FMFA Leopard League, Stoke City vs. Manchester United (Sun Oct 30) Stoke City | Manchester United 4-4-2 T | 4-4-2 T Duncan Masaldo | Tom Wright | A_Begovic GK | GK D_de_Gea S_Bassong DF | DF R_Varane E_Pieters DF | DF A_Tameze M_Muniesa DF | DF Marcelo R_Shawcross DF | DF D_Roberts G_Ramirez MF | MF A_Januzaj R_Alvarez MF | MF G_Xhaka C_N'Zogbia MF | MF P_Pogba Willian MF | MF A_Herrera M_Diouf FW | FW R_v_Persie S_Long FW | FW W_Rooney | J_Butland SUB | SUB H_Lloris Fabio SUB | SUB M_Wilson M_Troiani SUB | SUB M_Rojo S_Ireland SUB | SUB S_Kagawa E_Cavani SUB | SUB D_Welbeck Min. 1 :(mnu) A_Herrera looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Varane ... Willian wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 6 :(mnu) R_v_Persie is too quick for the defence ... R_Shawcross knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 8 :(mnu) A_Herrera runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to G_Xhaka ... S_Bassong with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 9 :(mnu) The ball goes loose! ... A_Januzaj seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Willian fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 11 :(sto) S_Bassong punches G_Xhaka off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 13 :(mnu) A_Herrera hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_v_Persie collects the loose ball! ... Excellent sliding challenge from E_Pieters ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 19 :(mnu) R_v_Persie sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_v_Persie tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 22 :(sto) M_Diouf takes possession on the edge of the box ... But Marcelo clears the danger Min. 23 :(mnu) P_Pogba runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to W_Rooney ... But E_Pieters barges him off the ball Min. 25 :(sto) Willian brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... E_Pieters gets on the end of the pass ... R_Varane gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 25 :(mnu) D_Roberts hoofs it up field to find R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie curls it towards the top corner ! ... A_Begovic heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 25 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Long gets on the end of the pass ... R_Varane is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(sto) Willian holds the ball up ... He sees M_Diouf in space! ... But A_Tameze clears the ball to safety Min. 27 :(mnu) G_Xhaka finds himself in a good position ... M_Diouf is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... G_Xhaka passes to W_Rooney ... A thundering drive by W_Rooney ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 31 :(sto) S_Long runs at the defence ... S_Long with the side footed shot! ... D_de_Gea falls over ... GOAL !! ... D_de_Gea looks a little embarrassed now! ... Stoke City go ahead in this match now! ... Stoke City 1-0 Manchester United ... Min. 33 :(mnu) W_Rooney knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Pieters ... G_Ramirez goes in studs first ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Tameze shapes to shoot ... He plays it to W_Rooney instead ... W_Rooney with a powerful diving header! ... A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 39 :(mnu) Marcelo with the first time pass to A_Januzaj ... A_Januzaj tries to chip the ball over A_Begovic! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 40 :(mnu) R_v_Persie has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Januzaj collects the loose ball! ... A_Januzaj hits a crisp volley! ... But A_Begovic with the difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sto) Fabio takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace R_Shawcross as DF Min. 45 :(mnu) M_Wilson replaces an unhappy D_Roberts and will play as a DF Min. 45 :(mnu) S_Kagawa is going to be brought on ... A_Herrera is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Manchester United Min. 46 :(sto) R_Alvarez miskicks! ... He finds S_Long though ... That was fortunate ... S_Kagawa with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 46 :(mnu) Marcelo sidesteps M_Muniesa ... That was too easy ... Marcelo aims for the top right corner ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Begovic was beaten there! Min. 47 :(sto) Willian with a measured pass to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez lobs D_de_Gea! ... 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. 47 :(mnu) R_v_Persie looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Tameze ... A_Tameze blasts it at the goal ! ... But A_Begovic parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 48 :(sto) G_Ramirez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Long ... M_Wilson takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 49 :(sto) M_Diouf has time and space on the edge of the box ... M_Diouf launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 50 :(sto) S_Ireland is coming on and Willian is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 50 :(sto) R_Alvarez drives it forward to S_Long ... Marcelo intercepts the pass Min. 50 :(mnu) W_Rooney with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... A glorious effort by W_Rooney ! ... A_Begovic with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 55 :(mnu) R_v_Persie takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... R_v_Persie with a graceful, looping effort ! ... A_Begovic can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Begovic has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 56 :(sto) M_Diouf brings it under control ... He takes on A_Tameze ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_N'Zogbia! ... Fine tackle by Marcelo ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 57 :(sto) M_Diouf takes possession on the edge of the box ... R_Varane with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He looks dejected with himself now Min. 58 :(sto) R_Alvarez gets to the by line and finds S_Long with a beautiful cross ... S_Long has a dig at goal! ... D_de_Gea tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 58 :(mnu) G_Xhaka retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... R_v_Persie latches onto the end of it ... From long range R_v_Persie bends the ball towards goal! ... But A_Begovic stops that one easily Min. 62 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over! ... P_Pogba is through! ... P_Pogba with a thundering drive! ... But A_Begovic tips it behind ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by P_Pogba! ... A_Begovic easily claims the ball! Min. 64 :(sto) S_Long with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... G_Xhaka with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Januzaj sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney with a low drive through the rain! ... 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. 64 :(sto) S_Long barges the defender off the ball ... Marcelo fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 66 :(sto) M_Diouf leaves his marker standing ... M_Diouf with the header ! ... But D_de_Gea palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 68 :(sto) S_Long stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... S_Long tries to beat D_de_Gea! ... D_de_Gea makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 75 :(mnu) G_Xhaka with a pinpoint pass to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 77 :(mnu) S_Kagawa is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 81 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to S_Long ... A_Januzaj attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 81 :(mnu) R_v_Persie flicks it over M_Muniesa's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Good sliding challenge from R_Alvarez and it had to be Min. 82 :(mnu) G_Xhaka runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off S_Long back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Fabio plays it back ... A_Begovic slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Begovic Min. 84 :(sto) G_Ramirez spots M_Diouf who is in acres of space ... A delicate chip from M_Diouf ! ... D_de_Gea gets up well to catch that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) S_Kagawa runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_N'Zogbia with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 88 :(mnu) P_Pogba has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Xhaka collects the loose ball! ... G_Xhaka aims for the top right corner ! ... But A_Begovic tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 89 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia whips the ball across to S_Ireland ... Good sliding challenge from M_Wilson and it had to be Min. 91 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Begovic (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Long (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Ramirez (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_v_Persie Scorers : N/A Sent Off : R_Varane (57) Booked : Marcelo (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 8 | 15 Off target : 2 | 6 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 0 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 29 2 3 2 23 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 S_Bassong DF 2 21 4 2 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 20 4 3 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 20 4 2 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 20 2 4 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 22 11 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 25 8 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 22 3 28 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 38 8 C_N'Zogbia MF 2 3 21 10 21 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Willian MF 3 2 23 11 27 | 52 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 21 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 S_Long FW 2 3 4 21 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 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 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Troiani DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 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 28 2 2 2 24 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 23 9 2 25 | 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 A_Tameze DF 1 22 5 2 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 Marcelo DF 2 21 12 3 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 7 -2 D_Roberts DF 3 21 4 4 30 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 23 12 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 4 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 23 8 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 P_Pogba MF 2 2 23 5 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 A_Herrera MF 2 3 22 11 27 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 12 23 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 W_Rooney FW 2 3 12 23 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 H_Lloris GK 20 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Wilson DF 3 21 3 2 29 | 48 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Rojo DF 3 20 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 23 12 24 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 12 21 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1477857710 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35