Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,072 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
2.57
Carlos Butragueno barges into Sol Davis. Carlos Butragueno is shown the yellow card! Sol Davis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.00
Mick Hulme clumsily knocks into Sanchez Aldair. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sanchez Aldair hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.54
Mick Hulme passes the ball forward to Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Kieron Stamp but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.24
Jody Carragher threads the ball through to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Davis. Sol Davis flicks the ball with his head. Paolo Gascoigne easily smothers it.
21.07
Luigi Van Dessel kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Paolo Gascoigne!
26.54
Daniel Müller makes a probing pass to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.11
Luigi Van Dessel advances with the ball. Luigi Van Dessel shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
38.04
Rafael Bakboord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Müller. Daniel Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Mcleod. Robert Mcleod knocks in a cross ball towards Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
39.16
Jose E. Mareggini barges into Kasper Hyldgaard. The referee calls over Jose E. Mareggini and warns him to calm down! Kasper Hyldgaard runs off the knock.
40.47
Miguel Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Müller. Daniel Müller flicks the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Hughes.
44.15
Sanchez Aldair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Clegg. Luke Clegg lofts in a cross ball towards Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kasper Hyldgaard!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
49.14
Jody Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.33
Daniel Müller knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Mcleod. Robert Mcleod whips in a cross ball towards Luke Clegg. Luke Clegg flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
59.17
Francesco De Palma passes the ball forward to Robert Mcleod. Robert Mcleod knocks in a cross ball towards Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
61.34
Daniel Müller flicks the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.23
Mick Hulme threads the ball through to Sol Davis. Sol Davis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
65.35
Matthew Hughes threads the ball through to Mick Hulme. Mick Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Davis. Sol Davis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Butragueno.
67.57
Simon Grondin knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.23
Jody Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.23
Daniel Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard whips in a cross ball towards Luke Clegg. Luke Clegg flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.54
Sanchez Aldair knocks the ball forward to Robert Mcleod. Robert Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Clegg. Luke Clegg shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.34
Jose E. Mareggini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Hulme. Mick Hulme makes a probing pass to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Davis. Sol Davis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Francesco De Palma flicks the ball to his team mate, Luke Clegg. Luke Clegg tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Kasper Hyldgaard of Chelsea

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 48.6842105263158 vs 51.3157894736842
Play Area
Home team third: 26.32%, Midfield: 46.05%, Away team third: 27.63%