Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun Apr 25)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Borussia Dortmund
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 A
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK S_Maier
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Danilo
                           S_Bould DF  |  DF M_Motta
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF R_Song
                       Daley_Blind DF  |  DF Lazo
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  DM J_Height
                        K_Magennis MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                          D_Ginola MF  |  MF L_Cook
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  MF Dembele
                          P_Minuti FW  |  AM D_Alli
                       M_Crickmore FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                                       |
                        Tim_Lavaku SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                            Varane SUB |  SUB M_Reiziger
                         S_Mazzola SUB |  SUB N_Santos
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB Shaqiri
                      N_Ciccotelli SUB |  SUB C_Bellamy

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(bor) L_Cook is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Height
          ...  Blocked by L_Griffiths
Min. 5  :(mnu) M_Crickmore times his run well
          ...  M_Crickmore tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 8  :(bor) A_Vidal has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Moreno
          ...  He puts in M_Motta!
          ...  M_Motta hits a great shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 10 :(mnu) K_Magennis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Crickmore gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Crickmore attempts the shot!
          ...  S_Maier falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 10 :(bor) J_Height looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Alli
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a terrible tackle
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(mnu) S_Pearce takes advantage of a mistake by M_Motta
          ...  M_Motta does well to get the tackle in
Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Magennis takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Lazo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 12 :(bor) R_M_Perry takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bould
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_M_Perry smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 13 :(bor) R_M_Perry takes advantage of a mistake by D_Ginola
          ...  R_M_Perry tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 14 :(bor) R_M_Perry plays a first time ball through the defence to Lazo
          ...  K_Magennis with an ugly foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  D_Alli bends it round the wall
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 17 :(mnu) S_Bould has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But J_Height wins the tackle
Min. 17 :(bor) Dembele turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Height
          ...  J_Height tries to beat T_O_Conner from outside the area!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_O_Conner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 18 :(bor) L_Cook looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Danilo
          ...  Danilo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(mnu) M_Crickmore with a precise ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But S_Maier smothers the ball.
Min. 21 :(mnu) D_Ginola sidesteps R_Song
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Ginola !
          ...  S_Maier is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Lets see if Manchester Utd can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 21 :(bor) Lazo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Song
          ...  C_Moreno is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_O_Conner misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Vidal
          ...  C_Moreno reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 22 :(mnu) K_Magennis holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Minuti
          ...  M_Motta takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Tango ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Rune Oldeide looks relieved
Min. 25 :(mnu) S_Bould controls it with ease
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Bould !
          ...  But S_Maier tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Griffiths!
          ...  S_Maier catches it!
Min. 29 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 33 :(bor) J_Height sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Cook
          ...  L_Cook with a thundering volley!
          ...  T_O_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 41 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey leaves J_Height standing
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  S_Maier with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bor) A_Vidal with the heel pass to J_Height
          ...  L_Griffiths with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(bor) L_Cook hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Height latches onto it!
          ...  J_Height with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_O_Conner just watches it drift out of play!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 2-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(bor) A_Vidal with the header on
          ...  He finds Danilo in space
          ...  Danilo with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 47 :(mnu) K_Magennis with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Crickmore
          ...  M_Crickmore is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round S_Maier
          ...  He dinks it over S_Maier
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 48 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_Minuti decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  P_Minuti flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But S_Maier smothers the ball.
Min. 50 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Thomas_Partey with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(bor) Lazo with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Daley_Blind
          ...  Lazo tries to beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Vidal curls it into the box!
          ...  T_O_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 51 :(mnu) S_Bould has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Danilo
          ...  He puts in C_Moreno!
          ...  J_Height gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 54 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  M_Crickmore is through!
          ...  M_Crickmore rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 59 :(mnu) K_Magennis looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Minuti
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Motta
Min. 60 :(bor) L_Cook looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Lazo
          ...  S_Bould plays the back pass
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Cook
          ...  Daley_Blind reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 61 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey with a precise pass to P_Minuti
          ...  But D_Alli sweeps up the threat
Min. 63 :(mnu) S_Pearce finds himself in a good position
          ...  But R_M_Perry sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 64 :(mnu) K_Magennis with an incisive pass to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti drives the shot in!
          ...  But S_Maier punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 67 :(bor) L_Cook brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Daley_Blind
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Alli!
          ...  D_Alli is clean through, he is one on one with T_O_Conner
          ...  He nutmegs T_O_Conner
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 70 :(bor) M_Reiziger comes on for R_Song and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bor) a big roar from the crowd as Shaqiri comes on for Dembele to play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) N_Santos is being brought on
          ...  R_M_Perry is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 71 :(bor) D_Alli chips the ball over the defence and finds Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  T_O_Conner 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. 73 :(bor) N_Santos turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Alli
          ...  D_Alli with the strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_O_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_O_Conner catches it with style!
Min. 74 :(bor) A_Vidal pass splits open the defence and finds D_Alli
          ...  D_Alli curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 75 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Crickmore is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnu) K_Magennis controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs N_Santos
          ...  He puts in S_Pearce!
          ...  S_Pearce drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Maier with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 81 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bould
          ...  S_Bould throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The shot slips through S_Maier's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Rune Oldeide looks gutted
          ...  Manchester Utd 4-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 82 :(bor) N_Santos finds M_Motta in acres of space
          ...  M_Motta shoots towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) D_Ginola works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths
          ...  N_Santos beats him to the ball
Min. 88 :(bor) D_Alli sidesteps S_Bould
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Pearce
Min. 89 :(bor) J_Height retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Reiziger latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Moreno with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
          ...  Rune Oldeide is far from happy with that decision
Min. 89 :(mnu) C_Moreno unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Minuti
          ...  M_Reiziger with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Tango has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 91 :(bor) J_Height sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Danilo
          ...  Daley_Blind reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 92 :(bor) Danilo latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Danilo tries to chip the ball over T_O_Conner!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 93 :(mnu) D_Ginola takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into L_Griffiths
          ...  J_Height reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 94 :(mnu) K_Magennis looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  M_Motta cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 99,849
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Thomas_Partey
Scorers              : D_Ginola (21), L_Griffiths (29), M_Crickmore (54), S_Bould (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (10), L_Griffiths (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : D_Alli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Alli (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       18
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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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T_O_Conner     GK  32   3   3   2  13 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  30   8  11  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Bould        DF   2  29   9   5  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
C_Moreno       DF   2  27  10   9  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  26  10   7  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  28   6  30 |  95   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  20
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  -2  23
P_Minuti       FW   2   8   9  26  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  76   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  30  40
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  26   9   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  27   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ciccotelli   DF   1   6   8  26  31 |  19   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  33   1   1   3  11 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  29   7   8  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
M_Motta        DF   1  29   8   6  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
R_Song         DF   2  28   8   7  33 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Lazo           DF   3  27   8   6  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Height       DM   3  15  27   8  22 |  95   0   3   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  40   5
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  26   7  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Cook         MF   1   9  26  10  22 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
Dembele        MF   3   6  26   7  12 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Alli         AM   1   8  26  13  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  11  27  30 |  71   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  27   7   7  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  25  10   1  12 |  24   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Shaqiri        MF   2   9  26  19  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  27  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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