FMFA, Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed Aug 31) Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 P Aaron Burrows | Holly Mason | D_de_Gea GK | GK E_Martinez B_Kamara DF | DF C_Coady G_Arana DF | DF D_Amartey A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF W_Boly G_Boloca DF | DF A_Sandro Rodri MF | MF T_Muller Allan MF | MF L_Evans T_Alcantara MF | MF R_Fraser A_Januzaj AM | MF R_Neves P_Pellegri FW | FW D_Jota M_Salah FW | FW F_Silva | A_Gunn SUB | SUB Rui_Patricio B_Sosa SUB | SUB Marquinhos Simone_Pinna SUB | SUB N_Subotic T_Partey SUB | SUB J_Lerma D_Origi SUB | SUB J_Ontiveros Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire) Min. 1 :(mnu) Manchester United's manager orders his side to play E Min. 7 :(mnu) T_Alcantara with a real burst of pace ... He leaves W_Boly behind ... W_Boly reacts well to win the ball back Min. 8 :(wol) L_Evans with a neat pass into T_Muller ... G_Arana had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... Andrew_Madley refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... D_Amartey shapes to shoot ... He plays it to T_Muller instead ... T_Muller tries to lob the keeper ! ... D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 8 :(wol) R_Neves runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But G_Boloca wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 9 :(wol) T_Muller runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Fraser ... Allan makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 11 :(wol) R_Neves sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... T_Muller runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Muller is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has D_de_Gea to beat ... He nutmegs D_de_Gea ... It hits the upright!! ... D_de_Gea recovers to save it !! Min. 15 :(mnu) T_Alcantara knocks it past C_Coady and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... T_Alcantara with the drive! ... Looks like it should be E_Martinez's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... GOAL !! ... E_Martinez looks embarrassed! ... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something ... That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him Min. 15 :(mnu) M_Salah breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on E_Martinez! ... W_Boly brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 16 :(mnu) Rodri takes advantage of a mistake by D_Amartey ... It's a lucky break ... Rodri tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 23 :(mnu) M_Salah beats A_Sandro ... He showed great skill there ... M_Salah has a dig at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 27 :(mnu) G_Boloca knocks it forward ... C_Coady slips ... Rodri gets to it! ... Rodri fires a shot at goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 30 :(wol) F_Silva is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... G_Boloca is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 31 :(mnu) P_Pellegri skips the challenge from the defender ... P_Pellegri with a powerful downward header! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 31 :(wol) R_Neves looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_Fraser ... R_Fraser has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 32 :(mnu) Rodri 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! ... M_Salah receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But A_Sandro wins the tackle cleanly Min. 32 :(wol) D_Jota finds his way through ... But G_Boloca clears the ball to safety Min. 32 :(mnu) A_Januzaj picks up a loose ball ... F_Silva fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Andrew_Madley sends him off the pitch !! ... Andrew_Madley had no choice there!! ... RED CARD! Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Januzaj looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Salah ... But C_Coady slides in Min. 36 :(wol) T_Muller with a glorious long pass to D_Jota ... D_Jota attempts a chip! ... D_de_Gea saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 38 :(wol) D_Jota with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... G_Boloca plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... R_Fraser hits it towards the far post! ... G_Boloca wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 40 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps C_Coady ... That was too easy ... P_Pellegri tries to place it in the corner ! ... E_Martinez can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... E_Martinez has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 42 :(mnu) Rodri is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Ali_Mohamed ... A_Ali_Mohamed hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wol) T_Muller steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Muller has a dig at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... D_de_Gea never had a chance! Min. 44 :(mnu) Rodri drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But Andrew_Madley waves play on ... He just has to beat E_Martinez ... He rounds E_Martinez ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Manchester United go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Januzaj leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Salah ... C_Coady with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 46 :(wol) R_Fraser has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past B_Kamara ... He puts in A_Sandro! ... A_Sandro drives it low ! ... D_de_Gea with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 48 :(mnu) Allan is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... P_Pellegri latches onto the ball ... D_Amartey fouls badly ... Andrew_Madley will want to speak to him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Min. 50 :(wol) R_Fraser with a smart pass to D_Jota ... Blocked by A_Ali_Mohamed Min. 52 :(mnu) M_Salah gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside D_Amartey! ... He has some space now! ... M_Salah with the drive! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 53 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... A_Ali_Mohamed hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Manchester United fans!! ... Manchester United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 54 :(mnu) Manchester United restructured their strategy to L Min. 56 :(mnu) A_Januzaj leaves D_Amartey standing ... C_Coady intercepts the pass Min. 56 :(wol) D_Jota with a real burst of pace ... He leaves B_Kamara behind ... D_Jota lobs D_de_Gea! ... D_de_Gea is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 57 :(wol) A_Sandro feeds the ball through the middle ... R_Fraser runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_Fraser with a powerful diving header! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 65 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... B_Sosa will come on for B_Kamara and play DF Min. 65 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna will replace A_Ali_Mohamed and play DF Min. 68 :(mnu) A_Januzaj has it now ... He takes on D_Amartey ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Salah! ... M_Salah gets his head to the ball ! ... E_Martinez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 73 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with the strike ! ... E_Martinez with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 74 :(mnu) M_Salah runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off C_Coady back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... C_Coady does well to get the tackle in Min. 75 :(mnu) T_Partey replaces Allan to play as a MF Min. 75 :(mnu) A_Januzaj is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Salah latches onto the ball ... D_Amartey reads the play well Min. 76 :(mnu) P_Pellegri runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... P_Pellegri rifles it to the far post ! ... E_Martinez makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 80 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... T_Partey is through! ... L_Evans with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 87 :(mnu) M_Salah nutmegs C_Coady ... D_Amartey cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(mnu) T_Alcantara sidesteps T_Muller ... T_Alcantara drives the ball low ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Boloca (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (44), A_Ali_Mohamed (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Muller Scorers : N/A Sent Off : W_Boly (15), F_Silva (32) Booked : L_Evans (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 2 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 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 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 30 13 4 23 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 0 24 G_Boloca DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 Rodri MF 1 12 31 7 27 | 96 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 2 Allan MF 1 13 30 6 34 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Alcantara MF 1 2 28 14 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Januzaj AM 2 4 31 14 27 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 14 32 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 M_Salah FW 1 3 10 30 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 28 14 2 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simone_Pinna DF 1 29 13 3 20 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Partey MF 1 14 31 8 32 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 D_Origi FW 1 3 5 29 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 31 1 1 1 31 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 30 6 4 26 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 D_Amartey DF 1 29 11 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 W_Boly DF 1 29 6 3 24 | 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 A_Sandro DF 1 28 10 3 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 T_Muller MF 2 4 33 12 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 L_Evans MF 2 3 30 4 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 R_Fraser MF 2 3 28 10 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 R_Neves MF 2 3 28 13 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Jota FW 1 3 14 29 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 F_Silva FW 1 2 5 27 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 Rui_Patricio GK 29 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 2 28 4 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Subotic DF 2 27 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lerma MF 1 7 26 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ontiveros FW 1 3 10 27 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1661975362 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35