Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Cardiff CityCardiff City
Stuart LongworthStuart Longworth Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Alex SoudaniA. Soudani80
G
captain1
G
72Andrei SavuA. Savu
Francesco G. CirilloF. Cirillo86
D
2
D
73Darius OakesD. Oakes
Paul WhiteP. White85
D
3
D
75Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Alistair FinneyA. Finney79
D
4
D
74Regillio Van Der LuerR. Van Der Luer
Eduardo AlvarezE. Alvarez85
D
5
M
76Leon BrambleL. Bramble
Alexander IosifidisA. Iosifidis78
M
6
M
73Kader AllouacheK. Allouache
Des LockleyD. Lockley87
M
7captain
M
75Yuriy YaremchukY. Yaremchuk
Roberto MerinoR. Merino88
M
8
M
75Claudio MarquitosC. Marquitos
Juan RuizJ. Ruiz84
A
9
A
84Tyler FucitoT. Fucito
Andy HitchcockA. Hitchcock87
A
10
A
81Robert WolfR. Wolf
Frank GrimandiF. Grimandi78
A
11
A
77Bernard IpouaB. Ipoua
 
Peter PowerP. Power78
M
12
D
61Morris GodberM. Godber
Julian WinterburnJ. Winterburn75
A
13
M
71Ricardo Del SolR. Del Sol
Henry WatsonH. Watson77
A
14
A
73Jason ElenioJ. Elenio

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 18,130 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Naylor.


0.00
Cardiff City kick off and get the first half underway!
14.56
Francesco G. Cirillo sees a break and surges forward. Francesco G. Cirillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Lockley. Des Lockley makes a great pass forward. Roberto Merino runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
18.55
Robert Wolf flicks a high pass forward. Tyler Fucito holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tyler Fucito passes the ball forward but Bernard Ipoua is offside!
33.20
Francesco G. Cirillo makes a probing pass to Roberto Merino. Roberto Merino flicks a high pass forward. Frank Grimandi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frank Grimandi whips in a cross ball towards Des Lockley. Des Lockley knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Andrei Savu reads it well. Nice save!
36.41
Francesco G. Cirillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Iosifidis. Alexander Iosifidis flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Merino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Merino knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Ruiz. With a superhuman jump, Juan Ruiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Andrei Savu is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.42
Des Lockley clumsily knocks into Ian Milburn. Des Lockley is given a warning by the referee! Ian Milburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.10
Regillio Van Der Luer plays the ball forward to Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos passes the ball forward to Kader Allouache. Kader Allouache plays a one-two with Tyler Fucito and rushes in on goal... Kader Allouache rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Alex Soudani manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cardiff City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
49.24
Eduardo Alvarez clumsily knocks into Tyler Fucito. The referee brings Eduardo Alvarez to one side and gives him a warning! Tyler Fucito gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.24
Free kick to Cardiff City just outside the area...
50.44
Bernard Ipoua steps up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
51.01
Regillio Van Der Luer threads a neat ball through to Kader Allouache. Kader Allouache makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf lofts in a cross ball towards Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reactions from Eduardo Alvarez blocks the shot!
57.25
Darius Oakes comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Merino. Darius Oakes is warned by the referee! Roberto Merino stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.55
Manchester United have made a substitution with Julian Winterburn replacing Juan Ruiz .Cardiff City have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Del Sol replacing Claudio Marquitos and Jason Elenio replacing Bernard Ipoua .
71.18
Kader Allouache makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tyler Fucito but the linesman indicates offside!
73.31
Yuriy Yaremchuk sees space and advances. Yuriy Yaremchuk skips past Alistair Finney! Yuriy Yaremchuk side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Alex Soudani is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.15
Cardiff City have made a substitution with Morris Godber replacing Regillio Van Der Luer .
84.47
Roberto Merino flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Winterburn. Julian Winterburn plays a quick one-two with Frank Grimandi and rushes in on goal... Julian Winterburn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Andrei Savu gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
85.52
Alexander Iosifidis runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alexander Iosifidis plays a quick one-two with Des Lockley and rushes in on goal... Alexander Iosifidis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
87.27
Paul White threads a neat ball through to Julian Winterburn. Julian Winterburn threads the ball through into the box. Andy Hitchcock tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Cardiff City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
28.6%
47.6%
23.8%

Scorers
Juan Ruiz 36
Andy Hitchcock 87
Yuriy Yaremchuk 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yuriy Yaremchuk of Cardiff City

Match Ratings
1.Alex Soudani (GK)
6
2.Francesco G. Cirillo (DEF)
7
3.Paul White (DEF)
6
4.Alistair Finney (DEF)
6
5.Eduardo Alvarez (DEF)
6
6.Alexander Iosifidis (MID)
7
7.Des Lockley (MID)
6
8.Roberto Merino (MID)
7
9.Juan Ruiz (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Andy Hitchcock (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Frank Grimandi (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Power (MID)
0
13.Julian Winterburn (ATT)
7
14.Henry Watson (ATT)
0

1.Andrei Savu (GK)
7
2.Darius Oakes (DEF)
6
3.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
4.Regillio Van Der Luer (DEF)
7
5.Leon Bramble (MID)
6
6.Kader Allouache (MID)
7
7.Yuriy Yaremchuk (MID)goal scored
9
8.Claudio Marquitos (MID)
6
9.Tyler Fucito (ATT)
6
10.Robert Wolf (ATT)
6
11.Bernard Ipoua (ATT)
6
 
12.Morris Godber (DEF)
6
13.Ricardo Del Sol (MID)
6
14.Jason Elenio (ATT)
6