FMFA Wolf League, Manchester United vs. Aston Villa (Wed Mar 29) Manchester United | Aston Villa 4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 T Tom Wright | Duncan Masaldo | D_de_Gea GK | GK S_Mandanda R_Varane DF | DF Thiago_Silva D_Roberts DF | DF N_Baker M_Rojo DF | DF R_Vlaar L_Sane DF | DF Maicon P_Pogba MF | MF R_Cabella A_Januzaj MF | MF Paulinho S_Kagawa MF | MF P_Piatti D_Poyet MF | MF S_de_Jong R_v_Persie FW | FW K_Iheanacho W_Rooney FW | FW T_Deeney | A_Meret SUB | SUB M_Sels A_Tameze SUB | SUB T_Alderwei'ld Marcelo SUB | SUB J_Okore E_McCawl SUB | SUB J_Cuadrado D_Welbeck SUB | SUB C_Tevez Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1) Min. 2 :(mnu) P_Pogba sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_v_Persie ... A glorious effort by R_v_Persie ! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... S_Mandanda grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 4 :(ast) R_Vlaar knocks it past R_Varane and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Vlaar tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... D_de_Gea manages to turn it behind Min. 10 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to W_Rooney ... A scorcher of a shot from W_Rooney ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 11 :(ast) P_Piatti flicks the ball through ... K_Iheanacho runs onto it! ... W_Rooney fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 14 :(mnu) W_Rooney kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... W_Rooney with a low drive through the rain! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 18 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the through ball to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie with the shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Tom Wright ... Manchester United go ahead in this match now! ... Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 19 :(mnu) R_Varane squares it to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 22 :(mnu) P_Pogba fires over a low cross to S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa hits a great drive! ... S_Mandanda with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 23 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with a clever shimmy ... But R_Vlaar reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 24 :(ast) T_Deeney cuts through the defence ... T_Deeney shapes up for a shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... P_Piatti crosses it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_de_Gea Min. 25 :(mnu) W_Rooney dribbles it into the box ... An audacious effort from W_Rooney ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 26 :(mnu) R_v_Persie has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_v_Persie attempts a chip! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 26 :(ast) S_de_Jong controls the ball with ease ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Rojo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 27 :(mnu) S_Kagawa holds the ball up ... He sees A_Januzaj in space! ... A skillful effort from A_Januzaj ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 27 :(mnu) W_Rooney headbutts R_Cabella! ... He received a good talking to from Anthony_Taylor Min. 28 :(mnu) R_v_Persie pushes it past Thiago_Silva ... From long range R_v_Persie bends the ball towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 29 :(mnu) R_Varane with the towering header to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... S_Mandanda with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 30 :(mnu) P_Pogba finds the run of R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But S_Mandanda comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 31 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from S_Kagawa to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney beats the offside trap! ... He runs at S_Mandanda ... He rounds S_Mandanda ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 32 :(mnu) Manchester United's manager orders his side to play C Min. 32 :(mnu) S_Kagawa finds the run of W_Rooney ... Intercepted by Maicon Min. 32 :(mnu) S_Kagawa leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_v_Persie ... Thiago_Silva is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... S_Kagawa shapes to shoot ... He plays it to W_Rooney instead ... W_Rooney with the shot ! ... S_Mandanda makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 33 :(mnu) S_Kagawa plays it forward to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie unleashes a pile driver ! ... S_Mandanda can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... S_Mandanda has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 35 :(ast) T_Deeney has time and space on the edge of the box ... But D_Roberts slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 41 :(mnu) P_Pogba finds R_v_Persie with a ball over the defence ... R_v_Persie from 20 yards ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... S_Mandanda moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 42 :(ast) Paulinho runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Vlaar ... R_Varane with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mnu) S_Kagawa holds the ball up ... He sees W_Rooney in space! ... R_Cabella rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Anthony_Taylor going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 45 :(mnu) E_McCawl is coming on for S_Kagawa and will play MF Min. 45 :(ast) C_Tevez is coming on for T_Deeney and will play FW Min. 45 :(ast) J_Cuadrado is being prepared to come on ... S_de_Jong is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 49 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... W_Rooney is through! ... R_Vlaar gets to the ball first Min. 49 :(ast) K_Iheanacho knocks the ball past M_Rojo ... M_Rojo recovers to win the ball back ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa Min. 50 :(ast) P_Piatti takes advantage of a mistake by E_McCawl ... Can he make them pay? ... P_Pogba had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... PENALTY !! ... It looks as though K_Iheanacho will take it ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa... Min. 51 :(mnu) A_Januzaj heads the ball back to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie from 20 yards ! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 53 :(mnu) E_McCawl with a precise pass to A_Januzaj ... Good sliding challenge from Thiago_Silva Min. 54 :(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! ... Paulinho tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Anthony_Taylor has stopped play ... Well spotted by Anthony_Taylor! ... Anthony_Taylor calls him for a talk Min. 57 :(mnu) R_v_Persie looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_v_Persie pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But S_Mandanda makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... P_Pogba plays it into the danger area! ... D_Poyet gets something on it! ... S_Mandanda guesses right Min. 59 :(mnu) W_Rooney lobs it over R_Vlaar ... Excellent sliding challenge from Maicon ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj hits it into the box! ... Thiago_Silva gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 60 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... A_Tameze will come on for R_Varane and play DF Min. 62 :(mnu) A_Januzaj moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney hits a great drive! ... S_Mandanda falls over ... But S_Mandanda is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Januzaj slides it through the middle to D_Poyet ... D_Poyet tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 65 :(mnu) D_Welbeck is being brought on ... W_Rooney is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 65 :(mnu) D_Welbeck finds himself with plenty of time ... From long range D_Welbeck bends the ball towards goal! ... S_Mandanda gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 67 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from D_Welbeck, he finds P_Pogba ... P_Pogba with his head down lets it go ! ... But S_Mandanda dives to his left ... I think S_Mandanda just got a hand on that one ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 68 :(ast) P_Piatti with a pinpoint pass to J_Cuadrado ... The ball hits A_Tameze in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 71 :(mnu) P_Pogba finds D_Welbeck with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Welbeck hits the ball first time! ... But S_Mandanda tips it over ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 76 :(mnu) A_Januzaj retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... D_Roberts latches onto the end of it ... D_Roberts could have let it bounce! ... S_Mandanda fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 78 :(mnu) P_Pogba with an intelligent ball to D_Welbeck ... D_Welbeck with the overhead ! ... S_Mandanda gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 85 :(mnu) D_Roberts gains possession ... D_Roberts with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... S_Mandanda with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) R_v_Persie runs at K_Iheanacho ... He takes it past him ... R_v_Persie drives the ball low ! ... S_Mandanda makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 89 :(mnu) D_Poyet with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Welbeck gets on the end of the pass ... D_Welbeck has a dig at goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 92 :(mnu) M_Rojo gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Welbeck is unmarked ... But Maicon wins the tackle cleanly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Kagawa (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_v_Persie (18,51), W_Rooney (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Pogba (50) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Iheanacho Scorers : K_Iheanacho (50 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Thiago_Silva (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 29 | 3 Off target : 13 | 1 On target : 16 | 2 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 24 | 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 2 2 2 24 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 24 9 2 25 | 64 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Roberts DF 3 22 4 4 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 M_Rojo DF 3 22 5 3 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 L_Sane DF 2 22 5 3 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 24 5 21 | 98 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 65 8 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 24 12 27 | 98 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 1 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 24 12 24 | 45 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 106 3 D_Poyet MF 2 5 22 10 21 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 R_v_Persie FW 3 3 12 23 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 W_Rooney FW 2 3 12 23 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 A_Meret GK 21 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 23 5 2 30 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 Marcelo DF 2 22 13 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 21 12 27 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 12 21 23 | 29 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mandanda GK 28 3 2 2 28 | 98 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 23 1 2 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 N_Baker DF 2 21 3 2 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 22 4 3 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 Maicon DF 2 22 2 3 22 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 22 10 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 23 2 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Piatti MF 2 4 21 12 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Iheanacho FW 2 3 3 22 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 T_Deeney FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Sels GK 26 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 22 3 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 22 12 18 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1490813994 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35