Elite League Cup Group Match, Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Apr 13)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                          M_Flores DF  |  DF J_Talamonti
                          T_Wright DF  |  DF Z_Knight
                       J_Beresford DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                            I_Head DF  |  DF Ben_Barcley
                           S_Davis MF  |  MF Fernandinho
                           Cantera MF  |  MF S_Sidwell
                      M_Saganowski MF  |  MF R_O_Donovan
                        P_Sankhare MF  |  AM W_Barker
                         A_Ribbery FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                      H_Henriksson FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                                       |
                           W_Zenga SUB |  SUB F_Bents
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB A_Cissokho
                            D_Hart SUB |  SUB P_Coutinho
                      C_Arnautovic SUB |  SUB M_Klosenbeger
                         R_Jimenez SUB |  SUB D_Riordan

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 6  :(amd) I_Head holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Henriksson
          ...  H_Henriksson with a thundering shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 7  :(mnu) G_Hooper takes advantage of a mistake by M_Flores
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Cantera stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 9  :(mnu) G_Hooper runs at the defence
          ...  G_Hooper rifles it to the far post !
          ...  A_Julian falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  A_Julian looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Sidwell
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Julian
Min. 10 :(mnu) S_Sidwell moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Puyol
          ...  C_Puyol with the cheeky shot!
          ...  A_Julian with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(amd) T_Wright moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ribbery
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Puyol
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Sankhare hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Beresford loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 12 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a probing pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Lets see if Manchester Utd can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 14 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Van_Tijkaan !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Derek Purvis
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 19 :(amd) M_Flores lobs it over Z_Knight
          ...  M_Flores with a blistering shot !
          ...  Tom_Clements catches the ball
Min. 19 :(mnu) S_Sidwell drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  H_Henriksson pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 20 :(amd) A_Ribbery sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Ribbery with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Tom_Clements falls over
          ...  But Tom_Clements is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 20 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  What agility from A_Julian
Min. 23 :(amd) S_Davis is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Ribbery
          ...  C_Puyol with a nasty foul
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
          ...  W_Stark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 34 :(mnu) Fernandinho finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A_Ribbery with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  W_Stark signals that it is indirect
          ...  Fernandinho knocks it forward
          ...  G_Hooper gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Beresford bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 37 :(mnu) G_Hooper sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  S_Davis pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  W_Stark has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by W_Stark!
          ...  W_Stark calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Care Taker looks relieved
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amd) I_Head chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Sankhare
          ...  What a shot from P_Sankhare !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 43 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan hits a hard pass to G_Hooper
          ...  H_Henriksson is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  G_Hooper hits it over the wall
          ...  But A_Julian makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Fernandinho!
          ...  I_Head wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 43 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with a probing through ball Ben_Barcley
          ...  Ben_Barcley tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Julian punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Cissokho is going to be brought on
          ...  Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger replaces W_Barker to play as a FW
Min. 46 :(mnu) Fernandinho controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Klosenbeger gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Klosenbeger with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans go wild!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 47 :(amd) Cantera with an incisive pass to A_Ribbery
          ...  What a shot from A_Ribbery !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Tom_Clements saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 48 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with the dribble
          ...  M_Flores is easily beaten
          ...  Van_Tijkaan attempts a lob!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernandinho lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Wright wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-3 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(mnu) S_Sidwell finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled I_Head
          ...  S_Sidwell looks to see where A_Julian is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 47 :(amd) S_Davis takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Puyol
          ...  S_Davis tries the shot !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 53 :(amd) S_Davis with a smart pass to H_Henriksson
          ...  But A_Cissokho sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 53 :(mnu) Fernandinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Beresford
          ...  He knocks it to R_O_Donovan!
          ...  R_O_Donovan launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 54 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  H_Henriksson with the high feet
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(amd) Z_Camara comes on for M_Flores and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(amd) C_Arnautovic is being brought on
          ...  S_Davis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(amd) R_Jimenez is coming on and H_Henriksson is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Riordan is coming on for G_Hooper and will play FW
Min. 62 :(mnu) Z_Knight with a 40-yard pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  T_Wright is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 62 :(mnu) A_Cissokho changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  M_Saganowski brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But W_Stark waves play on!!!
Min. 63 :(amd) A_Ribbery has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Talamonti!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Ribbery with the header !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 65 :(amd) C_Arnautovic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Puyol
          ...  He knocks it to R_Jimenez!
          ...  From long range R_Jimenez bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 68 :(amd) R_Jimenez sidesteps C_Puyol
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Jimenez blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Arnautovic
          ...  R_Jimenez swings a leg at it!
          ...  Tom_Clements with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Cissokho brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Riordan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Riordan attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 79 :(amd) M_Saganowski with an in swinging cross to T_Wright
          ...  M_Klosenbeger with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  W_Stark calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
Min. 83 :(amd) The ball runs loose!
          ...  R_Jimenez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  R_Jimenez fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!
Min. 83 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with the towering header to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan goes for goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 85 :(mnu) Fernandinho is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Klosenbeger latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Beresford goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amd) P_Sankhare takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Jimenez
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Jimenez !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 90 :(amd) C_Arnautovic 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!
          ...  J_Beresford receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Cissokho
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Jimenez
          ...  Tom_Clements easily claims the ball!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio La Peineta
Attendance           : 40,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : R_Jimenez
Scorers              : R_Jimenez (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ribbery (34), H_Henriksson (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Van_Tijkaan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Van_Tijkaan (12,14), M_Klosenbeger (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Puyol (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |  Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 1 - 3 Manchester Utd
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
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_Julian       GK  31   5   6   2  10 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flores       DF   1  26   7   8  30 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Wright       DF   3  22   6   8  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Beresford    DF   2  21   7   5  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
I_Head         DF   3  20   8   4  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Davis        MF   1   4  25  11  35 |  63   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Cantera        MF   2  12  24   8  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
M_Saganowski   MF   1   9  24   7  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Sankhare     MF   1   5  23  11  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   8  24  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  24  29 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
W_Zenga        GK  27   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  25   4   4  36 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Hart         MF   2   8  23   8  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Arnautovic   MF   2   6  23   6  44 |  32   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
R_Jimenez      FW   2   9   8  23  23 |  32   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  28

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  28   2   3   2  42 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  24  12   7  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Knight       DF   1  24   9   5  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  22   7   8  41 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  24   9  25 |  95   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  24   8  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   5  23  12  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  25  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0  20  30  67
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
F_Bents        GK  25   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  23  10   6  12 |  50   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  23  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  22  36 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Riordan      FW   1   2   4  21  33 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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