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EF 1

Match report

English Footie

UEFA Cup: Round 2 (setup 1, season 30)

Manchester United

v.

(unknown)

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

17

Overall form:

Home form:

Thibaut COURTOIS

8

1

7

#1

Formation:

4-4-2

8

2

6½

#2

Salvatore BOCCHETTI

9

3

6

#3

Matías VECINO Falero

7½

4

6½

#4

Leonardo BONUCCI

8

5

7

#5

Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS

7

6

5½

#6

RAMIRES Santos do Nascimento

7½

7

6½

#7

Alexis Alejandro SÁNCHEZ Barbé

7

8

6

#8

Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz

8

9

6

#9

5½

10

6

#10

Manolo GABBIADINI

7

11

6

#11

Manager

12

#12

Emiliano VIVIANO

13

#13

Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA

8

14

#14

Giacomo BONAVENTURA

15

6

#15

ALEIX VIDAL Parreu

16

#16

Manchester United 3 (unknown) 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 47,853, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Florent BATTA 7½, TV: live)
1 Suárez, 7 Gabbiadini, 79 Ramires		Scorers
64 Menez <=> Roncaglia		Substitutions	67 #5 <=> #15
		Sendings off
		Bookings
	2	Corners	4
	2	Fouls	6
	4	Offsides	1
	5	Shots on	4
	11	Shots off	3
	16	Total shots	7
	2	Shots saved	4
	62%	Possession	38%
Man of the match: Salvatore BOCCHETTI


1	GOAL!! A cross from SÁNCHEZ was flicked away by #10 only for VECINO to volley the ball back into the box for SUÁREZ to force over the line. (1-0 Manchester United)

7	GOAL!! A delightful dummy from RAMIRES allowed VECINO to lay an exceptional ball off to GABBIADINI who thrust the ball into the back of the net. (2-0 Manchester United)

11	VECINO knocked the ball to SÁNCHEZ who nodded it inches over.

15	SUÁREZ's shot was well saved by #1.

21	The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from #5 fell just wide.

24	GABBIADINI was put clear by PAPASTATHOPOULOS and he turned the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the far post.

25	COURTOIS blocked a refined strike from #9.

28	A mix up in the (unknown) defence enabled VECINO to thump an effort over the bar.

31	A shot from #9 held no problem for the 'keeper.

32	GABBIADINI fluffed a simple chance.

33	#9 touched the ball through a crowd of players but COURTOIS was a match for it as he dived to his left.

41	A twenty yard shot from PAPASTATHOPOULOS caused #1 no problem.

45+1	The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce drive from (unknown)'s #8.


48	A cross from VECINO left SÁNCHEZ in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.

53	A weak shot from SUÁREZ bounced agonisingly wide.

55	SUÁREZ waltzed round #4 and rattled a tame shot into the crowd.

57	PAPASTATHOPOULOS ran onto a wonderful ball from MENEZ but blasted his effort wide.

65	A penalty box meleé resulted in SUÁREZ cracking the ball over.

67	A corner fell to #9 who forced the ball inches over.

74	BONUCCI drilled a right foot shot just beyond the near post from thirty yards out.

76	#10 made space on the right and pulled the ball to #6 who fired the ball wide.

79	GOAL!! A tackle from #7 gave Manchester United a free-kick twenty-five yards out which RAMIRES blasted past the 'keeper. (3-0 Manchester United)

82	#9 shot wide.