FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Manchester United vs. Stoke City (Sun Nov 29) Manchester United | Stoke City 4-3-3 E | 4-5-1 C Tom Wright | Duncan Masaldo | D_de_Gea GK | GK A_Begovic R_Varane DF | DF R_Huth P_Lahm DF | DF R_Shawcross M_Wilson DF | DF M_Muniesa Marcelo DF | DF E_Pieters S_Kagawa MF | MF R_Alvarez A_Candreva MF | MF Willian A_Januzaj MF | MF G_Ramirez R_v_Persie FW | MF S_Ireland W_Rooney FW | MF C_Adam D_Welbeck FW | FW E_Cavani | H_Lloris SUB | SUB J_Butland N_Vidic SUB | SUB G_Cameron M_Carrick SUB | SUB M_Troiani A_Herrera SUB | SUB N_Dyer U_Enes SUB | SUB M_Derbyshire Min. 1 :(sto) Willian has it now ... He takes on P_Lahm ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Ramirez! ... G_Ramirez has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But D_de_Gea makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 2 :(mnu) S_Kagawa backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... W_Rooney latches onto the end of it ... W_Rooney shapes up for a shot! ... A_Begovic was lucky there Min. 7 :(mnu) D_Welbeck takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Shawcross ... D_Welbeck has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... A_Begovic gathers it comfortably Min. 8 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Welbeck ! ... A_Begovic has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Begovic is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 12 :(mnu) S_Kagawa pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Lahm is clean through! ... Launched towards the top corner by P_Lahm ! ... A_Begovic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 12 :(sto) S_Ireland takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Cavani ... Brilliantly taken away by Marcelo !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 14 :(mnu) W_Rooney with a penetrating pass to S_Kagawa ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Huth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 14 :(sto) Willian takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Varane ... Willian shoots towards goal ! ... D_de_Gea gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 16 :(mnu) S_Kagawa runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to D_Welbeck ... R_Shawcross wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 18 :(sto) M_Muniesa takes possession ... What can he do here? ... But M_Wilson puts the ball out of play Min. 20 :(sto) C_Adam knocks the ball past P_Lahm ... A_Candreva with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 20 :(mnu) P_Lahm plays the early ball across the box to find R_v_Persie in space ... E_Pieters with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 24 :(mnu) A_Candreva gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj drives it into the box! ... It is cleared by R_Shawcross Min. 25 :(mnu) A_Januzaj is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie gets up high for the header ! ... The shot slips through A_Begovic's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 26 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... S_Kagawa smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot slips through A_Begovic's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... And Manchester United are leading in the game now ... Manchester United 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 29 :(mnu) P_Lahm barges M_Muniesa off the ball ... E_Cavani rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee warned him Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... The shot slips through A_Begovic's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 31 :(sto) G_Ramirez sidesteps W_Rooney ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Ramirez aims for the top right corner ! ... D_de_Gea guesses right Min. 33 :(mnu) A_Candreva runs at the heart of the defence ... A_Candreva has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic gets up well to catch that one Min. 34 :(sto) G_Ramirez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to E_Cavani ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Wilson !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 34 :(mnu) R_v_Persie slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... R_Alvarez is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Duncan Masaldo looks relieved Min. 37 :(sto) E_Cavani jumps over R_Varane's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Welbeck had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 42 :(sto) E_Cavani with electric pace ... He eases past P_Lahm ... E_Cavani belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... D_de_Gea makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from A_Candreva, he finds Marcelo ... From long range Marcelo bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Begovic arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... Manchester United 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 44 :(sto) E_Cavani beats Marcelo ... He showed great skill there ... The cross hits E_Cavani on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to M_Muniesa ... He knocks it goalward ... D_de_Gea makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 45 :(mnu) M_Carrick is being brought on ... R_v_Persie is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 45 :(sto) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... N_Dyer will come on for C_Adam and play MF Min. 45 :(sto) G_Cameron replaces an unhappy E_Pieters and will play as a DF Min. 45 :(sto) S_Ireland looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez with a low drive through the rain! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 46 :(mnu) W_Rooney hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Welbeck latches onto it! ... S_Ireland is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 48 :(mnu) A_Candreva hoists the ball across to D_Welbeck ... But R_Huth spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Stoke City Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Herrera is coming on for A_Januzaj and playing MF Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Lahm finds W_Rooney in acres of space ... A cracking drive from W_Rooney ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 51 :(mnu) A_Herrera holds the ball up ... He sees S_Kagawa in space! ... Driven towards goal by S_Kagawa ! ... A_Begovic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Begovic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 55 :(mnu) W_Rooney flicks it over R_Shawcross and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... W_Rooney with a blistering shot ! ... Saved by A_Begovic Min. 57 :(mnu) A_Candreva holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck chases it through, he must score ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 60 :(mnu) N_Vidic is going to be brought on ... P_Lahm is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 62 :(sto) R_Huth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Cavani gets onto the end of the pass! ... But he loses control of it ... Marcelo takes possession Min. 63 :(sto) G_Ramirez is through on goal ... G_Ramirez gets up high for the header ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Begovic miskicks! ... A_Herrera is takes control of the ball! ... A thundering drive by A_Herrera ! ... A_Begovic parries it Min. 67 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps E_Cavani ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A great volley from W_Rooney ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Herrera finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... A_Herrera with a powerful downward header! ... A_Begovic makes a difficult save Min. 74 :(mnu) A_Herrera is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 74 :(sto) R_Alvarez with the nod to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani looks to see where D_de_Gea is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 78 :(mnu) Marcelo beats S_Ireland ... He showed great skill there ... But M_Muniesa puts it in row Z! Min. 82 :(sto) Willian is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani drives it towards goal ! ... D_de_Gea can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_de_Gea makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 86 :(sto) N_Dyer sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... N_Dyer with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnu) D_Welbeck moves forward ... R_Shawcross plays the back pass ... A_Begovic can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Marcelo curls it into the box! ... A_Begovic reads it well, and claims it! Min. 90 :(mnu) D_Welbeck with the Cruyff turn ... D_Welbeck with the overhead ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 73,193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Marcelo (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Kagawa (26), Marcelo (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Candreva (20), D_Welbeck (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Ramirez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 19 | 11 Off target : 10 | 5 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 2 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 22 8 2 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 22 11 2 25 | 63 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Wilson DF 3 20 3 2 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 8 8 Marcelo DF 2 20 12 3 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26 0 23 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 22 12 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 25 A_Candreva MF 2 10 22 11 22 | 94 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 55 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 53 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 12 23 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 W_Rooney FW 2 3 11 22 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 11 20 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 4 H_Lloris GK 20 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Vidic DF 2 21 4 4 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Carrick MF 2 11 20 3 22 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera MF 2 3 21 11 27 | 41 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 U_Enes FW 2 1 2 19 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 2 3 2 23 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Willian MF 3 2 21 11 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Adam MF 3 2 19 3 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Troiani DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 20 10 21 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1448827688 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35