FFO2 Premiership, Manchester United vs. Newcastle United (Fri Aug 04) Manchester United | Newcastle United 4-3-1-2 E | 5-4-1 C Steve Outten | Chris Banks | W_Szczesny GK | GK T_Strakosha Lis_Martinez DF | DF M_Acuna J_Cancelo DF | DF J_Clauss M_De_Ligt DF | DF R_Burke J_Timber DF | DF J_Tarkowski Fabian_Ruiz MF | DF A_Grimaldo C_Nkunku MF | MF M_Llorente F_Valverde MF | MF G_Ramirez A_Elanga AM | MF M_Svanberg Ansu_Fati FW | MF D_Klaassen K_Adeyemi FW | FW R_De_Tomas | L_Nicholls SUB | SUB S_Herrera T_Nianzou SUB | SUB C_Nelson B_Saka SUB | SUB J_Evans A_Morgan SUB | SUB M_Trigueros B_M_Indi SUB | SUB J_David Min. 1 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi saunters past his marker ... A_Grimaldo had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 4 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati with the towering header to C_Nkunku ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Clauss ... He had to get that one right! Min. 6 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi with the side footed shot! ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 9 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt off the woodwork! ... Ansu_Fati picks up the deflection ... Ansu_Fati with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 10 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Tarkowski! ... He has some space now! ... Ansu_Fati hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs at J_Tarkowski ... The defender slips and falls over ... D_Klaassen takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 13 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez lobs the ball over the defence ... Ansu_Fati latches on to it ... R_Burke makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... F_Valverde swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Adeyemi with the header ... T_Strakosha claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester United 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 14 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 14 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a DM Min. 14 :(new) R_Burke breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat W_Szczesny now! ... J_Cancelo trips him up from behind! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 16 :(new) J_Clauss makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... J_Clauss looks to see where W_Szczesny is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... W_Szczesny makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 19 :(new) R_De_Tomas runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Ramirez ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Lis_Martinez hits it out for a throw Min. 24 :(mnu) F_Valverde brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... F_Valverde bears down on goal! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 24 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 24 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a MF Min. 24 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... A_Elanga will now play as a MF Min. 24 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 24 :(new) D_Klaassen holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Tarkowski ... J_Tarkowski with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But W_Szczesny punches it away Min. 25 :(new) D_Klaassen finds R_De_Tomas with a ball over the defence ... R_De_Tomas tries to catch the keeper out! ... W_Szczesny makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 26 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Tarkowski reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 26 :(mnu) J_Timber works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... D_Klaassen wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Cancelo retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Nkunku gets on the end of it ... C_Nkunku looks to see where T_Strakosha is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... T_Strakosha looks dejected ... Manchester United 3-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 29 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to E Min. 29 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 29 :(new) J_Clauss looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Klaassen ... J_Cancelo knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 29 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Cancelo ... A_Grimaldo with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Manchester United players ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 30 :(new) M_Svanberg spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Klaassen! ... But Fabian_Ruiz reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 31 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Nkunku latches onto the end of it ... C_Nkunku drives it low! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 34 :(new) M_Acuna with an early cross to R_De_Tomas ... A cheeky lob from R_De_Tomas! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 35 :(new) R_De_Tomas holds the ball up ... He sees D_Klaassen in space! ... J_Timber with the tackle Min. 37 :(new) D_Klaassen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... R_De_Tomas gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_De_Tomas could have let it bounce! ... W_Szczesny was lucky there Min. 39 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez flicks it over M_Acuna's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Lis_Martinez rifles it to the far post! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 40 :(new) G_Ramirez with the heel pass to R_De_Tomas ... J_Timber makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 42 :(mnu) F_Valverde slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... F_Valverde pounds a rocket on goal! ... T_Strakosha makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Launched towards the top corner by Fabian_Ruiz! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(new) M_Acuna beats J_Cancelo ... From long range M_Acuna bends the ball towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 3-0 Newcastle United Min. 49 :(mnu) F_Valverde takes advantage of a mistake by R_Burke ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to Ansu_Fati! ... Ansu_Fati tries the lob from 30 yards! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 53 :(new) M_Svanberg finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Elanga takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Steve Outten looks relieved Min. 53 :(new) R_De_Tomas jinks through the defence ... R_De_Tomas tries to lob the keeper! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 55 :(mnu) C_Nkunku looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Elanga receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Grimaldo ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga drives it into the box! ... Fabian_Ruiz with the header ... It floats over T_Strakosha ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 57 :(mnu) F_Valverde with the towering header to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 57 :(new) J_Tarkowski holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_De_Tomas ... Ansu_Fati with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 58 :(new) R_Burke drives it forward to M_Svanberg ... M_De_Ligt with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati sidesteps R_Burke ... That was too easy ... Ansu_Fati with the drive! ... T_Strakosha makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: M_Trigueros ... COMING OFF: M_Svanberg Min. 61 :(mnu) F_Valverde get's past R_Burke ... He's gonna worry them again ... But J_Tarkowski slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: T_Nianzou ... COMING OFF: M_De_Ligt Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: B_Saka ... COMING OFF: K_Adeyemi Min. 66 :(new) M_Trigueros with a 40-yard pass to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... W_Szczesny saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 67 :(new) G_Ramirez looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Clauss ... T_Nianzou dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 69 :(mnu) B_Saka sprints past R_Burke ... Launched towards the top corner by B_Saka! ... But T_Strakosha hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 72 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez crosses to Ansu_Fati ... Ansu_Fati must beat T_Strakosha! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 72 :(new) M_Trigueros with a 40-yard pass to J_Clauss ... J_Clauss with a stunning strike! ... W_Szczesny with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 74 :(mnu) A_Elanga gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Tarkowski! ... He has some space now! ... A_Elanga flings a shot at goal! ... T_Strakosha tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 74 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Elanga! ... G_Ramirez muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 75 :(mnu) C_Nkunku finds the run of A_Elanga ... A_Elanga sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 76 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Lis_Martinez ... But M_Acuna wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga lofts the ball in! ... A_Grimaldo clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 78 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Clauss ... He knocks it to Ansu_Fati! ... A_Grimaldo reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 80 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with a byline cross to Lis_Martinez ... Lis_Martinez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Newcastle United fans taunt him about that effort Min. 82 :(new) M_Llorente feeds the ball to D_Klaassen ... T_Nianzou takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 82 :(new) D_Klaassen brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Ramirez gets on the end of the pass ... G_Ramirez has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... W_Szczesny just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 83 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Tarkowski ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Ansu_Fati with a bicycle kick! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away Min. 83 :(new) G_Ramirez pulls it back to R_Burke ... But he loses control of it ... J_Cancelo belts it clear Min. 85 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: C_Nelson ... COMING OFF: R_Burke Min. 85 :(mnu) B_Saka with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Clauss ... G_Ramirez fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Steve Outten looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 86 :(mnu) T_Nianzou takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Ansu_Fati ... From long range Ansu_Fati bends the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Valverde (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adeyemi (13), F_Valverde (24), C_Nkunku (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cancelo (14), M_De_Ligt (58), T_Nianzou (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_De_Tomas Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Grimaldo (1), D_Klaassen (26), G_Ramirez (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 21 | 10 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 13 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 14 | 11 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 19 17 10 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 30 28 J_Cancelo DF 1 20 18 6 22 | 95 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 34 -2 M_De_Ligt DF 1 21 16 5 28 | 66 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 62 -2 J_Timber DF 1 19 16 4 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 Fabian_Ruiz MF 1 15 20 8 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 12 36 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 20 15 26 | 95 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 52 F_Valverde MF 1 15 20 12 29 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 44 56 A_Elanga AM 1 6 19 17 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Ansu_Fati FW 1 3 17 20 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 37 15 48 K_Adeyemi FW 1 5 15 21 25 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 L_Nicholls GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 19 16 6 28 | 29 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 14 -2 B_Saka FW 1 2 19 17 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Morgan FW 1 1 7 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 13 7 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 20 15 13 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 17 11 J_Clauss DF 1 20 16 13 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 16 30 R_Burke DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 86 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 20 18 A_Grimaldo DF 1 18 14 10 31 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 64 -2 -2 M_Llorente MF 1 12 20 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 37 7 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 19 15 26 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 50 -2 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 15 21 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 27 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Nelson DF 1 13 9 8 25 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 J_David FW 1 6 16 19 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1691147221 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40