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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 20,673 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester United and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Aston Villa start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.41
Lucien Mbamba makes a simple pass to Mohammed Omolade. Mohammed Omolade tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.41
Leonid Sobchenko chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Farid Bourakba. Farid Bourakba connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Hermanni Forssell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.33
Jeison Ortega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Hermanni Forssell had no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
18.53
Mohammed Okocha catches Marc Geis on the ankles. The referee calls over Mohammed Okocha and warns him to calm down! Marc Geis gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.53
Manchester United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aston Villa's defence.
24.37
Leandro Kehrli chips the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.30
Carlos Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Martin Farnerud is on top of it.
38.43
Kemal Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Jeison Ortega. Jeison Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun West. Oluwashegun West knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.22
Spencer Gordon passes the ball forward to Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno makes a simple pass to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.06
Diogo Olvera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hermanni Maltz. Hermanni Maltz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo goes all the way! Sebastiao Semedo rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Carlos Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Omolade. Mohammed Omolade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Manchester United start the second half!
53.09
Carlos Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Farnerud who gathers it comfortably.
54.10
Leandro Kehrli chips the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle threads the ball through to Mohammed Okocha. Mohammed Okocha takes a shot at goal. Martin Farnerud is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.53
Oluwashegun West hacks Andy Drake from behind! The referee calls over Oluwashegun West and warns him to calm down! Andy Drake stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.37
Leonid Sobchenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun West. Oluwashegun West sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Hermanni Forssell is on top of it.
66.11
Lucien Mbamba knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Okocha. Mohammed Okocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Omolade but the linesman indicates offside!
72.31
Pablo Vera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno makes a probing pass to Mohammed Omolade. Mohammed Omolade goes all the way! Mohammed Omolade makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Martin Farnerud has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.24
Marc Geis knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeison Ortega. Jeison Ortega sees a break and surges forward. Jeison Ortega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.55
Leonid Sobchenko makes a simple pass to Farid Bourakba. Farid Bourakba tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
83.36
Carlos Moreno threads the ball through to Mohammed Okocha. Mohammed Okocha knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Farnerud who gathers it comfortably.
85.59
Hermanni Maltz makes a simple pass to Farid Bourakba. Farid Bourakba goes all the way! Farid Bourakba takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Semedo of Manchester United

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 49.1803278688525 vs 50.8196721311475
Play Area
Home team third: 32.79%, Midfield: 40.98%, Away team third: 26.23%