Intercontinental Trophy, Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Wed Jan 31)


                    Manchester United  |  Arsenal
                            4-2-2-2 P  |  5-3-2 L
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                          B_Kamara DF  |  DF Albin_Thaqi
                     A_Ali_Mohamed DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                           G_Arana DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                          A_Barlow DF  |  DF Alec_Georgen
                             Rodri MF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                          T_Partey MF  |  MF L_Ugochukwu
                          M_Mudryk AM  |  MF L_Pellegrini
                         A_Januzaj AM  |  MF Guus_Til
                         R_Hojlund FW  |  FW M_Chouiar
                        P_Pellegri FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                          K_O'Hara SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                      Simone_Pinna SUB |  SUB Y_Bisseck
                            B_Sosa SUB |  SUB F_Geraldes
                          F_Torres SUB |  SUB C_Eriksen
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB A_Perez

Referee: Martin_Atkinson (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 1  :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C 
Min. 3  :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But M_Pongracic sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 12 :(ars) J_Alvarez knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  B_Kamara steals the ball of off him 
Min. 13 :(ars) E_Konsa has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Ali_Mohamed 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Ugochukwu! 
          ...  M_Mudryk slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 19 :(mnu) Rodri whips the ball across to M_Mudryk 
          ...  What a shot from M_Mudryk ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  T_Courtois acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Partey hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by S_Kolasinac 
Min. 20 :(mnu) Rodri beats his marker 
          ...  Rodri with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 21 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from S_Kolasinac to M_Chouiar 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Chouiar ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 24 :(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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  P_Pellegri hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 26 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_Kamara cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 32 :(mnu) R_Hojlund with the heel pass to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  That’s given Manchester United the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 33 :(ars) Guus_Til is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 41 :(mnu) R_Hojlund sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Alvarez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Martin_Atkinson going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) Rodri drives it across the face of the goal P_Pellegri 
          ...  M_Pongracic with a bad challenge 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson will want to speak to him 
Min. 45 :(ars) L_Pellegrini controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Kamara 
          ...  He puts in M_Chouiar! 
          ...  Rodri with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 45 :(ars) Alec_Georgen lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Guus_Til latches on to it 
          ...  Guus_Til with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 

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

Min. 47 :(ars) J_Alvarez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the drive! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Pellegri flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Pongracic 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 53 :(mnu) G_Arana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Pellegri gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Pellegri with the strike ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 54 :(mnu) R_Hojlund with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Kolasinac 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the shot on net ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 60 :(ars) C_Eriksen will replace the useless Albin_Thaqi and will play AM 
Min. 64 :(ars) C_Eriksen jumps over G_Arana's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_de_Gea fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  C_Eriksen plays it short to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace G_Arana as DF 
Min. 65 :(ars) Y_Bisseck will come on for E_Konsa and play DF 
Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Januzaj beats his marker 
          ...  L_Pellegrini takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 67 :(mnu) B_Sosa will replace the useless A_Barlow and will play DF 
Min. 67 :(ars) a big roar from the crowd as A_Perez comes on for M_Chouiar to play FW 
Min. 67 :(mnu) T_Partey with an intelligent ball to P_Pellegri 
          ...  A delicate header from P_Pellegri ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Manchester United fans go wild! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 68 :(mnu) Manchester United switch to playing C 
Min. 68 :(ars) Arsenal will now play A 
Min. 69 :(ars) F_Geraldes is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Ugochukwu is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(mnu) M_Salah replaces R_Hojlund to play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(ars) C_Eriksen with the cross-field pass to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  But A_Ali_Mohamed slides in 
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Januzaj breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Courtois! 
          ...  M_Pongracic brings him down! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  Rodri shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Salah instead 
          ...  M_Salah drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it behind 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 73 :(mnu) P_Pellegri looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Salah 
          ...  Alec_Georgen with an awful challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 74 :(ars) C_Eriksen lobs it over P_Pellegri 
          ...  B_Kamara plays it back 
          ...  D_de_Gea slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Alvarez hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_de_Gea comes out and claims it! 
Min. 75 :(mnu) F_Torres is going to be brought on 
          ...  T_Partey is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 75 :(mnu) M_Salah had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  M_Salah with the strike ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 76 :(mnu) F_Torres runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Salah latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Salah hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 76 :(ars) L_Pellegrini takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Pellegrini leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 77 :(mnu) Rodri plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  T_Courtois falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 79 :(mnu) F_Torres with a slick pass to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Manchester United 3-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(mnu) M_Mudryk boots it towards F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 81 :(mnu) F_Torres looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  But S_Kolasinac slides in 
Min. 82 :(mnu) F_Torres is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri with the overhead ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it behind 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 82 :(mnu) A_Januzaj is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Salah 
          ...  L_Pellegrini with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  Rodri swings it in 
          ...  M_Salah gets on the end of it 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Salah ! 
          ...  T_Courtois watches it sail wide! 
Min. 83 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed crosses into the box, finding M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Courtois never had a chance! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna hits a hard pass to Rodri 
          ...  Rodri has a dig at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps S_Kolasinac 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  P_Pellegri hits a great shot ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 92 :(mnu) A_Januzaj unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri tries the shot ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : P_Pellegri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Mudryk (32), P_Pellegri (67), M_Salah (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Alvarez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Pongracic (71), Alec_Georgen (73)
Booked               : L_Pellegrini (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       4
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Final Score          : Manchester United 3 - 0 Arsenal
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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  35   2   2   2  24 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
B_Kamara       DF   1  34  15   2  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
A_Ali_Mohamed  DF   1  31  14   4  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
G_Arana        DF   1  31  14   2  23 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Barlow       DF   1  30  12   1  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodri          MF   1  12  33   7  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
T_Partey       MF   1  14  32   8  32 |  77   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Mudryk       AM   1   7  32  14  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  10  26
A_Januzaj      AM   2   4  33  14  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
R_Hojlund      FW   1   5  10  34  25 |  72   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   1
P_Pellegri     FW   1   3  15  33  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  33
K_O'Hara       GK  30   3   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Simone_Pinna   DF   1  30  14   3  20 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  29  14   2  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       MF   1  11  30  14  22 |  17   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  58   1
M_Salah        FW   1   3  10  31  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  32

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  33   3   3   2  23 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
Albin_Thaqi    DF   1  30  14   3  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  32  12   9  27 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  32  14   3  25 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  19  -7  -7
Alec_Georgen   DF   1  30  14   5  21 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
S_Kolasinac    DF   1  28  10   4  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
L_Ugochukwu    MF   1  15  31   7  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pellegrini   MF   1   9  32  13  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -2
Guus_Til       AM   1   3  31  14  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  14  31  20 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  14  32  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
J_Pickford     GK  29   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  30  15   2  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Geraldes     MF   1  14  30   2  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Eriksen      AM   2   4  29  12  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Perez        FW   1   3  11  31  25 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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