Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     SouthamptonSouthampton
Iain RicherIain Richer David Bennett David Bennett
Pedro De SouzaP. De Souza78
G
1
G
74Fabricio CastromanF. Castroman
Kader RocheK. Roche71
D
2
D
65Frank HurstF. Hurst
Rabiu BabayaroR. Babayaro72
D
3
D
61Danny BoertienD. Boertien
Richard SummerbellR. Summerbell72
D
4
D
48Daniel BastinD. Bastin
Martim MaldonadoM. Maldonado78
D
5
M
65Tobias GeisT. Geis
Lomano BoertienL. Boertien74
M
captain6
M
77Trevor KerrT. Kerr
Kelvin FroggattK. Froggatt77
M
7captain
M
72Jeffrey KleinJ. Klein
David AllmanD. Allman80
M
8
M
74Alfons Van BastenA. Van Basten
Jose Marcelo RodriguesJ. Rodrigues75
A
9
A
70Amine BenyettouA. Benyettou
Wataru NakamuraW. Nakamura75
A
10
A
68Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls
Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama85
A
11
A
73Elena BlancoE. Blanco
 
Alberto NascimentoA. Nascimento71
A
12
D
70Kelvin VassellK. Vassell
Hugo LopesH. Lopes75
A
13
M
54Ralph BaileyR. Bailey
Aaron WauA. Wau72
A
14
D
69Pedro FariaP. Faria

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Southampton. A crowd of 19,068 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Powell.


0.00
Manchester United get the match underway!
3.59
Rabiu Babayaro drives a long ball upfield. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
9.02
Jeffrey Klein chips the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou threads the ball through into the box. Nigel Nicholls rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.52
Lomano Boertien kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Marcelo Rodrigues. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues knocks the ball forward to Wataru Nakamura but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.12
Frank Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfons Van Basten. Alfons Van Basten plays the ball forward to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco deftly passes the ball to Amine Benyettou, releasing him through on goal. Kader Roche clumsily knocks into Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
14.58
Danny Boertien clumsily knocks into Richard Summerbell. The referee calls over Danny Boertien and warns him to calm down! Richard Summerbell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.49
Kader Roche knocks the ball forward to Lomano Boertien. Lomano Boertien sees Wataru Nakamura in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wataru Nakamura finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
21.43
Kelvin Froggatt hacks Trevor Kerr from behind! The referee brings Kelvin Froggatt to one side and gives him a warning! Trevor Kerr stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.29
Jeffrey Klein brings the ball forward. Jeffrey Klein plays a scrappy one-two with Nigel Nicholls and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jeffrey Klein cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
24.55
Jeffrey Klein flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Nicholls shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
27.54
Kader Roche makes a probing pass to Kelvin Froggatt. Kelvin Froggatt threads a neat ball through to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Fabricio Castroman punches it away to safety.
30.06
Alfons Van Basten knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
36.58
Jeffrey Klein chips the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou cuts inside the box! Amine Benyettou takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
39.12
Jeffrey Klein flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Nicholls collects the pass. Nigel Nicholls shoots from long range but Pedro De Souza reads it well. Excellent keeping!
40.07
Rabiu Babayaro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Allman. David Allman threads the ball through to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura plays a one-two with Jose Marcelo Rodrigues and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Wataru Nakamura provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Fabricio Castroman. Excellent save.
44.01
Jeffrey Klein takes it forward alone. Jeffrey Klein edges inside the box! Jeffrey Klein rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
47.09
Lomano Boertien advances with the ball. Lomano Boertien shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.01
Lomano Boertien runs straight at the opposition's defence. Lomano Boertien plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Marcelo Rodrigues and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lomano Boertien comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Fabricio Castroman easily gets down and covers it.
53.30
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
57.13
Kelvin Froggatt passes the ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Fabricio Castroman.
60.42
Southampton have made a substitution with Kelvin Vassell replacing Tobias Geis .
65.21
Alfons Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Amine Benyettou. Kader Roche barges into Amine Benyettou. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
65.21
The referee points to the spot..
66.03
Nigel Nicholls takes a short run up. The ball flies into the bottom right corner - goal!!
71.25
Kelvin Froggatt flicks a high ball forward to Wataru Nakamura who takes it down. Wataru Nakamura lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.19
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Ralph Bailey replacing Nigel Nicholls and Pedro Faria replacing Elena Blanco .
84.05
Jeffrey Klein makes a probing pass to Pedro Faria. Pedro Faria whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Bailey. Ralph Bailey flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
87.20
Jeffrey Klein barges into Lomano Boertien. The referee calls over Jeffrey Klein and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Boertien gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Kelvin Froggatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Haruto Sugiyama provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Southampton
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
31.2%
41.6%
27.3%

Scorers
Haruto Sugiyama 71, 90
Jeffrey Klein 44
Nigel Nicholls 66 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haruto Sugiyama of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Pedro De Souza (GK)
7
2.Kader Roche (DEF)
6
3.Rabiu Babayaro (DEF)
6
4.Richard Summerbell (DEF)
6
5.Martim Maldonado (DEF)
6
6.Lomano Boertien (MID)
7
7.Kelvin Froggatt (MID)
7
8.David Allman (MID)
6
9.Jose Marcelo Rodrigues (ATT)
6
10.Wataru Nakamura (ATT)
7
11.Haruto Sugiyama (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Alberto Nascimento (ATT)
0
13.Hugo Lopes (ATT)
0
14.Aaron Wau (ATT)
0

1.Fabricio Castroman (GK)
7
2.Frank Hurst (DEF)
6
3.Danny Boertien (DEF)
5
4.Daniel Bastin (DEF)
6
5.Tobias Geis (MID)
6
6.Trevor Kerr (MID)
6
7.Jeffrey Klein (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Alfons Van Basten (MID)
6
9.Amine Benyettou (ATT)
6
10.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Elena Blanco (ATT)
6
 
12.Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
6
13.Ralph Bailey (MID)
6
14.Pedro Faria (DEF)
6