Match Report


WatfordWatford     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Keith Mcdonald Keith Mcdonald
Mathias LiedholmM. Liedholm76
G
1
G
87Steinar TessemS. Tessem
Dianboto Esceth-NziD. Esceth-Nzi69
D
2
D
71George HaynesG. Haynes
Victor OrtegaV. Ortega72
D
3
D
85Mike MoncurM. Moncur
Elvis Di VenanzioE. Di Venanzio75
D
4
D
85Úlfar AdalbjarnarsonÚ. Adalbjarnarson
Fabio BobanF. Boban76
D
5
M
75Ruslan KaravayevR. Karavayev
Rodrigo CamposR. Campos70
M
captain6
M
73Artur CostaA. Costa
Adam LightfootA. Lightfoot75
M
7captain
M
81Wes GallagherW. Gallagher
Antonio SuarezA. Suarez70
M
8
M
78Max JobsonM. Jobson
Rudy MacquetR. Macquet69
A
9
A
85Moustapha ElhamdaouiM. Elhamdaoui
Gavin CarterG. Carter73
A
10
A
81Martín ColomboM. Colombo
Ross RobsonR. Robson69
A
11
A
78Darren LaverD. Laver
 
Vladimir ZilicV. Zilic25
G
12
D
77Nigel NewbyN. Newby
Neil McGroryN. McGrory41
M
13
M
85Dean AndertonD. Anderton
Greg MossG. Moss43
A
14
A
83Ade OkochaA. Okocha

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Manchester United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Watford are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Marsden.


0.00
Watford start the match!
2.51
Adam Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Ross Robson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Robson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George Haynes.
3.08
Rodrigo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
6.28
Elvis Di Venanzio flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Campos who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Campos hits a low pass to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter plays a one-two with Rudy Macquet and rushes in on goal... Gavin Carter shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Watford!
9.11
Wes Gallagher hits a low pass to Darren Laver. Darren Laver whips in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Mathias Liedholm!
10.02
Mike Moncur hits a low pass to Ruslan Karavayev. Ruslan Karavayev threads a neat ball through to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Laver and stumbles forward towards the goal... Moustapha Elhamdaoui rockets a shot on goal. Victor Ortega steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
14.29
Antonio Suarez darts forward. Antonio Suarez shoots from 25 yards. Steinar Tessem gets down and covers it.
16.55
Wes Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Laver and advances towards the goal... Moustapha Elhamdaoui strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.34
Dianboto Esceth-Nzi passes the ball forward to Adam Lightfoot. Adam Lightfoot threads a neat ball through to Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.18
Antonio Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Ross Robson who brings the ball under control. Ross Robson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.46
Artur Costa passes the ball forward to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
28.41
Max Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Darren Laver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Laver knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elvis Di Venanzio.
30.18
Rodrigo Campos sees Ross Robson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ross Robson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.09
Artur Costa knocks the ball forward to Darren Laver. Darren Laver finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
38.30
Fabio Boban deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Lightfoot. Adam Lightfoot hits a low pass to Ross Robson. Ross Robson shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
39.50
Fabio Boban flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Suarez. Antonio Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Carter. Gavin Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Rudy Macquet. Rudy Macquet makes a convincing header but Steinar Tessem is on top of it.
40.57
George Haynes threads a neat ball through to Wes Gallagher. Without breaking stride, Wes Gallagher plays the ball forward to Darren Laver. Darren Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.06
Mike Moncur makes a strong solo run forward. Mike Moncur threads the ball through to Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Laver. Darren Laver heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Mathias Liedholm has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford have changed their lineup with Greg Moss replacing Rudy Macquet. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
51.10
Dianboto Esceth-Nzi hits a low pass to Antonio Suarez. Antonio Suarez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Antonio Suarez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steinar Tessem who gathers it comfortably.
53.28
Without breaking stride, Ruslan Karavayev plays the ball forward to Darren Laver. Darren Laver knocks the ball forward to Moustapha Elhamdaoui but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.03
Adam Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Ross Robson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Robson shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
60.20
Watford have made a substitution with Neil McGrory replacing Fabio Boban .Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Newby replacing George Haynes and Dean Anderton replacing Wes Gallagher .
65.12
Ruslan Karavayev knocks the ball forward to Martín Colombo. Martín Colombo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Liedholm who gathers it comfortably.
75.42
Dean Anderton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dean Anderton knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Laver. Darren Laver finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Mathias Liedholm.
77.03
Watford have made a substitution with Vladimir Zilic replacing Elvis Di Venanzio .
79.41
Dean Anderton flicks a high pass forward. Darren Laver controls it well on his chest. Darren Laver whips in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. With a superhuman jump, Moustapha Elhamdaoui connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Mathias Liedholm manages to keep it out.
83.51
Antonio Suarez sees a break and surges forward. Antonio Suarez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Newby.
89.20
Mike Moncur makes a run forward as Nigel Newby takes the throw-in. Mike Moncur skillfully chests the ball down. Mike Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Jobson. With a delightful solo run, Max Jobson stretches the opposition's defence. Max Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha Elhamdaoui. Moustapha Elhamdaoui makes a convincing header but somehow Mathias Liedholm manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Manchester United
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
30.5%
42.7%
26.8%

Scorers
Gavin Carter 6
Rudy Macquet 20
Moustapha Elhamdaoui 17
Martín Colombo 41
Darren Laver 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Laver of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Mathias Liedholm (GK)
7
2.Dianboto Esceth-Nzi (DEF)
6
3.Victor Ortega (DEF)
6
4.Elvis Di Venanzio (DEF)
6
5.Fabio Boban (DEF)
6
6.Rodrigo Campos (MID)
6
7.Adam Lightfoot (MID)
6
8.Antonio Suarez (MID)
7
9.Rudy Macquet (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gavin Carter (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ross Robson (ATT)
6
 
12.Vladimir Zilic (GK)
6
13.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
14.Greg Moss (ATT)
6

1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
7
2.George Haynes (DEF)
6
3.Mike Moncur (DEF)
7
4.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
6
5.Ruslan Karavayev (MID)
6
6.Artur Costa (MID)
6
7.Wes Gallagher (MID)
6
8.Max Jobson (MID)
6
9.Moustapha Elhamdaoui (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Martín Colombo (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Darren Laver (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nigel Newby (DEF)
6
13.Dean Anderton (MID)
7
14.Ade Okocha (ATT)
0