Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Newcastle (Mon Dec 28)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Newcastle
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-5-1 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF D_F_Rodrigues
                          Z_Knight DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF P_Evra
                       Ben_Barcley DF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF P_Cocu
                       R_O_Donovan MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                         A_Griffin MF  |  MF F_Moussa
                          W_Barker AM  |  MF M_Oakley
                          P_Currer FW  |  MF K_Kilbane
                       BrianLavery FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                           F_Bents SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                         P_Hoskins SUB |  SUB D_Majstorovic
                           J_Maria SUB |  SUB A_Mariappa
                          G_Hooper SUB |  SUB L_Robert
                     M_Klosenbeger SUB |  SUB G_Roberts

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(nwt) F_Moussa with an incisive pass to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 4  :(mnu) Z_Knight with a one-touch layoff to P_Currer
          ...  P_Evra wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 4  :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues spits at R_O_Donovan
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 8  :(mnu) Z_Knight with an incisive pass to BrianLavery
          ...  C_Obasi reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 11 :(nwt) F_Moussa looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
          ...  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. 17 :(nwt) Z_Ibrahimovic beats Ben_Barcley
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But Tom_Clements punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Griffin leaves P_Evra standing
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 23 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Currer latches on to it
          ...  P_Currer launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Shilton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Shilton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 25 :(nwt) P_Cocu with the heel pass to F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa must beat Tom_Clements!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  That puts Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 26 :(mnu) P_Currer beats C_Obasi
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_O_Donovan chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Zabaleta tries to place the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Knight curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Shilton easily claims the ball!
Min. 27 :(mnu) Fernandinho plays the early ball across the box to find A_Griffin in space
          ...  A_Griffin drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with P_Shilton
          ...  He rounds P_Shilton
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 29 :(mnu) W_Barker retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Ben_Barcley gets on the end of it
          ...  A cracking drive from Ben_Barcley !
          ...  P_Shilton parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And P_Shilton recovers to save!!
Min. 30 :(nwt) M_Oakley takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Intercepted by BrianLavery
Min. 32 :(nwt) M_Oakley moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hinkel
          ...  A_Hinkel drives it low !
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a difficult save
Min. 34 :(nwt) P_Cocu fires over a low cross to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Tom_Clements to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over Tom_Clements
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-2 Newcastle ...
Min. 39 :(mnu) P_Currer with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Obasi
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nwt) P_Cocu is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_F_Rodrigues
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Tom_Clements dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Tom_Clements beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Cocu drives it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by J_Talamonti

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

Min. 50 :(mnu) G_Hooper is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Barker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(mnu) P_Hoskins is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(nwt) K_Kilbane with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 56 :(nwt) K_Kilbane jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 59 :(nwt) M_Oakley flicks it over J_Talamonti and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Z_Knight takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace BrianLavery as FW
Min. 60 :(nwt) Z_Ibrahimovic cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Hoskins belts it clear
Min. 64 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to P_Currer
          ...  N_Schulz makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 65 :(nwt) G_Roberts is going to be brought on
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(mnu) Fernandinho wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Hooper
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Hooper !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(mnu) G_Hooper beats his man
          ...  G_Hooper with a thundering volley!
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Shilton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Shilton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Talamonti drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Shilton fists it away!
Min. 71 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Knight
          ...  A_Hinkel intercepts the pass
Min. 71 :(nwt) N_Schulz leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to F_Moussa
          ...  P_Zabaleta clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 75 :(nwt) D_Majstorovic takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_F_Rodrigues as DF
Min. 75 :(nwt) L_Robert replaces M_Oakley to play as a MF
Min. 76 :(mnu) Fernandinho crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Currer in the box
          ...  P_Currer runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  P_Shilton with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 76 :(nwt) F_Moussa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Hinkel in space!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Griffin !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 78 :(nwt) F_Moussa brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Schulz gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Schulz with the strike !
          ...  Tom_Clements fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 82 :(mnu) A_Griffin chests it down
          ...  A_Griffin with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Shilton's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 84 :(mnu) A_Griffin with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Currer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Hinkel bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 84 :(mnu) A_Griffin plays the early ball across the box to find P_Currer in space
          ...  A_Hinkel wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_Stadio saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  L_Robert picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(nwt) P_Cocu is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Roberts
          ...  Z_Knight is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 91 :(nwt) L_Robert squares it to N_Schulz
          ...  P_Currer is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  K_Kilbane hoists it forward
          ...  N_Schulz gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Talamonti with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 92 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Klosenbeger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  F_Moussa takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 53,855
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : A_Griffin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Currer (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : P_Cocu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Moussa (25), Z_Ibrahimovic (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_F_Rodrigues (4), A_Hinkel (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 2 Newcastle
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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  28   2   3   2  42 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  24  12   7  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Z_Knight       DF   1  24   9   5  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  23   4   1  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  22   7   8  41 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  24   9  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   5  23  12  39 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Griffin      MF   2   9  23  10  15 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   2
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  24  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
F_Bents        GK  25   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  22   8   5  10 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Maria        MF   3   7  23   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  22  36 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Shilton      GK  31   6   5   3  18 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  26  13  11  34 |  76   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
C_Obasi        DF   2  24  11   8  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  23  11  10  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  23  10  10  44 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  25  11  25 |  95   0   0   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   2
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  24  15  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  23  17  23 |  95   0   1   4   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  40  21
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  23  12  36 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Kilbane      MF   1   9  23  12  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  25   5   5  47 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
A_Mariappa     DF   2  23   9   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Robert       MF   1  12  23  10  32 |  19   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Roberts      FW   1   9  10  23  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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