FMFA, Manchester United vs. Manchester City (Wed Dec 13)


                    Manchester United  |  Manchester City
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 L
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Caretaker Darren Lear
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK A_Areola
                          B_Kamara DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                          G_Boloca DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                           G_Arana DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                          A_Barlow DF  |  DF D_Sidibe
                             Rodri MF  |  DF R_Yates
                          T_Partey MF  |  MF N_Holland
                          M_Mudryk AM  |  MF S_McTominay
                         A_Januzaj AM  |  FW R_Firmino
                         R_Hojlund FW  |  FW A_Griezmann
                        P_Pellegri FW  |  MF M_Ozil
                                       |
                          K_O'Hara SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                      Simone_Pinna SUB |  SUB V_Chiriches
                            B_Sosa SUB |  SUB Y_Ribeiro
                          F_Torres SUB |  SUB C_Pulisic
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB L_Stindl

Referee: Robert_Jones (Merseyside)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Manchester City altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 2  :(mnu) M_Mudryk takes advantage of a mistake by D_Sidibe 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Yates takes possession 
Min. 3  :(mnu) G_Boloca slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Ozil and it had to be 
Min. 5  :(mnu) M_Mudryk has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past O_Zinchenko 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Hojlund! 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the shot ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) A_Barlow with a measured pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  Blocked by R_Yates 
Min. 7  :(mnc) M_Ozil is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 8  :(mnu) Rodri sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Pellegri 
          ...  D_Sidibe read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 8  :(mnu) R_Hojlund comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  W_Ndidi muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_Hojlund fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 9  :(mnu) R_Hojlund knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  R_Firmino with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 12 :(mnu) M_Mudryk gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  R_Hojlund is unmarked 
          ...  R_Yates gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Januzaj finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A_Januzaj aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  And Manchester United are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) N_Holland looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 24 :(mnc) A_Griezmann takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Barlow 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea looks relieved there! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) R_Firmino runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Firmino must beat D_de_Gea! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 30 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a precise ball to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Januzaj looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Rodri 
          ...  Rodri blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Rodri can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Hojlund 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 34 :(mnu) B_Kamara runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 36 :(mnc) N_Holland leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 37 :(mnc) W_Ndidi finds R_Firmino with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Hojlund with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 39 :(mnc) N_Holland gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Griezmann is unmarked 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) M_Mudryk takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Mudryk ! 
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mudryk chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to B_Kamara 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 44 :(mnu) P_Pellegri beats N_Semedo 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  N_Semedo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodri chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko clears the corner 

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

Min. 48 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  T_Partey is through! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Ndidi 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Januzaj chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Pellegri 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Areola just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Partey curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Sidibe reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 48 :(mnc) M_Ozil controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits a curling shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Manchester City fans!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Griezmann takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A_Griezmann sees D_de_Gea off his line ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 51 :(mnu) M_Mudryk controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Sidibe 
          ...  He puts in R_Hojlund! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Hojlund ! 
          ...  What agility from A_Areola 
Min. 58 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a probing through ball B_Kamara 
          ...  S_McTominay with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 59 :(mnc) S_McTominay can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 60 :(mnc) Manchester City will now play N 
Min. 61 :(mnc) N_Holland with a measured ball to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 62 :(mnu) M_Mudryk is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to G_Boloca 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Manchester United players 
          ...  There can only be one outcome! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  R_Hojlund is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester United are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-2 Manchester City...
Min. 63 :(mnc) It looks as though Manchester City is now playing P 
Min. 63 :(mnc) S_McTominay passes the ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_McTominay chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_de_Gea saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna comes on for G_Boloca and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 65 :(mnu) M_Mudryk kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Pellegri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Pellegri with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 67 :(mnu) B_Sosa is coming on and G_Arana is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 67 :(mnu) T_Partey is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to P_Pellegri 
          ...  P_Pellegri sees A_Areola off his line ! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Areola's hands 
          ...  But A_Areola recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 68 :(mnu) Rodri off the woodwork. 
          ...  R_Hojlund picks up the deflection 
          ...  S_McTominay wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(mnu) M_Salah will replace the useless P_Pellegri and will play FW 
Min. 70 :(mnc) C_Pulisic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Ndidi 
          ...  He'll play as a AM 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Ozil moves into a AM role on the manager's orders 
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Ozil is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Barlow 
Min. 71 :(mnu) T_Partey looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Hojlund 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Sidibe 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Mudryk pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Salah is clean through! 
          ...  But R_Yates clears the ball to safety 
Min. 72 :(mnc) C_Pulisic is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Firmino 
          ...  But Simone_Pinna with the fine tackle 
Min. 74 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Kamara 
          ...  B_Kamara with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Januzaj lofts the ball in! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 75 :(mnu) F_Torres is ready to come on to replace M_Mudryk 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF 
Min. 76 :(mnu) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  B_Kamara seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Kamara shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Areola beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodri chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Torres tries to place the shot! 
          ...  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. 79 :(mnu) R_Hojlund lobs it over the defender 
          ...  S_McTominay wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 80 :(mnu) Manchester United's manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 81 :(mnu) M_Salah beats R_Yates 
          ...  What a shot from M_Salah ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Areola falls over 
          ...  But A_Areola is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 87 :(mnu) T_Partey with the nod to M_Salah 
          ...  R_Yates attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) C_Pulisic looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  R_Hojlund is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  Robert_Jones calls him over 
          ...  Robert_Jones tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  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          : A_Januzaj
Scorers              : A_Januzaj (17), R_Hojlund (62 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Hojlund (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Griezmann (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (48), R_Firmino (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           1        |       14
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 2 Manchester City
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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 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
B_Kamara       DF   1  34  15   2  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Boloca       DF   1  31  13   3  24 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Arana        DF   1  31  14   2  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barlow       DF   1  30  12   1  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
Rodri          MF   1  12  32   7  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
T_Partey       MF   1  14  32   8  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Mudryk       AM   1   7  32  14  24 |  77   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   3
A_Januzaj      AM   2   4  33  14  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  23
R_Hojlund      FW   1   5  10  34  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -3  -3  26
P_Pellegri     FW   1   3  15  33  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
K_O'Hara       GK  29   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 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  29  14   2  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       MF   1   9  29  14  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Salah        FW   1   3  10  31  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Areola       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  30  14   8  27 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  30  13   3  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  14  30   3  25 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Sidibe       DF   1  29  10   3  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  29  11   3  22 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
N_Holland      MF   2   3  30  12  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  30   6  27 |  93   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  38   0
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  30  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  30  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
M_Ozil         AM   2   3  30  12  25 |  93   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  48   0
L_McGee        GK  21   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Chiriches    DF   1  28   9   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Ribeiro      DM   1  29  14   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  29  12  24 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  16  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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