MDM Premier League Match, Norwich City vs. Manchester United (Wed Jun 08)


                         Norwich City  |  Manchester United
                            3-4-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                            Iain Bain  |  Andy Clarke
                                       |
                            D_Ward GK  |  GK T_Howard
                      A_Cave_Brown DF  |  DF G_Neville
                         G_Doherty DF  |  DF P_Neville
                        J_Shackell DF  |  DF W_Brown
                            G_Holt MF  |  DF J_Spector
                         P_Mulryne MF  |  MF R_Keane
                          G_Stuart MF  |  MF P_Scholes
                         P_McVeigh MF  |  MF J_Kleberson
                           R_Eagle AM  |  MF D_Fletcher
                        M_Hamdaoui FW  |  FW A_Smith
                        M_Svensson FW  |  FW D_Bellion
                                       |
                           J_Lewis SUB |  SUB R_Carroll
                         J_Brennan SUB |  SUB G_Pique
                       L_Blackburn SUB |  SUB P_Bardsley
                          M_Jonson SUB |  SUB Q_Fortune
                        L_McKenzie SUB |  SUB D_Fox




Min. 1  :(nor) M_Svensson sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Svensson with the drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 3  :(manu) D_Fletcher picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  P_McVeigh with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 3  :(nor) M_Hamdaoui steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Scholes fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him 
Min. 4  :(nor) P_Mulryne with a precise ball to M_Svensson 
          ...  M_Svensson with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 5  :(manu) J_Kleberson drives it across the face of the goal A_Smith 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Holt 
Min. 7  :(nor) A_Cave_Brown picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A_Cave_Brown hits the ball first time! 
          ...  T_Howard gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 8  :(nor) J_Shackell with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Hamdaoui runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Spector with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  G_Holt knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Eagle gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Eagle has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 12 :(nor) A_Cave_Brown lobs it over W_Brown 
          ...  A_Cave_Brown aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a good save 
Min. 12 :(nor) M_Hamdaoui with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Howard with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
          ...  Surely a Penalty! 
          ...  The ref consults his assistant !! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  M_Hamdaoui is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends T_Howard the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Norwich City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Manchester United...
Min. 14 :(nor) A_Cave_Brown twists his ankle! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 14 :(nor) J_Brennan replaces A_Cave_Brown and will play DF 
Min. 15 :(nor) M_Svensson nutmegs J_Kleberson, he continues to run forward 
          ...  W_Brown gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Holt drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Neville heads it away 
Min. 19 :(nor) J_Shackell cuts through the defence 
          ...  J_Shackell hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 25 :(nor) G_Stuart beats his marker 
          ...  G_Stuart hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 32 :(manu) A_Smith is first to the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_McVeigh 
Min. 34 :(nor) P_Mulryne takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  P_Mulryne runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Howard never had a chance! 
Min. 35 :(nor) P_Mulryne runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Eagle 
          ...  R_Eagle drives the ball low ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-0 Manchester United ...
Min. 35 :(manu) J_Kleberson flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Smith runs onto it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Svensson !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 36 :(nor) G_Stuart with the through ball to M_Svensson 
          ...  M_Svensson with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 38 :(manu) R_Keane takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Kleberson 
          ...  J_Brennan forces him off the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nor) J_Shackell slides the ball across to M_Svensson 
          ...  M_Svensson is clean through! 
          ...  T_Howard tries to make himself big 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Howard 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  T_Howard recovers to save it !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Stuart chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to M_Hamdaoui 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  T_Howard parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 46 :(nor) P_McVeigh with the header on 
          ...  He finds J_Shackell in space 
          ...  The cross hits J_Shackell on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Howard with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 47 :(nor) J_Shackell sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Hamdaoui 
          ...  J_Spector wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-0 Manchester United

Min. 46 :(manu) J_Spector crosses to D_Bellion 
          ...  D_Bellion aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 48 :(nor) M_Svensson with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Svensson ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 49 :(nor) J_Shackell flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But J_Spector spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 52 :(manu) W_Brown is unmarked! 
          ...  Cleared by G_Holt 
Min. 53 :(nor) G_Holt with a glorious long pass to M_Svensson 
          ...  M_Svensson with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Howard's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Howard looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 64 :(manu) A_Smith takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  G_Doherty rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  Thats a foul!! 
          ...  Whats The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 68 :(nor) J_Shackell flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Hamdaoui runs onto it! 
          ...  But D_Bellion slides in 
Min. 69 :(nor) M_Svensson flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But P_Neville puts it in row Z! 
Min. 71 :(nor) G_Stuart sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Mulryne 
          ...  P_Mulryne has a go! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(nor) G_Stuart races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Shackell lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Shackell uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 75 :(manu) D_Bellion beats G_Doherty 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Bellion hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Ward 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 82 :(nor) J_Shackell plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Mulryne decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  P_Mulryne fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Howard 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 87 :(nor) R_Eagle takes advantage of a mistake by G_Neville 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  R_Eagle has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Howard's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Howard looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Shackell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hamdaoui (12 pen), R_Eagle (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Cave_Brown (14)
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bellion
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_Scholes (3)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       2
Off target           :          12        |       1
On target            :           8        |       1
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       4
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Final Score          : Norwich City 2 - 0 Manchester United
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Ward         GK  12   3   2   3  32 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
A_Cave_Brown   DF   2  10   5   5  29 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  34  44
G_Doherty      DF   4  12   4  10  37 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
J_Shackell     DF   3  11   7   3  34 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  26  28   7
G_Holt         MF   6   7  12   5  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   7   0
P_Mulryne      MF   5   5  12   7  30 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  31   7
G_Stuart       MF   4   7  12   4  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   1
P_McVeigh      MF   3   3  11   8  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   7   0
R_Eagle        AM   2   6  10   6  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Hamdaoui     FW   5   6   5  12  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
M_Svensson     FW   5   4   7  12  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  46  34  44
J_Lewis        GK  10   1   2   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brennan      DF   4  12   6   5  33 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
L_Blackburn    MF   4   4  10   5  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jonson       MF   4   7  13   7  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McKenzie     FW   4   6   6  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
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_Howard       GK  13   3   2   2  43 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  14   6   4  55 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8 -20 -20
P_Neville      DF   5  13   6   3  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
W_Brown        DF   1  13   6   6  60 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
J_Spector      DF   7  11   5   3  14 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   7   0
R_Keane        MF   4   9  15   6  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
P_Scholes      MF   2   6  14   8  39 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Kleberson    MF   2   7  13   7  60 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -6 -20
D_Fletcher     MF   3   4  13   7  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Smith        FW   7   8   6  14  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bellion      FW   4   4   7  12  51 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  12   0   6
R_Carroll      GK  13   3   2   1  58 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   7  11   5   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bardsley     DF   2  11   5   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Q_Fortune      MF   5   8  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fox          FW   4   5  11   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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