Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     LiverpoolLiverpool
Ben CouchBen Couch Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura78
G
captain1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Patrick PalmerP. Palmer76
D
2
D
79Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre
Leandro GretherL. Grether80
D
3
D
76Nicky MoffatN. Moffat
Ledley MowbrayL. Mowbray78
D
4
D
77Mikkel ContehM. Conteh
Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright77
D
5
M
82Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler
Arthur MustoeA. Mustoe79
M
6
M
81David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Darius MoncurD. Moncur89
M
7captain
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann83
M
8
M
82Kewullay CrovariK. Crovari
John GodberJ. Godber83
M
9
A
83Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie
David EhioguD. Ehiogu77
A
10
A
72Jacob DrakeJ. Drake
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet81
A
11
A
78Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara
 
Alexander GeorgiadisA. Georgiadis75
G
12
D
85Duncan GlassD. Glass
Del GascoigneD. Gascoigne70
D
13
A
80Dean GranttD. Grantt
Anthony GrayA. Gray72
A
14
A
85Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
2.22
Neil Seaman makes a probing pass to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.25
Mikkel Conteh surges forward with the ball. Mikkel Conteh knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie plays a scrappy one-two with Jacob Drake and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paolo Lisbie muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Yemon Kimura. Excellent save.
15.14
Nicky Moffat darts forward. Nicky Moffat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake whips in a cross ball towards Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.27
David Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
20.16
Alpay Izzet catches David Quaresma on the ankles. Alpay Izzet is warned by the referee! David Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.20
With some swift thinking, Ledley Mowbray plays the ball forward to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur brings the ball forward. Darius Moncur shoots from 25 yards but somehow Fabricio Pereyra manages to keep it out.
30.13
Neil Seaman takes it forward alone. Neil Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.14
Daniel Wainwright makes a probing pass to Arthur Mustoe. Arthur Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.10
John Godber threads a neat ball through to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Seaman.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Dean Grantt replacing Paolo Lisbie. The Manchester United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Liverpool kick off!
47.40
Meziane Zerara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake flicks the ball with his head but Yemon Kimura is on top of it.
51.45
Dean Grantt barges into Ledley Mowbray. The referee calls over Dean Grantt and warns him to calm down! Ledley Mowbray runs off the knock.
54.05
David Quaresma passes the ball forward to Jacob Drake. Jacob Drake shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.02
John Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.54
Arthur Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. David Ehiogu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.21
Alpay Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Fabricio Pereyra easily smothers it!
67.37
Arthur Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Stiepermann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Stiepermann passes the ball forward to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
72.35
Neil Seaman catches Arthur Mustoe on the ankles. Neil Seaman is given a warning by the referee! Arthur Mustoe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.04
Abraham Delatorre kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dean Grantt shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
84.26
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.36
Alpay Izzet comes in with a late challenge on Abraham Delatorre. Alpay Izzet is shown the yellow card! Abraham Delatorre runs off the knock.
89.53
Darius Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Liverpool
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
26.8%
47.9%
25.4%

Scorers
Paolo Lisbie 2
Meziane Zerara 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Meziane Zerara of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
7
2.Patrick Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Leandro Grether (DEF)
6
4.Ledley Mowbray (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Mustoe (MID)
6
7.Darius Moncur (MID)
7
8.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)
6
9.John Godber (MID)
6
10.David Ehiogu (ATT)
6
11.Alpay Izzet (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Alexander Georgiadis (GK)
0
13.Del Gascoigne (DEF)
0
14.Anthony Gray (ATT)
0

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
7
2.Abraham Delatorre (DEF)
6
3.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
7
4.Mikkel Conteh (DEF)
6
5.Mohammed De Cler (MID)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
8
8.Kewullay Crovari (MID)
6
9.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jacob Drake (ATT)
6
11.Meziane Zerara (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Duncan Glass (DEF)
0
13.Dean Grantt (ATT)
6
14.Carlos Dario García (ATT)
0