Division Two League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Manchester Utd (Sun May 15)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                        L_Bowazski GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                           Ronaldo DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                           Douglas DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF Ben_Barcley
                         D_Bentley DM  |  MF S_Sidwell
                          J_Ledley MF  |  MF P_Coutinho
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF R_O_Donovan
                          M_Canete MF  |  AM W_Barker
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                         A_Anyukov FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                                       |
                         S_Mielitz SUB |  SUB F_Bents
                        M_Pavlovic SUB |  SUB J_Talamonti
                       Asier_Munoz SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                          J_Garcia SUB |  SUB BrianLavery
                      M_Kobylanski SUB |  SUB D_Riordan

Referee: I_Williamson (England)


Min. 1  :(wbn) J_Neeskens is through on goal
          ...  J_Neeskens attempts a chip!
          ...  Tom_Clements with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 1  :(wbn) D_Bentley spits at S_Sidwell
          ...  I_Williamson calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 3  :(wbn) D_Bentley floats the ball in to find E_Bergkamp
          ...  C_Puyol slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 4  :(mnu) W_Barker finds G_Hooper on the edge of the box
          ...  Douglas with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  I_Williamson wants a quiet word
Min. 9  :(mnu) R_O_Donovan with the towering header to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  L_Bowazski saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 12 :(wbn) C_Makiadi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Anyukov latches onto the end of it
          ...  A left-footer by A_Anyukov !
          ...  But Tom_Clements just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  I_Williamson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 12 :(mnu) W_Barker runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Coutinho
          ...  P_Coutinho with the header !
          ...  L_Bowazski guesses right
Min. 17 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Neeskens latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Cissokho forces him off the ball
Min. 19 :(wbn) A_Anyukov finds his way through
          ...  A_Anyukov hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 20 :(mnu) C_Puyol breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Bowazski!
          ...  Ronaldo brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  I_Williamson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 21 :(wbn) J_Ledley controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A left-footer by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a good save
Min. 22 :(mnu) S_Sidwell turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Cissokho
          ...  Douglas clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 26 :(wbn) C_Makiadi with a precise ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Anyukov !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 29 :(mnu) W_Barker crosses to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Manchester Utd go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 31 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp with a well-controlled run
          ...  A great volley from E_Bergkamp !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(wbn) C_Mongongu beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Coutinho with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 33 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with an in swinging cross to Ben_Barcley
          ...  C_Mongongu fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  R_O_Donovan drives it under the wall
          ...  L_Bowazski saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 35 :(wbn) D_Bentley skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Bentley
          ...  It comes to Douglas
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 39 :(wbn) J_Neeskens has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Zabaleta
          ...  He knocks it to A_Anyukov!
          ...  P_Zabaleta recovers to win the ball back
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) Werder Bremen changed their strategy to play P
Min. 45 :(mnu) J_Talamonti is coming on for C_Puyol and playing DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) BrianLavery is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Barker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 46 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_Hooper
          ...  C_Mongongu brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 47 :(wbn) Ronaldo heads the ball back to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov is clean through!
          ...  Tom_Clements tries to make himself big
          ...  He rounds Tom_Clements
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 48 :(mnu) S_Sidwell spots G_Hooper who is in acres of space
          ...  But E_Bergkamp spotted the danger and cleans up the play

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Manchester Utd

Min. 51 :(mnu) J_Talamonti has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Bentley
          ...  He knocks it to Van_Tijkaan!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 52 :(wbn) M_Canete controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Coutinho
          ...  He puts in C_Mongongu!
          ...  C_Mongongu hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Tom_Clements with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 53 :(wbn) C_Makiadi runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Talamonti reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 54 :(wbn) A_Anyukov with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  J_Talamonti forces him off the ball
Min. 55 :(wbn) J_Ledley finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  P_Zabaleta wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 57 :(wbn) C_Makiadi runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  C_Makiadi gets up high for the header !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 58 :(mnu) P_Coutinho crosses in from the wing, he finds Van_Tijkaan in the box
          ...  Van_Tijkaan has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 60 :(wbn) M_Kobylanski is coming on and C_Mongongu is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Riordan is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Hooper is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 64 :(wbn) J_Ledley takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov attempts a chip!
          ...  Tom_Clements won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 65 :(wbn) J_Ledley threads the through ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bentley curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Kobylanski
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Werder Bremen level!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 67 :(mnu) BrianLavery with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Neeskens with a superb challenge
          ...  I_Williamson has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(wbn) J_Neeskens gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kobylanski
          ...  M_Kobylanski bears down on goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Bentley loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi drives it into the box!
          ...  Douglas gets on the end of it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi crosses it in!
          ...  Ben_Barcley wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 71 :(wbn) D_Bentley hoofs it up field to find E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Tom_Clements catches the ball
Min. 71 :(mnu) BrianLavery flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  BrianLavery swings in the shot!
          ...  L_Bowazski tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Riordan crosses it in!
          ...  L_Bowazski jumps well to claim it!
Min. 72 :(wbn) C_Makiadi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Ronaldo latches onto the end of it
          ...  Ronaldo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 73 :(mnu) P_Coutinho with the through ball to D_Riordan
          ...  D_Riordan goes for the top corner !
          ...  L_Bowazski makes a good save
Min. 76 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic is coming on for Ronaldo and playing DF
Min. 79 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 83 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Riordan runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Neeskens slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 84 :(wbn) Douglas with the heel pass to D_Bentley
          ...  D_Bentley with a powerful header !
          ...  Looks like it should be Tom_Clements's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Tom_Clements looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 85 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan leaves M_Pavlovic standing
          ...  Van_Tijkaan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 86 :(wbn) A_Anyukov slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Anyukov aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But Tom_Clements punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 86 :(mnu) J_Talamonti finds Van_Tijkaan with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Van_Tijkaan rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 87 :(wbn) M_Canete 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!
          ...  M_Kobylanski receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Kobylanski with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Tom_Clements tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ledley chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Cissokho gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) S_Sidwell has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Neeskens
          ...  He knocks it to R_O_Donovan!
          ...  J_Neeskens with a well timed tackle
          ...  I_Williamson didn't like it though
          ...  I_Williamson calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  BrianLavery fires it towards the goal
          ...  The shot slips through L_Bowazski's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Have Manchester Utd stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 91 :(wbn) C_Makiadi with the diagonal pass A_Anyukov
          ...  But A_Cissokho clears the ball to safety

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 69,841
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bentley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kobylanski (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ronaldo (20), J_Neeskens (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : W_Barker
Scorers              : G_Hooper (29), BrianLavery (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |  Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       11
Off target           :          13        |       2
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       13
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 2 Manchester Utd
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  38   5   4   6  15 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  27  12   9  29 |  80   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
Douglas        DF   2  25   9   8  18 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
J_Neeskens     DF   1  25   9   7  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
C_Mongongu     DF   2  25   8   6  36 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Bentley      DM   3  16  25   9  36 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  24  15  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  24   4  10 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
M_Canete       MF   2   5  24   5  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -9
A_Anyukov      FW   1   9   4  25  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  24   5   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Asier_Munoz    MF   1   9  26   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  24   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kobylanski   FW   2   6   8  23  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26

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 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  24  10   6  12 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  22   7   8  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  24   8  11 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  23  15  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   5  23  12  39 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  45   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  25  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  20  37
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
F_Bents        GK  25   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  24  12   7  13 |  51   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  24   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
D_Riordan      FW   1   2   4  21  33 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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