Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 19,362 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Exeter City and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Exeter City and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester United start the match!
2.51
0-0Michel Benoît Zogbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Wieler. Gabriel Wieler passes the ball forward to Muzzy Türkyilmaz. Muzzy Türkyilmaz shoots from 25 yards but Yannis Saravakos is on top of it.
4.40
0-0Sean Viduka hacks Gabriel Wieler from behind! The referee calls over Sean Viduka and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Wieler runs off the knock.
6.16
0-0Nick Van Steenveldt kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abdoulaye Gnohere.
8.19
León Cabezas makes a probing pass to Martin Budan. Martin Budan takes it forward alone. Martin Budan lofts in a cross ball towards Rachid Zerara. Rachid Zerara flicks the ball with his head. José Bravo easily smothers it.
9.32
Lourenço Rosas advances with the ball. Lourenço Rosas knocks in a cross ball towards Elías Aurellio. Elías Aurellio flicks the ball with his head. José Bravo manages to gather it comfortably.
10.38
Stephen Kalac catches Egutu Okocha on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Kalac and shows him a yellow card! Egutu Okocha hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.28
Ebi Gadocha makes a probing pass to Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by León Cabezas.
16.27
Nick Van Steenveldt kicks a strong pass forward to Muzzy Türkyilmaz. Muzzy Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Yannis Saravakos is on top of it.
18.57
Nick Van Steenveldt threads the ball through to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards powers a header at goal. Yannis Saravakos manages to gather it comfortably.
28.47
Lourenço Rosas passes the ball forward to Egutu Okocha. Egutu Okocha shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.36
0-0Ebi Gadocha clumsily knocks into Martin Budan. Ebi Gadocha is given a warning by the referee! Martin Budan stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.54
0-0Lourenço Rosas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rachid Zerara. Rachid Zerara shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
39.34
Lourenço Rosas advances with the ball. Lourenço Rosas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.42
Gabriel Wieler makes a probing pass to Muzzy Türkyilmaz. Muzzy Türkyilmaz shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Yannis Saravakos!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Exeter City kick off!
47.09
León Cabezas makes a probing pass to Martin Budan. Martin Budan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elías Aurellio. Elías Aurellio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michel Benoît Zogbo.
51.27
Zbigniew Smolarek threads the ball through to Nick Van Steenveldt. Nick Van Steenveldt kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by León Cabezas.
65.18
Bradley Vivas kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Budan. Martin Budan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egutu Okocha. Egutu Okocha shoots from long range. It curls slightly but José Bravo manages to gather it comfortably.
69.33
Aron Thorsteinsson passes the ball forward to Ebi Gadocha. Ebi Gadocha kicks a strong pass forward to Muzzy Türkyilmaz. Muzzy Türkyilmaz knocks in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Yannis Saravakos easily smothers it.
71.31
Michel Benoît Zogbo knocks the ball forward to Ebi Gadocha. Ebi Gadocha knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Yannis Saravakos is on top of it.
72.57
Lourenço Rosas passes the ball forward to Elías Aurellio. Elías Aurellio lofts in a cross ball towards Rachid Zerara. Rachid Zerara powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.58
Sean Viduka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egutu Okocha. Egutu Okocha finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
78.23
Nick Van Steenveldt makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Van Steenveldt whips in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski heads the ball goalwards. Yannis Saravakos easily picks it out of the air!
79.38
Martin Budan makes a simple pass to Elías Aurellio. Elías Aurellio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.04
Bradley Vivas threads the ball through to Martin Budan. Martin Budan knocks the ball forward to Egutu Okocha. Egutu Okocha plays a perfect one-two with Elías Aurellio and rushes in on goal... Egutu Okocha takes a shot at goal. José Bravo easily smothers it.
85.57
Martin Budan flicks the ball to his team mate, Elías Aurellio. Elías Aurellio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.02
Aron Thorsteinsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Van Steenveldt. Nick Van Steenveldt makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Van Steenveldt shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Yannis Saravakos.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.6%
44.3%
24.1%