FMFA, Manchester United vs. Brighton (Fri May 02) Manchester United | Brighton 4-1-2-1-2 A | 5-2-1-2 A Aaron Burrows | Will Schoolar | A_Trubin GK | GK M_Rodak B_Kamara DF | DF L_Colwill G_Boloca DF | DF A_Webster G_Arana DF | DF M_Doucoure A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF K_Walker Rodri MF | DF A_Benarous A_Januzaj AM | MF S_Berge M_Caicedo DM | MF J_Ward-Prowse M_Mudryk MF | AM L_Trossard R_Hojlund FW | FW O_Marmoush P_Pellegri FW | FW J_Bowen | D_de_Gea SUB | SUB J_Talbot B_Sosa SUB | SUB P_Estupinan Simone_Pinna SUB | SUB M_Cucurella F_Torres SUB | SUB Lucien_Agoume Patson_Daka SUB | SUB Jordi_Ferrer Referee: Graham_Scott (Oxfordshire) Min. 1 :(mnu) Manchester United restructured their strategy to C Min. 5 :(mnu) M_Mudryk with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A_Benarous takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 6 :(mnu) A_Januzaj hits a hard pass to P_Pellegri ... K_Walker clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 10 :(bri) J_Bowen knocks it forward ... G_Boloca slips ... J_Ward-Prowse gets to it! ... G_Boloca moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 18 :(bri) L_Trossard slides the ball across to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen with the side footed shot! ... A_Trubin just watches float over the bar! Min. 23 :(mnu) Rodri is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Hojlund ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Walker ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Walker wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 26 :(mnu) B_Kamara drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Rodri ... Rodri looks to see where M_Rodak is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Lets see if Manchester United can hang onto that lead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 27 :(bri) The Brighton manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 28 :(mnu) R_Hojlund turns on a sixpence ... R_Hojlund hits a great shot ! ... M_Rodak with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 28 :(bri) The ball is passed in from J_Ward-Prowse, he finds L_Colwill ... L_Colwill fires off a right-footed shot ! ... A_Trubin collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed finds P_Pellegri with a ball over the defence ... A_Webster takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 31 :(bri) A_Benarous with the first time flick to L_Trossard ... G_Arana with the high feet ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(mnu) R_Hojlund takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Webster ... But M_Doucoure wins the tackle Min. 36 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed 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 P_Pellegri ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Pellegri ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 39 :(mnu) Rodri spots G_Boloca who is in acres of space ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Colwill !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 40 :(bri) O_Marmoush turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Webster ... A_Webster is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But Graham_Scott waves play on ... He just has to beat A_Trubin ... He tries to slide it past A_Trubin ... A_Trubin gets a foot to it !! Min. 42 :(mnu) B_Kamara finds P_Pellegri on the edge of the box ... P_Pellegri with a bicycle kick ! ... M_Rodak narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mnu) G_Arana with an incisive pass to R_Hojlund ... L_Colwill takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 44 :(mnu) A_Januzaj twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 44 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... F_Torres will come on for A_Januzaj and play AM Min. 46 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from G_Boloca, he finds A_Ali_Mohamed ... A cracking drive from A_Ali_Mohamed ! ... M_Rodak has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Rodak reacts well to save!!! Min. 48 :(mnu) M_Caicedo with a slide rule pass to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund carves a shot towards goal ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Brighton Min. 60 :(bri) P_Estupinan is being prepared to come on ... M_Doucoure is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 63 :(mnu) G_Arana knocks it forward ... K_Walker slips ... Rodri gets to it! ... Rodri controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 65 :(mnu) B_Sosa takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Arana ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 65 :(bri) Lucien_Agoume will replace the useless S_Berge and will play MF Min. 67 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Ali_Mohamed ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 67 :(mnu) R_Hojlund with the kinky dribble ... Fine tackle by A_Benarous ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 69 :(mnu) M_Caicedo drives the ball across field ... It comes to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But M_Rodak punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 70 :(mnu) Patson_Daka takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace P_Pellegri as FW Min. 70 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer replaces O_Marmoush and will play FW Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Mudryk looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Rodri ... Rodri with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... M_Rodak has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Rodak reacts well to save!!! Min. 79 :(mnu) M_Mudryk has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past P_Estupinan ... He knocks it to F_Torres! ... P_Estupinan reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... F_Torres lofts the ball in! ... It comes to Patson_Daka ... He gets the shot away ... But M_Rodak pulls out a save of the game Min. 80 :(mnu) G_Boloca sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund looks to see where M_Rodak is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But M_Rodak dives to his left ... I think M_Rodak just got a hand on that one ... Graham_Scott has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 85 :(mnu) R_Hojlund finds himself in a good position ... R_Hojlund goes for the top corner ! ... M_Rodak gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Patson_Daka lofts the ball in! ... M_Rodak jumps well to claim it! Min. 86 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna with an inch perfect pass to G_Boloca ... G_Boloca has a go! ... M_Rodak heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodri (Man of the Match) Scorers : Rodri (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Arana (31) Injured : A_Januzaj (44) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Rodak Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 13 | 3 Off target : 3 | 1 On target : 10 | 2 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 1 Key Tackles : 1 | 9 Key Passes : 16 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 25 1 1 1 20 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 25 16 2 24 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 G_Boloca DF 1 22 15 3 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 3 G_Arana DF 1 22 15 2 23 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 22 15 4 23 | 70 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 Rodri MF 1 13 24 7 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 27 A_Januzaj AM 2 4 24 14 27 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Caicedo DM 1 16 23 11 33 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Mudryk MF 1 7 23 14 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 R_Hojlund FW 1 5 10 25 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 18 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 15 24 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 D_de_Gea GK 25 2 2 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 21 14 3 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simone_Pinna DF 1 20 14 3 20 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 F_Torres AM 1 11 21 15 22 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patson_Daka FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak GK 25 2 2 1 24 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 L_Colwill DF 1 23 14 8 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 A_Webster DF 1 22 15 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 M_Doucoure DF 1 22 14 3 24 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 21 15 2 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 23 3 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 22 3 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Trossard AM 1 4 21 14 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Marmoush FW 1 9 15 26 27 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Bowen FW 1 8 15 23 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Talbot GK 22 3 3 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Estupinan DF 1 21 13 8 25 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Cucurella DF 1 20 10 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucien_Agoume MF 1 14 21 2 29 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 21 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1746217934 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35