Stoke City vs Manchester United
Match pulse
STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| STK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Man United 2-0
Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-0 on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Man United: Michael Carrick (4') and Robin van Persie (66' pen).
Play by play
- 93'
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- 93'
And there goes the final whistle. United got the early goal and always looked in control. Stoke threatened for a period but the away side simply scored another to kill the game off. The Potters are in big trouble.
- 91'
A very professional performance this has been from United. Ferguson will be pleased with his side's display today.
- 90'
Three minutes of injury time to be played.
- 89'
Shotton does well to get to the byline for Stoke but he gets his cross all wrong and it sails off for a goal kick. That just about sums up his side's day.
- 88'
Whelan decides to shoot from distance but his effort sails well wide. You can feel the frustration around the Britannia after that one.
- 87'
Stoke to their credit are still making a decent fight of it. They haven't totally collapsed after that second goal.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Jerome picks up a caution for a late tackle on Vidic.
- 85'
Shotton picks up the ball 30 yards out and decides to shoot. His effort sails well over the bar, much to the annoyance of the home support.
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Stoke bring on Crouch for Jones.
- 84'
He eventually whips it in but Carrick heads it well over.
- 83'
Van Persie keeps attempting to take the corner, but the wind is getting in his way!
- 82'
Jones gets forward down the right and tries to pick out one of the United shirts in the middle but his cross deflects off for the corner.
- 81'
Adam whips a free-kick into the Stoke box that eludes everybody, but not De Gea who makes a vital save and turns the ball round the post.
- 79'
Adam picks up the ball on the edge of the box and sets to shoot only to be tackled by Carrick. The Stoke player reacts by bringing down his opponent.
- 78'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> United also make a change, bringing on Welbeck for Hernandez.
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Stoke bring on Owen for Walters. He gets a good reception from the United fans.
- 76'
Evra gets to the byline and tries to pull the ball back into the middle but Huth is there to make the block and avert the danger.
- 74'
United looking very relaxed after that second goal. Back to playing football like they were at the beginning of the game.
- 73'
United are still the only Premier League team not to have a penalty given against them this season.
- 72'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Stoke bring on Jerome for Cameron.
- 71'
A penalty shout for Stoke as Vidic slips in the area and brings down Jones in the process. Nothing given.
- 70'
Adam picks out Shotton who turns Evra in the box. He takes aim at goal but was never troubling De Gea with his effort.
- 69'
Van Persie's goal is his first in 12 hours and 31 minutes for Manchester United.
- 68'
It seems a long way for Stoke now. They have been playing well in this half but at the same time they have never really looked that threatening.
Leaders
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