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Season 23 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group F Game 1
Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Marseille
Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester Utd vs. Marseille (Thu Nov 17)
Manchester Utd | Marseille
4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Derek Purvis | Lee Shaw
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Tom_Clements GK | GK R_Higuita
P_Zabaleta DF | DF S_Bassong
P_Hoskins DF | DF M_Smith
C_Puyol DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
J_Bates DF | DF M_Amoros
A_Pirlo MF | MF Y_Sankhare
Fernandinho MF | MF J_Fleck
J_Maria MF | MF A_Marcos
W_Barker AM | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
L_Suarez FW | FW J_Digweed
Brian_Lavery FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic
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M_Marshall SUB | SUB H_Lloris
J_Talamonti SUB | SUB L_Shawry
S_Sidwell SUB | SUB M_Dickinson
Van_Tijkaan SUB | SUB Douglas_Costa
E_Ostenstad SUB | SUB Z_Zidane
Referee: O_Bundy (USA)
Min. 2 :(msl) Y_Sankhare 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_Digweed receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... The ball comes in high
... J_Digweed beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has Tom_Clements to beat
... He dinks it over Tom_Clements
... Tom_Clements reacts well to save !!
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa chips the ball into the area!
... P_Zabaleta gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 5 :(mnu) L_Suarez finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... S_Bassong gathers up the loose ball
Min. 6 :(msl) S_Bassong leaves P_Zabaleta standing
... J_Maria scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... O_Bundy calls him over
... He's told to calm down
... Derek Purvis looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... Y_Sankhare swings it in
... J_Digweed takes control of it!
... J_Digweed has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 7 :(mnu) J_Maria nutmegs the defender
... J_Maria pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 7 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs at goal
... He spots the run of S_Bassong
... He's played him in
... S_Bassong with a bomb of a shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Tom_Clements tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa floats the ball in!
... A_Marcos tries to place the shot!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 9 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer has it now
... He takes on P_Zabaleta
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Y_Sankhare!
... Y_Sankhare is in acres of space!
... He looked offside to me
... He tries to round Tom_Clements
... He slips it underneath Tom_Clements
... He hits it towards goal!
... GOAL!!
... Marseille go ahead in this match now!
... Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 10 :(mnu) L_Suarez with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Smith
... L_Suarez with a powerful header !
... Brilliant save from R_Higuita
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 13 :(mnu) J_Maria with a 40-yard pass to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez drives the ball low !
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 14 :(mnu) L_Suarez breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... Y_Sankhare brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... O_Bundy calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats C_Puyol
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... A glorious effort by N_Ben_Khalifa !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats M_Amoros
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Brian_Lavery has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 19 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... Z_Ibrahimovic with the side footed shot!
... But Tom_Clements dives to his left
... I think Tom_Clements just got a hand on that one
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(mnu) J_Maria plays it forward to Brian_Lavery
... Brian_Lavery fires a shot at goal !
... But R_Higuita tips it over
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa hoists the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic tries to chip the ball over Tom_Clements!
... But Tom_Clements makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 22 :(msl) A_Marcos knocks the ball past P_Hoskins
... P_Hoskins with a pull on the shirt
... O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 22 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a short pass to find J_Digweed
... The cross hits J_Digweed on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... Tom_Clements makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(mnu) L_Suarez kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Pirlo gets on the end of the pass
... A_Pirlo with a thundering shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 27 :(mnu) A_Pirlo brings it under control
... He takes on S_Gronkjaer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in L_Suarez!
... L_Suarez has a go!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 27 :(mnu) P_Hoskins is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_Talamonti is being prepared to come on
... P_Hoskins is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 27 :(mnu) W_Barker beats M_Smith
... He muscled him off the ball
... Z_Ibrahimovic tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 30 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery has it on the edge of the box
... Brian_Lavery sends it flying towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(mnu) Fernandinho makes himself available
... Fernandinho tries the lob from 30 yards !
... But he somehow misses
... The Marseille fans laugh at him
Min. 36 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Launched towards the top corner by J_Digweed !
... But Tom_Clements punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 37 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to Brian_Lavery
... A powerful shot by Brian_Lavery !
... R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(mnu) L_Suarez with a real burst of pace
... He shows S_Gronkjaer a clean set of heals
... L_Suarez with a thundering volley!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Fleck puts in J_Digweed
... J_Digweed with a powerful header !
... Tom_Clements makes a good save
Min. 40 :(mnu) W_Barker with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... W_Barker tries to beat R_Higuita!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) J_Bates chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Suarez
... L_Suarez attempts to drive it home!
... But R_Higuita parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 45 :(msl) M_Smith chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Digweed
... C_Puyol slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 45 :(mnu) L_Suarez knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Amoros
... M_Smith with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... A_Pirlo drives it under the wall
... But R_Higuita reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 46 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Brian_Lavery with a scorcher of a shot !
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille
Min. 51 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats M_Amoros
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Brian_Lavery hits a curling shot!
... R_Higuita with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 52 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past J_Bates
... He puts in J_Digweed!
... C_Puyol gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 53 :(mnu) W_Barker unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez flings a shot at goal !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 53 :(msl) J_Fleck controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Puyol reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan comes on for W_Barker and takes up a FW role
Min. 55 :(mnu) C_Puyol is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez fires off a left-footed shot !
... But it goes wide
Min. 57 :(msl) J_Fleck takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed hits a great drive!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 58 :(msl) A_Marcos changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's beaten Tom_Clements
... It goes wide !!
Min. 60 :(mnu) S_Sidwell is being prepared to come on
... J_Maria is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) J_Bates feeds the ball through the middle
... Van_Tijkaan runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Smith wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(msl) J_Fleck lays the ball back to J_Digweed
... J_Talamonti slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Pirlo barges the defender off the ball
... M_Amoros with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... A_Pirlo hoists it forward
... J_Maria gets on the end of it
... J_Maria curls it towards the top corner !
... R_Higuita dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... A_Pirlo plays it towards the near post!
... Brian_Lavery gets to it!
... But R_Higuita makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 62 :(mnu) Fernandinho makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... S_Gronkjaer takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Pirlo sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Van_Tijkaan
... S_Bassong dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 64 :(msl) Y_Sankhare curls the ball out wide to N_Ben_Khalifa
... Van_Tijkaan takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
... N_Ben_Khalifa is through!
... P_Zabaleta had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... O_Bundy will just give him a speaking to
Min. 68 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Brian_Lavery hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Pirlo works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 72 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from Fernandinho, he finds A_Pirlo
... A scorcher of a shot from A_Pirlo !
... But R_Higuita smothers the ball.
Min. 73 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs at S_Bassong
... He takes it past him
... Van_Tijkaan drives the ball low !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 78 :(mnu) A_Pirlo with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to J_Talamonti
... An audacious effort from J_Talamonti !
... R_Higuita with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 78 :(msl) J_Digweed is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to M_Amoros
... M_Amoros attempts the shot!
... But Tom_Clements stops that one easily
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as L_Shawry comes on for M_Smith to play DF
Min. 80 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with the heel pass to Brian_Lavery
... Brian_Lavery could have let it bounce!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 82 :(msl) Douglas_Costa replaces Y_Sankhare to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(mnu) J_Bates looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to L_Suarez
... But L_Shawry will cut out the threat
Min. 83 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside L_Shawry!
... He has some space now!
... A skilful effort from Van_Tijkaan !
... R_Higuita guesses right
Min. 84 :(mnu) S_Sidwell whips the ball across to Fernandinho
... Good sliding challenge from S_Gronkjaer and it had to be
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Zidane replaces an unhappy J_Digweed and will play as a FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic sprints past J_Talamonti
... Z_Ibrahimovic has a go!
... Tom_Clements gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Tom_Clements !!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Old Trafford
Attendance : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : Brian_Lavery
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Hoskins (22), Van_Tijkaan (64)
Injured : P_Hoskins (27)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Y_Sankhare (9)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Y_Sankhare (14), M_Amoros (60)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester Utd | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 15
Off target : 12 | 4
On target : 15 | 11
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 14
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 15
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Final Score : Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Marseille
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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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Tom_Clements GK 29 2 3 2 42 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
P_Zabaleta DF 2 24 4 1 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
P_Hoskins DF 2 23 8 5 10 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
J_Bates DF 2 23 8 4 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
A_Pirlo MF 1 12 25 7 11 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 11
Fernandinho MF 4 7 25 9 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -19
J_Maria MF 3 8 24 9 32 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
L_Suarez FW 2 10 6 24 34 | 94 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Brian_Lavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
M_Marshall GK 27 1 2 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 25 12 7 13 | 67 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 26 22 | 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
E_Ostenstad FW 1 12 12 19 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 94 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 28 11 6 30 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
M_Smith DF 3 28 11 6 34 | 81 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 28 8 7 12 | 94 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 25 0
M_Amoros DF 2 26 9 7 42 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 30 11 36 | 83 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 68 38
J_Fleck MF 1 6 30 9 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 28 16 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 21
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 86 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 22
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 30 8 8 15 | 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 28 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 11 42 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 29 34 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Manchester Utd | Marseille
4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Derek Purvis | Lee Shaw
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Tom_Clements GK | GK R_Higuita
P_Zabaleta DF | DF S_Bassong
P_Hoskins DF | DF M_Smith
C_Puyol DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
J_Bates DF | DF M_Amoros
A_Pirlo MF | MF Y_Sankhare
Fernandinho MF | MF J_Fleck
J_Maria MF | MF A_Marcos
W_Barker AM | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
L_Suarez FW | FW J_Digweed
Brian_Lavery FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic
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M_Marshall SUB | SUB H_Lloris
J_Talamonti SUB | SUB L_Shawry
S_Sidwell SUB | SUB M_Dickinson
Van_Tijkaan SUB | SUB Douglas_Costa
E_Ostenstad SUB | SUB Z_Zidane
Referee: O_Bundy (USA)
Min. 2 :(msl) Y_Sankhare 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_Digweed receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... The ball comes in high
... J_Digweed beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has Tom_Clements to beat
... He dinks it over Tom_Clements
... Tom_Clements reacts well to save !!
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa chips the ball into the area!
... P_Zabaleta gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 5 :(mnu) L_Suarez finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... S_Bassong gathers up the loose ball
Min. 6 :(msl) S_Bassong leaves P_Zabaleta standing
... J_Maria scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... O_Bundy calls him over
... He's told to calm down
... Derek Purvis looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... Y_Sankhare swings it in
... J_Digweed takes control of it!
... J_Digweed has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 7 :(mnu) J_Maria nutmegs the defender
... J_Maria pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 7 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs at goal
... He spots the run of S_Bassong
... He's played him in
... S_Bassong with a bomb of a shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Tom_Clements tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa floats the ball in!
... A_Marcos tries to place the shot!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 9 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer has it now
... He takes on P_Zabaleta
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Y_Sankhare!
... Y_Sankhare is in acres of space!
... He looked offside to me
... He tries to round Tom_Clements
... He slips it underneath Tom_Clements
... He hits it towards goal!
... GOAL!!
... Marseille go ahead in this match now!
... Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 10 :(mnu) L_Suarez with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Smith
... L_Suarez with a powerful header !
... Brilliant save from R_Higuita
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 13 :(mnu) J_Maria with a 40-yard pass to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez drives the ball low !
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 14 :(mnu) L_Suarez breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... Y_Sankhare brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... O_Bundy calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats C_Puyol
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... A glorious effort by N_Ben_Khalifa !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats M_Amoros
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Brian_Lavery has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 19 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... Z_Ibrahimovic with the side footed shot!
... But Tom_Clements dives to his left
... I think Tom_Clements just got a hand on that one
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(mnu) J_Maria plays it forward to Brian_Lavery
... Brian_Lavery fires a shot at goal !
... But R_Higuita tips it over
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa hoists the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic tries to chip the ball over Tom_Clements!
... But Tom_Clements makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 22 :(msl) A_Marcos knocks the ball past P_Hoskins
... P_Hoskins with a pull on the shirt
... O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 22 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a short pass to find J_Digweed
... The cross hits J_Digweed on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... Tom_Clements makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(mnu) L_Suarez kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Pirlo gets on the end of the pass
... A_Pirlo with a thundering shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 27 :(mnu) A_Pirlo brings it under control
... He takes on S_Gronkjaer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in L_Suarez!
... L_Suarez has a go!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 27 :(mnu) P_Hoskins is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_Talamonti is being prepared to come on
... P_Hoskins is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 27 :(mnu) W_Barker beats M_Smith
... He muscled him off the ball
... Z_Ibrahimovic tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 30 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery has it on the edge of the box
... Brian_Lavery sends it flying towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(mnu) Fernandinho makes himself available
... Fernandinho tries the lob from 30 yards !
... But he somehow misses
... The Marseille fans laugh at him
Min. 36 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Launched towards the top corner by J_Digweed !
... But Tom_Clements punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 37 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to Brian_Lavery
... A powerful shot by Brian_Lavery !
... R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(mnu) L_Suarez with a real burst of pace
... He shows S_Gronkjaer a clean set of heals
... L_Suarez with a thundering volley!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Fleck puts in J_Digweed
... J_Digweed with a powerful header !
... Tom_Clements makes a good save
Min. 40 :(mnu) W_Barker with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... W_Barker tries to beat R_Higuita!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) J_Bates chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Suarez
... L_Suarez attempts to drive it home!
... But R_Higuita parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 45 :(msl) M_Smith chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Digweed
... C_Puyol slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 45 :(mnu) L_Suarez knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Amoros
... M_Smith with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... A_Pirlo drives it under the wall
... But R_Higuita reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 46 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Brian_Lavery with a scorcher of a shot !
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille
Min. 51 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats M_Amoros
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Brian_Lavery hits a curling shot!
... R_Higuita with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 52 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past J_Bates
... He puts in J_Digweed!
... C_Puyol gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 53 :(mnu) W_Barker unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez flings a shot at goal !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 53 :(msl) J_Fleck controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Puyol reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan comes on for W_Barker and takes up a FW role
Min. 55 :(mnu) C_Puyol is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez fires off a left-footed shot !
... But it goes wide
Min. 57 :(msl) J_Fleck takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed hits a great drive!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 58 :(msl) A_Marcos changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's beaten Tom_Clements
... It goes wide !!
Min. 60 :(mnu) S_Sidwell is being prepared to come on
... J_Maria is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) J_Bates feeds the ball through the middle
... Van_Tijkaan runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Smith wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(msl) J_Fleck lays the ball back to J_Digweed
... J_Talamonti slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Pirlo barges the defender off the ball
... M_Amoros with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... A_Pirlo hoists it forward
... J_Maria gets on the end of it
... J_Maria curls it towards the top corner !
... R_Higuita dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... A_Pirlo plays it towards the near post!
... Brian_Lavery gets to it!
... But R_Higuita makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 62 :(mnu) Fernandinho makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... S_Gronkjaer takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Pirlo sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Van_Tijkaan
... S_Bassong dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 64 :(msl) Y_Sankhare curls the ball out wide to N_Ben_Khalifa
... Van_Tijkaan takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
... N_Ben_Khalifa is through!
... P_Zabaleta had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... O_Bundy will just give him a speaking to
Min. 68 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Brian_Lavery hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Pirlo works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to L_Suarez
... L_Suarez aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 72 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from Fernandinho, he finds A_Pirlo
... A scorcher of a shot from A_Pirlo !
... But R_Higuita smothers the ball.
Min. 73 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs at S_Bassong
... He takes it past him
... Van_Tijkaan drives the ball low !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 78 :(mnu) A_Pirlo with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to J_Talamonti
... An audacious effort from J_Talamonti !
... R_Higuita with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 78 :(msl) J_Digweed is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to M_Amoros
... M_Amoros attempts the shot!
... But Tom_Clements stops that one easily
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as L_Shawry comes on for M_Smith to play DF
Min. 80 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with the heel pass to Brian_Lavery
... Brian_Lavery could have let it bounce!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 82 :(msl) Douglas_Costa replaces Y_Sankhare to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(mnu) J_Bates looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to L_Suarez
... But L_Shawry will cut out the threat
Min. 83 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside L_Shawry!
... He has some space now!
... A skilful effort from Van_Tijkaan !
... R_Higuita guesses right
Min. 84 :(mnu) S_Sidwell whips the ball across to Fernandinho
... Good sliding challenge from S_Gronkjaer and it had to be
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Zidane replaces an unhappy J_Digweed and will play as a FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic sprints past J_Talamonti
... Z_Ibrahimovic has a go!
... Tom_Clements gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Tom_Clements !!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Old Trafford
Attendance : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : Brian_Lavery
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Hoskins (22), Van_Tijkaan (64)
Injured : P_Hoskins (27)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Y_Sankhare (9)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Y_Sankhare (14), M_Amoros (60)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester Utd | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 15
Off target : 12 | 4
On target : 15 | 11
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 5 | 14
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 15
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Final Score : Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Marseille
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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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Tom_Clements GK 29 2 3 2 42 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
P_Zabaleta DF 2 24 4 1 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
P_Hoskins DF 2 23 8 5 10 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
J_Bates DF 2 23 8 4 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
A_Pirlo MF 1 12 25 7 11 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 11
Fernandinho MF 4 7 25 9 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -19
J_Maria MF 3 8 24 9 32 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
L_Suarez FW 2 10 6 24 34 | 94 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Brian_Lavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
M_Marshall GK 27 1 2 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 25 12 7 13 | 67 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 26 22 | 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
E_Ostenstad FW 1 12 12 19 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 94 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 28 11 6 30 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
M_Smith DF 3 28 11 6 34 | 81 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 28 8 7 12 | 94 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 25 0
M_Amoros DF 2 26 9 7 42 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 30 11 36 | 83 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 68 38
J_Fleck MF 1 6 30 9 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 28 16 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 21
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 86 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 22
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 30 8 8 15 | 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 28 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 11 42 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 29 34 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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