Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     WatfordWatford
Keith McdonaldKeith Mcdonald Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Steinar TessemS. Tessem87
G
1
G
76Mathias LiedholmM. Liedholm
Martin FerrerM. Ferrer81
D
2
D
69Dianboto Esceth-NziD. Esceth-Nzi
Mike MoncurM. Moncur85
D
3
D
72Daniel J. NordqvistD. Nordqvist
Úlfar AdalbjarnarsonÚ. Adalbjarnarson85
D
4
D
75Elvis Di VenanzioE. Di Venanzio
Ruslan KaravayevR. Karavayev76
M
5
D
76Fabio BobanF. Boban
Wes GallagherW. Gallagher82
M
6captain
M
70Rodrigo CamposR. Campos
Gary HutchisonG. Hutchison75
M
captain7
M
75Adam LightfootA. Lightfoot
John RoyceJ. Royce79
M
8
M
70Antonio SuarezA. Suarez
Moustapha ElhamdaouiM. Elhamdaoui85
A
9
A
69Rudy MacquetR. Macquet
Martín ColomboM. Colombo81
A
10
A
67Daguyl DurixD. Durix
Ade OkochaA. Okocha84
A
11
A
70Ross RobsonR. Robson
 
Nigel NewbyN. Newby77
D
12
G
26Vladimir ZilicV. Zilic
Max JobsonM. Jobson78
M
13
M
42Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Anthony WindassA. Windass81
A
14
A
43Greg MossG. Moss

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Watford. A crowd of 16,479 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Grant.


0.00
Watford start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.34
Gary Hutchison sees Martín Colombo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martín Colombo lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Mathias Liedholm!
9.19
Rodrigo Campos hits a low pass to Ross Robson. Ross Robson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Steinar Tessem. Excellent save.
10.49
Antonio Suarez clumsily knocks into Ruslan Karavayev. The referee brings Antonio Suarez to one side and gives him a warning! Ruslan Karavayev hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.27
Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha cuts inside the box! Ade Okocha shoots from just inside the box. Good keeping from Mathias Liedholm as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
15.42
It's a corner kick. Wes Gallagher loops the ball over to the far post. Moustapha Elhamdaoui looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.16
John Royce hits a low pass to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.32
Mike Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Gallagher. Wes Gallagher makes a simple pass to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha hits a low pass to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
21.25
Gary Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Mathias Liedholm is on top of it.
24.51
Gary Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Martín Colombo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martín Colombo lofts in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Mathias Liedholm punches it away to safety.
26.07
Mike Moncur knocks the ball forward to Ruslan Karavayev. Ruslan Karavayev controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo rushes past Elvis Di Venanzio! Some good footwork from Martín Colombo provides some space. He shoots at goal. Mathias Liedholm comfortably gets down and covers it.
27.09
Elvis Di Venanzio passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Adam Lightfoot. Adam Lightfoot hits a low pass to Daguyl Durix. Daguyl Durix knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.54
Antonio Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Rudy Macquet collects the pass. Rudy Macquet whips in a cross ball towards Ross Robson. Ross Robson directs the ball goalwards with his head but Steinar Tessem reads it well. He makes it look easy!
32.40
Rodrigo Campos passes the ball forward to Daguyl Durix. Daguyl Durix shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
33.22
Antonio Suarez passes the ball forward to Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steinar Tessem who gathers it comfortably.
38.47
Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
40.25
Gary Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabio Boban.
42.56
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ruslan Karavayev. Ruslan Karavayev flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha Elhamdaoui holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel J. Nordqvist.
45.00
Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Watford have changed their lineup with Greg Moss replacing Rudy Macquet. The Watford players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Manchester United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.21
Fabio Boban flicks a high pass forward to Adam Lightfoot who brings the ball under control. Adam Lightfoot kicks a strong pass forward to Daguyl Durix. Daguyl Durix knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.07
Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Newby replacing Martin Ferrer and Max Jobson replacing Gary Hutchison .Watford have made a substitution with Neil McGrory replacing Fabio Boban .
63.29
Antonio Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Greg Moss collects the pass. Greg Moss sees Ross Robson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Ross Robson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
65.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.24
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Gallagher. Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo lofts in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Dianboto Esceth-Nzi hacks Ade Okocha from behind! Ade Okocha appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
73.12
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson threads a neat ball through to Wes Gallagher. Wes Gallagher plays the ball forward to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo whips in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Manchester United!
77.08
Watford have made a substitution with Vladimir Zilic replacing Elvis Di Venanzio .
79.24
Mike Moncur threads a neat ball through to Ruslan Karavayev. Ruslan Karavayev flicks a high ball forward to Ade Okocha who takes it down. Ade Okocha knocks in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.00
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson darts forward. Úlfar Adalbjarnarson kicks a strong pass forward to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo plays a scrappy one-two with Ade Okocha and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martín Colombo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but Daniel J. Nordqvist blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
85.51
Nigel Newby makes a simple pass to Max Jobson. Max Jobson passes the ball forward to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha flicks the ball to his team mate, Martín Colombo. Some silky footwork from Martín Colombo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Mathias Liedholm.
87.31
Corner kick to Manchester United. John Royce plays it to the near post. Ade Okocha takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Wes Gallagher sees Moustapha Elhamdaoui in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dianboto Esceth-Nzi.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Watford
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.4%
28.6%
Play Area
23.8%
44%
32.1%

Scorers
Martín Colombo 18
Moustapha Elhamdaoui 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martín Colombo of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
6
2.Martin Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Mike Moncur (DEF)
6
4.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
7
5.Ruslan Karavayev (MID)
6
6.Wes Gallagher (MID)
7
7.Gary Hutchison (MID)
6
8.John Royce (MID)
6
9.Moustapha Elhamdaoui (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Martín Colombo (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ade Okocha (ATT)
8
 
12.Nigel Newby (DEF)
6
13.Max Jobson (MID)
6
14.Anthony Windass (ATT)
0

1.Mathias Liedholm (GK)
8
2.Dianboto Esceth-Nzi (DEF)
6
3.Daniel J. Nordqvist (DEF)
6
4.Elvis Di Venanzio (DEF)
6
5.Fabio Boban (DEF)
6
6.Rodrigo Campos (MID)
6
7.Adam Lightfoot (MID)
6
8.Antonio Suarez (MID)
6
9.Rudy Macquet (ATT)
6
10.Daguyl Durix (ATT)
6
11.Ross Robson (ATT)
6
 
12.Vladimir Zilic (GK)
6
13.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
14.Greg Moss (ATT)
6