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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 4, season 29)
Darlington
v.
Manchester United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Hugo LLORIS817Sergio Germán ROMERO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior627Luis 'Antonio' VALENCIA Mosquera
Giorgio CHIELLINI83Luke SHAW
Luka MODRIC84Jesse LINGARD
Daniele DE ROSSI657Nicolás Hernán OTAMENDI
Thomas VERMAELEN766Chris SMALLING
Samir NASRI87José DIOGO DALOT Teixeira
Christian GENTNER8Alexis Alejandro SÁNCHEZ Barbé
Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI897Romelu LUKAKU
Mario GOMEZ10Ander HERRERA Agüera
Danny WELBECK116Anthony MARTIAL
Manager
John BOSTOCK12Juan Manuel MATA García
Jon FLATT13Lee GRANT
Stevan JOVETIC14Ashley YOUNG
Federico MACHEDA15Matteo DARMIAN
Dean PARRETT16Mason GREENWOOD

Darlington 1 Manchester United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,987, Stadium: Blackwell Meadows, Referee: Mark CLATTENBURG 6, TV: live)
16 BalotelliScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings8 Lukaku, 37 Lingard
3Corners2
9Fouls18
3Offsides7
4Shots on5
6Shots off10
10Total shots15
1Shots saved5
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Luka MODRIC
8LUKAKU booked for a clinical challenge on GENTNER.
15A fine ball from SHAW on the left fell to LINGARD who scuffed his shot over the bar.
16GOAL!! A great shot from WELBECK was pushed away by the Manchester United 'keeper only as far as BALOTELLI who placed the ball past the stranded Manchester United 'keeper. (1-0 Darlington)
22A shot from SMALLING was smothered by the 'keeper.
25A lovely effort from SÁNCHEZ scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
31A cross from NASRI left GENTNER in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
35A corner found LUKAKU who forced the ball over the bar.
35MARTIAL made space on the right and knocked the ball to SÁNCHEZ who touched the ball over.
37A accurate pass found SMALLING and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.
37LINGARD booked by the ref for a bad foul.
38LLORIS saved a swerving shot from SÁNCHEZ.
 
47LUKAKU rushed through the Darlington defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
54GENTNER was put clear by MARCELO and he stepped inside the 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
56A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
57MARCELO stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
63SÁNCHEZ ran onto a delightful ball from HERRERA but fumbled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
69HERRERA nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
69NASRI hit a left foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
74The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce shot from Manchester United's DIOGO DALOT.
81A free-kick from CHIELLINI went over the bar.
89The Manchester United 'keeper was able to block a tame header from BALOTELLI.
90BALOTELLI brought the ball past DIOGO DALOT and rattled a weak shot over.