Elite League Cup Group Match 2, Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester Utd (Thu Aug 07)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-3-3 A  |  3-1-3-1-2 N
                         Alan Jenkins  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                      P_Huntington DF  |  DF Sergio_Ramos
                         T_Hibbert DF  |  DF J_O_Shea
                          D_Walker DF  |  DF P_Hoskins
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DM L_Nyatanga
                          M_Giglio MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF J_Quigg
                          R_Knight MF  |  MF Z_Zidane
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  AM R_Berbatov
                           Osvaldo FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                      G_Dos_Santos FW  |  FW H_Larsson
                                       |
                        W_Thompson SUB |  SUB M_Marshall
                         L_Emanuel SUB |  SUB Ben_Barcley
                          M_Flores SUB |  SUB J_Forrest
                        C_Makelele SUB |  SUB Sheringham
                      H_Henriksson SUB |  SUB M_Klosenbeger

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 6  :(amd) M_Vucinic finds the space intelligently
          ...  H_Larsson with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 9  :(amd) M_Giglio with a 50-yard pass to Osvaldo
          ...  Osvaldo has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!
Min. 13 :(amd) R_Knight backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Vucinic latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Vucinic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But Tom_Clements tips it over
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(mnu) J_Quigg sprints past P_Huntington
          ...  J_Quigg with a blistering shot !
          ...  A_Julian dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Y_Hussein gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Julian can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Julian has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 22 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos jumps over J_Miranda's challenge
          ...  Sergio_Ramos aims for the top right corner !
          ...  A_Julian gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 23 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos sidesteps his marker
          ...  J_Miranda with the high feet
          ...  P_Dowd wants a quiet word
Min. 31 :(amd) R_Knight controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Hoskins
          ...  He puts in M_Giglio!
          ...  M_Giglio with the strike !
          ...  Tom_Clements beats the ball away
Min. 34 :(mnu) H_Larsson plays a long ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  A powerful header from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But A_Julian dives to his left
          ...  I think A_Julian just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 35 :(amd) M_Giglio hits a hard pass to M_Vucinic
          ...  H_Larsson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 41 :(amd) Osvaldo slides it through the middle to G_Dos_Santos
          ...  G_Dos_Santos with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Tom_Clements with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 42 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga with a short pass to find H_Larsson
          ...  Intercepted by D_Walker
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) H_Larsson with a slick pass to G_Hooper
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Miranda
Min. 48 :(amd) G_Dos_Santos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Nyatanga
          ...  H_Larsson is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over
          ...  P_Dowd tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 46 :(amd) M_Giglio with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Sergio_Ramos
          ...  He knocks it to Osvaldo!
          ...  Osvaldo with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  That's given Atletico Madrid the advantage!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 47 :(amd) M_Giglio with a measured ball to M_Vucinic
          ...  But L_Nyatanga wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 50 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley is going to be brought on
          ...  Sergio_Ramos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Forrest is coming on for J_Quigg and playing MF
Min. 51 :(amd) L_Holtby lays the ball back to P_Huntington
          ...  P_Huntington looks to see where Tom_Clements is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 53 :(amd) L_Holtby passes the ball to Osvaldo
          ...  But P_Hoskins puts the ball out of play
Min. 54 :(mnu) H_Larsson cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Forrest
          ...  But R_Knight puts the ball out of play
Min. 55 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Y_Hussein
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Miranda
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 56 :(amd) R_Knight finds M_Vucinic on the edge of the box
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_O_Shea
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Knight curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Walker loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 58 :(amd) M_Giglio plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Hibbert decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Forrest
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 58 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Nyatanga !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 60 :(mnu) Sheringham is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(amd) L_Holtby plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Vucinic decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Vucinic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
Min. 62 :(amd) M_Vucinic turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Vucinic attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Tom_Clements is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Osvaldo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Tom_Clements shouts at his defenders
          ...  Atletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 63 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs T_Hibbert
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Walker with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 63 :(amd) M_Vucinic breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Tom_Clements!
          ...  Ben_Barcley brings him down!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Dowd
Min. 64 :(amd) M_Giglio with a reverse pass to L_Holtby
          ...  Ben_Barcley wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 65 :(mnu) Z_Zidane with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Z_Zidane with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 66 :(amd) M_Giglio looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Dos_Santos
          ...  L_Nyatanga plays the back pass
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Giglio swings it in!
          ...  P_Hoskins gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 67 :(amd) M_Vucinic with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_O_Shea reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 67 :(mnu) Sheringham beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  G_Dos_Santos with the tackle
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Z_Zidane shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Sheringham instead
          ...  Sheringham looks to see where Tom_Clements is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Julian looks dejected
          ...  Atletico Madrid 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 71 :(mnu) J_Forrest sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Hooper runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Hooper with the crafty shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(amd) C_Makelele replaces an unhappy M_Giglio and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(amd) Osvaldo nutmegs J_O_Shea, he continues to run forward
          ...  Y_Hussein with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  M_Giglio swings it in
          ...  G_Dos_Santos gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Forrest plays the back pass
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Giglio hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Miranda gets a shot in
          ...  Brilliant save from Tom_Clements
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Forrest is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Sheringham
          ...  J_Miranda takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 77 :(amd) H_Henriksson is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Vucinic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(amd) a big roar from the crowd as L_Emanuel comes on for T_Hibbert to play DF
Min. 78 :(mnu) Z_Zidane holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Hoskins
          ...  P_Hoskins controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  A_Julian can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Julian makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(mnu) J_O_Shea with the diagonal pass Y_Hussein
          ...  J_Miranda gathers up the loose ball
Min. 82 :(amd) L_Holtby finds H_Henriksson with a ball over the defence
          ...  H_Henriksson cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 3-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 83 :(amd) Osvaldo pass splits open the defence and finds J_Miranda
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Miranda !
          ...  Tom_Clements is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Tom_Clements reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is cleared by L_Nyatanga
Min. 84 :(mnu) Z_Zidane boots it towards G_Hooper
          ...  D_Walker gathers up the loose ball
Min. 87 :(amd) H_Henriksson cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Osvaldo
          ...  Osvaldo with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amd) A defence splitting pass from Osvaldo to H_Henriksson
          ...  J_O_Shea with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  R_Knight floats it forward
          ...  G_Dos_Santos latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Dos_Santos with a thundering drive!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 89 :(amd) P_Huntington with a measured pass to G_Dos_Santos
          ...  G_Dos_Santos shoots towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 89 :(mnu) J_O_Shea slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  But L_Emanuel barges him off the ball
Min. 90 :(mnu) Sheringham beats D_Walker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A left-footer by Sheringham !
          ...  A_Julian guesses right
Min. 90 :(amd) L_Emanuel takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Nyatanga is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  P_Dowd refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 91 :(mnu) P_Hoskins spots J_O_Shea who is in acres of space
          ...  But C_Makelele clears the danger
Min. 92 :(mnu) Z_Zidane looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ben_Barcley
          ...  P_Huntington with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Manchester Utd players
          ...  He is ordered to cool off

*************  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          : Osvaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Osvaldo (46,62), H_Henriksson (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Dos_Santos (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane
Scorers              : Sheringham (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Larsson (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |   Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       13
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 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  29   5   6   2  10 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
P_Huntington   DF   2  25   4   2  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Hibbert      DF   2  23   1   1  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Walker       DF   1  22   7   4  24 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
J_Miranda      DF   2  21   9   6  21 |  96   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  23   8  37 |  79   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  85   5
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  96   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
R_Knight       MF   1   2  23   1  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Osvaldo        FW   1   3   7  23  11 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  30  46
G_Dos_Santos   FW   1   2   2  23  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
W_Thompson     GK  17   5   4   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Emanuel      DF   2  23  11   6  45 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Flores       DF   1  23   6   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  23   9  30 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  23  29 |  15   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20

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  26   2   3   2  42 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  24   8  10  28 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_O_Shea       DF   2  23   7   2  38 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  21   8   5  10 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -19
L_Nyatanga     DM   2  21  13   7  29 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  24   5  30 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  22   8  35 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   6
R_Berbatov     AM   1   5  22   7  24 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  23  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   7  22  42 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
M_Marshall     GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  21   6   8  41 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  42   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Sheringham     FW   2   5   7  24  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  21  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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