FMFA Cup, Manchester United vs. Stoke City (Thu Nov 17)


                    Manchester United  |  Stoke City
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-5-1 A
                           Tom Wright  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                          A_Tameze DF  |  DF L_Sane
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                         D_Roberts DF  |  DF Fabio
                          F_Gardos DF  |  DF M_Troiani
                        A_Candreva MF  |  MF R_Alvarez
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF Willian
                         A_Herrera AM  |  MF C_N'Zogbia
                          S_Kagawa MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                        R_v_Persie FW  |  MF S_Ireland
                         D_Welbeck FW  |  FW M_Diouf
                                       |
                           A_Meret SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                          M_Wilson SUB |  SUB M_Muniesa
                          R_Varane SUB |  SUB R_Shawcross
                         M_Ritchie SUB |  SUB J_Storey
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB S_Long




Min. 2  :(sto) L_Sane slices it 
          ...  A_Begovic moves quickly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 3  :(mnu) D_Welbeck knocks the ball past L_Sane 
          ...  Fabio gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 4  :(sto) C_N'Zogbia controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Marcelo 
Min. 6  :(mnu) S_Kagawa retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  R_v_Persie gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Troiani wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(sto) M_Diouf knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Roberts 
          ...  M_Diouf goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 11 :(sto) G_Ramirez lobs it over D_Roberts 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Ramirez ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea claws it off the line 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Stoke City have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 12 :(mnu) D_Welbeck loses his marker! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Troiani 
Min. 12 :(sto) G_Ramirez curls the ball out wide to M_Diouf 
          ...  M_Diouf uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Candreva has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Bassong 
          ...  He puts in D_Welbeck! 
          ...  D_Welbeck attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Lets see if Manchester United can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 19 :(sto) S_Ireland brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Candreva 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Diouf! 
          ...  Marcelo with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Duncan Masaldo looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 20 :(mnu) G_Xhaka knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  A left-footer by G_Xhaka ! 
          ...  A_Begovic parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 21 :(sto) R_Alvarez finds C_N'Zogbia with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Roberts takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 22 :(sto) Willian breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_de_Gea! 
          ...  R_v_Persie brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(sto) S_Ireland moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diouf 
          ...  A skillful effort from M_Diouf ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 25 :(sto) The ball is passed in from R_Alvarez, he finds C_N'Zogbia 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia with the overhead ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea beats the ball away 
Min. 26 :(mnu) S_Kagawa cuts the ball back to A_Herrera 
          ...  Fabio with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 28 :(mnu) Marcelo cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie fires the shot in! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 30 :(sto) R_Alvarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to G_Ramirez 
          ...  G_Ramirez has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But D_de_Gea makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 31 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Diouf 
          ...  F_Gardos brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 32 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from Marcelo to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Begovic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Herrera finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Herrera with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Begovic hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 34 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia with a probing through ball G_Ramirez 
          ...  F_Gardos fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  Willian swings it in 
          ...  M_Diouf gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Diouf hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Willian curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_de_Gea fists it away! 
Min. 39 :(mnu) G_Xhaka with a glorious long pass to R_v_Persie 
          ...  Fabio takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sto) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  S_Long will come on for M_Diouf and play FW 
Min. 45 :(mnu) G_Xhaka finds the run of A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Begovic 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Begovic 
          ...  Its heading in! 
          ...  Fabio somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 45 :(sto) Willian crosses into the box, finding C_N'Zogbia 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  What agility from D_de_Gea 
Min. 47 :(mnu) R_v_Persie with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows R_Alvarez a clean set of heals 
          ...  Fabio takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-1 Stoke City

Min. 47 :(mnu) Marcelo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Xhaka 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 48 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Long 
          ...  A_Tameze plays the back pass 
          ...  D_de_Gea can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Ramirez drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to Fabio 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  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. 48 :(mnu) A_Candreva pushes it past L_Sane 
          ...  M_Troiani with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  G_Xhaka plays it short to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from F_Gardos to A_Herrera 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Ramirez 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 49 :(sto) G_Ramirez knocks the ball past F_Gardos 
          ...  G_Ramirez drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 49 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sprints past the defender 
          ...  L_Sane with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Duncan Masaldo looks relieved 
Min. 50 :(sto) Up goes the substitution board - M_Muniesa on for M_Troiani as a DF 
Min. 50 :(mnu) S_Kagawa unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  A_Begovic tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Begovic 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Manchester United 3-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 51 :(sto) S_Long takes advantage of a mistake by Marcelo 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  S_Kagawa rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 55 :(mnu) G_Xhaka kills the ball dead 
          ...  S_Bassong tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_v_Persie 
          ...  A_Begovic makes the catch! 
Min. 57 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia pushes it past the defender 
          ...  F_Gardos tackles cleanly 
Min. 58 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Ramirez in the box 
          ...  G_Ramirez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia controls it with ease 
          ...  A cheeky lob from C_N'Zogbia ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea watches it sail wide! 
Min. 60 :(mnu) R_Varane is coming on for A_Tameze and will play DF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - M_Ritchie on for S_Kagawa as a MF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) a big roar from the crowd as W_Rooney comes on for R_v_Persie to play FW 
Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Herrera controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Welbeck gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Cleared by S_Bassong 
Min. 65 :(sto) R_Alvarez hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Long latches onto it! 
          ...  A skillful effort from S_Long ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 67 :(mnu) Marcelo takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Herrera 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Herrera ! 
          ...  A_Begovic falls over 
          ...  But A_Begovic is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 70 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia takes advantage of a mistake by R_Varane 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_de_Gea reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 73 :(sto) G_Ramirez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_N'Zogbia 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_N'Zogbia ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And D_de_Gea recovers to save!! 
Min. 75 :(mnu) Marcelo crosses to F_Gardos 
          ...  F_Gardos with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But A_Begovic parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 80 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  W_Rooney sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Manchester United 4-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 82 :(sto) S_Ireland looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Long receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Fine tackle by Marcelo 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 83 :(sto) Willian flicks it over R_Varane and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But F_Gardos wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 85 :(mnu) D_Welbeck slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  D_Welbeck goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 85 :(sto) G_Ramirez knocks the ball past R_Varane 
          ...  G_Ramirez tries to beat D_de_Gea from outside the area! 
          ...  D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_de_Gea fists it away! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) M_Ritchie with a probing pass to W_Rooney 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from W_Rooney ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 87 :(mnu) Marcelo can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Welbeck 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Welbeck ! 
          ...  A_Begovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sto) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia is through! 
          ...  C_N'Zogbia leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  D_de_Gea watches it sail wide! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : D_Welbeck (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Sane (2 og), D_Welbeck (17,50), W_Rooney (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_v_Persie (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Ramirez
Scorers              : G_Ramirez (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          11        |       11
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester United 4 - 1 Stoke City
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Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   2   2  24 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0   0
A_Tameze       DF   1  22   5   2  30 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Marcelo        DF   2  21  12   3  25 |  93   0   2   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  60   0
D_Roberts      DF   3  21   4   4  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
F_Gardos       DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   3
A_Candreva     MF   2  10  23  11  22 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  23   8  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
A_Herrera      AM   2   3  22  11  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  23  12  24 |  62   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  56   8
R_v_Persie     FW   3   4  12  23  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   1
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  21  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  53
A_Meret        GK  20   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wilson       DF   3  21   3   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  23   9   2  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ritchie      MF   2   3  20   8  28 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Rooney       FW   2   3  12  23  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   8   8  32

Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Begovic      GK  29   2   3   2  23 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
L_Sane         DF   2  21   5   2  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2  -2   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  21   4   2  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Fabio          DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  52   0   1
M_Troiani      DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  22   3  28 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Willian        MF   3   2  23  11  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_N'Zogbia     MF   2   3  21  10  21 |  93   0   0   4   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  40  14
G_Ramirez      MF   2   4  22  11  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   5   1   0   0   0  13  20  33
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  21  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  20   4   2  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  20   2   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Storey       MF   2   2  19  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Long         FW   2   3   4  21  24 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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