Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 16,312 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
2.18
0-0Daniel Antunes threads the ball through to Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan lofts in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu directs the ball goalwards with his head. Stephan Haller manages to gather it comfortably.
4.01
0-0Kostyantyn Korkishko chips the ball to his team mate, Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Haller who gathers it comfortably.
6.19
0-0Kostyantyn Korkishko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romarin Tchoutang. Romarin Tchoutang makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.03
Eben Nyarko kicks a strong pass forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from 25 yards. Stephan Haller easily smothers it.
14.23
Daniel Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.32
Eben Nyarko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.36
0-0Cristi Pancu barges into Christos Mitropoulos. Cristi Pancu is warned by the referee! Christos Mitropoulos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.19
Ángel Escobar passes the ball forward to Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.51
Daniel Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from outside the area. Stephan Haller easily smothers it.
26.53
0-1Kostyantyn Korkishko surges forward with the ball. Kostyantyn Korkishko makes a probing pass to Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.35
Dmitri Beschastnykh makes a simple pass to Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak makes a simple pass to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar plays a perfect one-two with Sebastian Behrens and rushes in on goal... Erno Stegar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
34.03
Lars Håland chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Stephan Haller!
40.26
0-1Lars Håland barges into John Evans. Lars Håland is shown the yellow card! John Evans gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.23
Carmine Cesari hacks Eben Nyarko from behind! The referee calls over Carmine Cesari and warns him to calm down! Eben Nyarko stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
John Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
48.40
Christos Mitropoulos sees space and advances. Christos Mitropoulos makes a probing pass to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.42
John Evans makes a simple pass to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ian Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
54.47
Lars Håland knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.48
Zbigniew Joswiak knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens shoots from long range. Ian Reyes easily smothers it.
59.54
Lars Håland knocks the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu lofts in a cross ball towards Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.12
0-1West Bromwich Albion are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
61.38
Daniel Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu goes all the way! Cristi Pancu rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.06
Ángel Escobar flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo flicks the ball with his head. Ian Reyes manages to gather it comfortably.
66.30
John Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.38
Bradley Allsopp passes the ball forward to Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko knocks the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christos Mitropoulos.
73.31
John Evans makes a probing pass to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.42
Eben Nyarko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.15
John Evans takes it forward alone. John Evans shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
89.53
Lars Håland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
1-2Bradley Allsopp barges into John Evans. The referee calls over Bradley Allsopp and shows him a yellow card! John Evans hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
29.9%
46.8%
23.4%
Scorers
| Erno Stegar 66 | Shaun Burbage 27, 78 |