Match Report
| Manchester United | Manchester United |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Stewart James Leighton | Stewart James Leighton | Jamie Barton | Jamie Barton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Reyes | I. Reyes |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Jeffery Russell | J. Russell | |||||||||
| Kostyantyn Korkishko | K. Korkishko |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Ronnie Schouten | R. Schouten | |||||||||
| Felipe Parra | F. Parra |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Jose Fortes Suarez | J. Suarez | |||||||||
| Lassina Domoraud | L. Domoraud |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Stefan Fidatof | S. Fidatof | |||||||||
| Daniel Antunes | D. Antunes |  | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Marek Malkowski | M. Malkowski | |||||||||
| Lars Håland | L. Håland |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Ivan Bergkamp | I. Bergkamp | |||||||||
| Eben Nyarko | E. Nyarko |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Pascal Frei | P. Frei | |||||||||
| Romarin Tchoutang | R. Tchoutang |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Mitica Lazar | M. Lazar | |||||||||
| Tressor Jimenez | T. Jimenez |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Youssef El Brazi | Y. El Brazi | |||||||||
| Cristi Pancu | C. Pancu | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Stephan Gyan | S. Gyan | |||||||||
| Shaun Burbage | S. Burbage |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Davor Petrovic | D. Petrovic | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Watford. A crowd of 15,916 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester United and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Manchester United and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester United get the match underway!
2.55
0-0Mitica Lazar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic goes all the way! Davor Petrovic cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
3.56
0-0Lassina Domoraud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Håland. Lars Håland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeffery Russell who gathers it comfortably.
4.32
Lassina Domoraud chips the ball to his team mate, Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko makes a probing pass to Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
9.22
0-0Ronnie Schouten sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Schouten knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi goes all the way! Youssef El Brazi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ian Reyes easily smothers it!
10.13
Stefan Fidatof threads the ball through to Ivan Bergkamp. Ivan Bergkamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan whips in a cross ball towards Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.24
0-1Jose Fortes Suarez makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Fortes Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi plays a perfect one-two with Davor Petrovic and rushes in on goal... Youssef El Brazi takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.10
0-1Jose Fortes Suarez catches Shaun Burbage on the ankles. Jose Fortes Suarez is warned by the referee! Shaun Burbage gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.05
Kostyantyn Korkishko knocks the ball to his team mate, Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko knocks the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.56
1-1Pascal Frei clumsily knocks into Lars Håland. The referee calls over Pascal Frei and warns him to calm down! Lars Håland runs off the knock.
28.30
Eben Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.58
Ivan Bergkamp passes the ball forward to Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi whips in a cross ball towards Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic flicks the ball with his head. Ian Reyes easily picks it out of the air!
36.50
Jose Fortes Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski takes it forward alone. Marek Malkowski shoots from distance but somehow Ian Reyes manages to keep it out.
40.46
Mitica Lazar chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan goes all the way! Stephan Gyan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ian Reyes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.57
Eben Nyarko passes the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Watford kick off!
47.15
Lars Håland makes a simple pass to Tressor Jimenez. Tressor Jimenez lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
49.12
Stefan Fidatof chips the ball to his team mate, Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski makes a probing pass to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi tries a spectacular strike but somehow Ian Reyes manages to keep it out.
54.15
Lars Håland surges forward with the ball. Lars Håland plays a perfect one-two with Cristi Pancu and rushes in on goal... Lars Håland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jeffery Russell!
57.19
Eben Nyarko knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu directs the ball goalwards with his head but Jeffery Russell is on top of it.
59.39
Stefan Fidatof knocks the ball to his team mate, Mitica Lazar. Mitica Lazar makes a simple pass to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lassina Domoraud.
60.56
Felipe Parra chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Håland. Lars Håland knocks the ball forward to Tressor Jimenez. Tressor Jimenez knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Jeffery Russell had no chance!! Goal for Manchester United!
66.17
Eben Nyarko chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage whips in a cross ball towards Tressor Jimenez. Tressor Jimenez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Jeffery Russell!
67.52
Romarin Tchoutang knocks the ball to his team mate, Tressor Jimenez. Tressor Jimenez whips in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.14
Eben Nyarko kicks a strong pass forward to Tressor Jimenez. Tressor Jimenez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeffery Russell who gathers it comfortably.
83.40
Pascal Frei makes a simple pass to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan plays a perfect one-two with Youssef El Brazi and rushes in on goal... Stephan Gyan tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Ian Reyes!
87.28
Pascal Frei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef El Brazi. Youssef El Brazi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lassina Domoraud.
89.07
Marek Malkowski threads the ball through to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan plays a perfect one-two with Davor Petrovic and rushes in on goal... Stephan Gyan rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Eben Nyarko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu heads the ball goalwards. Jeffery Russell easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
25.6%
44.4%
30%
Scorers
| Shaun Burbage 22, 61 Cristi Pancu 68 | Youssef El Brazi 12 Stephan Gyan 40 |