F_Bolkiah E_Lamela SUB | SUB Y_Bolasie A_Yarmolenko SUB | SUB W_Rooney Min. 2 :(mnu) P_Pogba with the deft touch ... He takes it past G_Bale ... He knocks it to T_Alcantara! ... C_Templeton wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 4 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps C_Templeton ... He was too quick for his marker ... P_Pellegri attempts to nutmeg P_Gazzaniga! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 6 :(lei) Lewis_Page holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck attempts to drive it home! ... D_de_Gea with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 9 :(mnu) P_Pellegri cuts through the defence ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Tomori Min. 11 :(lei) G_Bale miskicks! ... He finds A_Sanchez though ... That was fortunate ... B_Kamara gets to the ball first Min. 16 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... P_Pellegri gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Tomori slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 23 :(mnu) P_Pellegri takes advantage of a mistake by C_Templeton ... He runs towards goal ... P_Pellegri with the crafty shot! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... That’s put Manchester United ahead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 25 :(mnu) L_Stindl picks up the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from Lewis_Page Min. 28 :(mnu) A_Januzaj breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga! ... A_Sanchez brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 31 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with an in swinging cross to B_Kamara ... M_Muniesa steals the ball of off him Min. 35 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Muniesa ... He knocks it to P_Pellegri! ... But F_Tomori spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 35 :(lei) The ball goes loose! ... A_Sanchez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A_Sanchez with a screamer of a shot ! ... D_de_Gea makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 37 :(mnu) S_Kagawa unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Stindl ... L_Stindl looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But P_Gazzaniga tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 39 :(lei) D_Welbeck skips the challenge from G_Arana ... T_Alcantara is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 40 :(lei) D_Welbeck runs with pace at the defence ... B_Kamara plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Lewis_Page floats the ball in! ... D_de_Gea makes the catch! Min. 42 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna floats the ball in to find A_Januzaj ... A_Januzaj belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... P_Gazzaniga with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnu) P_Pogba runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with the overhead ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Leicester City Min. 46 :(mnu) L_Stindl plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Pellegri decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A cracking drive from P_Pellegri ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 47 :(lei) G_Bale takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Welbeck ... R_Varane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Welbeck drives it into the box! ... D_de_Gea fists it away! Min. 52 :(lei) D_Welbeck steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Varane ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Kamara Min. 54 :(lei) A_Sanchez flicks it over Simone_Pinna and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Kamara fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko replaces L_Stindl to play as a FW Min. 55 :(mnu) E_Lamela takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace T_Alcantara as AM Min. 55 :(mnu) B_Kamara backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... R_Varane gets on the end of it ... R_Varane flings a shot at goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Leicester City fans taunt him! Min. 57 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri pounds a rocket on goal ! ... P_Gazzaniga can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Gazzaniga makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 60 :(lei) H_Maguire is being prepared to come on ... C_Templeton is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 61 :(lei) W_Rooney is coming on for M_Muniesa and will play FW Min. 61 :(lei) Leicester City changed their strategy to play A Min. 61 :(lei) G_Bale kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Pulisic gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by G_Arana ... He timed it well Min. 62 :(lei) G_Bale runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Bale goes for the top corner ! ... But D_de_Gea tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 64 :(mnu) E_Lamela uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... E_Lamela hits the ball on the bounce ! ... GOAL !! ... He nutmegged P_Gazzaniga ... Manchester United 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 67 :(mnu) B_Kamara kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Pellegri gets on the end of the pass ... P_Pellegri swings in the shot! ... P_Gazzaniga parries it ... CORNER! ... P_Pogba floats the ball in! ... A_Januzaj gets his head on it ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 69 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off H_Maguire back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... H_Maguire does well to get the tackle in Min. 70 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with an incisive pass to E_Lamela ... E_Lamela hits the ball first time! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Manchester United fans celebrate though! ... Manchester United 3-0 Leicester City ... Min. 73 :(lei) D_Welbeck beats B_Kamara ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Welbeck tries to lob the keeper ! ... D_de_Gea tips it over ... CORNER! ... G_Bale lofts the ball in! ... The danger is dealt with by G_Arana Min. 77 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Lewis_Page ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Yarmolenko sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... P_Gazzaniga is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Varane drives it into the box! ... P_Gazzaniga catches it! Min. 77 :(lei) A_Sanchez takes on 3 men ... S_Kagawa wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 77 :(lei) C_Pulisic is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck looks to see where D_de_Gea is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 78 :(lei) The ball goes loose! ... D_Welbeck gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... D_Welbeck with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko beats H_Maguire ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Yarmolenko sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... P_Gazzaniga won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 80 :(lei) W_Rooney with a real burst of pace ... He shows P_Pogba a clean set of heals ... B_Kamara reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic swings it in! ... G_Arana reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 81 :(lei) D_Blind with a precise ball to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney tries to beat D_de_Gea from outside the area! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away Min. 82 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Lewis_Page! ... He has some space now! ... A_Yarmolenko fires off a right-footed shot ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 86 :(mnu) E_Lamela puts in P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a powerful downward header! ... P_Gazzaniga just watches float over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(lei) A_Sanchez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Sanchez with the cheeky shot! ... D_de_Gea tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... D_Blind chips the ball into the area! ... D_de_Gea easily claims the ball! Min. 91 :(lei) D_Blind pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... D_Welbeck is clean through! ... D_Welbeck fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It's way wide ... The Manchester United fans behind the goal spread their arms out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Lamela (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (23), E_Lamela (64,70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Bale Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Sanchez (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 9 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 2 2 2 24 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 29 13 2 24 | 93 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 20 0 G_Arana DF 1 28 13 2 23 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 28 10 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 9 Simone_Pinna DF 1 27 13 3 20 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 29 5 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 28 14 27 | 93 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 27 13 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Alcantara AM 1 2 27 13 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 13 28 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 27 21 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 K_O'Hara GK 25 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 26 6 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lyden DM 1 10 26 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Lamela AM 2 4 26 12 26 | 36 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 46 A_Yarmolenko FW 1 4 14 26 20 | 36 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gazzaniga GK 29 2 3 1 24 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 F_Tomori DF 1 24 5 1 25 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 Lewis_Page DF 1 26 10 3 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 B_Sosa+ DF 1 26 14 2 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 24 4 2 22 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Templeton DF 2 24 4 2 21 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Blind MF 2 10 24 2 32 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 25 11 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Sanchez FW 2 3 8 25 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 12 24 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 G_Bale MF 2 12 25 11 25 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 H_Lloris GK 28 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 2 25 11 2 23 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 F_Bolkiah MF 1 2 24 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bolasie AM 2 2 26 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Rooney FW 2 1 12 24 22 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1590271853 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35