Match Report


WatfordWatford     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Stuart LongworthStuart Longworth Ben Couch Ben Couch
Ali ChippoA. Chippo83
G
captain1
G
77Yemon KimuraY. Kimura
Tony BakkerT. Bakker79
D
2
D
76Patrick PalmerP. Palmer
Ruben RegoR. Rego80
D
3
D
78Ledley MowbrayL. Mowbray
Salvatore StanicS. Stanic86
D
4
D
78Yoann RizzettoY. Rizzetto
Neil HughesN. Hughes76
M
5
D
77Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright
Graham JoachimG. Joachim85
M
6
M
87Darius MoncurD. Moncur
Titus ColeT. Cole86
M
7captain
M
80Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann
Jerome CobosJ. Cobos73
M
8
M
83John GodberJ. Godber
João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho84
A
9
A
76David EhioguD. Ehiogu
Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora89
A
10
A
80Alpay IzzetA. Izzet
Hugo José MariH. José Mari76
A
11
A
82Niccolo DixonN. Dixon
 
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado74
D
12
A
70Greg DuberryG. Duberry
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho82
M
13
M
64Anthony GreavesA. Greaves
Martin InceM. Ince70
A
14
M
76Arthur MustoeA. Mustoe

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 18,627 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Watford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Sheringham.


0.00
Manchester United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.16
Salvatore Stanic makes an attacking run forward. Salvatore Stanic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
4.32
John Godber flicks a high pass forward. Alpay Izzet controls it well on his chest. Alpay Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.42
Ledley Mowbray flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Wainwright who takes it down. Daniel Wainwright passes the ball forward to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu rushes past Ruben Rego! David Ehiogu cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
9.39
Graham Joachim knocks the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Yemon Kimura.
10.49
Jerome Cobos takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some good footwork from Graham Joachim provides some space. He shoots at goal. Yoann Rizzetto steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
16.41
Salvatore Stanic sees space and advances. Salvatore Stanic flicks a high pass forward to Hugo José Mari who brings the ball under control. Hugo José Mari plays a one-two with Romero P. Zamora and advances towards the goal... Hugo José Mari looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Yemon Kimura has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.08
Titus Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Romero P. Zamora provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.14
Titus Cole flicks a high pass forward. Hugo José Mari collects the pass. Hugo José Mari plays a one-two with João Pedro Julinho and rushes in on goal... Hugo José Mari side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.37
Darius Moncur darts forward. Darius Moncur whips in a cross ball towards David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
38.37
Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
39.56
Salvatore Stanic pushes mid-way up the pitch. Salvatore Stanic threads the ball through to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora rushes past Ledley Mowbray! Romero P. Zamora muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Yemon Kimura reads it well. Great save!
40.46
Hugo José Mari flicks a high pass forward to Romero P. Zamora who brings the ball under control. Romero P. Zamora skips past Yoann Rizzetto! Romero P. Zamora shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Yemon Kimura is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
42.07
Darius Moncur flicks a high pass forward. David Ehiogu controls it well on his chest. David Ehiogu whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Graham Joachim hits a low pass to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho shoots from long range but Yemon Kimura reads it well. Excellent save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
47.31
Graham Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
55.53
Titus Cole sees Romero P. Zamora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Zamora shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Yemon Kimura has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.17
Watford have made a substitution with Elena Delgado replacing Salvatore Stanic .
61.20
Showing composure, Hannes Stiepermann picks a pass forward to Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon threads a neat ball through to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ali Chippo with no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
73.08
John Godber comes in with a late challenge on Tony Bakker. John Godber is shown the yellow card! Tony Bakker runs off the knock.
78.21
Ledley Mowbray takes a quick throw-in, which Darius Moncur takes on the chest. Darius Moncur surges forward with the ball. Darius Moncur makes a probing pass to David Ehiogu but he's offside!
84.08
Titus Cole makes a probing pass to Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes edges inside the box! Neil Hughes comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Hannes Stiepermann steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
89.33
Hugo José Mari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
With some swift thinking, John Godber plays the ball forward to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu plays a scrappy one-two with Niccolo Dixon and advances towards the goal... David Ehiogu shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Ehiogu!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Manchester United
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
15.1%
50.7%
34.2%

Scorers
Hugo José Mari 16, 22
Romero P. Zamora 56
Niccolo Dixon 4
David Ehiogu 61, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Ehiogu of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Tony Bakker (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
7
5.Neil Hughes (MID)
6
6.Graham Joachim (MID)
6
7.Titus Cole (MID)
7
8.Jerome Cobos (MID)
6
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Elena Delgado (DEF)
6
13.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
0
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
0

1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
7
2.Patrick Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Ledley Mowbray (DEF)
6
4.Yoann Rizzetto (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Darius Moncur (MID)
6
7.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)
6
8.John Godber (MID)yellow card
5
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alpay Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Niccolo Dixon (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Greg Duberry (ATT)
0
13.Anthony Greaves (MID)
0
14.Arthur Mustoe (MID)
0