Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     FulhamFulham
Keith McdonaldKeith Mcdonald Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Steinar TessemS. Tessem87
G
1captain
G
95António CanoA. Cano
Callum DalglishC. Dalglish80
D
2
D
82Noe QuezadaN. Quezada
Mike MoncurM. Moncur85
D
3
D
81Yannis MitropoulosY. Mitropoulos
Úlfar AdalbjarnarsonÚ. Adalbjarnarson85
D
4
D
79Yuudai NakataY. Nakata
Ruslan KaravayevR. Karavayev75
M
5
M
92Steve OliverS. Oliver
Wes GallagherW. Gallagher81
M
6
M
91Colin GlassC. Glass
Dean AndertonD. Anderton85
M
captain7
M
81Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh
Max JobsonM. Jobson78
M
8
M
80Simon OliverS. Oliver
Eddie DaviesE. Davies85
A
9
A
91Oliver BehrensO. Behrens
Anthony WindassA. Windass81
A
10
A
90Carlos RuizC. Ruiz
Ade OkochaA. Okocha83
A
11
A
86Elysée GnohereE. Gnohere
 
George HaynesG. Haynes71
D
12
A
86Marco SeedorfM. Seedorf
Romarin WomeR. Wome81
M
13
A
86Afonso SolanoA. Solano
Moustapha ElhamdaouiM. Elhamdaoui85
A
14
G
84Torsten HanssenT. Hanssen

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Fulham. A crowd of 19,797 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Manchester United and Fulham are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Lee.


0.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United get the match underway!
9.06
Yannis Mitropoulos comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Windass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Windass stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.52
Callum Dalglish passes the ball forward to Dean Anderton. Dean Anderton flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Davies who takes it down. Eddie Davies shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from António Cano keeps it out!
16.42
Max Jobson chips the ball to his team mate, Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
20.03
Colin Glass flicks a high pass forward. Elysée Gnohere holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elysée Gnohere shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Steinar Tessem!
22.11
Dean Anderton threads a neat ball through to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yannis Mitropoulos.
24.53
Ruslan Karavayev makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.44
Ruslan Karavayev chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass whips in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. António Cano manages to gather it comfortably.
32.47
Mike Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Ruslan Karavayev controls it well on his chest. Ruslan Karavayev knocks the ball forward to Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to António Cano who gathers it comfortably.
34.43
Yuudai Nakata knocks the ball forward to Colin Glass. Colin Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens plays a scrappy one-two with Elysée Gnohere and advances towards the goal... Oliver Behrens side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
38.52
Colin Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.06
Wes Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies whips in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.42
Yannis Mitropoulos makes a probing pass to Simon Oliver. Simon Oliver threads a neat ball through to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United have changed their lineup with Moustapha Elhamdaoui replacing Anthony Windass. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Fulham start the second half!
47.42
Yassine Sinouh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elysée Gnohere. Elysée Gnohere plays a quick one-two with Carlos Ruiz and rushes in on goal... Elysée Gnohere cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.42
Max Jobson sees Ade Okocha in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ade Okocha whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but Noe Quezada blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
59.22
Colin Glass brings the ball forward. Colin Glass makes a probing pass to Elysée Gnohere but he's offside!
60.11
Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with George Haynes replacing Mike Moncur and Romarin Wome replacing Dean Anderton .
63.35
Showing composure, Max Jobson laces a weighted ball forward to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies cuts inside the box! Eddie Davies rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but Yannis Mitropoulos blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
66.05
Elysée Gnohere clumsily knocks into George Haynes. Elysée Gnohere is shown the yellow card! George Haynes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.41
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson knocks the ball forward to Max Jobson. Max Jobson knocks the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.25
Romarin Wome flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha Elhamdaoui holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to António Cano who gathers it comfortably.
73.11
Yannis Mitropoulos flicks a high pass forward. Yassine Sinouh controls it well on his chest. Yassine Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.27
Úlfar Adalbjarnarson flicks a high pass forward. Ruslan Karavayev controls it well on his chest. Ruslan Karavayev threads a neat ball through to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha plays a one-two with Moustapha Elhamdaoui and advances towards the goal... Ade Okocha shoots from just inside the box. António Cano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.20
Noe Quezada flicks a high pass forward. Steve Oliver collects the pass. Steve Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Ruiz. Carlos Ruiz plays a quick one-two with Elysée Gnohere and rushes in on goal... Carlos Ruiz takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
85.28
George Haynes knocks the ball forward to Wes Gallagher. Wes Gallagher plays the ball forward to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by António Cano!
89.26
Noe Quezada knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Oliver. Steve Oliver flicks a high ball forward to Elysée Gnohere who takes it down. Elysée Gnohere cuts inside the box! Elysée Gnohere shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Max Jobson flicks a high ball forward to Moustapha Elhamdaoui who takes it down. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noe Quezada.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Fulham
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
26.2%
42.9%
31%

Scorers
Moustapha Elhamdaoui 67
Ade Okocha 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moustapha Elhamdaoui of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
9
2.Callum Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Mike Moncur (DEF)
6
4.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
6
5.Ruslan Karavayev (MID)
7
6.Wes Gallagher (MID)
6
7.Dean Anderton (MID)
6
8.Max Jobson (MID)
8
9.Eddie Davies (ATT)
7
10.Anthony Windass (ATT)
6
11.Ade Okocha (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.George Haynes (DEF)
6
13.Romarin Wome (MID)
6
14.Moustapha Elhamdaoui (ATT)goal scored
9

1.António Cano (GK)
7
2.Noe Quezada (DEF)
7
3.Yannis Mitropoulos (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Yuudai Nakata (DEF)
6
5.Steve Oliver (MID)
6
6.Colin Glass (MID)
8
7.Yassine Sinouh (MID)
6
8.Simon Oliver (MID)
6
9.Oliver Behrens (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Elysée Gnohere (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Marco Seedorf (ATT)
0
13.Afonso Solano (ATT)
0
14.Torsten Hanssen (GK)
0