Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith Ben Couch Ben Couch
Johnny Van AsJ. Van As70
G
1
G
77Dennis TudorD. Tudor
Giuliano ColaconeG. Colacone71
D
2
D
70Gianmatteo Da RoldG. Da Rold
Colin CoppingerC. Coppinger71
D
captain3
D
73Younes KossingouY. Kossingou
Eddy SimoneE. Simone69
D
4
D
84Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah
Markus SeifertM. Seifert78
M
5
D
74Bill GuppyB. Guppy
Carlos GuerreroC. Guerrero68
M
6
M
83Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer
Hugo MendesH. Mendes72
M
7captain
M
77Nabil KechioucheN. Kechiouche
Sol MatthewsS. Matthews76
M
8
M
77Ross BanksR. Banks
Armin FrommA. Fromm71
A
9
A
77Shota GroenendijkS. Groenendijk
Bruno GilB. Gil71
A
10
A
77Taavi ArctopolitanusT. Arctopolitanus
Artur VarelaA. Varela66
A
11
A
77Bryan StamB. Stam
 
David CookeD. Cooke44
G
12
D
67Orlando van den HeuvelO. van den Heuvel
Simon KahnS. Kahn72
D
13
M
69Brian WalkerB. Walker
Thomas DoomernikT. Doomernik64
A
14
A
74Gary RaeG. Rae

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 18,798 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Gallacher.


0.00
Manchester United kick off and get the match underway!
3.24
Colin Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Guerrero. Carlos Guerrero flicks a high pass forward. Artur Varela controls it well on his chest. Artur Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
8.03
Markus Seifert makes a probing pass to Artur Varela. Artur Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.27
Giuliano Colacone flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Mendes surges forward with the ball. Hugo Mendes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianmatteo Da Rold.
15.55
Nabil Kechiouche makes a simple pass to Bryan Stam. Bryan Stam sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.10
Colin Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Mendes controls it well on his chest. Hugo Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Varela. Artur Varela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.53
Showing composure, Eugenio Ferrer plays the ball forward to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
30.31
Hugo Mendes threads the ball through to Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Varela. Artur Varela beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.44
Hakan Abdullah flicks a high pass forward to Ross Banks who brings the ball under control. Ross Banks makes a beautiful solo run. Ross Banks shoots from 25 yards but Johnny Van As is on top of it.
40.16
Eddy Simone makes a strong solo run forward. Eddy Simone plays the ball forward to Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm runs straight at the defence! Armin Fromm comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
44.30
Hakan Abdullah runs up as Bill Guppy takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Hakan Abdullah passes the ball forward to Nabil Kechiouche. Nabil Kechiouche threads a neat ball through to Bryan Stam. Bryan Stam shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
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. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
54.52
Giuliano Colacone flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Mendes collects the pass. Hugo Mendes threads a neat ball through to Bruno Gil. Bruno Gil knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Bill Guppy is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
56.22
Sol Matthews takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Hakan Abdullah chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
57.33
Carlos Guerrero flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
63.55
Colin Coppinger flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Guerrero who brings the ball under control. Carlos Guerrero passes the ball forward to Armin Fromm. Armin Fromm lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Varela. Artur Varela finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Dennis Tudor.
66.36
Eddy Simone sees space and advances. Eddy Simone makes a beautiful solo run. Eddy Simone finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
75.35
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.48
Carlos Guerrero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Varela. Artur Varela flicks a high pass forward. Armin Fromm controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Armin Fromm rockets a shot on goal but Dennis Tudor reads it well. Fabulous stop!
81.52
Markus Seifert changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Markus Seifert whips in a cross ball towards Artur Varela. Artur Varela connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.47
Eugenio Ferrer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eugenio Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Bryan Stam. Bryan Stam connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.06
Nabil Kechiouche deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Stam. Bryan Stam controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
87.16
Younes Kossingou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Banks. Ross Banks flicks the ball to his team mate, Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus advances inside the box! Taavi Arctopolitanus tries a spectacular strike. Johnny Van As gets down and covers it.
89.09
Giuliano Colacone comes in with a late challenge on Shota Groenendijk. The referee calls over Giuliano Colacone and shows him a yellow card! Shota Groenendijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Middlesbrough
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
29.2%
41.7%
29.2%

Scorers
Armin Fromm 3, 8
Artur Varela 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Armin Fromm of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Johnny Van As (GK)
6
2.Giuliano Colacone (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Colin Coppinger (DEF)
6
4.Eddy Simone (DEF)
7
5.Markus Seifert (MID)
6
6.Carlos Guerrero (MID)
6
7.Hugo Mendes (MID)
6
8.Sol Matthews (MID)
6
9.Armin Fromm (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Bruno Gil (ATT)
6
11.Artur Varela (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.David Cooke (GK)
0
13.Simon Kahn (DEF)
0
14.Thomas Doomernik (ATT)
0

1.Dennis Tudor (GK)
6
2.Gianmatteo Da Rold (DEF)
6
3.Younes Kossingou (DEF)
6
4.Hakan Abdullah (DEF)
6
5.Bill Guppy (DEF)
6
6.Eugenio Ferrer (MID)
6
7.Nabil Kechiouche (MID)
6
8.Ross Banks (MID)
6
9.Shota Groenendijk (ATT)
6
10.Taavi Arctopolitanus (ATT)
6
11.Bryan Stam (ATT)
6
 
12.Orlando van den Heuvel (DEF)
0
13.Brian Walker (MID)
0
14.Gary Rae (ATT)
0