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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play Nottingham Forest in this friendly game. A crowd of 13,186 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Manchester United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.51
0-0Hilmar Finnbogason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Robinson. Frank Robinson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.34
0-0Giorgios Panagiotopoulos threads the ball through to Tiago Castro. Tiago Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Hurst. Carl Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Robinson. Frank Robinson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.23
Hilmar Finnbogason knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Hurst. Carl Hurst shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.03
0-0Ronnie Vrede passes the ball forward to Frank Robinson. Frank Robinson shoots from 25 yards. Gary Mason easily smothers it.
18.47
0-0Jacob Mortensen barges into Salvatore Galli. Jacob Mortensen is given a warning by the referee! Salvatore Galli runs off the knock.
21.27
Giorgios Panagiotopoulos threads the ball through to Salvatore Galli. Salvatore Galli sees space and advances. Salvatore Galli shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Gary Mason.
32.25
Carl Hurst clumsily knocks into Martin Guppy. The referee calls over Carl Hurst and warns him to calm down! Martin Guppy stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.45
Tiago Castro advances with the ball. Tiago Castro goes all the way! Tiago Castro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.43
0-0Paul Coppinger decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Coppinger knocks the ball forward to Tony Walsh but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.42
0-0Ronnie Vrede barges into Darren Power. The referee calls over Ronnie Vrede and warns him to calm down! Darren Power gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
49.36
0-1Paul Coppinger brings the ball forward. Paul Coppinger goes all the way! Paul Coppinger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Coppinger!
53.39
Darren Power knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Roberts. Eddie Roberts plays a perfect one-two with Tony Walsh and rushes in on goal... Eddie Roberts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.28
Martin Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Power. Darren Power threads the ball through to Eddie Roberts. Eddie Roberts goes all the way! Eddie Roberts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.15
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.56
Tiago Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Giorgios Dimopoulos. Giorgios Dimopoulos shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Gary Mason manages to gather it comfortably.
69.04
Paul Coppinger threads the ball through to Tony Walsh. Tony Walsh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Peckham.
71.08
Giorgios Panagiotopoulos knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Vrede. Ronnie Vrede decides to run forward with the ball. Ronnie Vrede shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.03
Darren Power threads the ball through to Tony Walsh. Tony Walsh plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Roberts and rushes in on goal... Tony Walsh shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.01
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
75.26
Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester United's defence.
79.25
Phil Andrews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Walsh. Tony Walsh goes all the way! Tony Walsh shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.42
Phil Andrews advances with the ball. Phil Andrews goes all the way! Phil Andrews cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Vitaliy Udovenko.
84.17
Phil Andrews passes the ball forward to Tony Walsh. Tony Walsh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Peckham.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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