Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Ben CouchBen Couch John Diffey John Diffey
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura77
G
1
G
84Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Del GascoigneD. Gascoigne69
D
2
D
70Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Ledley MowbrayL. Mowbray78
D
3
D
75Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Yoann RizzettoY. Rizzetto78
D
4
D
76Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright77
D
5
D
72Alec BoothA. Booth
Neil PriorN. Prior66
M
6
M
81Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Darius MoncurD. Moncur87
M
captain7
M
85Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Nigel CopeN. Cope71
M
8
M
85Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
David EhioguD. Ehiogu76
A
9
A
76Shota HillS. Hill
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet80
A
10
A
76Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
Niccolo DixonN. Dixon82
A
11captain
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Anthony GrayA. Gray71
A
12
D
68Ugo SmitheU. Smithe
John GodberJ. Godber83
M
13
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Arthur MustoeA. Mustoe76
M
14
A
71Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 20,526 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Manchester United and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Sturridge.


0.00
Manchester United kick off and get the match underway!
8.08
Alec Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari flicks a high ball forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk who takes it down. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.01
Sylvain Jeffers catches Darius Moncur on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darius Moncur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.34
Hugo Moreno sees Hryhoriy Oliynyk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hryhoriy Oliynyk flicks a high pass forward. Shota Hill controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Shota Hill shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.49
Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Birnbaum controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.43
Nigel Cope catches Wagneau Bourgois on the ankles. The referee brings Nigel Cope to one side and gives him a warning! Wagneau Bourgois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.22
Darius Moncur hacks Shota Hill from behind! Darius Moncur is warned by the referee! Shota Hill runs off the knock.
40.32
Yoann Rizzetto makes a probing pass to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur threads the ball through to Nigel Cope. Nigel Cope sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Youssouf Olivier Sié smothers it!
42.08
Shota Hill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the second half underway!
47.48
Hugo Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Hryhoriy Oliynyk collects the pass. Hryhoriy Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.51
With a delightful solo run, Hugo Moreno stretches the opposition's defence. Hugo Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.33
Marcel Birnbaum brings the ball forward. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
61.17
Darius Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
63.09
Wagneau Bourgois hacks Niccolo Dixon from behind! Wagneau Bourgois is warned by the referee! Niccolo Dixon carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.45
Marcel Birnbaum runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Mowbray.
66.14
Wagneau Bourgois darts forward. With vision, Wagneau Bourgois plays the ball forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
67.35
Marcel Birnbaum advances with the ball. Marcel Birnbaum makes a simple pass to Shota Hill. Shota Hill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.26
Yoann Rizzetto threads the ball through to Neil Prior. Neil Prior hits a low pass to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
72.36
Darius Moncur catches Sylvain Jeffers on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sylvain Jeffers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.37
Ledley Mowbray threads a neat ball through to Nigel Cope. Nigel Cope sees space and advances. Nigel Cope shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
79.33
Alpay Izzet flicks a high ball forward to David Ehiogu who takes it down. David Ehiogu shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
81.03
Hryhoriy Oliynyk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
87.07
Alec Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Crystal Palace
Goals
0
6
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
31.1%
50%
18.9%

Scorers
Shota Hill 20
Hryhoriy Oliynyk 27, 54
Ighli Cucciari 42, 81
Hugo Moreno 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hryhoriy Oliynyk of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
6
2.Del Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Ledley Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Yoann Rizzetto (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Neil Prior (MID)
6
7.Darius Moncur (MID)yellow card
6
8.Nigel Cope (MID)
6
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)
6
10.Alpay Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Niccolo Dixon (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Gray (ATT)
0
13.John Godber (MID)
0
14.Arthur Mustoe (MID)
0

1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
6
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
3.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Moreno (MID)goal scored
8
7.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)yellow card
5
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
7
9.Shota Hill (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Ugo Smithe (DEF)
0
13.Jose Caballero (MID)
0
14.Simon Gilchrist (ATT)
0