Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Reebok Stadium where Bolton Wanderers play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 19,870 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kieron Bramble.


0.00
Bolton Wanderers start the match!
3.39
Max Jobson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Max Jobson whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies connects with a diving header. Magnificent block by Marco Van Gastel!
4.30
Damien Eloi threads a neat ball through to Aimo De Sanctis. Aimo De Sanctis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz advances inside the box! Martín Ruiz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.31
Aimo De Sanctis barges into Wes Gallagher. Aimo De Sanctis is given a warning by the referee! Wes Gallagher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.06
Callum Dalglish sees Gary Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Hutchison runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Damien Eloi is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
11.55
Gary Hutchison takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Some good footwork from Martin Ferrer provides some space. He shoots at goal. Damien Eloi steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
15.50
Callum Dalglish plays a long ball forward. Eddie Davies shoots from distance but it flies wide!
18.24
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson makes a probing pass to Max Jobson. Max Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Ade Okocha collects the pass. Ade Okocha lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.33
Damien Eloi comes in with a late challenge on Ade Okocha. The referee calls over Damien Eloi and warns him to calm down! Ade Okocha gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.45
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Royce. John Royce threads a neat ball through to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Morris Thompson manages to keep it out.
28.14
Marco Van Gastel clumsily knocks into Martín Colombo. The referee warns Marco Van Gastel to calm down! Martín Colombo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.41
Jose Sablé flicks a high pass forward. Frederic Eggimann collects the pass. Frederic Eggimann makes a probing pass to Martín Ruiz but he's offside!
44.18
Gary Hutchison sees a break and surges forward. Gary Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United have changed their lineup with Anthony Windass replacing Martín Colombo. The Manchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United get the second half underway!
47.17
Callum Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Max Jobson. Max Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.03
With imagination, Úlfar Adalbjarnarson picks a pass forward to Max Jobson. Max Jobson flicks a high pass forward to Anthony Windass who brings the ball under control. Anthony Windass finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
55.59
Mattia Dal Canto knocks the ball forward to Frederic Eggimann. Frederic Eggimann advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederic Eggimann provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but Steinar Tessem is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
60.06
Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with George Haynes replacing Úlfar Adalbjarnarson and Artur Costa replacing Gary Hutchison .
63.21
With a delightful solo run, Romano Van Dinteren stretches the opposition's defence. Romano Van Dinteren lofts in a cross ball towards Frederic Eggimann. Frederic Eggimann beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.01
Romano Van Dinteren knocks the ball forward to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Frederic Eggimann. Frederic Eggimann whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.04
Romano Van Dinteren makes a simple pass to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by George Haynes.
73.05
Max Jobson flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Davies who brings the ball under control. Eddie Davies shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
77.03
Martin Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Max Jobson collects the pass. Max Jobson hits a low pass to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Van Gastel.
78.21
Artur Costa sees Anthony Windass in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Windass knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
87.05
Romano Van Dinteren flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederic Eggimann. Frederic Eggimann shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Artur Costa threads the ball through to Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass whips in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
31%
39.4%
29.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ade Okocha of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
6
2.Martin Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
6
4.Callum Dalglish (DEF)
6
5.Wes Gallagher (MID)
6
6.Gary Hutchison (MID)
7
7.Max Jobson (MID)
7
8.John Royce (MID)
6
9.Eddie Davies (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Martín Colombo (ATT)
6
11.Ade Okocha (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.George Haynes (DEF)
6
13.Artur Costa (MID)
6
14.Anthony Windass (ATT)
7