Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Greg KnealeGreg Kneale Alex Hutchings Alex Hutchings
John JackJ. Jack67
G
1
G
65Steve MersonS. Merson
Graham WinterburnG. Winterburn61
D
2
D
57Phil MannP. Mann
Gareth ParkerG. Parker51
D
3captain
D
55Eric LensingE. Lensing
Christian FerroC. Ferro57
D
4
D
50Armin PfeifferA. Pfeiffer
David GreigD. Greig58
D
5
D
52James FlintlockJ. Flintlock
Robbie StewartR. Stewart56
M
6
M
54David GreenD. Green
Piero CoriniP. Corini56
M
captain7
M
56Nicolas MetzgerN. Metzger
Jean-Claude BagayokoJ. Bagayoko54
A
8
M
54Luke JosephL. Joseph
Arturo VidalA. Vidal54
A
9
A
62Luke HuckerbyL. Huckerby
Garry NaysmithG. Naysmith61
A
10
A
59Lomano MintoL. Minto
Oscar GentileO. Gentile53
A
11
A
48Stuart RichardsS. Richards
 
Graeme HuntG. Hunt47
M
12
G
54Mervin ScalesM. Scales
Jason ScholesJ. Scholes43
A
13
D
48Edward RobinsonE. Robinson
George RufusG. Rufus43
M
14
A
54Alfred EadieA. Eadie

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 12,008 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eoin Burbage.


0.00
Manchester United kick off the first half!
6.51
Robbie Stewart sees space and advances. Robbie Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Piero Corini. Piero Corini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.23
Robbie Stewart threads the ball through to Garry Naysmith. Garry Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Mann.
14.41
Gareth Parker hacks Lomano Minto from behind! Gareth Parker is warned by the referee! Lomano Minto runs off the knock.
20.11
Piero Corini threads a neat ball through to Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Oscar Gentile provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Steve Merson keeps it out!
21.38
Gareth Parker plays the ball forward to Piero Corini. Piero Corini flicks a high ball forward to Garry Naysmith who takes it down. Garry Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal beats his man to it with a header but it's well over the bar!
22.31
David Greig flicks a high pass forward. Piero Corini collects the pass. Piero Corini flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Gentile holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Gentile knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Naysmith. Garry Naysmith connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.07
Piero Corini flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Vidal who takes it down. Arturo Vidal shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.29
Eric Lensing knocks the ball forward to David Green. David Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Jack who gathers it comfortably.
36.32
Eric Lensing runs forward with the ball. Eric Lensing sees Lomano Minto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lomano Minto runs straight at the defence! Lomano Minto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Eric Lensing sees David Green in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Green knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Metzger. Nicolas Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Leeds United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.37
Armin Pfeiffer knocks the ball to his team mate, David Green. David Green flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Richards controls it well on his chest. Stuart Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.40
With a delightful solo run, David Green stretches the opposition's defence. David Green lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.52
James Flintlock makes a strong solo run forward. James Flintlock passes the ball forward to Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Greig.
60.54
Gareth Parker flicks a high pass forward. Piero Corini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Piero Corini knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.09
Armin Pfeiffer hacks Robbie Stewart from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robbie Stewart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.41
Nicolas Metzger makes a simple pass to Luke Huckerby. Luke Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Greig.
67.07
Gareth Parker makes a simple pass to Christian Ferro. Christian Ferro makes a probing pass to Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
69.19
David Green chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Minto but he's offside!
71.00
Gareth Parker flicks a high pass forward to Garry Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Garry Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.13
Nicolas Metzger flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Minto controls it well on his chest. Lomano Minto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Jack who gathers it comfortably.
77.16
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Alfred Eadie replacing Stuart Richards and Mervin Scales replacing Eric Lensing .
81.08
Phil Mann kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Pfeiffer. Armin Pfeiffer sees Luke Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Huckerby shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.17
Luke Joseph threads the ball through to Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Huckerby. Luke Huckerby jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but John Jack is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
89.27
Nicolas Metzger sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Metzger shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Armin Pfeiffer flicks a high pass forward. David Green holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Green passes the ball forward to Luke Huckerby. Luke Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Jack who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Leeds United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
29.6%
42%
28.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Green of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.John Jack (GK)
6
2.Graham Winterburn (DEF)
6
3.Gareth Parker (DEF)
7
4.Christian Ferro (DEF)
6
5.David Greig (DEF)
6
6.Robbie Stewart (MID)
8
7.Piero Corini (MID)
8
8.Jean-Claude Bagayoko (ATT)
6
9.Arturo Vidal (ATT)
6
10.Garry Naysmith (ATT)
7
11.Oscar Gentile (ATT)
8
 
12.Graeme Hunt (MID)
0
13.Jason Scholes (ATT)
0
14.George Rufus (MID)
0

1.Steve Merson (GK)
6
2.Phil Mann (DEF)
6
3.Eric Lensing (DEF)
8
4.Armin Pfeiffer (DEF)yellow card
7
5.James Flintlock (DEF)
7
6.David Green (MID)
9
7.Nicolas Metzger (MID)
8
8.Luke Joseph (MID)
6
9.Luke Huckerby (ATT)
7
10.Lomano Minto (ATT)
7
11.Stuart Richards (ATT)
6
 
12.Mervin Scales (GK)
6
13.Edward Robinson (DEF)
0
14.Alfred Eadie (ATT)
6