FFO2 CL, Manchester United vs. Sporting Lisbon (Tue Aug 15)


                    Manchester United  |  Sporting Lisbon
                          4-2-0-3-1 E  |  5-1-0-4 A
                         Steve Outten  |  Gary Windebank
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                      Lis_Martinez DF  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                         M_De_Ligt DF  |  DF M_Hummels
                         J_Cancelo DF  |  FW M_Politano
                         T_Nianzou DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                       Fabian_Ruiz DM  |  FW P_Coutinho
                        F_Valverde DM  |  DF J_Gimenez
                            B_Saka AM  |  DM Casemiro
                          A_Elanga AM  |  FW J_M_Mata
                          C_Nkunku AM  |  DF M_Yoshida
                         Ansu_Fati FW  |  DF L_Shaw
                                       |
                        L_Nicholls SUB |  SUB T_Krul
                          B_M_Indi SUB |  SUB M_te_Wierik
                           T_Smith SUB |  SUB S_Prcic
                           L_Evans SUB |  SUB L_Gugganig
                          A_Morgan SUB |  SUB Iago_Aspas




Min. 3  :(mnu) T_Nianzou takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  J_Gimenez pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 4  :(lis) Casemiro runs at Lis_Martinez 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Casemiro with the side footed shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(lis) M_Hummels curls the ball out wide to P_Coutinho 
          ...  P_Coutinho is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has W_Szczesny to beat 
          ...  He dinks it over W_Szczesny 
          ...  It's heading in! 
          ...  T_Nianzou somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) T_Nianzou heads the ball back to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with an over the top challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  C_Nkunku drives it in 
          ...  A_Lopes takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 7  :(lis) Casemiro holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Coutinho 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Elanga 
Min. 9  :(lis) M_Politano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  P_Coutinho gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 14 :(lis) P_Coutinho with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_De_Ligt brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 16 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 16 :(lis) J_Gimenez looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_De_Ligt slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 17 :(mnu) F_Valverde knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Gimenez 
          ...  M_Yoshida tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to F_Valverde 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) J_Cancelo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Ansu_Fati in space! 
          ...  An audacious effort from Ansu_Fati! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Lopes never had a chance! 
Min. 18 :(lis) J_M_Mata cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  W_Szczesny moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 20 :(lis) J_Gimenez puts in P_Coutinho 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Coutinho! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 21 :(mnu) A_Elanga beats D_Alaba 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Elanga tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 25 :(lis) P_Coutinho finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  P_Coutinho chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United fans taunt him! 
Min. 26 :(mnu) B_Saka with a 30-yard pass to T_Nianzou 
          ...  P_Coutinho fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Gary Windebank looks relieved 
Min. 27 :(lis) M_Politano leaves T_Nianzou standing 
          ...  M_Politano with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  That's put Sporting Lisbon into the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 0-1 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 28 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a FW 
Min. 28 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  F_Valverde will now play as a MF 
Min. 28 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(mnu) F_Valverde passes the ball to B_Saka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Gimenez takes possession 
Min. 31 :(lis) R_Lewandowski beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  From long range R_Lewandowski bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 34 :(lis) R_Lewandowski takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Lewandowski sees W_Szczesny off his line! 
          ...  W_Szczesny watches it sail wide! 
Min. 35 :(mnu) B_Saka jumps over J_Gimenez's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Shaw clears with a diving header 
Min. 39 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gimenez 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Gimenez moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 39 :(lis) P_Coutinho takes advantage of a bad back pass from Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  P_Coutinho tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Shaw crosses it in! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt belts it clear 
Min. 39 :(mnu) J_Cancelo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Elanga latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Coutinho with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! The referee waves the players away 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the spot kick 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Lopes almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Sporting Lisbon...
Min. 40 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  F_Valverde will now play as a DM 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnu) C_Nkunku pushes it past J_Gimenez 
          ...  J_Gimenez hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Saka lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Casemiro gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 45 :(lis) P_Coutinho times his run well 
          ...  T_Nianzou with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez leaves M_Hummels standing 
          ...  J_M_Mata with the tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-1 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 46 :(lis) J_Gimenez back heels to find J_M_Mata in space 
          ...  J_M_Mata tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 47 :(lis) L_Shaw with the nod to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  But Lis_Martinez with the fine tackle 
Min. 48 :(lis) L_Shaw is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Yoshida crosses it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for W_Szczesny, who catches the ball 
Min. 52 :(lis) J_M_Mata squares it to M_Politano 
          ...  From long range M_Politano bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 53 :(mnu) T_Nianzou with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Lewandowski 
          ...  T_Nianzou blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  That's given Manchester United the advantage! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-1 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 53 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 53 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  C_Nkunku will now play as a MF 
Min. 53 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  A_Elanga will now play as a MF 
Min. 53 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 53 :(lis) J_Gimenez with a 30-yard pass to M_Politano 
          ...  But J_Cancelo barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 56 :(lis) D_Alaba with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  D_Alaba has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(mnu) J_Cancelo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Nkunku decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Shaw 
Min. 59 :(lis) R_Lewandowski pushes it past C_Nkunku 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 61 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 61 :(lis) Casemiro is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Alaba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Lis_Martinez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a MF 
Min. 65 :(lis) R_Lewandowski loses J_Cancelo 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 66 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 67 :(lis) M_Politano flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  B_Saka takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 67 :(lis) L_Shaw is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Yoshida 
          ...  M_De_Ligt reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 70 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: B_M_Indi 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Elanga 
Min. 70 :(lis) J_M_Mata beats the defender 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Cancelo 
Min. 72 :(mnu) J_Cancelo with the heel pass to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Shaw!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 74 :(lis) M_Politano looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_M_Mata 
          ...  J_M_Mata has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Cancelo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds T_Nianzou with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Alaba plays it back 
          ...  A_Lopes slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Hummels wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 79 :(lis) R_Lewandowski runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  B_M_Indi tackles from behind 
          ...  The Sporting Lisbon fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  That was a late, late tackle, and he can have no complaints! 
Min. 81 :(mnu) B_Saka squares it to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 83 :(mnu) J_Cancelo with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  J_Cancelo pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 84 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_De_Ligt gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Casemiro with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 85 :(lis) R_Lewandowski beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz with an awful challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(mnu) C_Nkunku backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Ansu_Fati latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Ansu_Fati curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 

*************  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          : J_Cancelo
Scorers              : Ansu_Fati (39 pen), T_Nianzou (53)
Sent Off             : B_M_Indi (79)
Booked               : T_Nianzou (45), Fabian_Ruiz (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : M_Politano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Politano (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Lewandowski (6), P_Coutinho (39), Casemiro (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :          11        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 1 Sporting Lisbon
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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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W_Szczesny     GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  19  17  10  29 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  15   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  21  16   5  28 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0
J_Cancelo      DF   1  21  18   6  22 |  94   0   2   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  70  18
T_Nianzou      DF   1  19  16   6  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  14  50
Fabian_Ruiz    DM   1  15  20   8  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  10  -2
F_Valverde     DM   1  15  20  12  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  12
B_Saka         MF   1   2  19  18  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   6
A_Elanga       MF   1   6  19  17  24 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   7
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  20  15  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  22
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   3  17  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Nicholls     GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_M_Indi       DF   1  13   7   4  20 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Smith        DF   1  10   6   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Evans        MF   1   6  11   1  24 |   0   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

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
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_Lopes        GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  13  22  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
M_Hummels      DF   1  21  15   4  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  17   0
M_Politano     FW   1   1  12  20  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  32
D_Alaba        DF   1  20  16  12  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  16
P_Coutinho     FW   1   4  20  17  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  38
J_Gimenez      DF   1  19  15  10  27 |  94   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  51   0
Casemiro       DM   1  14  20  12  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  24  22  14
J_M_Mata       FW   1   3  19  17  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  37  26  22
M_Yoshida      DF   1  16  12   9  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   1  19  17  12  28 |  94   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  45   0
T_Krul         GK  15   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_te_Wierik    DF   1  13   5   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prcic        MF   1  12  16   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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