Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Derby CountyDerby County
Ben CouchBen Couch Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura77
G
1captain
G
80Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
Patrick PalmerP. Palmer76
D
2
D
75Benito BarbanB. Barban
Leandro GretherL. Grether80
D
3
D
74Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Kieron Lua-LuaK. Lua-Lua76
D
4
D
74Alec MasonA. Mason
Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright77
D
5
D
76Ivan DelgadoI. Delgado
Darius MoncurD. Moncur88
M
6
M
82Marc BaslerM. Basler
John GodberJ. Godber83
M
captain7
M
77Duncan NaylorD. Naylor
Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann81
M
8
M
76Eduardo VidalE. Vidal
David EhioguD. Ehiogu77
A
9
A
80Jorge CarbajalJ. Carbajal
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet81
A
10
A
74Eddie VassellE. Vassell
Jason MidgleyJ. Midgley71
A
11
A
75Paul HendryP. Hendry
 
Alexander GeorgiadisA. Georgiadis75
G
12
D
73Nick GrayN. Gray
Steve SwiftS. Swift66
D
13
M
74Ramon ZublerR. Zubler
Nigel CopeN. Cope75
M
14
A
72Julian NunezJ. Nunez

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Derby County. A crowd of 17,547 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Manchester United and Derby County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Derby County get the match underway!
9.40
Duncan Naylor makes an attacking run forward. Duncan Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Carbajal but the linesman indicates offside!
12.08
Eduardo Vidal clumsily knocks into Darius Moncur. Eduardo Vidal is shown the yellow card! Darius Moncur runs off the knock.
21.05
Alec Mason sees space and advances. Alec Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Paul Hendry provides some space. He shoots at goal but Yemon Kimura reads it well. Quality keeping!
22.26
Daniel Wainwright passes the ball forward to Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Izzet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alpay Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.19
Nick Huckerby makes a simple pass to Duncan Naylor. Duncan Naylor threads the ball through to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell advances inside the box! Leandro Grether catches Eddie Vassell on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
27.20
Daniel Wainwright pushes up the pitch. Daniel Wainwright knocks the ball forward to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Johan Lárusson!
28.19
John Godber flicks a high pass forward to Hannes Stiepermann who brings the ball under control. Hannes Stiepermann hits a low pass to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball towards Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
34.14
Hannes Stiepermann threads a neat ball through to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu shoots from distance but somehow Johan Lárusson manages to keep it out.
38.51
With vision, Darius Moncur plays the ball forward to Patrick Palmer. Patrick Palmer takes it forward alone. Patrick Palmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.40
John Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Daniel Wainwright threads a neat ball through to John Godber. John Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley shoots from long range. Jason Midgley scores for Manchester United!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
48.49
Daniel Wainwright breaks forward. Daniel Wainwright sees space and advances. Daniel Wainwright knocks in a cross ball towards David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu connects with a diving header. The ball strikes Ivan Delgado's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
49.55
Hannes Stiepermann takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Eduardo Vidal gets to the ball and clears it up field.
53.39
Benito Barban hits a low pass to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Basler. With a superhuman jump, Marc Basler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Yemon Kimura!
54.16
Kieron Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, John Godber. John Godber flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Stiepermann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Stiepermann shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Johan Lárusson comfortably smothers it!
59.48
Darius Moncur flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Johan Lárusson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.12
Leandro Grether clumsily knocks into Paul Hendry. The referee calls over Leandro Grether and warns him to calm down! Paul Hendry runs off the knock.
66.12
Free kick to Derby County just outside the area...
67.44
Eddie Vassell takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
69.13
Without breaking stride, Benito Barban plays the ball forward to Marc Basler. Marc Basler makes a probing pass to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry skips past Kieron Lua-Lua! Paul Hendry tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.24
John Godber makes a simple pass to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
81.56
Benito Barban chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. With a delightful solo run, Paul Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Paul Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
85.48
Paul Hendry barges into Kieron Lua-Lua. The referee calls over Paul Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Kieron Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
89.10
David Ehiogu barges into Eduardo Vidal. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Vidal stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Derby County
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
25.6%
44.2%
30.2%

Scorers
Darius Moncur 22
Alpay Izzet 28
Jason Midgley 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alpay Izzet of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
6
2.Patrick Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Leandro Grether (DEF)
6
4.Kieron Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
8
6.Darius Moncur (MID)goal scored
8
7.John Godber (MID)
8
8.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)
7
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Alpay Izzet (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jason Midgley (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alexander Georgiadis (GK)
0
13.Steve Swift (DEF)
0
14.Nigel Cope (MID)
0

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
7
2.Benito Barban (DEF)
6
3.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Alec Mason (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Delgado (DEF)
6
6.Marc Basler (MID)
6
7.Duncan Naylor (MID)
7
8.Eduardo Vidal (MID)yellow card
6
9.Jorge Carbajal (ATT)
6
10.Eddie Vassell (ATT)
6
11.Paul Hendry (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Nick Gray (DEF)
0
13.Ramon Zubler (MID)
0
14.Julian Nunez (ATT)
0