Match Report
| Manchester United | Manchester United |  |  | Bristol City | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Erik steen Svendsen | Erik steen Svendsen | manager | Mark Hutchings | Mark Hutchings | |||||||||||||||||
| Jurek Radomski | J. Radomski |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Ernesto Ramos | E. Ramos | |||||||||
| Hermann Gudmundsson | H. Gudmundsson |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Demetrios Mikropoulos | D. Mikropoulos | |||||||||
| Jesper Nygaard | J. Nygaard |  | 84 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Horacio Sánchez | H. Sánchez | |||||||||
| Kohaku Nakamura | K. Nakamura |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Adriano Zitolo | A. Zitolo | |||||||||
| Thomas Mensah | T. Mensah |  | 78 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 |  | Thierry Yeboah | T. Yeboah | |||||||||
| Nelson Sterjovski | N. Sterjovski |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Vinicio E. Mazzoleni | V. Mazzoleni | |||||||||
| Mark Gargo | M. Gargo |  | 80 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Junji Nakamura | J. Nakamura | |||||||||
| Victor Saez | V. Saez | | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 |  | Yuri Netto | Y. Netto | |||||||||
| Younès Messaoudi | Y. Messaoudi |  | 88 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Gunnar Soltvedt | G. Soltvedt | |||||||||
| Malte Bartsch | M. Bartsch |  | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 |  | Davor Russo | D. Russo | |||||||||
| Henry Anderton | H. Anderton |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Jean-Michel Giublesi | J. Giublesi | |||||||||
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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 Bristol City. A crowd of 19,564 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol City kick off the first half!
2.48
0-0Bristol City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester United's defence.
3.36
0-0Demetrios Mikropoulos hacks Victor Saez from behind! Demetrios Mikropoulos is given a warning by the referee! Victor Saez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.32
0-0Jesper Nygaard makes a simple pass to Mark Gargo. Mark Gargo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Younès Messaoudi. Younès Messaoudi shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.33
0-0Nelson Sterjovski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
9.11
0-0Nelson Sterjovski flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton goes all the way! Henry Anderton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ernesto Ramos manages to gather it comfortably.
14.55
0-1Yuri Netto passes the ball forward to Davor Russo. Davor Russo whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Giublesi. Jean-Michel Giublesi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.45
0-1Junji Nakamura clumsily knocks into Mark Gargo. The referee calls over Junji Nakamura and shows him a yellow card! Mark Gargo runs off the knock.
20.57
Thierry Yeboah passes the ball forward to Jean-Michel Giublesi. Jean-Michel Giublesi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hermann Gudmundsson.
21.35
Vinicio E. Mazzoleni knocks the ball forward to Jean-Michel Giublesi. Jean-Michel Giublesi knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Russo. Davor Russo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.10
0-1Jesper Nygaard surges forward with the ball. Jesper Nygaard flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton knocks the ball forward to Younès Messaoudi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.33
Demetrios Mikropoulos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Junji Nakamura. Junji Nakamura kicks a strong pass forward to Davor Russo. Davor Russo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jurek Radomski manages to keep it out.
28.40
Demetrios Mikropoulos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vinicio E. Mazzoleni. Vinicio E. Mazzoleni flicks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jesper Nygaard.
32.41
Yuri Netto flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Michel Giublesi. Jean-Michel Giublesi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.51
0-1Henry Anderton barges into Horacio Sánchez. Henry Anderton is warned by the referee! Horacio Sánchez stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.33
Horacio Sánchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Yeboah. Thierry Yeboah chips the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Radomski who gathers it comfortably.
39.55
Vinicio E. Mazzoleni takes it forward alone. Vinicio E. Mazzoleni plays a perfect one-two with Gunnar Soltvedt and rushes in on goal... Vinicio E. Mazzoleni shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Jurek Radomski easily smothers it.
42.13
Mark Gargo makes a probing pass to Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Younès Messaoudi. Younès Messaoudi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Manchester United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.56
Nelson Sterjovski kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton makes a probing pass to Younès Messaoudi but he's offside!
51.10
Yuri Netto knocks the ball to his team mate, Davor Russo. Davor Russo finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
53.38
Mark Gargo knocks the ball forward to Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.46
Vinicio E. Mazzoleni hacks Victor Saez from behind! Vinicio E. Mazzoleni is given a warning by the referee! Victor Saez stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.55
Kohaku Nakamura sees a break and surges forward. Kohaku Nakamura chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ernesto Ramos manages to gather it comfortably.
65.59
Jesper Nygaard knocks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Sterjovski. Nelson Sterjovski surges forward with the ball. Nelson Sterjovski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
67.18
Nelson Sterjovski knocks the ball forward to Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch threads the ball through to Younès Messaoudi but he's offside!
75.49
Adriano Zitolo flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Yeboah. Thierry Yeboah knocks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.16
Victor Saez makes a simple pass to Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Bartsch but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.12
Nelson Sterjovski knocks the ball forward to Malte Bartsch. Malte Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Anderton. Henry Anderton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.26
Henry Anderton catches Demetrios Mikropoulos on the ankles. Henry Anderton is given another warning by the referee! Demetrios Mikropoulos stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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