Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Manchester Utd vs. Tottenham (Thu Mar 10)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-1-2-1-1 A
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF D_Georgesco
                           S_Bould DF  |  DF E_Donk
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                       Daley_Blind DF  |  DF A_Salto
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  DF J_Castro
                        K_Magennis MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                          D_Ginola MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                          X_Alonso MF  |  MF Doriva
                        M_Satriano FW  |  AM D_Luca
                           R_Sharp FW  |  FW M_Jordan
                                       |
                        Tim_Lavaku SUB |  SUB Davinio
                            Varane SUB |  SUB E_Plummer
                       M_Blackwell SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                      Bradley_Dack SUB |  SUB N_Piere
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB P_Aubameyang

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 3  :(tth) Doriva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Luca gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Luca attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_Cakir talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Tottenham are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 3  :(mnu) R_Sharp stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Georgesco with an awful challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 5  :(tth) E_Donk sidesteps S_Bould
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  E_Donk chases it through, he must score !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 6  :(mnu) K_Magennis with a reverse pass to S_Pearce
          ...  S_Pearce tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 7  :(tth) D_Luca plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Luca with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 8  :(tth) M_Jordan runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Jordan chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Doriva
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 10 :(tth) B_Chilwell with a short pass to find D_Luca
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  S_Bould picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 13 :(tth) M_Jordan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Bould
          ...  He knocks it to D_Luca!
          ...  D_Luca with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Georgesco floats the ball in!
          ...  T_O_Conner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 16 :(mnu) D_Ginola with an incisive pass to M_Satriano
          ...  D_Luca with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Cakir tries to calm him down
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Satriano places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 Tottenham...
Min. 20 :(tth) Doriva takes advantage of a mistake by K_Magennis
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Doriva gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 21 :(mnu) X_Alonso has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Chilwell
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Satriano!
          ...  S_Winzor with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_Cakir
Min. 22 :(mnu) X_Alonso with the first time pass to C_Moreno
          ...  A glorious effort by C_Moreno !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Manchester Utd have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 23 :(tth) Tottenham switch to playing C
Min. 23 :(tth) A_Salto plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Jordan
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Moreno !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 24 :(mnu) M_Satriano flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Jordan with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  The ref has shown him a RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  R_Sharp fires it towards the goal
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 27 :(mnu) X_Alonso holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Satriano in space!
          ...  A_Salto gets to the ball first
Min. 32 :(mnu) X_Alonso with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_Magennis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But A_Salto wins the ball
Min. 33 :(tth) Doriva with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Bould
          ...  He knocks it to J_Castro!
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Castro !
          ...  T_O_Conner blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 35 :(mnu) S_Bould is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Sharp
          ...  Doriva with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 37 :(mnu) K_Magennis with a slide rule pass to Thomas_Partey
          ...  E_Donk makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(tth) D_Luca takes advantage of a mistake by Daley_Blind
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Moreno

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 Tottenham

Min. 46 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey 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 C_Moreno
          ...  But B_Chilwell wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Thomas_Partey
          ...  X_Alonso with the header
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 49 :(mnu) D_Ginola changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Thomas_Partey
          ...  E_Donk wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 51 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Pearce is through!
          ...  E_Donk with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_Cakir
Min. 52 :(tth) D_Baboescu breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_O_Conner!
          ...  D_Ginola brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 61 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey plays it forward to M_Satriano
          ...  B_Chilwell wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Castro
          ...  He knocks it to S_Pearce!
          ...  A_Salto takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 70 :(mnu) Varane replaces an unhappy Daley_Blind and will play as a DF
Min. 73 :(tth) S_Winzor takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bould
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  X_Alonso with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(mnu) P_Minuti is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Sharp is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(tth) E_Plummer replaces an unhappy A_Salto and will play as a DF
Min. 78 :(tth) D_Luca beats C_Moreno
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Cakir
          ...  X_Alonso wins the ball well
          ...  C_Cakir has given a free kick
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 79 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Morrison will come on for D_Baboescu and play MF
Min. 79 :(mnu) M_Satriano slides the ball across to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot slips through Carlos_Bravo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 84 :(tth) D_Georgesco beats D_Ginola
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Georgesco has a dig at goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) D_Ginola holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Varane
          ...  Varane tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 91 :(mnu) Manchester Utd are switching their playing style to D

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 100,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ginola
Scorers              : M_Satriano (16 pen), C_Moreno (22), Varane (90)
Sent Off             : X_Alonso (78)
Booked               : D_Ginola (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Doriva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Luca (3)
Sent Off             : M_Jordan (24)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 3 - 1 Tottenham
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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  33   3   3   2  13 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  31   8  11  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Bould        DF   2  30   9   5  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  29  10   9  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  20  45
Daley_Blind    DF   3  28  10   7  12 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  29  18  35 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  29   6  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  28   8  20 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  28   2  28 |  81   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   1   0  10  70  10
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  29  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  28  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  27  10   6  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Blackwell    DF   2  25   6   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  27   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  26  11 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  33   1   2   3  21 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  29  23   8  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Donk         DF   3  26  12   7  42 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |  81   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Castro       DF   1  25   9   6  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Winzor       DM   3  23  28  11  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baboescu     MF   1  15  27   6  27 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doriva         MF   2  25  26  11  21 |  94   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
D_Luca         AM   2   4  26  22  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  29  36 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -30 -20 -30
Davinio        GK  29   1   4   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  28  12  11  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Morrison     MF   3  19  26  10  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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