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Match Report

Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 19,716 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Plymouth Argyle and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle get the match underway!
10.32
Martin Basler makes a simple pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Pedro De Souza manages to gather it effortlessly.
14.27
Leonardo Verges comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Nascimento. Leonardo Verges is shown the yellow card! Alberto Nascimento gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.15
Robin Houttuin chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Taylor. Oleg Taylor changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oleg Taylor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
18.44
Rabiu Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Allman. David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama controls it well on his chest. Haruto Sugiyama sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Anatoliy Kopolovets is on top of it.
21.03
Lomano Boertien threads a neat ball through to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Verges.
22.18
Lomano Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Anatoliy Kopolovets. What a great pair of hands!
24.12
David Allman makes a probing pass to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama lofts in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.49
Leonardo Verges flicks a high pass forward. Martin Basler collects the pass. Martin Basler darts forward. Martin Basler whips in a cross ball towards Seb Duchemin. Seb Duchemin makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
32.38
Franco Pino darts forward. Franco Pino chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Nascimento. Alberto Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura whips the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.22
Oleg Taylor threads a neat ball through to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel rushes past Rabiu Babayaro! Rainer Vogel rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.48
Lomano Boertien flicks the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama but the linesman indicates offside!
42.51
David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Nascimento collects the pass. Alberto Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Anatoliy Kopolovets manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Plymouth Argyle appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Plymouth Argyle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
49.31
Seb Duchemin comes in with a late challenge on Franco Pino. Seb Duchemin is shown the yellow card! Franco Pino stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.01
Martin Basler makes a simple pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.53
Rabiu Babayaro passes the ball forward to Augusto Chalier. Augusto Chalier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.28
Martim Maldonado chips the ball to his team mate, David Allman. David Allman flicks a high ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama who takes it down. Haruto Sugiyama plays a one-two with Alberto Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Haruto Sugiyama side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Anatoliy Kopolovets gets down and covers it.
66.52
Leonardo Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini threads a neat ball through to Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Vogel but the linesman indicates offside!
67.31
Martim Maldonado flicks a high pass forward. David Allman collects the pass. David Allman sees Haruto Sugiyama in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Haruto Sugiyama puts a great ball through. Wataru Nakamura runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
69.45
Franco Pino clumsily knocks into Carlos Achard. The referee brings Franco Pino to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Achard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.48
Franco Pino flicks a high pass forward. David Allman controls it well on his chest. David Allman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.04
Julian Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seb Duchemin. Seb Duchemin flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.20
Plymouth Argyle have made 3 substitutions with Manuel Nascimento replacing Carlos Achard, Stuart Guppy replacing Ottavio Mareggini and Gavin Bishop replacing Seb Duchemin .
81.49
Lomano Boertien passes the ball forward to Alberto Nascimento. Alberto Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.07
Julian Neuhaus makes a probing pass to Manuel Nascimento. Manuel Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.55
Lomano Boertien threads a neat ball through to Alberto Nascimento. Alberto Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Leonardo Verges clears it off the line with his head!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.0526315789474 vs 53.9473684210526
Play Area
Home team third: 31.58%, Midfield: 40.79%, Away team third: 27.63%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wataru Nakamura of Manchester United

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Mark Johnson (DEF)
6
6
6
6. Martin Basler (MID)
7
6
8. Oleg Taylor (MID)
6
9. Rainer Vogel (ATT)
6
10. Carlos Achard (ATT)
6
11. Seb Duchemin (ATT)
5

13. Stuart Guppy (DEF)
6
14. Gavin Bishop (DEF)
6

3. Franco Pino (DEF)
6
6
5. Gareth Potts (MID)
6
6. David Allman (MID)
7
7
6
9
11. Haruto Sugiyama (ATT)
8

13. Leon Wiltord (MID)
0
14. Hugo Lopes (ATT)
0