Match Report


Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Steven PedlowSteven Pedlow Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Yves-A. DufresnesY. Dufresnes78
G
1
G
68Johnny Van AsJ. Van As
David McgrealD. Mcgreal69
D
2
D
71Giuliano ColaconeG. Colacone
Meziane BencherifM. Bencherif80
D
3captain
D
70Colin CoppingerC. Coppinger
Jaime SullivanJ. Sullivan78
D
4
D
67Steffen KneisslS. Kneissl
P. Gilberto FanesiP. Fanesi82
M
5
D
66Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Ruel GrayR. Gray62
M
captain6
M
78Markus SeifertM. Seifert
Dave GreavesD. Greaves79
M
7
M
71Hugo MendesH. Mendes
Neil LloydN. Lloyd63
M
8
M
68Carlos GuerreroC. Guerrero
Eugenio JimenezE. Jimenez80
A
9
M
75Sol MatthewsS. Matthews
Joaquín PachecoJ. Pacheco82
A
10
A
65Artur VarelaA. Varela
Jermaine BrescianoJ. Bresciano80
A
11
A
52Oswaldo PierreO. Pierre
 
Gustavo SantosG. Santos78
D
12
G
44David CookeD. Cooke
Bakary BahB. Bah81
M
13
D
72Simon KahnS. Kahn
Garry SounessG. Souness72
A
14
A
70Armin FrommA. Fromm

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 19,454 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Plymouth Argyle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Harley.


0.00
Manchester United start the match!
8.57
Ruel Gray sees Joaquín Pacheco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joaquín Pacheco plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Jimenez and advances towards the goal... Joaquín Pacheco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
18.18
Jaime Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Gray. Ruel Gray passes the ball forward to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Johnny Van As!
22.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Carlos Guerrero plays the ball forward to Artur Varela. Artur Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yves-A. Dufresnes who gathers it comfortably.
28.06
Dave Greaves kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Coppinger.
30.25
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.57
Dave Greaves hits a low pass to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano makes a probing pass to Eugenio Jimenez but he's offside!
34.18
Carlos Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oswaldo Pierre. Oswaldo Pierre shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
39.24
Dave Greaves chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez makes a probing pass to Joaquín Pacheco but he's offside!
40.20
P. Gilberto Fanesi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. P. Gilberto Fanesi lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Johnny Van As is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.48
Hugo Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Pierre controls it well on his chest. Oswaldo Pierre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Sullivan.
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 Manchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Plymouth Argyle kicking off!
47.58
Neil Lloyd plays the ball forward to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
53.04
P. Gilberto Fanesi flicks a high ball forward to Joaquín Pacheco who takes it down. Joaquín Pacheco knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.00
Colin Coppinger hacks Jermaine Bresciano from behind! The referee brings Colin Coppinger to one side and gives him a warning! Jermaine Bresciano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.33
Meziane Bencherif makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Fanesi. P. Gilberto Fanesi knocks the ball to his team mate, Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Jimenez. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Jimenez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Johnny Van As. What a great pair of hands!
67.57
Hugo Mendes catches Dave Greaves on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Greaves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.49
David Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Dave Greaves. Dave Greaves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johnny Van As who gathers it comfortably.
73.50
Sol Matthews sees Oswaldo Pierre in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oswaldo Pierre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Mcgreal.
78.14
Jaime Sullivan hits a low pass to Ruel Gray. Ruel Gray flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Bresciano who takes it down. Jermaine Bresciano knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.08
Meziane Bencherif flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Gray. Ruel Gray makes a simple pass to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Kneissl.
84.06
Meziane Bencherif flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Gray collects the pass. Ruel Gray sees Joaquín Pacheco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joaquín Pacheco threads the ball through to Jermaine Bresciano but he's offside!
85.29
Markus Seifert kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Varela. Artur Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Pierre. Oswaldo Pierre finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Yves-A. Dufresnes gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Plymouth Argyle

Manchester United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
20.8%
45.5%
33.8%

Scorers
Eugenio Jimenez 40, 53, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Jimenez of Plymouth Argyle

Match Ratings
1.Yves-A. Dufresnes (GK)
6
2.David Mcgreal (DEF)
6
3.Meziane Bencherif (DEF)
6
4.Jaime Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.P. Gilberto Fanesi (MID)
7
6.Ruel Gray (MID)
7
7.Dave Greaves (MID)
6
8.Neil Lloyd (MID)
6
9.Eugenio Jimenez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Joaquín Pacheco (ATT)
7
11.Jermaine Bresciano (ATT)
6
 
12.Gustavo Santos (DEF)
0
13.Bakary Bah (MID)
0
14.Garry Souness (ATT)
0

1.Johnny Van As (GK)
6
2.Giuliano Colacone (DEF)
6
3.Colin Coppinger (DEF)
6
4.Steffen Kneissl (DEF)
6
5.Scott Campbell (DEF)
6
6.Markus Seifert (MID)
6
7.Hugo Mendes (MID)yellow card
5
8.Carlos Guerrero (MID)
6
9.Sol Matthews (MID)
6
10.Artur Varela (ATT)
6
11.Oswaldo Pierre (ATT)
6
 
12.David Cooke (GK)
0
13.Simon Kahn (DEF)
0
14.Armin Fromm (ATT)
0