Match Report
| Bury | Bury |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | manager | Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | |||||||||||||||||
| Julian Kiko | J. Kiko |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 85 |  | Igor Netto | I. Netto | ||||||||
| Masa Arai | M. Arai |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 86 |  | Francesco G. Cirillo | F. Cirillo | |||||||||
| Matias Davis | M. Davis |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 | | Daishin Kaneko | D. Kaneko | |||||||||
| Jonatan Schmidt | J. Schmidt |  | 81 | D | | 4 | | D | 83 |  | Alistair Finney | A. Finney | |||||||||
| Adolfo Lozano | A. Lozano | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 86 | | Kemal Hendrie | K. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Drazen Cvitanovic | D. Cvitanovic |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 88 | | Des Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Guido Apa | G. Apa | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 | | Peter Power | P. Power | |||||||||
| Jason Fletcher | J. Fletcher | | 73 | M | | | 8 | | M | 79 |  | Alexander Iosifidis | A. Iosifidis | ||||||||
| Marc Boateng | M. Boateng | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 86 | | Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Norman Jobson | N. Jobson | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 90 | | Andy Hitchcock | A. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Shane Viduka | S. Viduka |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Julian Winterburn | J. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Marcos Rey | M. Rey | | 57 | D | | 12 | | D | 77 | | Scott Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
| Paul Owen | P. Owen | | 58 | M | | 13 | | D | 86 |  | Paul White | P. White | |||||||||
| David Jess | D. Jess | | 50 | A | | 14 | | A | 78 | | Henry Watson | H. Watson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 20,940 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bury and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bury and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.
0.00
0-0Bury kick off the first half!
2.28
0-0Alexander Iosifidis plays the ball forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.21
Alistair Finney makes a simple pass to Des Lockley. Des Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Andy Hitchcock collects the pass. Andy Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
6.56
Francesco G. Cirillo flicks a high pass forward to Peter Power who brings the ball under control. Peter Power threads the ball through to Julian Winterburn. Julian Winterburn shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.52
1-0Jonatan Schmidt threads a neat ball through to Drazen Cvitanovic. Drazen Cvitanovic surges forward with the ball. Drazen Cvitanovic plays a scrappy one-two with Norman Jobson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Drazen Cvitanovic muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.35
1-0Alistair Finney flicks a high pass forward. Peter Power holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Winterburn. Julian Winterburn runs straight at the defence! Julian Winterburn shoots from just inside the box but Julian Kiko is on top of it.
20.34
Adolfo Lozano kicks a strong pass forward to Jonatan Schmidt. Jonatan Schmidt flicks a high pass forward. Norman Jobson controls it well on his chest. Norman Jobson shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.49
1-0Peter Power hits a low pass to Alexander Iosifidis. Alexander Iosifidis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Masa Arai.
27.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Daishin Kaneko plays the ball forward to Des Lockley. Des Lockley makes a probing pass to Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Des Lockley. Des Lockley connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Julian Kiko!
28.17
Alexander Iosifidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Power. Peter Power whips in a cross ball towards Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.56
Masa Arai makes a probing pass to Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher makes a probing pass between the defence to Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Igor Netto is on top of it.
39.11
Andy Hitchcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.58
45.00
Des Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Hitchcock. Andy Hitchcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Julian Kiko is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bury appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester United players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United get the second half underway!
48.53
Matias Davis passes the ball forward to Adolfo Lozano. Adolfo Lozano chips the ball to his team mate, Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka plays a one-two with Drazen Cvitanovic and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Shane Viduka provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
54.21
1-1Alexander Iosifidis catches Masa Arai on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Masa Arai runs off the knock.
59.13
Daishin Kaneko flicks a high pass forward to Peter Power who brings the ball under control. Peter Power flicks a high pass forward. Juan Ruiz collects the pass. Juan Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Des Lockley. Des Lockley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Julian Kiko.
60.36
Peter Power takes a quick corner, playing it short to Alistair Finney. Alistair Finney rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.36
1-2Bury have made a substitution with David Jess replacing Norman Jobson .
66.22
Guido Apa flicks a high pass forward to David Jess who brings the ball under control. David Jess plays a quick one-two with Marc Boateng and rushes in on goal... David Jess tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.57
Alexander Iosifidis sees space and advances. Alexander Iosifidis skips past Matias Davis! Alexander Iosifidis comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Julian Kiko reads it well. Excellent save!
73.12
With a delightful solo run, Alexander Iosifidis stretches the opposition's defence. Alexander Iosifidis shoots from long range but is denied by Julian Kiko. Excellent save.
85.08
Kemal Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Iosifidis controls it well on his chest. Alexander Iosifidis plays the ball forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Peter Power. Peter Power cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Julian Kiko comfortably smothers it!
87.45
1-2Kemal Hendrie sees Alexander Iosifidis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Iosifidis kicks a strong pass forward to Des Lockley. Des Lockley threads the ball through to Alexander Iosifidis but he's offside!
89.52
Kemal Hendrie passes the ball forward to Des Lockley. Des Lockley knocks the ball forward to Julian Winterburn. Julian Winterburn deftly passes the ball to Alexander Iosifidis, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Alexander Iosifidis provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
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Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Julian Kiko (GK)
9
2. Masa Arai (DEF)
6
3. Matias Davis (DEF)
6
4. Jonatan Schmidt (DEF)
6
5. Adolfo Lozano (DEF)
6
6. Drazen Cvitanovic (MID)
8
7. Guido Apa (MID)
7
8. Jason Fletcher (MID)
6
9. Marc Boateng (ATT)
6
10. Norman Jobson (ATT)
6
11. Shane Viduka (ATT)
6
12. Marcos Rey (DEF)
0
13. Paul Owen (MID)
0
14. David Jess (ATT)
6
1. Igor Netto (GK)
6
2. Francesco G. Cirillo (DEF)
6
3. Daishin Kaneko (DEF)
6
4. Alistair Finney (DEF)
8
5. Kemal Hendrie (DEF)
6
6. Des Lockley (MID)
7
7. Peter Power (MID)
8
8. Alexander Iosifidis (MID)
8
9. Juan Ruiz (ATT)
6
10. Andy Hitchcock (ATT)
8
11. Julian Winterburn (ATT)
6
12. Scott Davies (DEF)
0
13. Paul White (DEF)
0
14. Henry Watson (ATT)
0