FMFA Champions Cup, Manchester United vs. Watford (Sat Sep 26)


                    Manchester United  |  Watford
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                           Tom Wright  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK Pacheco
                          B_Kamara DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                           G_Arana DF  |  DF Filippo_Berra
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                      Simone_Pinna DF  |  DF Joshua_Laws
                           P_Pogba MF  |  DM D_Zakaria
                         A_Januzaj MF  |  MF M_Sylla
                          S_Kagawa MF  |  MF D_Poyet+
                       T_Alcantara MF  |  MF D_Quina
                        P_Pellegri FW  |  AM H_Mkhitaryan
                           Rogerio FW  |  FW A_Morelos
                                       |
                            A_Gunn SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                          A_Tameze SUB |  SUB J_Mukena
                       S_Heathcote SUB |  SUB A_Smith
                          E_Lamela SUB |  SUB A_Gomes
                          L_Stindl SUB |  SUB G_Higuain




Min. 4  :(mnu) P_Pogba controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Poyet+ 
          ...  He puts in T_Alcantara! 
          ...  Filippo_Berra gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) A_Januzaj with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Robertson 
          ...  He knocks it to Rogerio! 
          ...  Rogerio curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  Pacheco falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Manchester United fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester United ahead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 7  :(wat) D_Quina takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  But B_Kamara slides in 
Min. 11 :(mnu) A_Januzaj is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  A_Januzaj with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But Pacheco smothers the ball. 
Min. 12 :(mnu) S_Kagawa has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Robertson 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Pellegri! 
          ...  P_Pellegri with the chance ! 
          ...  Pacheco won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 12 :(wat) A_Morelos plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Morelos carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 17 :(wat) Filippo_Berra holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Morelos 
          ...  A_Morelos hits a curling shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes a good save 
Min. 20 :(wat) Watford made the switch to a N strategy 
Min. 26 :(wat) D_Zakaria changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Quina 
          ...  D_Quina with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 27 :(mnu) Pacheco miss-kicks! 
          ...  A_Januzaj is through! 
          ...  A_Januzaj attempts the shot! 
          ...  But Pacheco pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 29 :(mnu) R_Varane is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  P_Pellegri latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Filippo_Berra rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 31 :(mnu) R_Varane plays in P_Pellegri with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Joshua_Laws 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 32 :(wat) D_Poyet+ sprints past R_Varane 
          ...  D_Poyet+ flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 34 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan nutmegs G_Arana 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zakaria drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to D_Quina 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United fans taunt him! 
Min. 35 :(wat) Watford changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 37 :(wat) A_Robertson sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Quina runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A skillful effort from D_Quina ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_de_Gea dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_de_Gea beaten! 
Min. 37 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from G_Arana, he finds Rogerio 
          ...  D_Zakaria with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wat) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  P_Pogba takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 49 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Joshua_Laws 
          ...  D_Zakaria goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Watford

Min. 50 :(wat) G_Higuain is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Morelos is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 50 :(wat) Watford are switching their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(wat) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  D_Quina will now play as AM 
Min. 50 :(wat) D_Poyet+ moves to AM 
Min. 53 :(mnu) P_Pellegri looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Kagawa 
          ...  S_Kagawa hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But Pacheco is equal to it 
Min. 54 :(mnu) A_Januzaj drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Rogerio 
          ...  Rogerio has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  Pacheco makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Januzaj crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Alcantara with the header 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 55 :(mnu) P_Pellegri moves forward 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Pellegri ! 
          ...  Pacheco is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Pacheco reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rogerio plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Pacheco fists it away! 
Min. 56 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Quina lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  B_Kamara cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 59 :(wat) G_Higuain beats G_Arana 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  G_Higuain hits the ball first time! 
          ...  D_de_Gea collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Rogerio leaves Filippo_Berra standing 
          ...  Rogerio flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 66 :(mnu) P_Pellegri has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Filippo_Berra gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 67 :(wat) G_Higuain nutmegs G_Arana 
          ...  G_Arana reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 68 :(wat) Filippo_Berra hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Higuain latches onto it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  G_Arana hits it out for a throw 
Min. 70 :(wat) G_Higuain nutmegs G_Arana, he continues to run forward 
          ...  G_Higuain looks to see where D_de_Gea is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 75 :(mnu) P_Pellegri beats A_Robertson 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  P_Pellegri smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Pacheco watches it sail wide! 
Min. 76 :(wat) M_Sylla sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Sylla with a powerful header ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  D_de_Gea plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 78 :(mnu) P_Pogba gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rogerio 
          ...  Rogerio attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But Pacheco is equal to it 
Min. 81 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He puts in R_Varane! 
          ...  R_Varane rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 81 :(wat) D_Poyet+ threads the through ball to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 85 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with a 50-yard pass to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 86 :(wat) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  D_Quina will now play as MF 
Min. 86 :(wat) It appears D_Poyet+ is playing as a MF 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wat) Joshua_Laws with the first time pass to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 94 :(mnu) T_Alcantara takes advantage of a mistake by D_Quina 
          ...  C_Soyuncu takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 94 :(mnu) Rogerio finds P_Pellegri on the edge of the box 
          ...  G_Higuain pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  A_Januzaj shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Rogerio instead 
          ...  Rogerio rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rogerio floats the ball in! 
          ...  Pacheco catches it! 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 93 :(mnu) Rogerio plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Rogerio with a powerful header ! 
          ...  Pacheco makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 96 :(mnu) Rogerio sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Kagawa 
          ...  S_Kagawa with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Pacheco gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Simone_Pinna chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Pacheco makes the catch! 
Min. 99 :(mnu) B_Kamara leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  A_Robertson reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by B_Kamara 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Pacheco 
Min. 103:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 104:(wat) G_Higuain flicks it over G_Arana and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Varane with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  G_Higuain drives it under the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Zakaria crosses it in! 
          ...  B_Kamara belts it clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 106:(mnu) A_Januzaj brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Joshua_Laws 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Rogerio! 
          ...  Filippo_Berra gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 108:(mnu) A_Januzaj sidesteps A_Robertson 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Januzaj keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 116:(mnu) Rogerio uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Filippo_Berra seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 117:(wat) Joshua_Laws looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Sylla 
          ...  P_Pellegri with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Pellegri steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Watford...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Higuain steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Watford...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Rogerio is taking it!
          ...  Pacheco guesses correctly 
          ...  And he saves it! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Quina steps up!
          ...  D_de_Gea dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-2 Watford...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Januzaj steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Sylla steps up!
          ...  He's put it over! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Kagawa steps up!
          ...  He's put it over! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Poyet+ steps up!
          ...  D_de_Gea dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-3 Watford...


          ...  Watford wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 74,994
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : Rogerio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rogerio (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : G_Higuain
Scorers              : G_Higuain (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Zakaria (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          15        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester United 1 - 1 Watford
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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  32   2   2   2  24 | 129   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
B_Kamara       DF   1  29  13   2  24 | 129   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
G_Arana        DF   1  28  13   2  23 | 129   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
R_Varane       DF   2  28  10   3  25 | 129   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Simone_Pinna   DF   1  27  13   3  20 | 129   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   2  29   5  21 | 129   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  29  14  27 | 129   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  48   7
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  27  13  24 | 129   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
T_Alcantara    MF   1   2  27  13  25 | 129   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Pellegri     FW   1   3  13  28  23 | 129   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Rogerio        FW   1   3  13  28  23 | 129   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  20  34
A_Gunn         GK  28   1   1   1  24 |   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
S_Heathcote    DF   2  26   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Lamela       MF   2   4  26  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  16  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Pacheco        GK  30   1   1   1  22 | 129  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   2  26  11   2  24 | 129   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  27  10   3  31 | 129   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  20   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  26   8   2  21 | 129   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  26  10   3  29 | 129   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Zakaria      DM   1  10  26   3  30 | 129   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
M_Sylla        MF   1   3  26  11  23 | 129   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_Poyet+       MF   2   5  26  11  21 | 129   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
D_Quina        MF   1   2  26  12  21 | 129   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
H_Mkhitaryan   AM   2   3  26  10  23 | 129   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Morelos      FW   1   3  11  28  23 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mukena       DF   1  25  13   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Smith        DF   1  23  11   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gomes        MF   1   5  26   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Higuain      FW   1   2   9  27  24 |  75   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
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