Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Ben CouchBen Couch Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura78
G
1
G
67Mariano LongoM. Longo
Patrick PalmerP. Palmer76
D
2
D
66Dominic SounessD. Souness
Leandro GretherL. Grether80
D
3
D
67Paul HopkinP. Hopkin
Kieron Lua-LuaK. Lua-Lua76
D
4
D
70Edward OakesE. Oakes
Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright77
D
5captain
D
70Lomano HuntL. Hunt
Darius MoncurD. Moncur89
M
captain6
M
69Peter SeamanP. Seaman
Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann83
M
7
M
74Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock
John GodberJ. Godber83
M
8
A
70Gilles MurrinG. Murrin
David EhioguD. Ehiogu77
A
9
A
72Richard HendersonR. Henderson
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet81
A
10
A
70Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Noel IzzetN. Izzet66
A
11
A
70Alan BouldA. Bould
 
Anthony GrayA. Gray72
A
12
M
74Alex LiddellA. Liddell
Steve HackworthS. Hackworth67
M
13
D
68Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier
Mick OakleyM. Oakley68
D
14
A
68Tommy BowerT. Bower

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 16,410 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Sheringham.


0.00
Manchester United kick off and get the first half underway!
4.35
Edward Oakes barges into Noel Izzet. Edward Oakes is warned by the referee! Noel Izzet gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.14
Lomano Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock threads a neat ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Hannes Stiepermann comes in with a late challenge on Gilles Murrin. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
9.22
Gilles Murrin flicks a high ball forward to Paul Naysmith who takes it down. Paul Naysmith plays a one-two with Niccolo Flintlock and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Paul Naysmith provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.57
Paul Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Flintlock controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Flintlock shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.47
Alpay Izzet comes in with a late challenge on Edward Oakes. The referee warns Alpay Izzet to calm down! Edward Oakes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.17
John Godber changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. John Godber shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
30.24
Peter Seaman chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith plays a one-two with Gilles Murrin and advances towards the goal... Paul Naysmith muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
40.22
Edward Oakes sees a break and surges forward. Edward Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Patrick Palmer. Excellent block.
45.00
Kieron Lua-Lua clumsily knocks into Richard Henderson. Kieron Lua-Lua is shown the yellow card! Richard Henderson runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the second half!
48.39
Dominic Souness hacks Alpay Izzet from behind! The referee calls over Dominic Souness and shows him a yellow card! Alpay Izzet runs off the knock.
53.35
Peter Seaman runs straight at the opposition's defence. Peter Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
55.17
Kieron Lua-Lua plays the ball forward to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur threads a neat ball through to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
63.45
Richard Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Darius Moncur hacks Alan Bould from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
65.46
With vision, Kieron Lua-Lua laces a weighted ball forward to Patrick Palmer. Patrick Palmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet plays a one-two with David Ehiogu and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Alpay Izzet provides some space. He shoots at goal but Mariano Longo is on top of his game. Good keeping!
72.42
Richard Henderson catches John Godber on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Godber hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.50
Niccolo Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson beats his man to it with a header. Yemon Kimura picks it out of the air!
81.47
Noel Izzet runs straight at the opposition's defence. Noel Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.11
Niccolo Flintlock makes a simple pass to Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Alan Bould flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
30.9%
42.6%
26.5%

Scorers
Alpay Izzet 55
Paul Naysmith 9
Alan Bould 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Naysmith of Brighton and Hove Albion

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

1.Mariano Longo (GK)
6
2.Dominic Souness (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Paul Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Edward Oakes (DEF)
6
5.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
6.Peter Seaman (MID)
8
7.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
7
8.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6
9.Richard Henderson (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Paul Naysmith (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alan Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alex Liddell (MID)
0
13.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
0
14.Tommy Bower (ATT)
0