FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Stoke City vs. Manchester United (Mon Feb 22) Stoke City | Manchester United 4-3-3 E | 5-3-2 A Duncan Masaldo | Tom Wright | A_Begovic GK | GK D_de_Gea R_Huth DF | DF R_Varane R_Shawcross DF | DF P_Lahm M_Muniesa DF | DF P_Evra E_Pieters DF | DF N_Vidic G_Ramirez MF | DF M_Wilson R_Alvarez MF | MF A_Candreva S_Ireland MF | MF A_Januzaj M_Diouf FW | MF P_Pogba E_Cavani FW | FW W_Rooney M_Derbyshire FW | FW R_v_Persie | J_Butland SUB | SUB H_Lloris Fabio SUB | SUB Marcelo G_Cameron SUB | SUB M_Carrick C_Adam SUB | SUB A_Herrera P_Crouch SUB | SUB D_Welbeck Min. 6 :(sto) S_Ireland with the towering header to R_Shawcross ... R_Varane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 8 :(sto) S_Ireland with a slide rule pass to G_Ramirez ... R_Varane goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 15 :(mnu) A_Januzaj spots R_v_Persie who is in acres of space ... R_v_Persie with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 16 :(mnu) A_Candreva brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_v_Persie gets on the end of the pass ... R_v_Persie tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... GOAL !! ... A_Begovic shouts at his defenders ... He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! ... That’s put Manchester United in front! ... Stoke City 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Januzaj has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Alvarez ... He knocks it to R_v_Persie! ... R_v_Persie must beat A_Begovic! ... A_Begovic parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 18 :(mnu) A_Candreva with electric pace ... He eases past R_Huth ... A_Candreva tries one from the edge of the box ! ... A_Begovic makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Swung in by P_Pogba ... M_Muniesa gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 19 :(sto) S_Ireland looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez attempts a chip! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 21 :(sto) S_Ireland sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Diouf ... M_Wilson with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 21 :(mnu) R_v_Persie turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... R_v_Persie hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 28 :(sto) G_Ramirez with an in swinging cross to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf blasts it at the goal ! ... 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. 29 :(sto) G_Ramirez curls the ball out wide to M_Derbyshire ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Evra !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 29 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a smart turn ... R_Huth knocks the ball back to A_Begovic ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past A_Begovic! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... P_Pogba drives it into the box! ... W_Rooney gets his head on it ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 33 :(sto) M_Derbyshire knocks it past P_Lahm and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But M_Wilson clears the danger Min. 33 :(mnu) P_Pogba has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Shawcross ... He puts in W_Rooney! ... W_Rooney controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It's beaten A_Begovic ... It goes wide !! Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Candreva knocks it forward ... R_Huth slips ... A_Januzaj gets to it! ... R_Shawcross knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 35 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from P_Pogba to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney hits a great shot ! ... A_Begovic falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 38 :(sto) M_Derbyshire had to stretch to reach the pass ... M_Derbyshire cracks a laser towards goal ! ... D_de_Gea won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 38 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps M_Derbyshire ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... E_Cavani plays the back pass ... A_Begovic can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... A_Candreva chips the ball in towards the far post! ... W_Rooney loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Begovic tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj hits it into the box! ... It is cleared by E_Pieters Min. 40 :(mnu) A_Candreva finds himself in a good position ... A_Candreva gets his head to the ball ! ... A_Begovic beats the ball away Min. 42 :(mnu) A_Candreva has the ball ... He knocks the ball past G_Ramirez ... He puts in P_Evra! ... P_Evra tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... Stoke City 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 Manchester United Min. 47 :(mnu) P_Pogba takes advantage of a mistake by R_Huth ... Can he make them pay? ... P_Pogba with the punt towards goal! ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 48 :(mnu) R_v_Persie with the dribble ... R_Huth is easily beaten ... M_Derbyshire tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(mnu) P_Lahm with the header on ... He finds N_Vidic in space ... N_Vidic is clean through! ... A_Begovic tries to make himself big ... He rounds A_Begovic ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City 0-3 Manchester United ... Min. 51 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the kinky dribble ... G_Ramirez flicks the header toward the far post! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 54 :(mnu) N_Vidic gets to the by line and finds W_Rooney with a beautiful cross ... W_Rooney beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... A_Begovic comes towards him ... He rounds A_Begovic ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 55 :(mnu) D_Welbeck is being prepared to come on ... W_Rooney is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 60 :(mnu) Marcelo comes on for R_Varane and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(mnu) R_v_Persie takes advantage of a mistake by R_Shawcross ... It's a lucky break ... R_Alvarez fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Herrera is going to be brought on ... A_Candreva is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 67 :(mnu) P_Pogba gets to the by line and finds R_v_Persie with a beautiful cross ... E_Cavani fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 68 :(mnu) A_Januzaj has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past E_Pieters ... He puts in N_Vidic! ... N_Vidic tries to catch the keeper out! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 69 :(mnu) P_Pogba looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to D_Welbeck ... A delicate header from D_Welbeck ! ... But A_Begovic punches it away Min. 74 :(mnu) P_Pogba hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Welbeck latches onto it! ... D_Welbeck must beat A_Begovic! ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Begovic got a touch Min. 75 :(sto) S_Ireland is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Diouf latches onto the ball ... M_Diouf with his head down lets it go ! ... D_de_Gea parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 76 :(sto) E_Cavani punches A_Januzaj off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 78 :(sto) M_Derbyshire with a probing pass to M_Muniesa ... A well-placed shot from M_Muniesa ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 78 :(mnu) D_Welbeck gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past E_Pieters! ... He has some space now! ... But E_Pieters wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Herrera plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to A_Januzaj ... He fires it towards to goal ... But A_Begovic with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... P_Evra plays it towards the near post! ... A_Begovic reads it well, and claims it! Min. 79 :(sto) E_Pieters kicks P_Lahm off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 79 :(mnu) P_Lahm takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... R_Shawcross clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 83 :(mnu) R_v_Persie can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... R_v_Persie has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sidesteps R_Shawcross ... He was too quick for his marker ... Fine tackle by M_Muniesa ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 26,902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Ireland Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Derbyshire (48), E_Cavani (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Candreva (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_v_Persie (16), P_Evra (42), N_Vidic (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 6 | 19 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 3 | 13 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 0 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 3 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 26 2 3 2 23 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 19 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -2 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Adam MF 3 2 19 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Crouch FW 2 2 2 18 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 22 8 2 25 | 61 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 22 12 2 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_Evra DF 2 20 12 3 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 N_Vidic DF 2 21 4 4 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 24 M_Wilson DF 3 20 3 2 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 A_Candreva MF 2 10 22 11 22 | 66 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 66 6 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 22 11 27 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 P_Pogba MF 2 2 22 5 21 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 3 W_Rooney FW 2 3 12 23 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 12 23 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 H_Lloris GK 20 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcelo DF 2 21 12 3 25 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Carrick DM 2 11 21 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera MF 2 3 21 11 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 11 20 23 | 39 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1456130011 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35