FMFA, Manchester United vs. Norwich City (Wed Aug 24) Manchester United | Norwich City 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 N Aaron Burrows | VACANT | D_de_Gea GK | GK N_Pope B_Kamara DF | DF Tom_Clayton G_Arana DF | DF N_Clyne A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF J_Young Simone_Pinna DF | DF L_Chambers B_Sosa DF | MF M_Odegaard A_Januzaj MF | MF H_Barnes Allan MF | MF M_Olise T_Partey MF | MF D_Brooks P_Pellegri FW | FW M_Rashford M_Salah FW | FW A_Ndiaye | A_Gunn SUB | SUB K_Darlow D_Dalot SUB | SUB A_Koiki R_Varane SUB | SUB M_Aarons T_Alcantara SUB | SUB M_Pereira Rogerio SUB | SUB C_Slack Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire) Min. 5 :(nor) H_Barnes runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Ndiaye ... Simone_Pinna slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 11 :(mnu) Allan knocks it forward ... L_Chambers slips ... M_Salah gets to it! ... M_Salah with the attempt at goal! ... But N_Pope just gets his fingers to that one ... Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 15 :(mnu) P_Pellegri jumps over J_Young's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... P_Pellegri tries the shot ! ... N_Pope with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 16 :(mnu) P_Pellegri flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... P_Pellegri with a bicycle kick ! ... N_Pope watches it sail safely wide! Min. 21 :(nor) D_Brooks with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Rashford ... Superbly timed tackle by G_Arana ... He made it look easy Min. 22 :(nor) M_Odegaard looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Young ... J_Young with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But D_de_Gea makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 23 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed jumps over J_Young's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Ali_Mohamed with a little chip! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 24 :(mnu) M_Salah knocks the ball past L_Chambers ... N_Clyne with a superb challenge ... Andrew_Madley has given the free kick the other way! ... Andrew_Madley warned him ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... B_Kamara swings it in ... G_Arana takes control of it! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... L_Chambers picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 28 :(nor) D_Brooks with the first time pass to Tom_Clayton ... Tom_Clayton hits a crisp volley! ... But D_de_Gea makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 30 :(mnu) T_Partey finds M_Salah in acres of space ... Cleared by L_Chambers Min. 32 :(nor) N_Clyne with a slick pass to A_Ndiaye ... Good sliding challenge from G_Arana and it had to be Min. 33 :(nor) Tom_Clayton holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford with a little chip! ... But D_de_Gea just gets his fingers to that one ... Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 37 :(nor) M_Olise with the first time flick to L_Chambers ... M_Salah with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... Andrew_Madley gave him a strong warning Min. 41 :(nor) M_Rashford is through on goal ... G_Arana with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... Andrew_Madley warned him Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mnu) M_Salah nutmegs L_Chambers, he continues to run forward ... M_Salah with the chance ! ... N_Pope gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 45 :(nor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... C_Slack will come on for A_Ndiaye and play FW Min. 45 :(nor) There's going to be a change ... A_Koiki will come on for L_Chambers and play DF Min. 45 :(mnu) T_Partey jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a powerful downward header! ... N_Pope gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 46 :(nor) H_Barnes finds M_Rashford with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Partey takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-0 Norwich City Min. 50 :(mnu) T_Partey with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Pellegri gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Pellegri hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... N_Pope is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 53 :(mnu) Allan has time and space on the edge of the box ... Allan shapes up for a shot! ... But N_Pope makes a fine save Min. 54 :(mnu) Allan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... N_Clyne wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 54 :(nor) D_Brooks wins possession ... He plays the ball across to C_Slack ... C_Slack with the cheeky shot! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... Andrew_Madley talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The Norwich City fans celebrate though! ... That’s put Norwich City ahead! ... Manchester United 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 55 :(mnu) It seems Manchester United are making a tactical change to A Min. 55 :(mnu) P_Pellegri takes advantage of a bad back pass from Tom_Clayton ... P_Pellegri from 20 yards ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... N_Pope never had a chance! Min. 56 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a flicked pass to P_Pellegri ... A cracking drive from P_Pellegri ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... N_Pope pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... T_Partey plays it into the danger area! ... A_Januzaj with the header ... But it puts it well wide Min. 56 :(nor) M_Odegaard takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Partey ... A_Ali_Mohamed dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 58 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna with a short pass to find M_Salah ... A_Koiki stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 59 :(mnu) P_Pellegri beats his man ... P_Pellegri with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But N_Pope makes an easy save Min. 61 :(nor) H_Barnes with a probing pass to M_Rashford ... Allan goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... Andrew_Madley shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 62 :(nor) N_Clyne with a neat pass into M_Rashford ... T_Partey knobbles the attacking player. ... Andrew_Madley blows up for a foul ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Andrew_Madley signals that it is indirect ... H_Barnes passes to M_Rashford ... A wicked drive by M_Rashford ! ... D_de_Gea with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 65 :(mnu) D_Dalot is coming on for B_Kamara and playing DF Min. 65 :(mnu) R_Varane will replace the useless A_Ali_Mohamed and will play DF Min. 67 :(mnu) R_Varane is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... P_Pellegri latches onto the ball ... J_Young goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 69 :(nor) M_Olise gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds C_Slack ... But G_Arana reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 72 :(mnu) P_Pellegri looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... T_Partey receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... T_Partey with a blistering shot ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 75 :(mnu) T_Alcantara replaces an unhappy A_Januzaj and will play as a MF Min. 78 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna with a measured pass to M_Salah ... M_Salah with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 85 :(nor) M_Odegaard barges R_Varane off the ball ... Allan is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) T_Partey makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... T_Partey chases it through, he must score ! ... N_Pope watches it sail wide! Min. 91 :(mnu) M_Salah knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Clyne ... M_Salah blasts it at the goal ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 93 :(mnu) R_Varane brings it under control ... He takes on Tom_Clayton ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Salah! ... M_Salah could have let it bounce! ... N_Pope makes a fine save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pellegri (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Allan (85) Booked : T_Partey (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Pope Scorers : C_Slack (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 5 Off target : 9 | 0 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 0 - 1 Norwich 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 32 15 2 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 30 14 2 23 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 30 13 4 23 | 68 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 Simone_Pinna DF 1 29 13 3 20 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 B_Sosa DF 1 28 14 2 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 31 14 27 | 78 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Allan MF 1 13 30 6 34 | 88 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -4 T_Partey MF 1 14 30 8 32 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 27 -1 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 14 32 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 M_Salah FW 1 3 10 30 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dalot DF 1 28 10 2 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 29 10 3 25 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Alcantara MF 1 2 28 14 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogerio FW 1 3 13 29 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 32 1 1 1 25 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 Tom_Clayton DF 1 30 12 4 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 N_Clyne DF 1 28 10 4 24 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 J_Young DF 2 28 10 1 17 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 L_Chambers DF 1 28 10 5 23 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 30 11 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 29 11 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Olise MF 1 4 29 11 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 D_Brooks MF 1 4 29 12 24 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 30 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 28 13 2 22 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 27 9 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Slack FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 52 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1661370253 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35