FFO2 CL, Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester United (Tue Jul 11) Sporting Lisbon | Manchester United 5-1-0-4 A | 4-2-1-2-1 C Gary Windebank | Steve Outten | A_Lopes GK | GK W_Szczesny R_Lewandowski FW | DF M_De_Ligt M_Hummels DF | DF T_Nianzou M_Politano FW | DF J_Timber D_Alaba DF | DF J_Cancelo P_Coutinho FW | DM Fabian_Ruiz J_Gimenez DF | DM F_Valverde Casemiro DM | MF C_Nkunku J_M_Mata FW | AM B_Saka J_Boateng DF | AM A_Elanga L_Shaw DF | FW K_Adeyemi | T_Krul SUB | SUB L_Nicholls M_Yoshida SUB | SUB Lis_Martinez S_Prcic SUB | SUB L_Evans L_Gugganig SUB | SUB Ansu_Fati Iago_Aspas SUB | SUB A_Morgan Min. 2 :(lis) J_M_Mata squares up to C_Nkunku ... He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 3 :(lis) J_M_Mata with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... J_M_Mata hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But W_Szczesny palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 4 :(lis) Casemiro off the woodwork! ... M_Politano picks up the deflection ... A powerful shot by M_Politano! ... W_Szczesny with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 6 :(lis) J_Gimenez cuts the ball back to J_Boateng ... J_Boateng drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with W_Szczesny ... He rounds W_Szczesny ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 7 :(lis) J_Boateng chips the ball forward to M_Hummels ... M_Hummels cracks a laser towards goal! ... But W_Szczesny comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 8 :(lis) D_Alaba with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_M_Mata gets on the end of the pass ... J_M_Mata tries to catch the keeper out! ... W_Szczesny has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... W_Szczesny reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... J_Boateng crosses it in! ... M_Politano gets on the end of it ... GOAL!! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Sporting Lisbon take the lead! ... Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Manchester United ... Min. 8 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a MF Min. 8 :(lis) R_Lewandowski knocks the ball past the defender ... B_Saka with the foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 10 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... F_Valverde latches onto the end of it ... F_Valverde could have let it bounce! ... A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 15 :(mnu) T_Nianzou slides the ball across to B_Saka ... B_Saka hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Lopes makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 16 :(lis) R_Lewandowski finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... A_Elanga goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Gary Windebank looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 18 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt with the cross-field pass to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 20 :(lis) J_M_Mata turns past J_Timber ... He has some space now! ... K_Adeyemi pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... L_Shaw swings it in ... J_M_Mata gets on the end of it ... J_M_Mata hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... W_Szczesny saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 21 :(lis) M_Politano makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... M_Politano has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... W_Szczesny parries it Min. 26 :(lis) J_Boateng retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... P_Coutinho gets on the end of it ... Intercepted by Fabian_Ruiz Min. 27 :(lis) J_M_Mata is unmarked! ... F_Valverde tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Lewandowski flights it in! ... W_Szczesny comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 29 :(lis) R_Lewandowski takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... R_Lewandowski with the drive! ... W_Szczesny saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 30 :(lis) R_Lewandowski slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... But M_De_Ligt wins the tackle cleanly Min. 30 :(mnu) B_Saka flicks it over M_Hummels's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But J_Boateng reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 37 :(mnu) It's game over for F_Valverde ... He's picked up an injury and can't continue Min. 37 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: L_Evans ... COMING OFF: F_Valverde Min. 38 :(lis) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Politano is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... J_Timber rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... J_Gimenez swings it in ... P_Coutinho gets on the end of it ... P_Coutinho must beat A_Lopes! ... W_Szczesny fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 40 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz comes accross to cover, good skills ... W_Szczesny advances out towards the looping ball ... GOAL!! ... Header over the keeper! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... That's got to be one of the best own goals I've ever seen. ... He must feel like a right pillock! ... Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Manchester United ... Min. 41 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... P_Coutinho will now play as a MF Min. 41 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... J_M_Mata will now play as a MF Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... B_Saka will now play as a FW Min. 45 :(mnu) T_Nianzou looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Elanga ... A_Elanga tries the shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Manchester United ... Min. 46 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... P_Coutinho will now play as a FW Min. 46 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... J_M_Mata will now play as a FW Min. 46 :(lis) M_Politano knocks the ball past the lunge of Fabian_Ruiz ... M_Politano tries to lob the keeper! ... It's way wide ... The Manchester United fans behind the goal spread their arms out ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Manchester United Min. 46 :(mnu) L_Evans chips the ball forward to A_Elanga ... M_Hummels dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 52 :(mnu) J_Cancelo knocks it forward ... P_Coutinho slips ... A_Elanga gets to it! ... A_Elanga attempts a low drive! ... A_Lopes parries it Min. 54 :(mnu) A_Elanga lobs it over M_Hummels ... M_Politano is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 54 :(mnu) J_Cancelo has it now ... He takes on M_Hummels ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Nkunku! ... C_Nkunku blasts the ball towards goal! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Sporting Lisbon 2-2 Manchester United ... Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... B_Saka will now play as a AM Min. 55 :(lis) R_Lewandowski with a perfectly timed run ... R_Lewandowski flicks the header toward the far post! ... W_Szczesny with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 56 :(lis) Casemiro spots his team mate making a run ... He finds L_Shaw with a lovely pass! ... Fine tackle by M_De_Ligt ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 59 :(lis) D_Alaba takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_M_Mata ... T_Nianzou with an awful challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: Iago_Aspas ... COMING OFF: J_M_Mata Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: S_Prcic ... COMING OFF: Casemiro Min. 65 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: Ansu_Fati ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 66 :(lis) R_Lewandowski has space to run with the ball ... R_Lewandowski with his head down lets it go! ... But W_Szczesny parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 70 :(lis) S_Prcic smashes the ball upfield ... D_Alaba latches onto the ball ... D_Alaba rifles it at the goal! ... W_Szczesny gathers it comfortably Min. 75 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz with an intelligent ball to Ansu_Fati ... R_Lewandowski wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 75 :(mnu) A_Elanga turns past J_Boateng ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Elanga has a dig at goal! ... A_Lopes with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 78 :(lis) Iago_Aspas with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to R_Lewandowski ... R_Lewandowski with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 81 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Fabian_Ruiz ... J_Boateng takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 85 :(lis) P_Coutinho looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... P_Coutinho drives it towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Coutinho chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Timber reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 86 :(lis) J_Gimenez with the cross-field pass to P_Coutinho ... P_Coutinho with a thundering drive! ... W_Szczesny with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 87 :(mnu) T_Nianzou has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Elanga collects the loose ball! ... S_Prcic fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(lis) J_Gimenez flights the ball to Iago_Aspas ... Iago_Aspas with a low drive through the rain! ... Brilliant save from W_Szczesny Min. 93 :(lis) M_Politano beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Politano drives the shot in! ... W_Szczesny goes down well to save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Jose Alvalade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sporting Lisbon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Politano (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Politano (8), Fabian_Ruiz (40 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Politano (54), S_Prcic (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Elanga Scorers : A_Elanga (45), C_Nkunku (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Timber (38), T_Nianzou (59) Injured : F_Valverde (37) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sporting Lisbon | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 19 | 7 Off target : 4 | 0 On target : 15 | 7 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sporting Lisbon 2 - 2 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 R_Lewandowski FW 1 4 13 22 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 M_Hummels DF 1 21 15 4 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 24 M_Politano FW 1 1 12 20 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 50 D_Alaba DF 1 19 16 12 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 P_Coutinho FW 1 4 20 17 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 J_Gimenez DF 1 19 15 10 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 Casemiro DM 1 14 20 12 32 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 J_M_Mata FW 1 3 19 17 31 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 J_Boateng DF 1 18 16 8 33 | 94 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 56 16 L_Shaw DF 1 18 16 11 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Krul GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Yoshida DF 1 16 11 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Prcic DM 1 12 16 7 28 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14 -2 L_Gugganig MF 1 10 13 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iago_Aspas FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 33 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 94 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 21 15 5 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 34 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 19 16 5 28 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 70 -2 J_Timber DF 1 19 16 4 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 -2 -2 J_Cancelo DF 1 20 17 6 22 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 Fabian_Ruiz DM 1 15 19 8 29 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 0 F_Valverde MF 1 15 20 12 29 | 37 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 16 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 20 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 B_Saka AM 1 2 19 17 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Elanga AM 1 6 19 16 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 K_Adeyemi FW 1 5 15 21 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 L_Nicholls GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 19 16 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Evans MF 1 6 11 1 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 Ansu_Fati FW 1 3 17 20 22 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morgan FW 1 1 7 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1689110663 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40