Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     ArsenalArsenal
Ben CouchBen Couch James Hayes James Hayes
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura78
G
1
G
70Nicolas HerreraN. Herrera
Patrick PalmerP. Palmer76
D
2
D
71Luis FariaL. Faria
Kieron Lua-LuaK. Lua-Lua76
D
3
D
73Graham VassellG. Vassell
Steve SwiftS. Swift67
D
4
D
74Gavin MacleanG. Maclean
Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright77
D
5
M
70Adolfo GutierrezA. Gutierrez
Darius MoncurD. Moncur89
M
6captain
M
75Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne
Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann83
M
7
M
75Ronnie TilerR. Tiler
John GodberJ. Godber83
M
captain8
M
72Mateus PeladoM. Pelado
David EhioguD. Ehiogu77
A
9
A
72Rafael CamposR. Campos
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet81
A
10
A
72Kelvin InceK. Ince
Jason MidgleyJ. Midgley71
A
11
A
72Neil MccallN. Mccall
 
Anthony GrayA. Gray72
A
12
D
70Loic LachuerL. Lachuer
Nigel CopeN. Cope75
M
13
M
70Tim SummerbellT. Summerbell
Mick OakleyM. Oakley68
D
14
A
73Neil RitchieN. Ritchie

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 17,385 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.


0.00
Arsenal get the match underway!
6.29
Gavin Maclean hacks Alpay Izzet from behind! The referee calls over Gavin Maclean and shows him a yellow card! Alpay Izzet runs off the knock.
8.56
Graham Vassell sees a break and surges forward. Graham Vassell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Tiler. Ronnie Tiler shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.29
Kieron Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
12.30
Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Alpay Izzet who takes it down. Alpay Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.50
Darius Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.38
Luis Faria flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Gutierrez comfortably collects the pass. Adolfo Gutierrez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Adolfo Gutierrez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.16
Graham Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Ince controls it well on his chest. Kelvin Ince shoots from 25 yards. Yemon Kimura gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
26.47
Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward. John Godber controls it well on his chest. John Godber shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Nicolas Herrera!
27.58
Neil Mccall threads the ball through to Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.32
Steve Swift chips the ball to his team mate, John Godber. John Godber kicks a strong pass forward to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Nicolas Herrera.
33.45
Gavin Maclean makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Maclean knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kieron Lua-Lua.
40.09
Steve Swift threads the ball through to Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann hits a low pass to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
42.55
John Godber clumsily knocks into Adolfo Gutierrez. John Godber is warned by the referee! Adolfo Gutierrez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Mateus Pelado sees a break and surges forward. Mateus Pelado lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
49.21
Gavin Maclean pushes mid-way up the pitch. Gavin Maclean surges forward with the ball. Gavin Maclean knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Lua-Lua.
51.09
Darius Moncur makes a simple pass to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.49
Kieron Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet plays a one-two with Hannes Stiepermann and advances towards the goal... Alpay Izzet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them back into the game!
57.45
Darius Moncur hacks Gavin Maclean from behind! Darius Moncur is shown the yellow card! Gavin Maclean stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.28
Luis Faria catches David Ehiogu on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Ehiogu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.16
Arsenal have made 3 substitutions with Loic Lachuer replacing Gavin Maclean, Tim Summerbell replacing Mateus Pelado and Neil Ritchie replacing Kelvin Ince .
61.22
Hannes Stiepermann sees Darius Moncur in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darius Moncur knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Herrera who gathers it comfortably.
63.31
Kieron Lua-Lua makes a probing pass to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Izzet collects the pass. Alpay Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.21
Ronnie Tiler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
67.21
John Godber flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Stiepermann collects the pass. Hannes Stiepermann lofts in a cross ball towards John Godber. Luis Faria clumsily knocks into John Godber. Penalty for Manchester United!!
67.21
The referee points to the spot..
68.25
David Ehiogu calmly steps up. What a cracker!! Nicolas Herrera had no chance!!
69.21
John Godber threads the ball through to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.24
Neil Ritchie barges into Kieron Lua-Lua. Neil Ritchie is given a warning by the referee! Kieron Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.26
Kieron Lua-Lua threads a neat ball through to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.35
Neil Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
75.10
Sylvain Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward to Adolfo Gutierrez who brings the ball under control. Adolfo Gutierrez makes a probing pass to Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Yemon Kimura!
83.22
Steve Swift hits a low pass to John Godber. John Godber makes a probing pass to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.22
Loic Lachuer threads a neat ball through to Graham Vassell. Graham Vassell threads a neat ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Arsenal
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
25.3%
42.5%
32.2%

Scorers
Alpay Izzet 53
David Ehiogu 68 (p)
Darius Moncur 83
Kelvin Ince 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darius Moncur of Manchester United

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

1.Nicolas Herrera (GK)
7
2.Luis Faria (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Graham Vassell (DEF)
8
4.Gavin Maclean (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Adolfo Gutierrez (MID)
6
6.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Ronnie Tiler (MID)
6
8.Mateus Pelado (MID)
7
9.Rafael Campos (ATT)
6
10.Kelvin Ince (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Neil Mccall (ATT)
6
 
12.Loic Lachuer (DEF)
6
13.Tim Summerbell (MID)
6
14.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6