Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | manager | Erik steen Svendsen | Erik steen Svendsen | |||||||||||||||||
| Afonso Garrincha | A. Garrincha |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 84 |  | Jurek Radomski | J. Radomski | |||||||||
| Maximiliano Yllana | M. Yllana |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Hermann Gudmundsson | H. Gudmundsson | |||||||||
| Quincy Gilstrap | Q. Gilstrap |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 83 |  | Jesper Nygaard | J. Nygaard | |||||||||
| Alberto Gomez | A. Gomez |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 84 |  | Patrick Strasser | P. Strasser | |||||||||
| Todd Gomez | T. Gomez | | 79 | M | | 5 | | D | 78 |  | Yuri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis | |||||||||
| Paúl Ventura | P. Ventura |  | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Nelson Sterjovski | N. Sterjovski | |||||||||
| Mateus Franco | M. Franco |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Mark Gargo | M. Gargo | |||||||||
| Vernon Richardson | V. Richardson | | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 |  | Marcel Hollmer | M. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Taras Vitsenets | T. Vitsenets |  | 87 | A | | 9 | | A | 88 |  | Ljubisa Sadotti | L. Sadotti | |||||||||
| Andreas Tigana | A. Tigana |  | 81 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 | | Luiz Miguel Rai | L. Rai | |||||||||
| Hákon Hilmarsson | H. Hilmarsson | | 87 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Dias De Almeida Martins | D. Martins | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play Manchester United in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Norwich City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Norwich City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off!
3.51
0-0Paúl Ventura flicks the ball to his team mate, Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets tries a spectacular long range effort but Jurek Radomski is on top of it.
12.45
Mark Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai goes all the way! Luiz Miguel Rai takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Afonso Garrincha easily smothers it!
16.09
0-0Quincy Gilstrap chips the ball to his team mate, Vernon Richardson. Vernon Richardson flicks the ball to his team mate, Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana plays a perfect one-two with Hákon Hilmarsson and rushes in on goal... Andreas Tigana shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.57
0-0Luiz Miguel Rai hacks Maximiliano Yllana from behind! Luiz Miguel Rai is warned by the referee! Maximiliano Yllana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.54
Todd Gomez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana goes all the way! Andreas Tigana shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jurek Radomski.
27.56
Marcel Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
28.26
Luiz Miguel Rai hacks Maximiliano Yllana from behind! The referee calls over Luiz Miguel Rai again and warns him to calm down! Maximiliano Yllana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.45
0-0Paúl Ventura chips the ball to his team mate, Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Radomski who gathers it comfortably.
36.01
Mateus Franco decides to run forward with the ball. Mateus Franco finds some space and shoots from distance but Jurek Radomski is on top of it.
38.24
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.02
Maximiliano Yllana knocks the ball to his team mate, Paúl Ventura. Paúl Ventura threads the ball through to Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets plays a perfect one-two with Hákon Hilmarsson and rushes in on goal... Taras Vitsenets makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Jurek Radomski manages to keep it out.
40.58
1-0Paúl Ventura makes a probing pass to Hákon Hilmarsson. Hákon Hilmarsson knocks in a cross ball towards Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Taras Vitsenets scores for Norwich City!!
45.00
Quincy Gilstrap makes a probing pass to Mateus Franco. Mateus Franco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana lofts in a cross ball towards Hákon Hilmarsson. Hákon Hilmarsson directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
47.03
Mark Gargo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.44
Maximiliano Yllana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mateus Franco. Mateus Franco kicks a strong pass forward to Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets lofts in a cross ball towards Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
51.40
Mateus Franco knocks the ball forward to Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana makes a simple pass to Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.16
Mark Gargo knocks the ball forward to Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai plays a perfect one-two with Dias De Almeida Martins and rushes in on goal... Luiz Miguel Rai shoots from just inside the box but somehow Afonso Garrincha manages to keep it out.
57.15
2-0Maximiliano Yllana threads the ball through to Vernon Richardson. Vernon Richardson knocks the ball forward to Taras Vitsenets. Taras Vitsenets threads the ball through to Andreas Tigana but he's offside!
59.42
Quincy Gilstrap makes a simple pass to Paúl Ventura. Paúl Ventura chips the ball to his team mate, Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana plays a perfect one-two with Taras Vitsenets and rushes in on goal... Andreas Tigana rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jurek Radomski!
61.37
Mark Gargo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai knocks in a cross ball towards Dias De Almeida Martins. Dias De Almeida Martins directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.12
Mateus Franco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana passes the ball forward but Hákon Hilmarsson is offside!
67.17
Norwich City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester United's defence.
71.04
Maximiliano Yllana kicks a strong pass forward to Mateus Franco. Mateus Franco threads the ball through to Hákon Hilmarsson. Hákon Hilmarsson goes all the way! Hákon Hilmarsson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jurek Radomski manages to gather it comfortably.
72.45
Mateus Franco makes a probing pass to Andreas Tigana. Andreas Tigana shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jurek Radomski!
81.31
Mark Gargo makes a simple pass to Ljubisa Sadotti. Ljubisa Sadotti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Maximiliano Yllana.
83.43
Marcel Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.16
Paúl Ventura brings the ball forward. Paúl Ventura plays a perfect one-two with Taras Vitsenets and rushes in on goal... Paúl Ventura takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jurek Radomski manages to gather it comfortably.
89.33
Patrick Strasser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nelson Sterjovski. Nelson Sterjovski makes a simple pass to Dias De Almeida Martins. Dias De Almeida Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Luiz Miguel Rai. Luiz Miguel Rai heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Luiz Miguel Rai!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
The game is drawn at 2-2 and so goes to penalties!
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