Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Mar 10)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-4-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                          K_Gunter DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                         G_Johnson DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF N_Moisander
                       Raul_Hierra MF  |  MF M_Canete
                          B_Bannan MF  |  MF F_Kainz
                        J_J_Okocha MF  |  MF Lucas
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  MF J_Ledley
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                        D_Flanders FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB R_Wolf
                           J_Okore SUB |  SUB P_Miranda
                            I_Anya SUB |  SUB C_Ronaldo
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB C_Dopolpoppod
                      Brian_Lavery SUB |  SUB D_Berbatov

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from B_Bannan to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  J_Zanetti gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 4  :(wbn) M_Kruse finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  M_Kruse shoots towards goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be S_T_Perry's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 8  :(wbn) Lucas beats J_J_Okocha
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  G_Johnson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's W_Collum going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 14 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan takes advantage of a mistake by J_Neeskens
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries to chip the ball over Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was beaten there!
Min. 15 :(wbn) N_Moisander has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_McDonald
          ...  He knocks it to M_Kruse!
          ...  M_Kruse blasts it at the goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 15 :(mnu) D_Flanders breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  J_Ledley brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  W_Collum calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Lucas!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_J_Okocha shoots towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 19 :(wbn) N_Moisander looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Zanetti
          ...  P_Hoskins forces him off the ball
Min. 19 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with a Cruyff turn
          ...  M_Kruse with a nasty foul
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Arnautovic hits it hard
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester Utd have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 22 :(mnu) D_Flanders nutmegs J_Zanetti, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Flanders with the overhead !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 22 :(wbn) J_Ledley moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 25 :(mnu) G_Johnson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Raul_Hierra
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Zanetti
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_J_Okocha!
          ...  It is cleared by J_Zanetti
Min. 25 :(wbn) Lucas unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse attempts a lob!
          ...  S_T_Perry tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz floats the ball in!
          ...  D_McDonald reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 27 :(mnu) Raul_Hierra runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Arnautovic
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Arnautovic with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 28 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Zanetti pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  W_Collum has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by W_Collum!
          ...  W_Collum shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 29 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp has space to run with the ball
          ...  E_Bergkamp sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from S_T_Perry
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 30 :(wbn) F_Kainz crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Ledley in the box
          ...  J_Ledley with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 33 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Moisander robs him of the ball
Min. 34 :(mnu) G_Johnson beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  G_Johnson blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a difficult save
Min. 35 :(wbn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Werder Bremen will now be playing N
Min. 38 :(wbn) J_Ledley turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Kruse
          ...  D_McDonald with the block
Min. 39 :(wbn) F_Kainz breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  K_Gunter brings him down!
          ...  He received a good talking to from W_Collum
Min. 41 :(wbn) F_Kainz beats G_Johnson
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_Kainz sees S_T_Perry off his line !
          ...  But S_T_Perry makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) B_Bannan controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Zanetti
          ...  He puts in D_Flanders!
          ...  J_Neeskens cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 46 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp bursts forward
          ...  But K_Gunter comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 47 :(wbn) M_Canete with a first time pass
          ...  M_Kruse runs onto it!
          ...  But K_Gunter comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 49 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp loses D_McDonald
          ...  Arnautovic with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!

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

Min. 47 :(wbn) N_Moisander chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Bergkamp
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  But S_T_Perry palms it behind
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 52 :(mnu) G_Johnson is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Hoskins
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Neeskens picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 53 :(mnu) K_Gunter jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  But J_Zanetti wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 55 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery replaces D_Flanders to play as a FW
Min. 55 :(mnu) I_Anya takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Raul_Hierra as MF
Min. 55 :(mnu) K_Gunter finds himself in acres of space
          ...  K_Gunter with a thundering drive!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 57 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris palms it behind
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 57 :(wbn) J_Zanetti brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 58 :(wbn) M_Canete takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kruse
          ...  But D_McDonald slides in two footed.
          ...  W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 60 :(mnu) J_Okore is ready to come on to replace P_Hoskins
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 64 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Van_Tijkaan has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks dejected!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 65 :(wbn) D_Berbatov replaces an unhappy N_Moisander and will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Neeskens wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 67 :(wbn) Lucas crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Bergkamp in the box
          ...  Van_Tijkaan is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 68 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Bannan
          ...  J_Neeskens with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  W_Collum calls him for a talk
Min. 71 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  Blocked by J_Zanetti
Min. 72 :(wbn) J_Neeskens with the heel pass to J_Ledley
          ...  K_Gunter gathers up the loose ball
Min. 74 :(mnu) B_Bannan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(wbn) P_Miranda is coming on and J_Neeskens is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 76 :(wbn) C_Dopolpoppod is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Kainz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(wbn) P_Miranda flicks it over J_Okore's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Okore recovers to win the ball back
Min. 77 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Gunter
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Zanetti
Min. 77 :(wbn) C_Dopolpoppod with a short pass to find M_Kruse
          ...  The ball hits G_Johnson in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 78 :(wbn) J_Ledley is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Berbatov latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_J_Okocha with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Werder Bremen players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(mnu) G_Johnson chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Okore
          ...  J_Okore unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 81 :(wbn) A defence splitting pass from J_Ledley to Lucas
          ...  Lucas is clean through!
          ...  S_T_Perry tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_T_Perry
          ...  S_T_Perry smothers the ball !!
Min. 82 :(wbn) M_Canete plays in D_Berbatov with a beautiful ball
          ...  D_Berbatov with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_T_Perry's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 83 :(wbn) P_Miranda with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves J_Okore behind
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Miranda !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 85 :(mnu) B_Bannan hits a hard pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  A_McLeish gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Lucas dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 91 :(mnu) I_Anya with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 53,043
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : K_Gunter (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Arnautovic (19), K_Gunter (55), Van_Tijkaan (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Van_Tijkaan (67), J_J_Okocha (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Lucas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ledley (15), J_Zanetti (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 3 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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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S_T_Perry      GK  31   2   2   2  22 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  26   9   5  10 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  25   7  10  22 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 120  30  50
G_Johnson      DF   1  25   8   7  18 |  96   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
D_McDonald     DF   1  25   8   8  21 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  28   9  31 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  25   4  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_J_Okocha     MF   1   9  24  15  13 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -1
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  27  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  35
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  25  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
D_Flanders     FW   1   4   7  23  42 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  25   5   6  22 |  32   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
I_Anya         MF   3   9  24  13  11 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  32   3   2   3  13 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  29  12   6  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  29  10   7  29 |  79   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  28  12  10  41 |  96   0   6   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 118   8  -2
N_Moisander    DF   2  26   9  10  21 |  69   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  28   5  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  27  14  33 |  80   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Lucas          MF   2   5  27  14  19 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  26  16  30 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22  18 -21
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  29  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  27  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -4
R_Wolf         GK  27   2   2   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  27   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dopolpoppod  MF   3   9  25  11  32 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   9   8  27  37 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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