Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg, Manchester Utd vs. Paris Saint Germain (Wed Aug 24)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Paris Saint Germain
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 A
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Will Davidson
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK M_McGillicutt
                       Daley_Blind DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                            Varane DF  |  DF L_Jones
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF M_Manz
                       M_Blackwell DF  |  DF D_Williams
                          X_Alonso MF  |  DM Gilberto
                       E_Camavinga MF  |  MF E_Scifo
                          D_Ginola MF  |  MF S_Wilkermann
                      Bradley_Dack MF  |  MF M_Buskens
                        M_Satriano FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                          P_Minuti FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                                       |
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB A_Hellsechs
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB L_DeDoorn
                        Edu_Gaspar SUB |  SUB M_Ritchie
                      N_Ciccotelli SUB |  SUB Muniesa
                            R_Sosa SUB |  SUB E_Richardson

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(psg) A_Hunter jumps over M_Blackwell's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Hunter lobs T_O_Conner!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 2  :(mnu) E_Camavinga is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to P_Minuti
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Minuti !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  M_McGillicutt never had a chance!
Min. 3  :(psg) A_Hunter finds the run of L_Jones
          ...  But D_Ginola clears the danger
Min. 7  :(psg) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  A_Hunter is through!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Daley_Blind picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 8  :(psg) Gilberto with a measured pass to H_Rodellega
          ...  M_Satriano knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 14 :(psg) E_Scifo gets possession in his own half
          ...  E_Scifo has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 15 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Manz with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 16 :(psg) E_Scifo hoofs it up field to find L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  T_O_Conner makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 19 :(mnu) E_Camavinga has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Minuti collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Minuti with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But M_McGillicutt tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 20 :(psg) A_Valencia knocks it past T_Lee and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Cleaned up by Daley_Blind
Min. 22 :(psg) M_Buskens sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  H_Rodellega runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But T_Lee clears the danger
Min. 23 :(psg) H_Rodellega sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Lee brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(psg) M_Manz squares it to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_O_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_O_Conner is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 29 :(psg) Gilberto is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter with the goal bound shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 31 :(psg) H_Rodellega watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  H_Rodellega with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Brilliant save from T_O_Conner
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 32 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Blackwell
          ...  M_Blackwell rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But M_McGillicutt punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 33 :(mnu) T_Lee with a penetrating pass to Daley_Blind
          ...  Daley_Blind pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 34 :(mnu) Daley_Blind has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Wilkermann
          ...  He puts in M_Satriano!
          ...  M_Manz read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 35 :(mnu) P_Minuti knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Wilkermann belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(psg) Gilberto with a precise ball to A_Hunter
          ...  But Daley_Blind reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 44 :(mnu) P_Minuti kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Varane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Hunter scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  G_Poll is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-0 Paris Saint Germain

Min. 48 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Blackwell
          ...  A powerful header from M_Blackwell !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 52 :(mnu) P_Minuti looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Ginola receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Valencia brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Poll waves play on!!!
Min. 52 :(psg) E_Scifo cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Valencia
          ...  Bradley_Dack with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
Min. 52 :(psg) Gilberto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Williams latches onto it!
          ...  D_Williams with the drive!
          ...  T_O_Conner just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 53 :(psg) E_Scifo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Daley_Blind behind
          ...  E_Scifo with a blistering shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(psg) A_Valencia plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Hunter keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Hunter tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_O_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_O_Conner beaten!
Min. 57 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack passes the ball to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bradley_Dack hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Satriano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But M_McGillicutt with the difficult save
Min. 58 :(mnu) Varane whips the ball across to M_Satriano
          ...  M_Satriano drives the shot in!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Alonso chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to T_Lee
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_McGillicutt never had a chance!
Min. 62 :(psg) E_Scifo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Varane
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Hunter!
          ...  A_Hunter rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 63 :(mnu) E_Camavinga kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Blackwell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Williams knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 65 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - Edu_Gaspar on for Bradley_Dack as a MF
Min. 66 :(mnu) M_Satriano flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Satriano shoots towards goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 66 :(psg) E_Scifo controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Lee
          ...  He puts in A_Hunter!
          ...  Daley_Blind cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 70 :(psg) M_Buskens pulls it back to A_Hunter
          ...  But M_Blackwell wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Buskens floats the ball in!
          ...  Varane wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 71 :(mnu) E_Camavinga with the first time pass to M_Satriano
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Williams
Min. 71 :(psg) L_Jones finds H_Rodellega in the box
          ...  T_Lee leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Satriano runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Blocked by L_Jones
Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Satriano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Williams!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Valencia is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 73 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli replaces P_Minuti and will play FW
Min. 76 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_Williams a clean set of heals
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Ciccotelli !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_McGillicutt plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 76 :(psg) H_Rodellega runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Blackwell
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Edu_Gaspar is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
Min. 76 :(psg) E_Scifo with a smart pass to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 78 :(psg) S_Wilkermann plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Valencia decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Valencia with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 79 :(psg) S_Wilkermann plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Hunter decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Hunter hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Williams crosses it in!
          ...  T_O_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 82 :(psg) L_DeDoorn takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Valencia
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(psg) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Muniesa will come on for S_Wilkermann and play MF
Min. 82 :(psg) E_Richardson is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Hunter is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 85 :(psg) E_Richardson nutmegs T_Lee, he continues to run forward
          ...  E_Richardson looks to see where T_O_Conner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Muniesa hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Daley_Blind
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 96,995
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Daley_Blind
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lee (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : A_Valencia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Valencia (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Manz (15), A_Hunter (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  | Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain
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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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T_O_Conner     GK  34   3   3   2  13 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  29  10   7  12 |  92   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80 -10 -20
Varane         DF   2  28  10   7  10 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
T_Lee          DF   1  26   9   2  25 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
M_Blackwell    DF   2  26   6   7  23 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  29   2  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Camavinga    MF   2   1  29   1  18 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  11  28   8  20 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  27   9  21 |  66   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  29  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  26  11 |  74   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_Moreno       GK   2  29  10   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  25   5   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  28  10  41 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ciccotelli   FW   1   6   8  26  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Sosa         FW   2   4   2  25  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_McGillicutt  GK  31   2   3   5  27 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  83   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
L_Jones        DF   3  32   7   8  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
M_Manz         DF   2  29   8   5  32 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
D_Williams     DF   1  27   5   6  32 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Gilberto       DM   2  14  31   3  42 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
E_Scifo        MF   2   6  29   7  21 |  92   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Wilkermann   MF   1  10  25   1  28 |  83   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
M_Buskens      MF   2   9  25   1  30 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  30  13 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  28  42 |  83   0   0   1   0   7   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
A_Hellsechs    GK  24   5   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  29   1   3  43 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ritchie      DM   1  12  25   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Muniesa        MF   1   8  29   8  20 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richardson   FW   2   5  11  27  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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