FMFA World Challenge Cup, Manchester United vs. Manchester City (Thu Apr 23) Manchester United | Manchester City 4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 E Aaron Burrows | Todd Fortune | D_de_Gea GK | GK G_Grando T_Fredricson DF | DF Pedro_Porro G_Arana DF | DF T_Chalobah J_Knight DF | DF L_Mai J_Gvardiol DF | DF A_Ali_Mohamed Rodri DM | MF Joelinton N_McAndrew MF | MF T_Reijnders J_Gittens MF | AM Coutinho K_Mainoo MF | DM J_Birch P_Pellegri AM | FW T_Barry R_Hojlund FW | FW J_Felix | A_Trubin SUB | SUB A_Areola L_Colwill SUB | SUB O_Zinchenko E_Anderson SUB | SUB Pipa L_Paqueta SUB | SUB T_Partey Igor_Thiago SUB | SUB Patson_Daka Min. 2 :(mnc) J_Birch flicks it over G_Arana and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But T_Fredricson barges him off the ball Min. 3 :(mnu) R_Hojlund takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... R_Hojlund with a stunning strike ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 5 :(mnc) The Manchester City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P Min. 7 :(mnu) K_Mainoo finds R_Hojlund with a perfectly weighted pass ... Good sliding challenge from L_Mai and it had to be Min. 9 :(mnc) J_Felix has space to run with the ball ... J_Gvardiol gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 9 :(mnu) R_Hojlund runs forward ... T_Reijnders tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 11 :(mnc) T_Reijnders runs at J_Gvardiol ... The defender slips and falls over ... K_Mainoo with the high feet ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Pedro_Porro fires it towards the goal ... D_de_Gea makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 11 :(mnc) Joelinton with the deft touch ... He takes it past G_Arana ... He knocks it to J_Felix! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Gvardiol picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 14 :(mnu) J_Gittens gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... K_Mainoo is unmarked ... T_Reijnders reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 15 :(mnc) J_Felix finds himself in acres of space ... P_Pellegri with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Aaron Burrows looks relieved Min. 17 :(mnu) P_Pellegri crosses to J_Gittens ... J_Gittens tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 24 :(mnc) J_Felix finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... J_Felix keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... D_de_Gea plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 28 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with the dribble ... P_Pellegri with a low drive through the rain! ... It floats over G_Grando ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 29 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro beats Rodri ... He muscled him off the ball ... Pedro_Porro with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 31 :(mnc) Coutinho sidesteps J_Gvardiol ... He was too quick for his marker ... Coutinho aims for the top right corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 35 :(mnc) T_Barry sidesteps Rodri ... That was too easy ... T_Barry lobs D_de_Gea! ... D_de_Gea with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 36 :(mnc) T_Barry with a flicked pass to L_Mai ... R_Hojlund with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... T_Barry fires it towards the goal ... GOAL !! ... D_de_Gea was well beaten there! ... Manchester City go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 37 :(mnu) It seems Manchester United are making a tactical change to N Min. 37 :(mnu) P_Pellegri changes position to fill a FW slot Min. 37 :(mnu) R_Hojlund gains control of the loose ball ... But A_Ali_Mohamed slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 37 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Pedro_Porro with his head down lets it go ! ... D_de_Gea is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And D_de_Gea reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... J_Birch crosses it in! ... T_Fredricson clears the corner Min. 41 :(mnc) Joelinton with a simple pass to J_Felix ... J_Felix with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... T_Chalobah plays it into the danger area! ... D_de_Gea comes out and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) T_Reijnders plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Felix decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Felix rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... D_de_Gea parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City ... Min. 44 :(mnu) Manchester United are switching their playing style to A Min. 44 :(mnu) J_Gittens is now playing as a AM Min. 44 :(mnc) Manchester City altered their play to a D strategy Min. 44 :(mnu) R_Hojlund with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... A_Ali_Mohamed with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Todd Fortune looks relieved ... Aaron Burrows is far from happy with that decision ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City Min. 48 :(mnc) Joelinton jumps over T_Fredricson's challenge ... Joelinton with a thundering volley! ... D_de_Gea parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 51 :(mnc) Coutinho cuts inside J_Gvardiol ... He worked that well ... Coutinho has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_de_Gea dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_de_Gea beaten! ... CORNER! ... Coutinho lofts the ball in! ... G_Arana belts it clear Min. 52 :(mnc) Coutinho runs at G_Arana ... The defender slips and falls over ... Coutinho has a go! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 53 :(mnu) J_Knight with a neat pass into J_Gvardiol ... J_Felix stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 56 :(mnu) R_Hojlund steps over the ball ... He nutmegs T_Chalobah ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Joelinton gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 58 :(mnc) Coutinho with the deft touch ... He takes it past G_Arana ... He knocks it to T_Barry! ... T_Barry tries to lob the keeper ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 60 :(mnc) T_Barry has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_McAndrew ... He puts in T_Reijnders! ... Rodri with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... J_Felix fires it towards the goal ... D_de_Gea parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 61 :(mnc) Coutinho with the dribble ... G_Arana is easily beaten ... J_Knight tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 61 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... L_Colwill will come on for P_Pellegri and play DF Min. 63 :(mnu) R_Hojlund runs at J_Birch ... The defender slips and falls over ... T_Barry tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 64 :(mnu) J_Gittens with the dribble ... T_Reijnders is easily beaten ... J_Felix slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 65 :(mnu) Igor_Thiago will replace R_Hojlund and play FW Min. 72 :(mnu) N_McAndrew gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Igor_Thiago ... But J_Felix wins the tackle cleanly Min. 82 :(mnu) L_Colwill moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Gittens ... J_Gittens hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But G_Grando with the difficult save Min. 85 :(mnc) T_Reijnders times his run well ... J_Gvardiol tackles from behind ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 85 :(mnc) J_Felix with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... J_Felix has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) J_Gittens chests it down ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Ali_Mohamed ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 89 :(mnc) J_Felix finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... J_Felix tries to beat D_de_Gea from outside the area! ... D_de_Gea gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 93 :(mnu) L_Colwill finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... L_Mai bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 93 :(mnc) J_Birch cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Chalobah ... T_Chalobah with a screamer of a shot ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_de_Gea's arms ... Unlucky Min. 94 :(mnu) G_Arana has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Gittens gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Gittens shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gittens Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Knight (61), J_Gvardiol (85) Booked : R_Hojlund (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Felix (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Barry (36), J_Felix (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Reijnders (9), T_Barry (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 5 | 17 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 1 | 9 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 0 - 2 Manchester 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 26 2 2 2 24 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 T_Fredricson DF 1 24 11 3 31 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 24 15 2 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Knight DF 2 23 12 3 22 | 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 J_Gvardiol DF 1 24 15 8 30 | 89 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 -7 -7 Rodri DM 1 13 25 7 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_McAndrew MF 1 2 25 8 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Gittens AM 1 9 25 15 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 K_Mainoo MF 1 15 24 14 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 15 25 23 | 65 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 R_Hojlund FW 1 5 10 26 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 A_Trubin GK 26 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Colwill DF 1 23 15 8 27 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Anderson MF 1 2 23 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Paqueta MF 1 12 24 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Igor_Thiago FW 1 4 7 26 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 Pedro_Porro DF 1 24 16 9 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 T_Chalobah DF 1 23 14 8 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 L_Mai DF 1 24 16 2 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 23 15 4 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Joelinton MF 1 12 26 12 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 28 11 T_Reijnders MF 1 13 25 13 25 | 98 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 25 -3 Coutinho AM 2 4 25 15 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Birch DM 1 15 24 3 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Barry FW 1 8 14 25 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 17 24 J_Felix FW 1 10 14 27 20 | 98 0 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 39 0 34 A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 23 15 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipa DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Partey MF 1 14 22 8 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patson_Daka FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776966983 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35