Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 17,270 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Rotherham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.44
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
4.39
0-0Dani‘l Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté whips in a cross ball towards Shigeo Ono. Shigeo Ono directs the ball goalwards with his head. Oluwashegun Babayaro easily picks it out of the air!
8.03
0-0Ferdinand Maoulida barges into Sven Röhner. The referee calls over Ferdinand Maoulida and shows him a yellow card! Sven Röhner stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.23
Pierpaolo Gritti surges forward with the ball. Pierpaolo Gritti chips the ball to his team mate, Shigeo Ono. Shigeo Ono whips in a cross ball towards Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Oluwashegun Babayaro!
16.44
Rotherham United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.45
1-0Manuel Baez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr lofts in a cross ball towards Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson. Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Martin Wright had no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
26.15
1-0Fabio Jarni comes in with a late challenge on Paul Denkmayr. Fabio Jarni is given a warning by the referee! Paul Denkmayr runs off the knock.
27.48
Fabio Jarni flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Butragueno. Alejandro Butragueno surges forward with the ball. Alejandro Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.49
Alejandro Butragueno comes in with a late challenge on Ignacio Sáez. The referee calls over Alejandro Butragueno and warns him to calm down! Ignacio Sáez stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.04
1-1Fabio Jarni passes the ball forward to Philipp Zimmermann. Philipp Zimmermann makes a simple pass to Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oluwashegun Babayaro who gathers it comfortably.
36.25
1-1Leonardo Bravo knocks the ball forward to Charles Myers. Charles Myers knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr plays a perfect one-two with Dale Ball and rushes in on goal... Paul Denkmayr shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
38.09
Dani‘l Simonsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida lofts in a cross ball towards Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
39.16
Alejandro Butragueno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté whips in a cross ball towards Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
49.31
Alejandro Butragueno sees a break and surges forward. Alejandro Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
51.35
Luís Arellano knocks the ball forward to Dani‘l Simonsen. Dani‘l Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté lofts in a cross ball towards Shigeo Ono. Shigeo Ono directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.33
Manuel Baez makes a probing pass to Dale Ball. Dale Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.29
Philipp Zimmermann makes a beautiful solo run. Philipp Zimmermann shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.27
Dani‘l Simonsen decides to run forward with the ball. Dani‘l Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté directs the ball goalwards with his head. Lassina Konaté scores for Rotherham United!!
60.25
Ignacio Sáez advances with the ball. Ignacio Sáez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.48
Dani‘l Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Shigeo Ono. Shigeo Ono knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.41
Mateo Suárez surges forward with the ball. Mateo Suárez plays a perfect one-two with Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson and rushes in on goal... Mateo Suárez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.43
Paul Denkmayr hacks Eirik Heggem from behind! The referee calls over Paul Denkmayr and warns him to calm down! Eirik Heggem stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.14
Manuel Baez makes a probing pass to Paul Denkmayr. Paul Denkmayr whips in a cross ball towards Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson. Vilhjálmur Thórhallsson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Martin Wright easily smothers it.
73.45
Eirik Heggem threads the ball through to Philipp Zimmermann. Philipp Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Röhner.
75.41
Dani‘l Simonsen passes the ball forward to Ferdinand Maoulida. Ferdinand Maoulida knocks in a cross ball towards Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté directs the ball goalwards with his head. Oluwashegun Babayaro easily smothers it.
79.25
Dani‘l Simonsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lassina Konaté. Lassina Konaté knocks in a cross ball towards Shigeo Ono. Shigeo Ono connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.34
Ahmed Zouaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Mateo Suárez. Mateo Suárez knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Ball. Dale Ball controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%
Scorers