FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Portsmouth (Fri Aug 01) Manchester United | Portsmouth 4-1-2-1-2 N | 5-1-2-1-1 C Steve Outten | Neil Kirby | J_Oblak GK | GK Agirrezabala A_Cambiaso DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo R_Calafiori DF | DF A_Grimaldo Lis_Martinez DF | DF E_Can P_Porro DF | DF L_Kelly G_Moscardo DM | DF R_Bensebaini Gavi MF | DM A_Gray R_Sterling AM | MF M_Olise Fermin_Lopez MF | MF A_Berenguer Luis_Diaz FW | AM A_Correa K_Adeyemi FW | FW S_Gimenez | K_Keller SUB | SUB R_Descamps F_Nacho SUB | SUB C_Richards E_Kayembe SUB | SUB G_Alvarez M_Harness SUB | SUB Elano C_Smith SUB | SUB W_Rooney Min. 2 :(por) R_Bensebaini barges into Gavi!! ... The Referee has seen it! ... The Referee warned him Min. 4 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Fermin_Lopez! ... G_Di_Lorenzo reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Gavi floats the ball in! ... R_Bensebaini gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 17 :(mnu) R_Calafiori plays a long ball to Gavi ... But he loses control of it ... A_Gray hits it out for a throw Min. 23 :(mnu) Gavi takes advantage of a mistake by A_Gray ... R_Bensebaini with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 25 :(mnu) A_Cambiaso jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi with a thundering shot! ... Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 26 :(por) A_Gray whips the ball across to A_Correa ... Lis_Martinez takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 27 :(por) S_Gimenez beats his marker ... G_Moscardo goes in studs first ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 28 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Grimaldo ... Luis_Diaz shapes up for a shot! ... Agirrezabala gathers it easily Min. 29 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz whips the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... But he loses control of it ... L_Kelly belts it clear Min. 29 :(por) The ball rolls free! ... A_Correa takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... Gavi bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 31 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... G_Moscardo will now play as a DF Min. 31 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a FW Min. 31 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a one-touch layoff to A_Grimaldo ... P_Porro reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 33 :(por) S_Gimenez beats A_Cambiaso ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Cambiaso reacts well to win the ball back Min. 34 :(por) A_Correa steps over the ball ... He nutmegs A_Cambiaso ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Lis_Martinez wins the ball Min. 36 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi eases past G_Di_Lorenzo ... K_Adeyemi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... Agirrezabala plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 36 :(por) A_Correa knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Moscardo ... A_Correa has a dig at goal! ... J_Oblak makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 37 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez hoofs it upfield to find R_Sterling ... A_Grimaldo pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 40 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz finds himself in acres of space ... Luis_Diaz must beat Agirrezabala! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 41 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Fermin_Lopez with a screamer of a shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 41 :(por) M_Olise drives it forward to A_Grimaldo ... G_Moscardo dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mnu) R_Sterling slips past A_Gray ... R_Sterling with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 43 :(por) S_Gimenez takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... But Lis_Martinez comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 45 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs forward ... A wicked drive by K_Adeyemi! ... Agirrezabala is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... Agirrezabala looks very relieved! Min. 46 :(por) R_Bensebaini takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... R_Bensebaini with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 47 :(mnu) R_Sterling barges A_Grimaldo off the ball ... A_Gray with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 49 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez jumps over R_Bensebaini's challenge ... E_Can anticipates the pass and cuts it out ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-0 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(mnu) G_Moscardo looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Fermin_Lopez ... But R_Bensebaini wins the tackle cleanly Min. 46 :(por) S_Gimenez plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... S_Gimenez chases it through, he must score! ... But J_Oblak punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 49 :(mnu) R_Sterling slides the ball across to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz tries one from the edge of the box! ... But Agirrezabala makes a superb stop down low Min. 50 :(mnu) Gavi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... A_Berenguer knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 50 :(por) M_Olise pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Gimenez is clean through! ... S_Gimenez goes for goal! ... J_Oblak blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 53 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez looks up ... He swings the ball right towards R_Calafiori ... But R_Bensebaini wins the ball Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to N Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... G_Moscardo will now play as a DM Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a AM Min. 56 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi moves forward ... L_Kelly reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 56 :(por) S_Gimenez leaves G_Moscardo standing ... S_Gimenez tries to beat J_Oblak! ... Looks like it should be J_Oblak's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Olise hits it towards the far post! ... S_Gimenez gets his head on it ... J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 57 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez volleys it forward. He finds R_Sterling ... But E_Can clears the danger Min. 61 :(por) A_Berenguer feeds the ball to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez looks to see where J_Oblak is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 64 :(mnu) R_Sterling sidesteps L_Kelly ... That was too easy ... L_Kelly takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a MF Min. 70 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: F_Nacho ... COMING OFF: R_Calafiori Min. 74 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from G_Moscardo to K_Adeyemi ... A cheeky lob from K_Adeyemi! ... But Agirrezabala punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that Agirrezabala got a touch Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: Elano ... COMING OFF: A_Berenguer Min. 77 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini Min. 77 :(por) L_Kelly gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... L_Kelly with the shot on net! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Oblak's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 80 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: C_Smith ... COMING OFF: G_Moscardo Min. 80 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... A_Correa will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: W_Rooney ... COMING OFF: A_Correa Min. 81 :(mnu) Gavi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Cambiaso ... A_Gray with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(mnu) R_Sterling runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... But S_Gimenez slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 84 :(por) W_Rooney finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... W_Rooney has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the side netting Min. 86 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez takes on C_Richards ... He runs past him ... Fermin_Lopez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Agirrezabala can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Agirrezabala makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 86 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past F_Nacho ... He knocks it to Elano! ... A left-footer by Elano! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(mnu) Fermin_Lopez wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The fans get off their seats! ... Agirrezabala plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 93 :(por) W_Rooney jinks past P_Porro ... W_Rooney controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 93 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Elano with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK ... Gavi swings it in ... K_Adeyemi takes control of it! ... K_Adeyemi with the header! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That surely hands Manchester United victory!! ... The Portsmouth fans are distraught and are piling out the stadium! ... Manchester United 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 94 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 94 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Gavi will now play as a DM Min. 94 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A Min. 94 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... M_Olise will now play as a AM Min. 94 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... A_Gray will now play as a MF Min. 94 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a glorious long pass to R_Sterling ... R_Sterling hits a crisp volley! ... But he puts it wide Min. 95 :(mnu) Gavi reads the run of P_Porro ... P_Porro with the 40 yard drive! ... Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Luis_Diaz! ... K_Adeyemi tries to place the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... Agirrezabala is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Adeyemi crosses it in! ... Agirrezabala reads it well, and claims it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Adeyemi (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adeyemi (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Gimenez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Gray (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 15 | 11 Off target : 8 | 7 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 13 Key Passes : 15 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 0 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 27 1 1 1 19 | 101 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 A_Cambiaso DF 1 24 19 16 26 | 101 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 R_Calafiori DF 1 23 20 12 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 23 19 13 29 | 101 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 0 P_Porro DF 1 23 20 16 22 | 101 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 G_Moscardo DM 1 20 21 13 27 | 84 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 0 Gavi DM 1 20 23 19 27 | 101 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 R_Sterling MF 1 4 23 23 25 | 101 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Fermin_Lopez MF 1 10 23 22 25 | 101 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 26 22 | 101 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 10 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 18 25 25 | 101 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 15 42 K_Keller GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Nacho DF 1 21 20 14 29 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 E_Kayembe DM 1 13 16 10 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Harness MF 1 5 15 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smith FW 1 7 14 15 16 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 101 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 22 19 15 25 | 101 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 22 17 12 31 | 101 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 E_Can DF 1 22 21 15 25 | 101 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 L_Kelly DF 1 22 16 12 23 | 101 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 16 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 81 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 68 0 24 A_Gray MF 1 18 20 3 26 | 101 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 11 -2 M_Olise AM 1 4 22 21 24 | 101 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 A_Berenguer MF 1 4 21 20 25 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 0 A_Correa FW 1 5 21 23 26 | 85 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 20 24 28 | 101 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 34 0 26 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richards DF 1 19 12 4 31 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 17 14 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elano AM 1 10 19 16 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 W_Rooney FW 1 7 16 19 21 | 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1754068899 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40