Match Report
| Manchester United | Manchester United |  |  | Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Neville | A. Neville |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Arturo Lorenzo | A. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Jose E. Mareggini | J. Mareggini |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 | | Fernando Marquitos | F. Marquitos | |||||||||
| Richard Bowyer | R. Bowyer | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Pedro Sanchez | P. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Paolo Jackson | P. Jackson | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Eduardo Vila | E. Vila | |||||||||
| Luigi Van Dessel | L. Van Dessel |  | 85 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Jose Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Ian Keane | I. Keane | | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Jos Pfennings | J. Pfennings | |||||||||
| Mick Hulme | M. Hulme | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Hayato Sugiyama | H. Sugiyama | |||||||||
| Simon Grondin | S. Grondin | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Gary Sullivan | G. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Kieron Stamp | K. Stamp | | 83 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Rafael Soto | R. Soto | |||||||||
| Alberto Barbosa | A. Barbosa |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Ezequiel Cisneros | E. Cisneros | |||||||||
| Sol Davis | S. Davis | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Sandro Miccoli | S. Miccoli | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play Villarreal CF in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 18,095 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester United and Villarreal CF are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester United and Villarreal CF are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF get the match underway!
2.18
0-0Gary Sullivan sees a break and surges forward. Gary Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Soto but the referee indicates it's offside!
3.49
0-0Fernando Marquitos chips the ball to his team mate, Hayato Sugiyama. Hayato Sugiyama advances with the ball. Hayato Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball towards Sandro Miccoli. Sandro Miccoli is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.28
0-0Paolo Jackson makes a probing pass to Mick Hulme. Mick Hulme knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Davis. Sol Davis lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.05
Pedro Sanchez takes it forward alone. Pedro Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Cisneros. Ezequiel Cisneros threads the ball through to Sandro Miccoli but he's offside!
9.29
Hayato Sugiyama kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Soto. Rafael Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Cisneros but the linesman indicates offside!
12.30
0-0Kieron Stamp hacks Pedro Sanchez from behind! The referee calls over Kieron Stamp and warns him to calm down! Pedro Sanchez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.46
0-0Simon Grondin comes in with a late challenge on Jose Ruiz. Simon Grondin is warned by the referee! Jose Ruiz runs off the knock.
20.02
Mick Hulme knocks the ball forward to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
24.36
0-0Mick Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Marquitos.
26.02
Jos Pfennings sees a break and surges forward. Jos Pfennings shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.48
0-1Pedro Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Ruiz. Jose Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Sandro Miccoli. Sandro Miccoli plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Soto and rushes in on goal... Sandro Miccoli shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.28
Mick Hulme flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
40.27
42.17
Paolo Jackson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Hulme. Mick Hulme passes the ball forward to Sol Davis. Sol Davis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Vila.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
47.41
0-1Jose Ruiz comes in with a late challenge on Simon Grondin. Jose Ruiz is shown the yellow card! Simon Grondin stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.35
Mick Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Arturo Lorenzo manages to keep it out.
49.21
Ezequiel Cisneros barges into Paolo Jackson. The referee calls over Ezequiel Cisneros and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Jackson stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.44
Eduardo Vila threads the ball through to Jose Ruiz. Jose Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Sandro Miccoli. Sandro Miccoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Neville who gathers it comfortably.
59.49
Jos Pfennings chips the ball to his team mate, Sandro Miccoli. Sandro Miccoli whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Soto. Rafael Soto flicks the ball with his head but Adam Neville is on top of it.
60.56
63.49
Luigi Van Dessel flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Arturo Lorenzo easily smothers it!
65.55
Pedro Sanchez chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Ruiz. Jose Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Ezequiel Cisneros. Ezequiel Cisneros plays a perfect one-two with Sandro Miccoli and rushes in on goal... Ezequiel Cisneros makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Adam Neville is on top of it.
67.06
Luigi Van Dessel makes a probing pass to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.57
Richard Bowyer advances with the ball. Richard Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.25
Ian Keane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.54
Pedro Sanchez makes a simple pass to Hayato Sugiyama. Hayato Sugiyama kicks a strong pass forward to Sandro Miccoli. Sandro Miccoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Neville who gathers it comfortably.
79.17
Jos Pfennings makes a probing pass to Rafael Soto. Rafael Soto goes all the way! Rafael Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Adam Neville.
81.09
Simon Grondin hacks Jos Pfennings from behind! Simon Grondin is warned by the referee again! Jos Pfennings carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.39
Mick Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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