Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 18,934 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Manchester United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.44
0-0António Alfaro catches Thanassis Stefanopoulos on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thanassis Stefanopoulos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.40
1-0Mast H. Yekini sees a break and surges forward. Mast H. Yekini whips in a cross ball towards Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eben Amoah scores for Manchester United!!
9.32
1-0Mikael Stegar clumsily knocks into Danny Davies. Mikael Stegar is given a warning by the referee! Danny Davies hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.01
1-0Brendan Mills flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
22.59
1-0Clive Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych goes all the way! Ihor Sakhnevych shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sven Helmer easily smothers it!
24.34
Danny Davies passes the ball forward to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.38
Brendan Mills hacks Younès Bourakba from behind! The referee calls over Brendan Mills and warns him to calm down! Younès Bourakba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.34
Clive Mcleod deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
34.28
Cliff Arts plays a long ball forward. Ihor Sakhnevych controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.32
1-0Vincenzo Schulze brings the ball forward. Vincenzo Schulze passes the ball forward to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Camille Malm.
40.00
Brendan Mills barges into Mast H. Yekini. Brendan Mills is given another warning by the referee! Mast H. Yekini stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Camille Malm kicks a strong pass forward to Thanassis Stefanopoulos. Thanassis Stefanopoulos knocks the ball forward to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Blanco. Duarte Blanco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Marcus Matthews easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
48.24
Brendan Mills makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Sven Helmer.
51.47
Brendan Mills threads the ball through to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.44
Fouzi Abdellaoui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Redknapp. Eoin Redknapp makes a simple pass to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Butt.
59.25
Danny Davies threads the ball through to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych passes the ball forward to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.38
Thanassis Stefanopoulos passes the ball forward to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
63.55
António Alfaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Davies. Danny Davies makes a simple pass to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Camille Malm.
65.12
Camille Malm flicks the ball to his team mate, Younès Bourakba. Younès Bourakba kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Blanco. Duarte Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Marcus Matthews.
66.15
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
72.08
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.03
Eoin Redknapp knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Blanco. Duarte Blanco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by António Alfaro.
81.16
1-0Cliff Arts knocks the ball forward to Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod decides to run forward with the ball. Clive Mcleod makes a probing pass to Nick Unsworth but he's offside!
83.06
Clive Mcleod makes a simple pass to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.51
Danny Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Cliff Arts flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Mills. Brendan Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Ihor Sakhnevych but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
32.9%
44.7%
22.4%
Scorers