Norwich City 0-1 Man Utd Match Report and Score

Minute by Minute report of Norwich City v Manchester United on Saturday 28th December.

90+6′	That’s all for today because the game is over.
90+5′	Nathan Redmond (Norwich) delivers a poor cross from a free kick as one of the defenders comfortably clears it away.
90+5′	Chris Smalling (Manchester United) is awarded a yellow card for his tackle. He doesn’t seem to agree with the decision, but Phil Dowd won’t hear any protests. Norwich are awarded a free kick.
90+4′	The ball leaves the pitch. Manchester United have been awarded a corner kick. Ashley Young (Manchester United) quickly takes a corner kick with a short pass.
90+2′	Ashley Young (Manchester United) quickly takes a free kick with a short pass.
90+2′	It must be a yellow card. It is. Nathan Redmond (Norwich) receives a yellow card after an awful tackle. Manchester United are awarded a free kick.
90′	Ashley Young (Manchester United) doesn’t send a cross into the box from a corner kick. He passes the ball to his teammate next to him.
90′	The main referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Manchester United will have an opportunity to endanger the opposition’s goal. Ashley Young (Manchester United) takes a short corner instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
89′	The referee signals a substitution. Johan Elmander (Norwich) is brought on as a substitute for Wes Hoolahan (Norwich).
89′	Manchester United will take a corner kick.
87′	Substitution has been made. Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) is replaced by Darren Fletcher (Manchester United).
86′	Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) finds himself free inside the box and pulls the trigger, but his effort is brilliantly thwarted by one of the defending players.
85′	Patrice Evra (Manchester United) is lying on the ground after previous challenge and the medical team is called to help him.
84′	Josh Murphy (Norwich) takes a mid-range shot, but the ball sails high over the bar. It’s a goal kick.
83′	Leroy Fer (Norwich) gives away a free kick for tripping his opponent. Even though he is protesting that first he hit the ball, the referee is sure about his call. A free kick is given to Manchester United.
80′	Wes Hoolahan (Norwich) played too fiercely and breached the rules with his tackle. The referee Phil Dowd didn’t miss it and blew his whistle. Manchester United have been awarded a free kick.
79′	It is time for a substitution. Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) will be replaced by Josh Murphy (Norwich).
78′	Nathan Redmond (Norwich) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.
75′	Bradley Johnson (Norwich) is unable to feed a through ball into the path of his teammates.
74′	Corner kick. Norwich will have an opportunity. A corner kick, taken by Robert Snodgrass (Norwich), is cleared away by the defence.
72′	A free kick from outside the box by Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) ends only in the gloves of the keeper instead on the head of one of the offensive players.
71′	Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United) commits a rough foul. Phil Dowd stops the game and makes a call. Norwich are awarded a free kick.
70′	Nathan Redmond (Norwich) blasts the ball from just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defender.
69′	Substitution. Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) is replaced by Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United).
69′	Here’s the change. Gary Hooper (Norwich) goes off the pitch and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Norwich) comes on.
69′	Oh, this didn’t go well. Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) tried his luck from the edge of the box, but his effort directed to the bottom left corner was too weak to get past John Ruddy (Norwich), who keeps it out easily.
68′	Michael Carrick (Manchester United) decided to speed play up by taking a quick free kick.
67′	Tempers flare. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich) came up with a late tackle and brought his opponent down. This time without a booking. A free kick has been awarded to Manchester United.
65′	Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) with overly-aggressive challenge, and referee Phil Dowd blows his whistle for a foul. A free kick is given to Norwich.
64′	Phil Dowd shows a yellow card to Bradley Johnson (Norwich) for his blatant foul. Manchester United are awarded a free kick.
63′	Manchester United possess the ball and make numerous short passes, but here comes an error and they lose possession.
59′	Phil Dowd shows the yellow card to Ryan Bennett (Norwich) for a heavy challenge. Manchester United have been awarded a free kick.
57′	Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) receives a killer pass, finds himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and drills the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal. Magnificent finish.
55′	Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge by Javier Hernandez (Manchester United). He attempted to win the ball, but he was too aggressive according to the referee. A free kick has been awarded to Norwich.
52′	The assistant referee’s flag is up because Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) didn’t find the way to beat the offside trap.
49′	Nathan Redmond (Norwich) receives a precise pass inside the box and takes a shot that flies just wide of the right post.
49′	Ashley Young (Manchester United) lashes the ball from outside the box but it goes narrowly over the crossbar.
48′	Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) touched the ball with his hand, and it will be a free kick against his team.
47′	Nathan Redmond (Norwich) produces an effort from the edge of the box, but doesn’t hit the ball properly and sends it yards of the left post. It will be a goal kick.
46′	The substitution has been made. Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) has replaced Ryan Giggs (Manchester United).
46′	The game restarts for the second half.
45+4′	The first half of today’s match has just finished.
45+3′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) strikes from the edge of the box but hits it really poorly and sends the ball way wide of the right post.
45+2′	The main referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick. It will be taken by Norwich. Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) swings in a corner kick, but one of the defenders leaps into the air and clears the ball away with a header.
45′	Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) connected with a pass around the edge of the box, aimed and struck. His attempt went in the direction of the bottom left corner, but John Ruddy (Norwich) was alert and didn’t let the score change.
44′	The game is interrupted now, Jonny Evans (Manchester United) is asking for a medical treatment.
43′	The ball is out of play, and the assistant referee points at the corner flag. Norwich will take it. A corner kick is taken by Robert Snodgrass (Norwich), but the defence is alert and manages to cut it out.
42′	The flag is up, and the referee makes an offside call to stop the play. Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) is clearly in an offside position when the ball is played through.
41′	Wes Hoolahan (Norwich) produces a dangerous lofted cross into the box, but the opponent’s defence intercepts and avoids the danger.
40′	Chris Smalling (Manchester United) slams the ball from the edge of the box, but his effort flies just a few inches wide of the right post. It’s going to be a goal kick.
39′	What a goal-scoring opportunity! Wes Hoolahan (Norwich) finds some space inside the box and gets in a strike, but the shot is blocked by one of the defending players with a brilliant slide tackle.
37′	Michael Carrick (Manchester United) produces an effort from the edge of the box, but doesn’t hit the ball properly and sends it yards over the bar. It’s a goal kick.
37′	Sebastien Bassong (Norwich) jumps inside the box to meet a corner and steers his header into the roof of the net, but the goalkeeper pulls off an astonishing save and denies him.
36′	Norwich have been awarded a corner kick. The main referee and one of the assistants point at the corner flag.
35′	A free kick taken by Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) is inaccurate and the opposition’s defence has no problem with the clearance.
35′	Javier Hernandez (Manchester United) receives a yellow card.
34′	The referee blows his whistle for a foul. Patrice Evra (Manchester United) used an excessive force of play but escaped any punishment. Norwich are awarded a free kick.
33′	Ashley Young (Manchester United) took a free kick and attempted to find some of his teammates inside the box, but the ball is intercepted by one of the defending players who clears the ball out of danger.
32′	Leroy Fer (Norwich) got a yellow card for a bad tackle and has to be very careful till the end of the match. A free kick is given to Manchester United.
29′	Wes Hoolahan (Norwich) gets into a good scoring opportunity. He won himself some space and releases a long-range blast, aiming to the bottom right corner. His good effort is denied by David de Gea (Manchester United), who makes a great save!
28′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) takes a free kick, but a lofted pass into the box is cleared away by one of the defenders.
27′	Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) receives a yellow card for his previous intervention.
27′	Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) with a slide tackle, but the referee Phil Dowd makes a foul call. Norwich have been awarded a free kick.
26′	The referee blows his whistle, Norwich are awarded a corner kick. Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) is taking a corner kick.
26′	The referee signals for a corner kick, Norwich are awarded. Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) takes a corner kick and sends it into the penalty area, but the opposition’s defence is ready and makes a good clearance.
22′	Gary Hooper (Norwich) is in a great chance inside the six-yard box, shoots to the middle of the goal, but David de Gea (Manchester United) pulls off an exquisite save to deny him.
21′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) has an effort from the edge of the area, but he skies the ball over the top. The ball crossed the line and it’s going to be a goal kick.
21′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) crosses the ball into the box from the free kick, but the defence clears the danger.
20′	Michael Carrick (Manchester United) gives away a free kick. He held the opponent, but it was too visible for the referee, who immediately blows his whistle. Norwich are awarded a free kick.
18′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) executes a corner kick, but fails to find any of his teammates.
18′	Robert Snodgrass (Norwich) swings in a corner. The opposition’s defence, however, manages to control the penalty area and averts a dangerous situation. The ball is out of bounds. Norwich win a corner kick.
17′	David de Gea (Manchester United) pulls off a great save to deny Russell Martin (Norwich), who makes some space for himself inside the box and unleashes a quick shot towards the middle of the goal. It will be a corner kick for Norwich.
16′	Manchester United hold the ball and display nice passing from player to player.
13′	Martin Olsson (Norwich) attempts to find one of his teammates, but puts far too much on the pass and the chance is gone.
12′	Manchester United seeing far more of the ball now.
9′	Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) executes a quick free kick and immediately restarts play.
9′	Rough tackle by Leroy Fer (Norwich). The referee blows his whistle for a foul. A free kick is given to Manchester United.
9′	Gary Hooper (Norwich) pulled an opponent’s jersey and the game is stopped. A yellow card is not given. Manchester United will take a free kick.
8′	Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) was too aggressive in his challenge. The referee immediately blows his whistle, and a free kick is awarded. A free kick has been awarded to Norwich.
6′	Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United), in a difficult position, beautifully strikes the ball to the left post, but one of the defending players gets a block in.
5′	Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) has a shot blocked from inside the box.
5′	Ashley Young (Manchester United) sends a crossfield pass, but there is nobody to take up the ball and finish.
2′	Patrice Evra (Manchester United) delivers a fine lofted cross into the penalty area. The opposition’s defence is alert, and one of the defenders clears the ball away.
1′	Here we go, today’s match is starting right now.

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