Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Kevin DuffyKevin Duffy Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Carl LeeC. Lee69
G
1captain
G
69Jonas PfeifferJ. Pfeiffer
Raymond De RomijnR. De Romijn68
D
2
D
60Stephan GargoS. Gargo
Francisco SoaresF. Soares70
D
3
D
64Albrecht NetzerA. Netzer
Victor VidalV. Vidal70
D
4
D
72Evan VideiraE. Videira
Vincenzo PfeifferV. Pfeiffer67
D
5
D
64Carlos NascimentoC. Nascimento
Paul AllmanP. Allman70
D
6
M
73Muzzy AbdullahM. Abdullah
Richard GemmellR. Gemmell75
M
captain7
M
65Hans BlinkerH. Blinker
Sebastian VogelS. Vogel70
M
8
M
63Hugo CamineroH. Caminero
Ronnie TurpijnR. Turpijn70
A
9
A
61Rafael ZimmermanR. Zimmerman
Gaspar RegoG. Rego73
A
10
A
68Miguel RamosM. Ramos
Orlando TouréO. Touré70
A
11
A
64Eddy BlasiE. Blasi
 
Oleg MannO. Mann57
M
12
D
46Craig HendryC. Hendry
Valentino TraversaV. Traversa66
A
13
M
62Julian CleggJ. Clegg
Alejandro GallardoA. Gallardo51
D
14
A
65Gabriel MolinaG. Molina

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 11,317 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Kanu.


0.00
The first half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
3.09
Francisco Soares brings the ball forward. Francisco Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Nascimento.
6.22
Gaspar Rego flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.12
Albrecht Netzer knocks the ball forward to Hans Blinker. Hans Blinker knocks the ball forward to Muzzy Abdullah. Muzzy Abdullah whips in a cross ball towards Hans Blinker. Hans Blinker whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
16.46
Richard Gemmell flicks a high pass forward to Orlando Touré who brings the ball under control. Orlando Touré shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
18.20
Francisco Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel makes a probing pass to Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn skips past Albrecht Netzer! Some good footwork from Ronnie Turpijn provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
21.45
Richard Gemmell brings the ball forward. Richard Gemmell tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
24.16
Victor Vidal flicks a high pass forward to Sebastian Vogel who brings the ball under control. Sebastian Vogel threads a neat ball through to Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jonas Pfeiffer!
30.11
Muzzy Abdullah passes the ball forward to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
32.07
Sebastian Vogel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.01
Richard Gemmell sees space and advances. Richard Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Jonas Pfeiffer.
40.12
Richard Gemmell takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Miguel Ramos gets to the ball and clears it up field.
42.43
Francisco Soares catches Eddy Blasi on the ankles. The referee calls over Francisco Soares and warns him to calm down! Eddy Blasi stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.32
Richard Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
51.00
Vincenzo Pfeiffer threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel darts forward. Sebastian Vogel shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.13
Albrecht Netzer catches Orlando Touré on the ankles. Albrecht Netzer is shown the yellow card! Orlando Touré runs off the knock.
60.48
Bristol Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Craig Hendry replacing Carlos Nascimento and Gabriel Molina replacing Miguel Ramos .
65.27
Stephan Gargo threads a neat ball through to Muzzy Abdullah. Muzzy Abdullah flicks a high pass forward. Eddy Blasi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddy Blasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.13
Sebastian Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Orlando Touré holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Orlando Touré stretches the opposition's defence. Orlando Touré controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.01
Evan Videira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Muzzy Abdullah. Muzzy Abdullah hits a low pass to Gabriel Molina. Gabriel Molina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Lee who gathers it comfortably.
81.56
Paul Allman flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Vogel controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Vogel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jonas Pfeiffer had no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
85.00
Richard Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
87.30
Eddy Blasi comes in with a late challenge on Paul Allman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.50
Sebastian Vogel makes a probing pass to Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Bristol Rovers
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
25.3%
43.4%
31.3%

Scorers
Ronnie Turpijn 6, 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Turpijn of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Carl Lee (GK)
6
2.Raymond De Romijn (DEF)
6
3.Francisco Soares (DEF)
6
4.Victor Vidal (DEF)
6
5.Vincenzo Pfeiffer (DEF)
6
6.Paul Allman (DEF)
6
7.Richard Gemmell (MID)
8
8.Sebastian Vogel (MID)
8
9.Ronnie Turpijn (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Gaspar Rego (ATT)
7
11.Orlando Touré (ATT)
7
 
12.Oleg Mann (MID)
0
13.Valentino Traversa (ATT)
0
14.Alejandro Gallardo (DEF)
0

1.Jonas Pfeiffer (GK)
7
2.Stephan Gargo (DEF)
6
3.Albrecht Netzer (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Evan Videira (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Nascimento (DEF)
6
6.Muzzy Abdullah (MID)
6
7.Hans Blinker (MID)
6
8.Hugo Caminero (MID)
6
9.Rafael Zimmerman (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Ramos (ATT)
6
11.Eddy Blasi (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Craig Hendry (DEF)
6
13.Julian Clegg (MID)
0
14.Gabriel Molina (ATT)
6