FMFA Premier League, Manchester United vs. Watford (Wed Mar 02)


                    Manchester United  |  Watford
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-2-1-2-1 C
                        Aaron Burrows  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK Pacheco
                          B_Kamara DF  |  DF K_Walk-Peters
                           G_Arana DF  |  DF R_Suckling
                     A_Ali_Mohamed DF  |  DF B_White
                      Simone_Pinna DF  |  DF Filippo_Berra
                             Allan DM  |  AM O_Tufan
                          T_Partey MF  |  MF J_McGinn
                       T_Alcantara MF  |  DM M_Zubimendi
                         A_Januzaj AM  |  DM J_Hendrix
                        P_Pellegri FW  |  FW M_Antonio
                           M_Salah FW  |  AM D_Quina
                                       |
                            A_Gunn SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                          R_Varane SUB |  SUB A_W-Bissaka
                          A_Barlow SUB |  SUB J_Vokins
                          A_Elanga SUB |  SUB D_Moonan
                           Rogerio SUB |  SUB K_Furuhashi




Min. 3  :(mnu) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Partey gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_White pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 10 :(wat) M_Zubimendi is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_White 
          ...  B_White pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 13 :(wat) D_Quina looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio drives it low ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(mnu) B_Kamara holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Pellegri 
          ...  R_Suckling reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 15 :(wat) J_McGinn uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  J_McGinn attempts to nutmeg D_de_Gea! 
          ...  D_de_Gea manages to turn it behind 
Min. 16 :(mnu) M_Salah finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  B_White clears with a diving header 
Min. 17 :(wat) J_Hendrix is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Antonio latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Antonio hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on D_de_Gea anyway 
Min. 20 :(mnu) M_Salah nutmegs M_Antonio, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Hendrix cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 21 :(mnu) A_Januzaj turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But Pacheco with the difficult save 
Min. 23 :(mnu) M_Salah with a pinpoint pass to P_Pellegri 
          ...  But K_Walk-Peters wins the tackle 
Min. 25 :(mnu) T_Alcantara can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Salah 
          ...  R_Suckling dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 25 :(wat) J_McGinn flicks the ball through 
          ...  D_Quina runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Partey rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 26 :(wat) J_Hendrix with the dribble 
          ...  P_Pellegri is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 27 :(mnu) Allan hoofs it up field to find P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 28 :(wat) B_White plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_McGinn decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_McGinn keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 29 :(wat) J_McGinn unselfishly lays the ball back to O_Tufan 
          ...  O_Tufan rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_de_Gea's hands 
          ...  But D_de_Gea recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 32 :(wat) The ball is passed in from J_Hendrix, he finds O_Tufan 
          ...  O_Tufan tries the shot ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea goes down well to save 
Min. 34 :(wat) B_White passes the ball to M_Antonio 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Allan 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 35 :(mnu) T_Alcantara cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Hendrix with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 39 :(mnu) P_Pellegri makes the tackle 
          ...  P_Pellegri with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Pacheco with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 41 :(wat) D_Quina knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  D_Quina chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea punches it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnu) Allan cuts the ball back to P_Pellegri 
          ...  D_Quina leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 

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

Min. 46 :(wat) Filippo_Berra runs into space 
          ...  B_Kamara with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 47 :(mnu) Allan whips the ball across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_White hits it out for a throw 
Min. 50 :(wat) The Watford manager shouts at them from the touchline to play N 
Min. 50 :(mnu) G_Arana brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Filippo_Berra 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Salah! 
          ...  M_Salah flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  Pacheco saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 50 :(wat) O_Tufan backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  B_White gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_White with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  The Watford fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Watford ahead! 
          ...  Manchester United 0-1 Watford ...
Min. 51 :(mnu) The Manchester United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 51 :(wat) O_Tufan seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 51 :(wat) D_Quina moves to MF 
Min. 52 :(wat) M_Zubimendi runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Antonio latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Antonio with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 54 :(wat) M_Zubimendi takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Zubimendi goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 55 :(mnu) G_Arana looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri tries the shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Manchester United are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 56 :(mnu) The Manchester United manager told his side to change to a P strategy 
Min. 56 :(wat) O_Tufan moves in a AM position 
Min. 56 :(wat) D_Quina moves to AM 
Min. 58 :(mnu) M_Salah takes advantage of a mistake by K_Walk-Peters 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  B_White goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 62 :(wat) O_Tufan finds M_Antonio on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Antonio hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 65 :(mnu) R_Varane is coming on and B_Kamara is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 65 :(wat) D_Moonan is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Hendrix is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka replaces K_Walk-Peters to play as a DF 
Min. 65 :(mnu) T_Partey lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  P_Pellegri latches on to it 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 66 :(mnu) T_Partey has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past B_White 
          ...  He knocks it to Simone_Pinna! 
          ...  Simone_Pinna attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But Pacheco parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 67 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Filippo_Berra takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 69 :(mnu) M_Salah retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  P_Pellegri latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Pellegri tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 69 :(wat) O_Tufan finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  O_Tufan has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 70 :(wat) Watford's manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 71 :(wat) M_Antonio beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Varane with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 75 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - A_Elanga on for A_Januzaj as a MF 
Min. 75 :(mnu) Rogerio is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Salah is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 75 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Suckling 
          ...  Pacheco with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  A_Januzaj swings it in 
          ...  P_Pellegri takes control of it! 
          ...  M_Antonio takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 78 :(wat) D_Moonan unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 82 :(wat) J_McGinn has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Ali_Mohamed 
          ...  He puts in M_Antonio! 
          ...  M_Antonio tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  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. 83 :(mnu) Rogerio sidesteps Filippo_Berra 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Rogerio has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) Rogerio finds the space intelligently 
          ...  D_Moonan brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 87 :(mnu) P_Pellegri turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Simone_Pinna passes to P_Pellegri 
          ...  B_White tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Allan plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Varane makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) Rogerio with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Rogerio with the overhead ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  That must have sealed it!! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 89 :(mnu) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Manchester United will now be playing L 
Min. 89 :(wat) D_Moonan has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  G_Arana with the tackle 
Min. 91 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 74,994
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : P_Pellegri
Scorers              : P_Pellegri (55), Rogerio (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : B_White (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_White (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_White (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 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  34   2   2   2  24 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
B_Kamara       DF   1  32  15   2  24 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Arana        DF   1  29  14   2  23 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  38   0
A_Ali_Mohamed  DF   1  29  13   4  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Simone_Pinna   DF   1  28  13   3  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Allan          DM   1  13  30   6  34 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
T_Partey       MF   1  14  30   8  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
T_Alcantara    MF   1   2  28  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Januzaj      AM   2   4  31  14  27 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Pellegri     FW   1   3  14  31  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
M_Salah        FW   1   3  10  30  24 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
A_Gunn         GK  28   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  29  10   3  25 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8   9
A_Barlow       DF   1  26  14   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Elanga       MF   1   8  27  11  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rogerio        FW   1   3  13  29  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24

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  32   1   1   1  22 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
K_Walk-Peters  DF   1  29  11   6  28 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Suckling     DF   1  26  13   3  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_White        DF   1  28  10   8  23 |  95   0   4   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  49  17  23
Filippo_Berra  DF   1  29  11   3  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
O_Tufan        AM   1   4  28  10  24 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  38   7
J_McGinn       MF   1   6  29   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
M_Zubimendi    DM   1  13  29   4  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Hendrix      DM   1  11  28   4  25 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
M_Antonio      FW   1   8  13  31  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  13   0  12
D_Quina        AM   1   2  28  13  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_W-Bissaka    DF   1  27  12   7  28 |  26   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
J_Vokins       DF   2  26  12   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Moonan       DM   1  14  26  13  23 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   3  13  29  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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