FMFA Tiger League, Manchester United vs. Nottingham Forest (Sun May 03) Manchester United | Nottingham Forest 4-1-3-2 E | 4-4-2 N Tom Wright | Derek Purvis (C) | D_de_Gea GK | GK K_Darlow P_Lahm DF | DF M_Mancienne N_Vidic DF | DF J_Hunt M_Wilson DF | DF D_Collins Marcelo DF | DF J_Hobbs S_Kagawa MF | MF R_Alvarez A_Candreva MF | MF M_Antonio M_Fellaini MF | MF H_Lansbury M_Carrick DM | MF D_Abdoun R_v_Persie FW | FW B_Assombalon- D_Welbeck FW | FW J_Paterson | H_Lloris SUB | SUB D_Evtimov Rafael SUB | SUB C_Smalling E_Can SUB | SUB S_McLaughlin A_Januzaj SUB | SUB C_Burke W_Rooney SUB | SUB M_Fryatt Referee: Mike_Jones (Cheshire) Min. 3 :(mnu) M_Fellaini with an inch perfect pass to A_Candreva ... But he loses control of it ... J_Hunt hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(ntf) R_Alvarez unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Mancienne ... P_Lahm with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 7 :(mnu) Marcelo cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie with a powerful downward header! ... GOAL !! ... In off the post ... Manchester United go ahead in this match now! ... Manchester United 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 7 :(ntf) J_Hobbs plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Carrick is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 9 :(mnu) M_Carrick takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into R_v_Persie ... D_Collins hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa hits it towards the far post! ... M_Mancienne wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 9 :(ntf) B_Assombalon- beats Marcelo ... He muscled him off the ball ... N_Vidic makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 13 :(ntf) J_Paterson skips the challenge from N_Vidic ... J_Paterson cracks a laser towards goal ! ... But D_de_Gea tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... D_Abdoun swings it in! ... Marcelo gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 14 :(mnu) R_v_Persie slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... R_v_Persie unleashes a pile driver ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... K_Darlow never had a chance! Min. 14 :(ntf) J_Paterson times his run well ... J_Paterson with a powerful diving header! ... It floats over D_de_Gea ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 15 :(mnu) S_Kagawa looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_v_Persie ... J_Paterson wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 16 :(mnu) A_Candreva pass splits open the defence and finds R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie attempts a chip! ... K_Darlow makes a fine save Min. 20 :(ntf) R_Alvarez boots it towards H_Lansbury ... H_Lansbury attempts the shot! ... But D_de_Gea palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 21 :(mnu) D_Welbeck with a perfectly timed run ... D_Welbeck with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the Manchester United crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 22 :(ntf) B_Assombalon- with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Wilson behind ... B_Assombalon- unleashes a pile driver ! ... What agility from D_de_Gea Min. 23 :(mnu) S_Kagawa off the woodwork. ... R_v_Persie picks up the deflection ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Mancienne picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 25 :(mnu) D_Welbeck takes possession on the edge of the box ... M_Mancienne tackles cleanly Min. 25 :(mnu) M_Carrick takes on 3 men ... D_Collins takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 26 :(mnu) R_v_Persie lobs it over J_Hunt ... J_Hobbs seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 29 :(mnu) M_Fellaini is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 29 :(mnu) E_Can will replace M_Fellaini and play MF Min. 31 :(mnu) E_Can is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... S_Kagawa latches onto the end of it ... J_Hobbs clears with a diving header Min. 37 :(mnu) M_Carrick spots R_v_Persie who is in acres of space ... But M_Mancienne clears the danger Min. 37 :(ntf) D_de_Gea miskicks! ... B_Assombalon- is takes control of the ball! ... Marcelo with a deliberate foul ... Mike_Jones will want to speak to him Min. 40 :(mnu) R_v_Persie holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to D_Welbeck ... A great volley from D_Welbeck ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa lofts the ball in! ... D_Welbeck makes a firm connection with his head ... K_Darlow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa lofts the ball in! ... It comes to E_Can ... He fires it towards to goal ... Looks like it should be K_Darlow's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... K_Darlow looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Candreva hits it into the box! ... R_Alvarez wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 48 :(mnu) E_Can takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_v_Persie ... D_Collins slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 50 :(ntf) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... C_Smalling will come on for J_Hobbs and play DF Min. 52 :(mnu) R_v_Persie is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck looks to see where K_Darlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... K_Darlow makes a difficult save Min. 54 :(mnu) D_Welbeck picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... R_Alvarez with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 54 :(ntf) M_Mancienne turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... M_Mancienne could have let it bounce! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 55 :(ntf) C_Burke replaces R_Alvarez and will play MF Min. 60 :(mnu) Rafael is coming on and P_Lahm is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 60 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... W_Rooney will come on for R_v_Persie and play FW Min. 60 :(ntf) M_Fryatt comes on for B_Assombalon- and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(mnu) W_Rooney leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa with a bicycle kick ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 65 :(ntf) M_Fryatt plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... N_Vidic with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 67 :(mnu) D_Welbeck back heels to find W_Rooney in space ... M_Antonio with a pull on the shirt Min. 68 :(mnu) Rafael bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Candreva ... A_Candreva tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... Manchester United 3-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 70 :(ntf) M_Antonio with a slick pass to H_Lansbury ... H_Lansbury with a thundering drive! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Carrick with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Rafael gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Rafael has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... K_Darlow manages to turn it behind Min. 78 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sprints past the defender ... D_Welbeck could have let it bounce! ... K_Darlow tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 86 :(mnu) S_Kagawa steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Smalling ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... H_Lansbury with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 87 :(mnu) E_Can turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Welbeck ... But he loses control of it ... C_Burke belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnu) D_Welbeck finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Mancienne hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa crosses it in! ... The ball finds its way to D_Welbeck ... He gets the shot away ... K_Darlow is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 89 :(ntf) D_Collins sidesteps M_Wilson ... He showed great skill there ... W_Rooney wins the ball with ease ... Mike_Jones saw something no-one else did ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 90 :(mnu) D_Welbeck with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... A thundering drive by D_Welbeck ! ... The shot slips through K_Darlow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 67,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Welbeck (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_v_Persie (7), D_Welbeck (21), A_Candreva (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Lahm (5), N_Vidic (65), W_Rooney (89) Injured : M_Fellaini (29) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Alvarez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 14 | 6 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 10 Key Tackles : 1 | 12 Key Passes : 15 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 2 2 2 24 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 20 10 2 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 -3 -3 N_Vidic DF 2 20 4 3 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 M_Wilson DF 3 19 3 2 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcelo DF 2 19 11 2 25 | 94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 49 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 3 20 11 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 57 18 A_Candreva MF 2 9 20 10 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 45 M_Fellaini MF 2 2 20 11 26 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Carrick DM 2 11 19 2 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 R_v_Persie FW 3 3 11 22 22 | 61 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 17 57 68 D_Welbeck FW 2 2 11 19 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 H_Lloris GK 19 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 18 11 2 28 | 33 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 5 E_Can MF 2 10 17 2 22 | 65 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 1 A_Januzaj MF 2 3 20 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Rooney FW 2 2 11 21 22 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 20 3 2 1 24 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 M_Mancienne DF 2 18 2 2 25 | 94 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 130 0 1 J_Hunt DF 2 18 3 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Collins DF 2 18 3 3 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 -1 -1 J_Hobbs DF 2 19 4 2 26 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 19 3 28 | 56 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 40 0 M_Antonio MF 2 2 18 2 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 H_Lansbury MF 2 3 18 4 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Abdoun MF 2 2 17 5 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Paterson FW 2 2 2 17 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 6 D_Evtimov GK 17 2 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smalling DF 2 19 2 3 29 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McLaughlin MF 1 2 18 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Burke MF 2 2 17 6 26 | 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Fryatt FW 2 2 4 19 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 1430679338 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35