Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Iain RicherIain Richer Dave Wright Dave Wright
Pedro De SouzaP. De Souza78
G
1
G
72Leevi GaddL. Gadd
Youl Alidor SoumahY. Soumah70
D
2
D
74Manny AdamsM. Adams
Martim MaldonadoM. Maldonado79
D
3
D
78Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro
Rabiu BabayaroR. Babayaro72
D
4
D
73Jaakko SalminenJ. Salminen
Kader RocheK. Roche71
D
5
D
77Goran BrncicG. Brncic
Kelvin FroggattK. Froggatt78
M
6captain
M
76Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
David AllmanD. Allman81
M
7
M
85Lucas Gabriel TaffarelL. Taffarel
Jose Marcelo RodriguesJ. Rodrigues75
A
8
A
71Lars DiakiteL. Diakite
Wataru NakamuraW. Nakamura76
A
captain9
A
82Saul BarronS. Barron
Hugo LopesH. Lopes75
A
10
A
73Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Alberto NascimentoA. Nascimento71
A
11
A
74Klas OsmanowskiK. Osmanowski
 
Aaron WauA. Wau72
A
12
A
73Petros SarakisP. Sarakis
Lomano BoertienL. Boertien75
M
13
M
73Terry AthertonT. Atherton
Gareth PottsG. Potts78
M
14
M
72Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Sheffield Wednesday. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Clemence.


0.00
Manchester United kick off the first half!
2.42
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Lars Diakite controls it well on his chest. Lars Diakite knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rabiu Babayaro.
4.31
David Allman passes the ball forward to Jose Marcelo Rodrigues. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
6.46
David Allman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Lopes. Hugo Lopes powers a header at goal. It's there!! Leevi Gadd has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.25
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel hacks David Allman from behind! Lucas Gabriel Taffarel is shown the yellow card! David Allman carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.31
Andre Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Lars Diakite controls it well on his chest. Lars Diakite cuts inside the box! Lars Diakite rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.40
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel threads a neat ball through to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Pedro De Souza.
16.45
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Hugo Lopes gets to the ball and clears it up field.
21.44
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel knocks the ball forward to Saul Barron. Saul Barron makes a probing pass to Klas Osmanowski but he's offside!
22.26
Goran Brncic makes a simple pass to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Saul Barron collects the pass. Saul Barron finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Pedro De Souza. What a great pair of hands!
24.34
David Allman chips the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Leevi Gadd is on top of it.
26.13
Jaakko Salminen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Barron. Saul Barron shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
27.58
With great vision, Jaakko Salminen plays the ball forward to Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel picks a pass forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Saul Barron. Saul Barron powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Saul Barron!
32.24
Sergio Almeida plays the ball forward to Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.54
Jaakko Salminen drives a long ball upfield. Saul Barron threads the ball through to Artur Carvalho but he's offside!
39.15
Kader Roche controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Allman. David Allman flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Lopes who brings the ball under control. Hugo Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Leevi Gadd manages to keep it out.
40.29
Rabiu Babayaro knocks the ball forward to David Allman. David Allman makes a beautiful solo run. David Allman lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marcelo Rodrigues. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Leevi Gadd gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
42.58
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel hacks David Allman from behind! The referee warns Lucas Gabriel Taffarel to calm down! David Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.31
David Allman makes a simple pass to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off the second half!
47.08
Manny Adams clumsily knocks into David Allman. The referee calls over Manny Adams and shows him a yellow card! David Allman runs off the knock.
48.30
Martim Maldonado brings the ball forward. Martim Maldonado takes it forward alone. Martim Maldonado shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.06
David Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Lopes. Hugo Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.47
Martim Maldonado runs forward with the ball. Martim Maldonado sees space and advances. Martim Maldonado skips past Andre Monteiro! Martim Maldonado makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.01
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Terry Atherton replacing Lars Diakite and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
61.08
Sergio Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Pedro De Souza manages to keep it out.
66.03
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward to Saul Barron who brings the ball under control. Saul Barron shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.36
Rabiu Babayaro chips the ball to his team mate, David Allman. David Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Nascimento. Alberto Nascimento knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Leevi Gadd is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.52
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel flicks a high pass forward. Artur Carvalho controls it well on his chest. Artur Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youl Alidor Soumah.
73.30
Andre Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Lucas Gabriel Taffarel. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.05
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel chips the ball to his team mate, Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
79.22
Jaakko Salminen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Almeida. Sergio Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Saul Barron. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball towards Klas Osmanowski. Klas Osmanowski flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
81.22
Lucas Gabriel Taffarel brings the ball forward. Lucas Gabriel Taffarel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro De Souza who gathers it comfortably.
84.51
Rabiu Babayaro passes the ball forward to David Allman. David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Wataru Nakamura controls it well on his chest. Wataru Nakamura shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Leevi Gadd manages to gather it comfortably.
89.45
Kader Roche passes the ball forward to David Allman. David Allman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Monteiro.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
30%
43.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Hugo Lopes 6
Martim Maldonado 53
Alberto Nascimento 67
Saul Barron 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martim Maldonado of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Pedro De Souza (GK)
7
2.Youl Alidor Soumah (DEF)
6
3.Martim Maldonado (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Rabiu Babayaro (DEF)
6
5.Kader Roche (DEF)
6
6.Kelvin Froggatt (MID)
6
7.David Allman (MID)
8
8.Jose Marcelo Rodrigues (ATT)
6
9.Wataru Nakamura (ATT)
8
10.Hugo Lopes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alberto Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Aaron Wau (ATT)
0
13.Lomano Boertien (MID)
0
14.Gareth Potts (MID)
0

1.Leevi Gadd (GK)
7
2.Manny Adams (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Andre Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Jaakko Salminen (DEF)
6
5.Goran Brncic (DEF)
6
6.Sergio Almeida (MID)
6
7.Lucas Gabriel Taffarel (MID)yellow card
7
8.Lars Diakite (ATT)
6
9.Saul Barron (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Artur Carvalho (ATT)
6
11.Klas Osmanowski (ATT)
6
 
12.Petros Sarakis (ATT)
0
13.Terry Atherton (MID)
6
14.Rodrigo Pinto (MID)
0