FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Jan 06) Manchester United | West Bromwich Albion 3-1-2-2-2 C | 5-2-1-2 C Tom Wright | - | D_de_Gea GK | GK B_Foster R_Varane DF | DF G_McAuley Marcelo DF | DF D_Roberts N_Vidic DF | DF J_Chester M_Carrick DM | DF C_Dawson A_Candreva MF | DF C_Jones A_Januzaj AM | MF A_Song M_Sissoko MF | MF C_Yacob M_Fellaini AM | AM J_de_Guzman R_v_Persie FW | FW W_Bony W_Rooney FW | FW J_Stanislas | H_Lloris SUB | SUB B_Myhill P_Lahm SUB | SUB J_Tomkins P_Evra SUB | SUB J_Morrison S_Kagawa SUB | SUB Y_Gouffran D_Welbeck SUB | SUB L_Veldwijk Min. 7 :(wba) J_Stanislas takes on M_Sissoko ... He runs past him ... But N_Vidic wins the tackle Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Januzaj sidesteps J_Chester ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_McAuley is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_Foster misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_v_Persie crosses it in! ... B_Foster fists it away! Min. 17 :(wba) J_de_Guzman sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... W_Bony runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Marcelo with a bad challenge ... He got away with just a warning Min. 19 :(mnu) W_Rooney beats C_Dawson ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... W_Rooney with the attempt at goal! ... B_Foster with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 23 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps D_Roberts ... He showed great skill there ... J_Stanislas with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 25 :(wba) C_Jones gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Marcelo! ... He has some space now! ... R_Varane with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He got away with just a warning Min. 28 :(mnu) R_v_Persie looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Marcelo ... Marcelo has a dig at goal! ... But B_Foster just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 33 :(mnu) R_v_Persie turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... Driven towards goal by R_v_Persie ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Foster moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... B_Foster looks dejected! ... That’s put Manchester United in front! ... Manchester United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Candreva takes advantage of a mistake by G_McAuley ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Candreva flicks the header toward the far post! ... B_Foster with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 35 :(wba) D_Roberts brings it under control ... He takes on R_Varane ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_de_Guzman! ... J_de_Guzman leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... The shot slips through D_de_Gea's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 36 :(wba) J_Stanislas takes on A_Candreva ... He runs past him ... Marcelo with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... J_de_Guzman with the thundering drive ... D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by D_de_Gea !! Min. 36 :(wba) J_Stanislas finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... J_Stanislas hits a great shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Manchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 40 :(mnu) R_v_Persie sidesteps G_McAuley ... R_v_Persie hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That’s put Manchester United in front! ... Manchester United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 41 :(mnu) M_Sissoko picks up the pass ... M_Sissoko with the crafty shot! ... But B_Foster smothers the ball. Min. 42 :(wba) A_Song sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... G_McAuley runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Fellaini scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 42 :(mnu) W_Rooney nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Roberts goes in studs first ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... R_v_Persie drives it in ... It flies in! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... He has completed his hat trick!! ... The defenders have been run ragged! ... Manchester United 3-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion switch to playing A Min. 45 :(mnu) P_Lahm is being brought on ... Marcelo is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 45 :(mnu) P_Evra replaces an unhappy W_Rooney and will play as a DF Min. 46 :(mnu) M_Sissoko has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Januzaj collects the loose ball! ... D_Roberts is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_Foster misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Fellaini crosses it in! ... G_McAuley clears the corner ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 3-1 West Bromwich Albion Min. 49 :(mnu) M_Sissoko is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... M_Fellaini latches onto the end of it ... M_Fellaini has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Foster is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Candreva chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Chester belts it clear Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Candreva kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Januzaj gets on the end of the pass ... A_Januzaj bears down on goal! ... The shot slips through B_Foster's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 56 :(wba) There's going to be a change ... J_Tomkins will come on for C_Dawson and play DF Min. 56 :(mnu) A_Candreva curls the ball out wide to M_Fellaini ... M_Fellaini hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But B_Foster dives to his left ... I think B_Foster just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 58 :(mnu) A_Januzaj controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Fellaini gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Fellaini with a little chip! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 59 :(wba) W_Bony barges M_Carrick off the ball ... Launched towards the top corner by W_Bony ! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Welbeck is being brought on ... R_v_Persie is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 61 :(wba) L_Veldwijk comes on for C_Jones and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 66 :(wba) J_Tomkins backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... W_Bony gets on the end of it ... But R_Varane barges him off the ball Min. 67 :(mnu) A_Candreva fires over a low cross to P_Lahm ... P_Lahm uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... B_Foster just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 70 :(wba) J_de_Guzman sprints forward with the ball ... P_Evra is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 71 :(mnu) M_Sissoko latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... M_Sissoko with the overhead ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... B_Foster was beaten there! Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Januzaj takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A_Januzaj controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... B_Foster watches it sail safely wide! Min. 73 :(mnu) D_Welbeck loses J_Tomkins ... J_Tomkins recovers to win the ball back Min. 74 :(mnu) M_Fellaini kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Januzaj gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_McAuley with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 75 :(wba) J_Stanislas flicks it over P_Evra and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Januzaj ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_de_Guzman floats the ball in! ... D_de_Gea easily catches it! Min. 76 :(wba) D_Roberts with an in swinging cross to L_Veldwijk ... R_Varane cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 76 :(mnu) M_Sissoko is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Welbeck ... J_Stanislas with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 82 :(mnu) A_Januzaj plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Januzaj with a thundering shot! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL !! ... Manchester United 4-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 87 :(wba) J_de_Guzman with the towering header to J_Stanislas ... J_Stanislas must beat D_de_Gea! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) A_Candreva takes possession ... A powerful header from A_Candreva ! ... It looks good ... B_Foster has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Foster is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 90 :(wba) C_Yacob controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... J_Tomkins gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Tomkins sees D_de_Gea off his line ! ... D_de_Gea falls over ... But D_de_Gea is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 92 :(wba) J_de_Guzman is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... L_Veldwijk latches onto the end of it ... L_Veldwijk is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round D_de_Gea ... He slips it underneath D_de_Gea ... He hits it towards goal! ... wide!! Min. 94 :(mnu) A_Januzaj sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A left-footer by A_Januzaj ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... B_Foster acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Carrick hits it towards the far post! ... A_Candreva makes a firm connection with his head ... B_Foster makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_v_Persie (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_v_Persie (33,40,42), A_Januzaj (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Marcelo (36), M_Fellaini (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stanislas Scorers : J_Stanislas (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Stanislas (23), D_Roberts (42), G_McAuley (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 18 | 7 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 11 | 5 Possession : 71 | 29 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 9 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 4 - 1 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 2 2 2 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 22 8 2 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 Marcelo DF 2 21 12 3 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 N_Vidic DF 2 21 4 4 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Carrick DM 2 11 20 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candreva MF 2 10 22 11 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 A_Januzaj AM 2 4 22 11 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 10 28 M_Sissoko MF 2 9 21 9 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 M_Fellaini AM 2 3 21 11 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 7 2 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 12 23 22 | 62 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 10 69 W_Rooney FW 2 3 12 22 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 H_Lloris GK 20 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 22 11 2 25 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Evra DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 22 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 11 20 23 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 20 2 1 1 26 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 G_McAuley DF 2 18 2 5 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 17 -3 J_Chester DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Dawson DF 2 18 3 4 22 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jones DF 2 18 2 1 19 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Song MF 2 10 20 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Yacob MF 2 3 19 2 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_de_Guzman AM 2 3 19 11 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 W_Bony FW 3 2 4 20 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Stanislas FW 2 3 4 19 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 23 B_Myhill GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tomkins DF 2 18 2 3 25 | 38 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 J_Morrison AM 2 2 19 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 19 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Veldwijk FW 2 3 3 18 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1452117768 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35