Match Report
| Bury | Bury |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 80 |  | Alex Soudani | A. Soudani | ||||||||
| Masa Arai | M. Arai |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Gareth Fox | G. Fox | |||||||||
| Marcos Rey | M. Rey |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 85 |  | Paul White | P. White | |||||||||
| Matias Davis | M. Davis |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 80 | | Alistair Finney | A. Finney | |||||||||
| Adolfo Lozano | A. Lozano | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 85 | | Eduardo Alvarez | E. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Drazen Cvitanovic | D. Cvitanovic |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 88 | | Roberto Merino | R. Merino | |||||||||
| Guido Apa | G. Apa |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 87 | | Des Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Jason Fletcher | J. Fletcher | | 72 | M | | | 8 | | M | 81 |  | Guilherme Quaresma | G. Quaresma | ||||||||
| Pius Ndo | P. Ndo |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 84 | | Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Norman Jobson | N. Jobson | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 87 | | Andy Hitchcock | A. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Marc Boateng | M. Boateng | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 87 |  | Lampros Hatzis | L. Hatzis | |||||||||
| Nigel Owen | N. Owen | | 48 | D | | 12 | | D | 82 | | Kemal Hendrie | K. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Paul Owen | P. Owen | | 57 | M | | 13 | | M | 79 | | Peter Power | P. Power | |||||||||
| Sol Jobson | S. Jobson | | 52 | A | | 14 | | A | 77 | | Henry Watson | H. Watson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 20,031 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bury and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Stockdale.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bury and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Stockdale.
0.00
0-0Bury start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.21
0-0Juan Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Merino collects the pass. Roberto Merino shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Shaun Lua-Lua keeps it out!
8.14
0-0Alistair Finney threads a neat ball through to Roberto Merino. Roberto Merino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock puts a great ball through. Roberto Merino runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
9.48
0-0Guido Apa receives the ball from a throw-in from Drazen Cvitanovic. Guido Apa chips the ball to his team mate, Drazen Cvitanovic. Drazen Cvitanovic edges inside the box! Drazen Cvitanovic cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.53
Des Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Merino collects the pass. Roberto Merino shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Shaun Lua-Lua manages to gather it comfortably.
14.44
0-0Paul White hits a low pass to Guilherme Quaresma. Guilherme Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matias Davis.
15.34
0-1Paul White breaks forward. Paul White runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul White shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Shaun Lua-Lua had no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
18.40
Jason Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Marc Boateng holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher heads the ball goalwards. Alex Soudani comfortably punches it away to safety.
24.46
0-1Drazen Cvitanovic plays the ball forward to Norman Jobson. Norman Jobson knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Boateng. Paul White clumsily knocks into Marc Boateng. Penalty not given!!
28.40
Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Quaresma collects the pass. Guilherme Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Juan Ruiz provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
36.26
Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Des Lockley collects the pass. Des Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Juan Ruiz collects the pass. Juan Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Merino. Roberto Merino directs the ball goalwards with his head. Shaun Lua-Lua effortlessly picks it out of the air!
40.03
0-1Adolfo Lozano hacks Juan Ruiz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Juan Ruiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.39
Adolfo Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Boateng. Marc Boateng sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bury appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester United players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
49.02
Gareth Fox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Merino. Roberto Merino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis plays a scrappy one-two with Juan Ruiz and advances towards the goal... Lampros Hatzis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lampros Hatzis!
55.05
Jason Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Drazen Cvitanovic controls it well on his chest. Drazen Cvitanovic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Soudani who gathers it comfortably.
59.34
Guilherme Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock plays a quick one-two with Guilherme Quaresma and rushes in on goal... Andy Hitchcock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
60.26
0-2Manchester United have made 3 substitutions with Kemal Hendrie replacing Eduardo Alvarez, Peter Power replacing Guilherme Quaresma and Henry Watson replacing Andy Hitchcock .
65.58
Showing composure, Paul White laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Merino. Roberto Merino chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Lampros Hatzis controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Lampros Hatzis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.18
Peter Power kicks a strong pass forward to Des Lockley. Des Lockley makes a defence splitting pass to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
78.39
Peter Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Lockley. Des Lockley runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Des Lockley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Shaun Lua-Lua.
85.03
Roberto Merino passes the ball forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Merino but he's offside!
87.25
Peter Power brings the ball forward. Peter Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Merino but he's offside!
90.00
0-2Alistair Finney catches Pius Ndo on the ankles. The referee brings Alistair Finney to one side and gives him a warning! Pius Ndo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
31%
69%
Play Area
29.6%
45.1%
25.4%
Scorers
| Paul White 15 Lampros Hatzis 49 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul White of Manchester United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Shaun Lua-Lua (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Masa Arai (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcos Rey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Matias Davis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Adolfo Lozano (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Drazen Cvitanovic (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Guido Apa (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jason Fletcher (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Pius Ndo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Norman Jobson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marc Boateng (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nigel Owen (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Owen (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sol Jobson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alex Soudani (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gareth Fox (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul White (DEF) |  | 9 |
| 4. | Alistair Finney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Eduardo Alvarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Merino (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Des Lockley (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Guilherme Quaresma (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Andy Hitchcock (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Lampros Hatzis (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Kemal Hendrie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Peter Power (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Henry Watson (ATT) | 6 | |