FMFA Cup Group Stage, Manchester United vs. Rangers F.C. (Thu Dec 03) Manchester United | Rangers F.C. 4-3-3 P | 4-4-2 N Tom Wright | Alice Derkacz | D_de_Gea GK | GK W_Foderingham R_Varane DF | DF L_Wallace P_Lahm DF | DF D_Wilson N_Vidic DF | DF R_Kiernan P_Evra DF | DF J_Tavernier S_Kagawa MF | MF L_Fer A_Januzaj MF | MF N_Law A_Herrera MF | MF D_Shiels R_v_Persie FW | MF A_Halliday U_Enes FW | FW K_Miller D_Welbeck FW | FW N_Clark | H_Lloris SUB | SUB C_Bell M_Rojo SUB | SUB F_Aird M_Carrick SUB | SUB D_Ball M_Fellaini SUB | SUB D_Templeton W_Rooney SUB | SUB J_Rhodes Min. 3 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Januzaj is through! ... But L_Fer barges him off the ball Min. 4 :(ran) N_Law finds L_Wallace on the edge of the box ... R_v_Persie with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Rangers F.C. players Min. 7 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a short pass to find U_Enes ... L_Fer cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 7 :(mnu) P_Lahm looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_v_Persie ... R_Kiernan fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 9 :(ran) R_Kiernan is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 11 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with an in swinging cross to S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... That’s given Manchester United the lead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Rangers F.C. ... Min. 14 :(ran) N_Law with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Miller ... K_Miller with a thundering volley! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... It's all square now! ... Manchester United 1-1 Rangers F.C. ... Min. 15 :(ran) The defender slips and falls over! ... K_Miller is through! ... Well executed sliding challenge from P_Evra ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Halliday floats the ball in! ... S_Kagawa gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 16 :(mnu) A_Januzaj takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A_Januzaj attempts a lob! ... But W_Foderingham just gets his fingers to that one Min. 18 :(mnu) N_Vidic looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to U_Enes ... U_Enes tries to beat W_Foderingham! ... W_Foderingham parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... That’s put Manchester United ahead! ... Manchester United 2-1 Rangers F.C. ... Min. 19 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Halliday ... He knocks it to U_Enes! ... U_Enes runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But W_Foderingham just gets his fingers to that one Min. 20 :(ran) N_Clark with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... N_Vidic forces him off the ball Min. 25 :(mnu) P_Evra finds A_Januzaj on the edge of the box ... But R_Kiernan wins the tackle Min. 29 :(mnu) A_Herrera hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_v_Persie latches onto it! ... N_Law wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 34 :(mnu) S_Kagawa finds R_v_Persie with a perfectly weighted pass ... A powerful shot by R_v_Persie ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 35 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with a precise ball to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck with a powerful header ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 39 :(ran) A_Halliday kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Shiels gets on the end of the pass ... D_Shiels must beat D_de_Gea! ... D_de_Gea tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 41 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Wilson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Januzaj with a bicycle kick ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) P_Evra with a neat pass into U_Enes ... D_Wilson gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 45 :(mnu) M_Carrick replaces R_v_Persie and will play DM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-1 Rangers F.C. Min. 48 :(mnu) U_Enes takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... U_Enes aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 55 :(ran) K_Miller runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Lahm ... He showed his class there ... K_Miller with a powerful diving header! ... D_de_Gea makes a good save Min. 56 :(ran) L_Fer miskicks! ... He finds N_Clark though ... That was fortunate ... But N_Vidic wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Rojo is going to be brought on ... R_Varane is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 61 :(mnu) D_Welbeck is unmarked! ... D_Wilson with the block Min. 64 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sidesteps J_Tavernier ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Tavernier reacts well to win the ball back Min. 65 :(mnu) M_Fellaini takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace S_Kagawa as MF Min. 69 :(mnu) M_Carrick with a 40-yard pass to A_Herrera ... A_Herrera with a screamer of a shot ! ... But W_Foderingham with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... N_Vidic chips the ball into the area! ... W_Foderingham catches it! Min. 69 :(ran) N_Law looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Clark ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Carrick looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 69 :(mnu) A_Herrera runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Wilson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Wilson is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 71 :(ran) N_Law with an inch perfect pass to K_Miller ... From long range K_Miller bends the ball towards goal! ... But D_de_Gea tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Januzaj looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_Herrera ... L_Wallace clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 74 :(mnu) A_Januzaj pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... What a shot from A_Januzaj ! ... It could go anywhere ... But W_Foderingham makes a superb stop down low. Min. 75 :(mnu) U_Enes steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Wilson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... U_Enes launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... W_Foderingham watches it sail safely wide! Min. 79 :(mnu) A_Januzaj leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck goes for goal ! ... W_Foderingham was lucky there Min. 83 :(mnu) A_Herrera with a precise pass to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 87 :(mnu) M_Fellaini with a penetrating pass to U_Enes ... U_Enes attempts a chip! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 87 :(ran) D_Shiels retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... K_Miller latches onto the end of it ... N_Vidic fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ran) A_Halliday with an inch perfect pass to D_Shiels ... N_Vidic with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 92 :(mnu) U_Enes gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A powerful header from U_Enes ! ... It looks good ... W_Foderingham makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Carrick curls it into the box! ... R_Kiernan gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 92 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs with pace at the defence ... N_Clark tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He is ordered to cool off ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Januzaj (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Kagawa (11), U_Enes (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Vidic (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Miller Scorers : K_Miller (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Kiernan (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Rangers F.C. Attempts on Goal : 15 | 4 Off target : 7 | 0 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 2 - 1 Rangers F.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 2 2 2 24 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 22 8 2 25 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 22 11 2 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Vidic DF 2 21 4 4 27 | 98 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 25 -3 P_Evra DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 28 8 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 22 12 24 | 69 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 20 23 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 98 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 68 7 A_Herrera MF 2 3 21 11 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 12 23 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 U_Enes FW 2 1 2 19 15 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 11 20 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 13 H_Lloris GK 20 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rojo DF 2 19 3 3 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Carrick DM 2 11 20 3 22 | 53 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Fellaini MF 2 3 21 11 26 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_Rooney FW 2 3 12 22 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rangers F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Foderingham GK 19 2 1 1 25 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 L_Wallace DF 2 19 3 3 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Wilson DF 2 19 3 4 22 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Kiernan DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 J_Tavernier DF 3 18 5 2 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Fer MF 2 3 20 2 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 N_Law MF 2 3 19 4 25 | 98 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 D_Shiels MF 2 3 19 7 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Halliday MF 3 2 19 2 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Miller FW 2 2 4 20 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 N_Clark FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bell GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Aird DF 2 18 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ball DF 2 18 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Templeton MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rhodes FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1449131841 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35