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Season 24 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group Game 1

Manchester Utd 1 - 2 Paris Saint Germain

Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 1st Leg Match, Manchester Utd vs. Paris Saint Germain (Wed Apr 12)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Paris Saint Germain
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-1-1 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Steven Parkinson
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK N_Douchez
                          K_Gunter DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                       Ben_Barcley DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                           J_Bates DF  |  DF M_Layun
                           J_Molby MF  |  MF J_Ross
                         S_Sidwell MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                          W_Barker MF  |  MF Imbula
                          J_Height MF  |  MF C_Dopolpoppod
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  AM Shaqiri
                      Brian_Lavery FW  |  FW Bojan
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements SUB |  SUB S_Sirigu
                          Z_Knight SUB |  SUB L_Digne
                           J_Maria SUB |  SUB A_Maxwell
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB A_Prilo
                       D_Sturridge SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(mnu) J_Molby takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Molby with the strike !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 2  :(psg) J_Ross knocks it forward
          ...  K_Gunter slips
          ...  Imbula gets to it!
          ...  Imbula swings in the shot!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 11 :(psg) Imbula with a reverse pass to Bojan
          ...  J_Bates takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 13 :(psg) M_Layun back heels to find Shaqiri in space
          ...  Shaqiri hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(psg) Alvaro_Rubio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Ramsey gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Ramsey !
          ...  N_Winneke manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Layun hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(psg) Bojan with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Hoskins behind
          ...  Ben_Barcley takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 20 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Douchez!
          ...  M_Layun brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Rizzoli reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 23 :(psg) A_Ramsey with a first time pass
          ...  M_Layun runs onto it!
          ...  M_Layun attempts the shot!
          ...  N_Winneke falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  N_Winneke looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dopolpoppod floats the ball in!
          ...  Shaqiri gets his head on it
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 26 :(mnu) W_Barker cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ben_Barcley
          ...  Ben_Barcley throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But N_Douchez parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 32 :(psg) M_Verratti boots it towards Bojan
          ...  A delicate chip from Bojan !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke had no chance!
          ...  That's put Paris Saint Germain in front!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 34 :(psg) M_Verratti crosses into the box, finding Imbula
          ...  J_Height knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli just turns away!
Min. 38 :(psg) Shaqiri with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Molby
          ...  He knocks it to Bojan!
          ...  Bojan has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  N_Winneke with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 39 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Barker plays it into the danger area!
          ...  N_Douchez reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 42 :(mnu) S_Sidwell takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But M_Layun wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(psg) Marquinhos lays the ball back to C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  C_Dopolpoppod with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans laugh at him
Min. 46 :(mnu) W_Barker with the first time flick to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 47 :(psg) C_Dopolpoppod races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Verratti lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Verratti drives it towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke just watches float over the bar!
Min. 48 :(psg) J_Ross unselfishly lays the ball back to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Brian_Lavery with an awful challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Paris Saint Germain

Min. 50 :(mnu) Z_Knight will replace J_Bates and play DF
Min. 50 :(psg) Shaqiri controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  An audacious effort from Shaqiri !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Gunter wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 52 :(mnu) J_Height runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Van_Tijkaan
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Intercepted by A_Ramsey
Min. 53 :(psg) Bojan takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Ben_Barcley takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 55 :(mnu) D_Sturridge is ready to come on to replace Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 55 :(psg) L_Digne will replace the useless Marquinhos and will play DF
Min. 55 :(mnu) W_Barker with the through ball to Brian_Lavery
          ...  Brian_Lavery drives it low !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And N_Douchez reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Barker plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to Brian_Lavery
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 56 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery rushes through the defence
          ...  Brian_Lavery curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  N_Douchez with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  N_Douchez fists it away!
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Ribbery takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Barker
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(psg) A_Prilo comes on for C_Dopolpoppod and takes up a MF role
Min. 62 :(mnu) Z_Knight 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!
          ...  A_Ribbery receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Shaqiri with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 63 :(psg) Imbula hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Shaqiri latches onto it!
          ...  Shaqiri attempts the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 67 :(mnu) S_Sidwell has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Layun
          ...  He puts in A_Ribbery!
          ...  A_Ribbery has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 67 :(psg) Alvaro_Rubio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Height
          ...  He knocks it to Bojan!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Sturridge
Min. 69 :(mnu) K_Gunter beats Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio recovers to win the ball back
Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Ribbery takes advantage of a mistake by Bojan
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  L_Digne gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(mnu) D_Sturridge had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  D_Sturridge with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Manchester Utd have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 74 :(psg) Paris Saint Germain are switching their playing style to A
Min. 74 :(psg) Shaqiri seems to have switched to a MF role
Min. 74 :(psg) Shaqiri kills the ball dead
          ...  Brian_Lavery tackles cleanly
Min. 77 :(psg) Shaqiri floats the ball in to find Imbula
          ...  Imbula flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke was left standing
          ...  Have Paris Saint Germain stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-2 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 85 :(mnu) S_Sidwell looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Brian_Lavery
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  L_Digne picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 87 :(mnu) P_Hoskins finds the run of D_Sturridge
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Sturridge !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 87 :(psg) A_Ramsey looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Imbula
          ...  But K_Gunter clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) J_Molby slides the ball across to A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with a powerful header !
          ...  But N_Douchez punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 55,656
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : D_Sturridge
Scorers              : D_Sturridge (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Brian_Lavery (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Shaqiri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bojan (32), Imbula (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Manchester Utd | Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 2 Paris Saint Germain
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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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N_Winneke      GK  28   2   2   3  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  23   7  10  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  23   7   8  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
P_Hoskins      DF   2  23   8   5  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bates        DF   2  23   8   4  21 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Molby        MF   2   8  25   9  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  24   8  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Barker       MF   1   9  23  14  25 |  63   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Height       MF   3  14  23   7  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  26  22 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   6   8  24  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   9
Tom_Clements   GK  29   2   3   2  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Knight       DF   1  25   9   5  27 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
J_Maria        MF   3   8  24   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  24  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   8  23  31 |  37   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  21

Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Douchez      GK  34   2   2   7  30 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  27   8  10  36 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40  20
Marquinhos     DF   2  27   6   2  18 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  25   8   6  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
M_Layun        DF   1  24  11   6  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
J_Ross         MF   1   8  25   7  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  25   2  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
Imbula         MF   1   9  23  15  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
C_Dopolpoppod  MF   3   9  23  11  32 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Shaqiri        MF   2   9  23  17  31 |  95   0   1   2   1   4   0   0   0   0  20  35   8
Bojan          FW   2   6   9  24  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Sirigu       GK  26   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Digne        DF   2  24   7   8  29 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Maxwell      DF   2  24   4   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Prilo        MF   1   7  23  14  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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