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Manchester Utd 2 - 1 Werder Bremen

Lower Divisional Cup 2nd Leg Match, Manchester Utd vs. Werder Bremen (Tue Mar 03)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-4-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         S_Brennan GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                        B_Draghici DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                          B_Harley MF  |  MF T_Muller
                          S_Bender MF  |  MF M_Canete
                            I_Anya MF  |  MF F_Kainz
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  MF O_Kauper
                      Brian_Lavery FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                       D_Sturridge FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                                       |
                          T_Kemper SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                          K_Gunter SUB |  SUB A_McLeish
                           J_Maria SUB |  SUB P_Bargfrede
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB Del_Vecchio

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(mnu) D_Sturridge sidesteps E_Henderson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Sturridge gets up high for the header !
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Manchester Utd go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 3  :(wbn) F_Kainz with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp fires the shot in!
          ...  S_Brennan tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Muller
          ...  It is cleared by P_Hoskins
Min. 5  :(mnu) P_Hoskins is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 7  :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager told his side to change to a E strategy
Min. 8  :(wbn) M_Kruse moves forward
          ...  B_Draghici forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Henderson with the shot!
          ...  S_Brennan gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Muller lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Canete gets something on it!
          ...  But S_Brennan palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 10 :(mnu) B_Draghici moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge
          ...  F_Beijmo wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 13 :(wbn) M_Canete feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E_Bergkamp runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Brian_Lavery gathers up the loose ball
Min. 14 :(wbn) M_Kruse with a one-touch layoff to T_Muller
          ...  T_Muller looks to see where S_Brennan is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But S_Brennan makes an easy save
Min. 15 :(wbn) M_Canete finds F_Kainz in the box
          ...  F_Kainz has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  S_Brennan makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 16 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But T_Muller wins the ball
Min. 21 :(mnu) B_Draghici heads the ball back to D_Sturridge
          ...  D_Sturridge chases it through, he must score !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 22 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  J_Neeskens beats him to the ball
Min. 23 :(mnu) S_Bender holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Brian_Lavery
          ...  A delicate chip from Brian_Lavery !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 23 :(wbn) M_Canete looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Brennan saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Kainz
          ...  D_McDonald reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 28 :(wbn) O_Kauper with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Canete
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  O_Kauper shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Kruse instead
          ...  Van_Tijkaan plays the back pass
          ...  S_Brennan can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Hoskins clears the corner
Min. 31 :(wbn) M_Kruse runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_McDonald
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Okore gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 41 :(mnu) B_Harley races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Sturridge lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Sturridge sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 41 :(wbn) J_Zanetti cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Muller
          ...  P_Hoskins steals the ball of off him
Min. 42 :(wbn) T_Muller passes the ball to M_Kruse
          ...  A powerful header from M_Kruse !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  S_Brennan makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 42 :(mnu) D_McDonald chips the ball over the defence and finds Brian_Lavery
          ...  E_Bergkamp body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  S_Youri warned him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play C
Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Kruse runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Bergkamp
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Bergkamp rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 47 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp knocks it past B_Draghici and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Hoskins tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kruse hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Brennan comes out and claims it!

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

Min. 49 :(wbn) F_Kainz lays the ball back to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_Brennan makes a difficult save
Min. 49 :(mnu) D_Sturridge breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  E_Bergkamp brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(mnu) K_Gunter will replace P_Hoskins and play DF
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Maria is going to be brought on
          ...  I_Anya is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(mnu) Arnautovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Sturridge is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(mnu) B_Harley looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Arnautovic
          ...  O_Kauper rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Youri will just give him a speaking to
Min. 56 :(wbn) F_Beijmo with a perfectly timed run
          ...  F_Beijmo flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 57 :(mnu) Arnautovic runs at E_Henderson
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Arnautovic has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Pavlenka dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Pavlenka beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Maria chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Okore gets to it!
          ...  It floats over J_Pavlenka
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 57 :(wbn) O_Kauper gets to the by line and finds M_Kruse with a beautiful cross
          ...  Van_Tijkaan fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
Min. 59 :(mnu) S_Bender with the heel pass to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 60 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio comes on for O_Kauper and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 64 :(mnu) K_Gunter breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  F_Kainz brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 65 :(mnu) J_Maria has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Zanetti
          ...  He puts in Brian_Lavery!
          ...  Brian_Lavery has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(wbn) J_Zanetti beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Brian_Lavery with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 66 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_McDonald
          ...  J_Maria steals the ball of off him
Min. 70 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 75 :(wbn) Mo_Diame takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Muller
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(wbn) M_Kruse breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Brennan!
          ...  B_Draghici brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 79 :(wbn) E_Henderson 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!
          ...  Del_Vecchio receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Del_Vecchio tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 80 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside F_Beijmo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A great volley from Brian_Lavery !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 82 :(mnu) Arnautovic runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Zanetti stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) J_Maria finds Van_Tijkaan with a ball over the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Neeskens hits it out for a throw
Min. 90 :(mnu) J_Maria miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_McDonald though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But J_Zanetti sweeps up the threat
Min. 91 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan flicks it past Mo_Diame
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Van_Tijkaan has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 92 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp skips the challenge from Arnautovic
          ...  D_McDonald makes the challenge and clears the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 46,902
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : D_Sturridge (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Sturridge (1), Brian_Lavery (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Brian_Lavery (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Canete
Scorers              : F_Beijmo (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Bergkamp (49), F_Kainz (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 2 - 1 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_Brennan      GK  27   2   4   1  32 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  27   9   5  10 |  54   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  26   8   8  21 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Okore        DF   3  26   5   6  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
B_Draghici     DF   2  25  10   5  42 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Harley       MF   1   7  26   6  33 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
S_Bender       MF   1   2  25   2  32 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
I_Anya         MF   3   9  24  13  11 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  28  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   7   9  25  32 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  18  -2  35
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   9  24  31 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
T_Kemper       GK  14   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  26   7  10  22 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  27   9  32 |  39   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  26  11 |  39   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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J_Pavlenka     GK  31   3   1   2  21 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  32  10   7  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  30  12  10  41 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Beijmo       DF   3  28  12   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
E_Henderson    DF   2  26   8   7  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
M_Canete       MF   2   5  29   5  19 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  28  14  33 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   8
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  25  10  23 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  30  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  29  34 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  29
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  30  12   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bargfrede    MF   3   6  30   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  14  25   7  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   7  25  20 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
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