Match Report
| Manchester United | Manchester United |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| John Souness | J. Souness |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Jamie Clarke | J. Clarke | |||||||||
| Max Power | M. Power | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Jakob Gelb | J. Gelb | |||||||||
| Frank Butt | F. Butt | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Ivan Newton | I. Newton | |||||||||
| Dion Fowler | D. Fowler | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Dean Ince | D. Ince | |||||||||
| Jerome Garny | J. Garny |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Gaspar Fernandes | G. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Gilles Mcleod | G. Mcleod | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Clive Matthews | C. Matthews | |||||||||
| Jacob Boertien | J. Boertien | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Paul Williamson | P. Williamson | |||||||||
| Alan Nicholls | A. Nicholls | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Simon Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Kemal Murphy | K. Murphy | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Ross Priestley | R. Priestley | |||||||||
| Norman Gower | N. Gower | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Nigel Maddison | N. Maddison | |||||||||
| Graeme Konchesky | G. Konchesky | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Darius Bailey | D. Bailey | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 17,204 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester United and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester United and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester United get the match underway!
2.48
0-0Jacob Boertien decides to run forward with the ball. Jacob Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Konchesky but he's offside!
3.07
0-0Simon Joachim passes the ball forward to Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but John Souness is on top of it.
4.26
Clive Matthews flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. John Souness easily smothers it.
6.45
0-0Paul Williamson makes a probing pass to Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Power.
8.42
0-0Paul Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison plays a perfect one-two with Ross Priestley and rushes in on goal... Nigel Maddison rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.25
0-0Jakob Gelb catches Kemal Murphy on the ankles. Jakob Gelb is given a warning by the referee! Kemal Murphy carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.13
Ivan Newton makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Butt.
12.11
Gaspar Fernandes makes a simple pass to Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.54
0-0Gaspar Fernandes clumsily knocks into Jacob Boertien. Gaspar Fernandes is warned by the referee! Jacob Boertien stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.53
Gaspar Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey makes a probing pass to Nigel Maddison but he's offside!
18.39
Simon Joachim clumsily knocks into Gilles Mcleod. Simon Joachim is given a warning by the referee! Gilles Mcleod hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.23
Dean Ince passes the ball forward to Clive Matthews. Clive Matthews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Butt.
26.23
0-0Northampton Town are easily keeping Manchester United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
27.15
Jacob Boertien makes a probing pass to Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.34
Dion Fowler makes a simple pass to Jerome Garny. Jerome Garny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.37
1-0Dion Fowler takes it forward alone. Dion Fowler makes a probing pass to Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy plays a perfect one-two with Norman Gower and rushes in on goal... Kemal Murphy shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.06
Max Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Boertien. Jacob Boertien makes a probing pass to Norman Gower. Norman Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
48.45
Simon Joachim advances with the ball. Simon Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Priestley but the linesman indicates offside!
49.14
Clive Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.38
Jacob Boertien hacks Clive Matthews from behind! Jacob Boertien is warned by the referee! Clive Matthews runs off the knock.
53.54
Jakob Gelb knocks the ball forward to Paul Williamson. Paul Williamson passes the ball forward to Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.53
Gilles Mcleod makes a simple pass to Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Konchesky and rushes in on goal... Kemal Murphy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.20
Dion Fowler kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Boertien. Jacob Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Konchesky. Graeme Konchesky knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Ince.
57.04
Dean Ince makes a beautiful solo run. Dean Ince passes the ball forward to Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Souness who gathers it comfortably.
59.41
Clive Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
60.35
Paul Williamson makes a simple pass to Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley shoots from long range but John Souness is on top of it.
61.22
Dion Fowler advances with the ball. Dion Fowler threads the ball through to Graeme Konchesky. Graeme Konchesky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.10
Jakob Gelb makes a probing pass to Clive Matthews. Clive Matthews makes a simple pass to Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley knocks the ball forward to Darius Bailey but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.21
Jacob Boertien barges into Paul Williamson. The referee calls over Jacob Boertien again and warns him to calm down! Paul Williamson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.52
Ivan Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Williamson. Paul Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Bailey. Darius Bailey plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Maddison and rushes in on goal... Darius Bailey takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.17
Frank Butt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Nicholls. Alan Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Konchesky. Graeme Konchesky whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Murphy. Kemal Murphy connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kemal Murphy scores for Manchester United!!
75.07
2-0Frank Butt clumsily knocks into Darius Bailey. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darius Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.25
Simon Joachim makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Joachim finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.41
2-0Max Power hacks Darius Bailey from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Darius Bailey stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.40
Manchester United are easily keeping Northampton Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.27
Ivan Newton catches Jacob Boertien on the ankles. Ivan Newton is shown the yellow card! Jacob Boertien runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Kemal Murphy 33, 72 |