Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Computer Player Computer Player Kevin Duffy Kevin Duffy
Jose LassiterJ. Lassiter77
G
1
G
69Carl LeeC. Lee
Matt StrachanM. Strachan65
D
2
D
68Raymond De RomijnR. De Romijn
Paul SimonsenP. Simonsen60
D
3
D
70Victor VidalV. Vidal
Arno WieczorekA. Wieczorek70
D
4
D
70Francisco SoaresF. Soares
Cesare SusicC. Susic64
M
5
D
70Paul AllmanP. Allman
Carl PattersonC. Patterson72
M
6
M
70Sebastian VogelS. Vogel
Adam BattyA. Batty74
M
7captain
M
64Phil ClaphamP. Clapham
Morris CooperM. Cooper74
M
captain8
A
70Ronnie TurpijnR. Turpijn
Spencer SinclairS. Sinclair64
A
9
A
73Gaspar RegoG. Rego
Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor72
A
10
A
70Orlando TouréO. Touré
Anthony BridgeA. Bridge38
M
11
A
68Sixto AcevedoS. Acevedo
 
Bruno ZamboniB. Zamboni67
G
12
M
41Paul JoachimP. Joachim
Yoximar GuerraY. Guerra45
D
13
D
67Vincenzo PfeifferV. Pfeiffer
Ralph VieiraR. Vieira45
M
14
A
66Valentino TraversaV. Traversa

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 12,091 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Wright.


0.00
Manchester United start the match!
3.45
Adam Batty chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Soares.
8.51
Paul Allman knocks the ball forward to Phil Clapham. Phil Clapham flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn makes a great pass forward. Gaspar Rego runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
14.56
Cesare Susic chips the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
18.40
Paul Simonsen threads a neat ball through to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
22.15
Sebastian Vogel threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego rushes past Paul Simonsen! Gaspar Rego cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
28.04
Paul Allman flicks a high pass forward. Phil Clapham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Phil Clapham kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Turpijn. Ronnie Turpijn knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.16
Paul Allman flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Soares collects the pass. Francisco Soares plays the ball forward to Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.29
Morris Cooper threads the ball through to Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.11
Carl Patterson barges into Phil Clapham. The referee calls over Carl Patterson and shows him a yellow card! Phil Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off!
49.48
Paul Allman flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sixto Acevedo. Sixto Acevedo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
51.26
Victor Vidal makes a probing pass to Sixto Acevedo. Sixto Acevedo shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
54.30
Phil Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Vogel. Sebastian Vogel tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
57.12
Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Vogel plays the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego rushes past Paul Simonsen! Gaspar Rego rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.20
Matt Strachan hacks Orlando Touré from behind! Matt Strachan is warned by the referee! Orlando Touré runs off the knock.
72.00
Francisco Soares darts forward. Francisco Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.08
Phil Clapham threads a neat ball through to Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré knocks in a cross ball towards Phil Clapham. Phil Clapham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reactions from Arno Wieczorek blocks the shot!
81.12
Raymond De Romijn catches Arno Wieczorek on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arno Wieczorek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.24
Paul Allman hacks Matt Strachan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.02
Francisco Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Phil Clapham. Phil Clapham flicks a high ball forward to Ronnie Turpijn who takes it down. Ronnie Turpijn advances inside the box! Ronnie Turpijn shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
87.50
Sixto Acevedo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sixto Acevedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jose Lassiter.
90.00
Phil Clapham hacks Anthony Bridge from behind! The referee calls over Phil Clapham and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Bridge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Manchester United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
26.9%
49.3%
23.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Soares of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Jose Lassiter (GK)
8
2.Matt Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Paul Simonsen (DEF)
7
4.Arno Wieczorek (DEF)
7
5.Cesare Susic (MID)
7
6.Carl Patterson (MID)yellow card
5
7.Adam Batty (MID)
7
8.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
9.Spencer Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Bridge (MID)
6
 
12.Bruno Zamboni (GK)
0
13.Yoximar Guerra (DEF)
0
14.Ralph Vieira (MID)
0

1.Carl Lee (GK)
7
2.Raymond De Romijn (DEF)yellow card
4
3.Victor Vidal (DEF)
6
4.Francisco Soares (DEF)
8
5.Paul Allman (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Sebastian Vogel (MID)
7
7.Phil Clapham (MID)yellow card
7
8.Ronnie Turpijn (ATT)
7
9.Gaspar Rego (ATT)
8
10.Orlando Touré (ATT)
6
11.Sixto Acevedo (ATT)
8
 
12.Paul Joachim (MID)
0
13.Vincenzo Pfeiffer (DEF)
0
14.Valentino Traversa (ATT)
0