Match Report
| Manchester United | Manchester United |  |  | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Ross Green | Ross Green | |||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Bailey | R. Bailey |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Alex Montano | A. Montano | |||||||||
| Aldo Carpintero | A. Carpintero |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Carlos Montero | C. Montero | |||||||||
| Rio Smith | R. Smith |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Ivan Prosinecki | I. Prosinecki | |||||||||
| Paolo Dodd | P. Dodd | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Dragan Boban | D. Boban | |||||||||
| Noel Morris | N. Morris | | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 |  | Kofi Elshot | K. Elshot | |||||||||
| Mike Bramble | M. Bramble | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Ole Zegers | O. Zegers | |||||||||
| Luis Nunes | L. Nunes |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Khalid Kachloul | K. Kachloul | |||||||||
| Eddie Owen | E. Owen | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 |  | Serhiy Shukhovtsev | S. Shukhovtsev | |||||||||
| Niccolo Brighton | N. Brighton | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Harvey Mann | H. Mann | |||||||||
| Gaspar Antunes | G. Antunes | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Gonçalo Velasco | G. Velasco | |||||||||
| Nicholas Makin | N. Makin | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 82 |  | Alex Edusei | A. Edusei | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 16,909 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.31
0-0Kofi Elshot threads the ball through to Gonçalo Velasco. Gonçalo Velasco passes the ball forward but Alex Edusei is offside!
4.35
0-0Kofi Elshot knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Dodd.
6.10
0-0Khalid Kachloul flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei knocks in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Velasco. Gonçalo Velasco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.56
0-0Serhiy Shukhovtsev makes a beautiful solo run. Serhiy Shukhovtsev knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann heads the ball goalwards but somehow Ronnie Bailey manages to keep it out.
15.33
0-0Gonçalo Velasco clumsily knocks into Rio Smith. Gonçalo Velasco is shown the yellow card! Rio Smith runs off the knock.
24.09
Dragan Boban knocks the ball to his team mate, Kofi Elshot. Kofi Elshot passes the ball forward to Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann goes all the way! Harvey Mann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.09
Kofi Elshot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann knocks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Velasco. Gonçalo Velasco tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.45
0-0Aldo Carpintero catches Gonçalo Velasco on the ankles. The referee calls over Aldo Carpintero and warns him to calm down! Gonçalo Velasco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.20
Khalid Kachloul controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.41
0-0Rio Smith clumsily knocks into Gonçalo Velasco. Rio Smith is warned by the referee! Gonçalo Velasco stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.44
Khalid Kachloul makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ronnie Bailey.
36.12
0-1Ole Zegers makes a probing pass to Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann whips in a cross ball towards Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alex Edusei scores for Chesterfield!!
39.24
Khalid Kachloul flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.32
Dragan Boban makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Khalid Kachloul. Khalid Kachloul threads the ball through to Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei shoots from long range. Ronnie Bailey easily smothers it.
42.42
0-1Manchester United are easily keeping Chesterfield at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Chesterfield kick off!
49.34
Mike Bramble hacks Serhiy Shukhovtsev from behind! The referee calls over Mike Bramble and shows him a yellow card! Serhiy Shukhovtsev grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.09
Ole Zegers passes the ball forward to Gonçalo Velasco. Gonçalo Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie Bailey who gathers it comfortably.
61.39
Luis Nunes sees a break and surges forward. Luis Nunes goes all the way! Luis Nunes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alex Montano easily smothers it!
67.06
Ivan Prosinecki threads the ball through to Serhiy Shukhovtsev. Serhiy Shukhovtsev flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Velasco. Gonçalo Velasco whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Mann. Harvey Mann heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
75.39
Rio Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Nunes. Luis Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Antunes. Gaspar Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Brighton. Niccolo Brighton directs the ball goalwards with his head but Alex Montano is on top of it.
81.09
Mike Bramble makes a probing pass to Nicholas Makin. Nicholas Makin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.56
Paolo Dodd hits it upfield. Nicholas Makin goes all the way! Nicholas Makin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.58
Mike Bramble knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Antunes. Gaspar Antunes threads the ball through to Nicholas Makin but he's offside!
85.23
Mike Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Makin. Nicholas Makin goes all the way! Nicholas Makin tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Alex Edusei 36 |