Elite Football League Cup Q Final Match, Manchester Utd vs. Marseille (Thu Jan 12)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        P_Robinson GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                      J_Krupoviesa DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                        R_Bratseth DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                      Ji_Sung_Park MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF J_A_Reyes
                           K_Ziani MF  |  MF T_Woods
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  MF I_Tiramek
                     O_G_Solskjaer FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                     Z_Ibrahimovic FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                           W_Zenga SUB |  SUB C_Weale
                      Sergio_Ramos SUB |  SUB G_Halford
                          J_O_Shea SUB |  SUB A_Marcos
                           J_Jenas SUB |  SUB P_Ince
                         D_Riordan SUB |  SUB S_Walsh

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(msl) J_Digweed runs at R_Bratseth 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Digweed sees P_Robinson off his line ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 5  :(msl) T_Woods brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Digweed has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  P_Robinson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) Y_Hussein cuts inside D_Maicon 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_A_Reyes 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Ziani curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball! 
Min. 12 :(msl) J_A_Reyes looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Shawry 
          ...  R_Ferdinand is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  M_McCurry gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  Yeboah takes it 
          ...  P_Robinson tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Woods swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to J_Digweed 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But P_Robinson is equal to it 
Min. 12 :(msl) D_Maicon boots it towards J_Digweed 
          ...  J_Digweed with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 14 :(msl) T_Woods holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Yeboah 
          ...  Yeboah with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  P_Robinson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows L_Shawry a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Maicon is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_McCurry signals that it is indirect 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa floats it forward 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Taiwo plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ji_Sung_Park chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Shawry reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 19 :(msl) J_Digweed runs at the defence 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Bratseth 
Min. 20 :(msl) I_Tiramek runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Bratseth 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  I_Tiramek tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  P_Robinson was caught out there 
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 21 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a L strategy 
Min. 21 :(msl) L_Thomas heads the ball back to Yeboah 
          ...  G_Neville with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 22 :(msl) L_Thomas with the heel pass to J_Digweed 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Digweed ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Maicon chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  P_Robinson reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 27 :(mnu) Y_Hussein moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic 
          ...  D_Maicon reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 29 :(msl) D_Maicon hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Tiramek latches onto it! 
          ...  I_Tiramek with the header ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 30 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  R_Higuita takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 31 :(msl) T_Woods looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Koscielny 
          ...  L_Koscielny attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 34 :(msl) T_Woods runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed 
          ...  J_Digweed from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Woods chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(mnu) Y_Hussein skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  T_Taiwo stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 36 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer leaves T_Taiwo standing 
          ...  L_Koscielny goes in studs first 
Min. 41 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  L_Koscielny with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_McCurry 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) T_Taiwo runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Maicon 
          ...  D_Maicon with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  P_Robinson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Marseille

Min. 50 :(msl) I_Tiramek is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Yeboah 
          ...  Yeboah must beat P_Robinson! 
          ...  But P_Robinson is equal to it 
Min. 54 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer turns on a sixpence 
          ...  T_Woods goes in studs first 
          ...  M_McCurry tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 64 :(msl) J_Digweed runs at J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Digweed has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 68 :(msl) I_Tiramek sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Yeboah runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Yeboah with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo takes on T_Woods 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Ziani! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by L_Shawry 
Min. 75 :(msl) A_Marcos is being brought on 
          ...  L_Thomas is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 76 :(msl) Yeboah cuts inside R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  G_Neville goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 77 :(msl) T_Woods has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  He puts in Yeboah! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 78 :(msl) L_Shawry hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Digweed latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Digweed must beat P_Robinson! 
          ...  But P_Robinson punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 80 :(msl) G_Halford takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Shawry 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 84 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - S_Walsh on for Yeboah as a FW 
Min. 85 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  G_Neville runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Maicon hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Y_Hussein 
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer beats D_Maicon 
          ...  A_Marcos goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 91 :(mnu) Ji_Sung_Park with an intelligent ball to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Halford hits it out for a throw 
Min. 91 :(msl) J_A_Reyes hoists the ball across to I_Tiramek 
          ...  From long range I_Tiramek bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 92 :(mnu) R_Ferdinand kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Neville gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Neville drives the shot in! 
          ...  R_Higuita makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 94 :(msl) L_Koscielny runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_A_Reyes 
          ...  J_A_Reyes tries to chip the ball over P_Robinson! 
          ...  P_Robinson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 52,130
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Ji_Sung_Park
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : I_Tiramek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Tiramek (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Marcos (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       17
Off target           :           0        |       11
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          28        |       72
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  27   2   4   3  18 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   2  26   8   4  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Krupoviesa   DF   2  24  10   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  24   8   5  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
G_Neville      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   8
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   2  10  27   4  36 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   2   4  27   4  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
K_Ziani        MF   2  10  24   2  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  23   8  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  24  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  22  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zenga        GK  24   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  22   7  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  21   7   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jenas        MF   1   2  23   4  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Riordan      FW   1   2   4  21  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  34   2   2   2  34 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  23   7   7  15 |  81   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  12   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  25  12   3  24 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  24   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  22   9   7  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  25   4   3  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  22   6  18 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
J_A_Reyes      MF   1   1  28   3  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  12   8
T_Woods        MF   1   9  22   1  26 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  68  20
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  12  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  24  28
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  23  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  24  31 |  85   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
C_Weale        GK  19   2   4   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  24   7   3  35 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  23  14  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Ince         MF   2   9  15   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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