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Saturday September 27, 2008 Finished Old Trafford

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Manchester United

  • Ronaldo 60’ (pen.)
  • Rooney 77’

Bolton Wanderers

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • 90+2' THAT'S IT!! Three well-deserved points for United, with Ronaldo and Rooney getting the goals. The penalty was clearly a poor decision, but ultimately United deserved the victory against a woeful Bolton - who came to defend and offered precious little in terms of attacking threat. Thanks for joining me!!
    • 90+1 Into injury time now and United are playing the ball around with confidence.
    • 88' Berbatov plays in SCHOLES!!! Jaaskelainen saves with his legs!!
    • 85' LOVELY PLAY FROM UNITED!!! Ferdinand carries the ball forward, before playing Berbatov, who ALMOST finds a red shirt with a backheel.
    • 80' United are still attacking at every opportunity. Ronaldo is withdrawn as Nani enters the fray.
    • 77' ROOOOOONEY!!!!! Ronaldo backheels to the England striker and he drags the ball back to curl a fine shot past Jaaskelainen!! Lovely finish.
    • 74' Ronaldo drives down the Bolton left and wins a corner for the home side. He's looked sharp and close to full fitness this afternoon.
    • 71' Double change for United. Tevez and Anderson make way for Rooney and Scholes. Loud roars greet both.
    • 68' United continue to dominate possession, but Bolton are gradually beginning to play with more ambition as they seek an equaliser.
    • 66' First change for Bolton. Ricardo Vaz Te replaces Elmander.
    • 60' The replays show Samuel clearly got the ball!! Gary Megson and the rest of the Bolton bench and their players are justifiably incensed.
    • 59' RONALDO SCORES!!!! United lead 1-0!!!
    • 59' PENALTY TO UNITED!!! Ronaldo goes down under the challenge of Jlloyd Samuel and the referee points to the spot!!
    • 55' United have a corner following another spell of intense pressure...Anderson takes it short and gets a return from Neville, but his cross is cleared.
    • 52' Free-kick to Bolton in a dangerous position, but Nolan's effort is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 49' RONALDO HITS THE POST!!! He pulled the shot back from just inside the box, and although he didn't strike it cleanly it had Jaaskelainen wrong-footed.
    • 48' United are straight on the attack, and Bolton get everybody behind the ball.
    • 46' Off we go with the second half!! The sun has put his hat on in Manchester, but hopefully the football will remain bright.
    • 45+1 That's it for the first half. United have been dominant, but arguably the best chance of the match so far fell to Bolton's Muamba - who must be kicking himself for missing what was essentially an open goal. Back in 15.
    • 44' United press as the half comes to close and Gary Neville's cross is met by Tevez...who heads just wide.
    • 41' Steinsson crosses for Bolton and MUAMBA MISSES FROM SIX YARDS!!! WHAT A CHANCE FOR THE VISITORS!!!
    • 39' Ronaldo rides a couple of tackles and makes space to fire a shot straight at Jaaskelainen from 25 yards.
    • 38' Another booking for Bolton, this time its Davies who gets the caution for a silly lunge at Nemanja Vidic.
    • 36' Park chips the ball in, Berbatov's flick finds FERDINAND!!! Once again Jaaskelainen makes the save.
    • 34' Fletcher lays the ball just inside the box to ANDERSON, WHO SHOOTS FIRST-TIME!!! Great save from Jaaskelainen, who tips over.
    • 33' Ronaldo shoots direct from a free-kick wide on United's left. Jaaskelainen scoops it up comfortably.
    • 32' Bolton break and Nolan attempts a cheeky lob over Van der Sar, but it sails over the bar.
    • 30' Berbatov picks up possession on the right flank but sends over a woeful cross...the striker has looked far from his best today.
    • 28' McCann rightly goes in the book for another cynical foul, this time on Park.
    • 26' United are doing everything but score...Vidic climbs to meet Anderson's right-wing corner and his header is just over the bar.
    • 24' McCann goes right through Ronaldo and United have a free-kick about 30 yards out in a central position...The United number seven lines it up and strikes it low...FINE SAVE FROM JAASKELAINEN!!!
    • 21' Johan Elmander goes in the book for a clumsy tackle on Park.
    • 20' Great stuff from Patrice Evra, who cuts in from the left and whips over a dangerous cross...Berbatov can't quite make decisive contact with his diving header.
    • 17' Bolton win a corner on their right, after good work from Gretar Steinsson. Gardner sends it over, but Van der Sar does well to gather.
    • 15' Tevez cracks a low shot from 25 yards and Jaakelainen can only push it out...PARK GETS TO THE LOOSE BALL FIRST, BUT FINDS THE SIDE NETTING.
    • 13' Fletcher crosses from the right and BERBATOV LEAPS HIGHEST...only to head straight at Jussi Jaaskelainen. United are beggining to boss this match now.
    • 11' Anderson sends a crisp ball into Berbatov just inside the box, who's lay-off is met by RONALDO!!!....but his shot is deflected and Bolton clear.
    • 8' Another promising attack from Bolton, as Davies cuts in from the right, but his far-post cross is dealt with by Rio Ferdinand.
    • 6' Ronaldo drives forward, but Fabrice Muamba robs him easily and launches a counter.
    • 4' Bolton are making the early running, and Davies wins his side the first corner of the match...Ricardo Gardner whips it in, but its too long. United clear, but here come Bolton again.
    • 2' Kevin Nolan has the first shot of the match, feeding on scraps at the edge of the United box to fire one straight into the hands of Edwin van der Sar.
    • 1' Bright sunshine in Manchester as Berbatov and Tevez kick-off for United. Both teams are in their famous home strips. Let's hope for a cracker!
    • - TEAM NEWS: Bolton opt for Gavin McCann in the holding role, with Kevin Davies ploughing a lone furrow up front. Matthew Taylor starts on the bench, as does Joey O'Brien.
    • - TEAM NEWS: United have left Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs on the bench. Carlos Tevez will start up top with Dimitar Berbatov, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Park Ji-Sung on the flanks.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE!! coverage of Manchester United v Bolton at Old Trafford.

  • Team Stats

    Manchester United Stats Bolton Wanderers
    74% Possession 25%
    34 Shots 10
    12 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 5
    16 Corners 4
    9 Fouls 8
    1 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 30
    559 Accurate passes 139
    81 Bad passes 31

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 55 2 0
      3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 43 16 2
      2 Gary Neville 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 61 2 1
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 50 3 3
      24 Darren Fletcher 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 79 5 1
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 68 11 2
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 11 4 1 2 0 1 39 10 0
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 3 5
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 35 3 2
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 35 10 0
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0
      40 Ben Amos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Wayne Rooney 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 6 0
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Paul Scholes 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 6 2
    • Bolton Wanderers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 11 1
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 7
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4 2
      5 Gary Cahill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      19 Gavin McCann 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 2 5
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 12 2 3
      4 Kevin Nolan 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 12 1 5
      9 Johan Elmander 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 4 1
      14 Kevin Davies 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 15 3 3
      10 Ebi Smolarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Joey O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Danny Shittu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Matthew Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Ricardo Vaz Te 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0
      17 Riga Mustapha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 77' ROOOOOONEY!!!!! Ronaldo backheels to the England striker and he drags the ball back to curl a fine shot past Jaaskelainen!! Lovely finish.
    • 59' RONALDO SCORES!!!! United lead 1-0!!!
    • 59' PENALTY TO UNITED!!! Ronaldo goes down under the challenge of Jlloyd Samuel and the referee points to the spot!!
    • 49' RONALDO HITS THE POST!!! He pulled the shot back from just inside the box, and although he didn't strike it cleanly it had Jaaskelainen wrong-footed.
    • 13' Fletcher crosses from the right and BERBATOV LEAPS HIGHEST...only to head straight at Jussi Jaaskelainen. United are beggining to boss this match now.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE!! coverage of Manchester United v Bolton at Old Trafford.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Rob Styles

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Gary Neville

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar
    • G. Neville
    • N. Vidic
    • R. Ferdinand
    • P. Evra
    • C. Ronaldo Substitution Out (80′)
    • D. Fletcher
    • O. Anderson Substitution Out (70′)
    • J. Park
    • C. Tevez Substitution Out (70′)
    • D. Berbatov

    Subs

    • P. Scholes Substitution In70′
    • J. O'Shea
    • R. Giggs
    • W. Rooney Substitution In70′ Goal
    • .. Nani Substitution In80′
    • J. Evans
    • B. Amos

    Injured

    • M. Carrick
    • T. Kuszczak

    Suspended

    None

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Nolan

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill
    • A. O'Brien
    • J. Samuel
    • G. McCann Yellow Card
    • K. Nolan
    • F. Muamba
    • J. Elmander Yellow Card Substitution Out (66′)
    • R. Gardner
    • K. Davies Yellow Card

    Subs

    • E. Smolarek
    • D. Shittu
    • M. Taylor
    • R. Vaz Te Substitution In66′
    • J. O'Brien
    • A. Al Habsi
    • R. Mustapha

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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