Manchester United v Middlesbrough: FA Cup fourth round – live!

  • 2/4/2022
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RESULT: Manchester United 1-1 Middlesbrough (aet; Boro win 8-7 on pens) Poor Elanga. The young lad looks close to tears. Jones advises him to keep his chin up, then Fred, Fernandes and Mata rally round. A pat and a warm arm around the shoulder from Ronaldo A lot of shocked and sullen faces in the United camp as they wander off. Chris Wilder and his player meanwhile race up the other end of the stadium and cavort in front of the 9,000 travelling fans. Wilder, a winner here last year with Sheffield United, has come to Old Trafford and done a number on the hosts again! PENALTIES: United 7-8 Boro. Elanga hoicks a dreadful effort over the bar and Manchester United are out! Middlesbrough are the first team into the bag for the fifth-round draw! PENALTIES: United 7-8 Boro. Peltier hoicks into the top right. Postage stamp stuff. He absolutely roofed that. PENALTIES: United 7-7 Boro. Dalot takes a long run-up, stops, does a little dance, and dispatches cleanly into the bottom right. PENALTIES: United 6-7 Boro. It’s a Friday night Fry all right, the defender whipping into the left-hand side of the goal, Henderson going the wrong way. PENALTIES: United 6-6 Boro. McTominay lashes into the bottom left. Not in the corner, and Lumley guessed correctly, but the pace did for the keeper. PENALTIES: United 5-6 Boro. Watmore opens his body and slots into the bottom right. PENALTIES: United 5-5 Boro. Fernandes performs a little jig, sends Lumley to the left, and rolls into the bottom right. Beyond nonchalant! What a penalty! PENALTIES: United 4-5 Boro. It’s effectively sudden death now. Bamba cracks one into the bottom left, and Fernandes has to score or United are out. PENALTIES: United 4-4 Boro. Ronaldo, who missed one in the first half, makes no mistake this time, whacking into the top left. Lumley got a finger to it, but the power won out. PENALTIES: United 3-4 Boro. Tavernier opts for a short run-up, blows out hard, and larrups a stunner into the top right. PENALTIES: United 3-3 Boro. Now it’s Fred’s turn to squeak one under the keeper, sending his into the bottom right, Lumley nearly getting there. PENALTIES: United 2-3 Boro. Howson lashes into the bottom right, Henderson nowhere near this time. PENALTIES: United 2-2 Boro. Maguire whips into the bottom left. That’s a wonderful penalty, Lumley having been sent the wrong way. PENALTIES: United 1-2 Boro. Payero slots into the bottom right. Henderson guesses correctly, but dives over the ball. So close to drawing first blood in United’s favour. PENALTIES: United 1-1 Boro. Mata responds by whipping into the top right, sending Lumley the wrong way. PENALTIES: United 0-1 Boro. By comparison to United, Middlesbrough have won nine of their last 11 shootouts. They start this one well, former United man McNair calmly passing into the bottom right. Manchester United have lost six of their last seven shootouts in all competitions. This one will be played out in front of the Stretford End, Manchester United having won the toss. Middlesbrough to go first. EXTRA TIME, FULL TIME: Manchester United 1-1 Middlesbrough Penalties it is! ET 3o min +2: A long Hail Mary ball forces Dijksteel into a panicked header behind. Corner. From the set piece, Fernandes smacks a cross-cum-shot through the box from the left. Jones bravely meets the thunderbolt with a header that flashes over the bar. That’s surely it. ET 30 min +1: Fred crosses from the left. Ronaldo tries to bring the ball down at the far post with a telescopic leg, but can’t control. Boro clear their lines again. ET 30 min: It is now tipping down at Old Trafford. There will be two extra minutes for United to pull a rabbit out of the hat. ET 29 min: Shaw’s free kick is punched clear by Lumley. Dalot returns the ball. McTominay sends a header straight at Lumley, the keeper tipping over. Mata takes the corner. Tavernier batters clear. ET 28 min: Jones can’t continue. Bamba comes on in his place. ET 27 min: Watmore crudely barges McTominay to the floor, and it’s a free kick for United out on the left. Before it can be taken, Jones goes down with cramp. ET 26 min: The United faithful chant “Attack! Attack! Attack!” Maguire makes off down the left, to little effect. ET 25 min: From the resulting free kick, launched into the United mixer, McNair wins a header at the left-hand post, teeing up Connolly who attempts to pinball-flip past Henderson from six yards. Henderson does extremely well to react, parry and gather with a strong left arm. ET 24 min: Ronaldo gives the ball away to Connolly, who spins Fred in the centre circle only to be hauled back. Fred is booked for his cynicism. ET 23 min: Tavernier swings it to the far post. Howson can’t win the header, and Shaw clears out for another throw. Boro eat up some more clock. This is not where United want to be. ET 22 min: Tavernier loops the free kick long. Fry rises at the far post and forces Maguire into the concession of a corner. Tavernier to take. ET 21 min: A couple of throws for Boro. They take their sweet time over them. The second is flung down the line and Jones clumsily barges Connolly to the floor. Free kick, and a chance for Boro to load the box. ET 20 min: Shaw crosses dangerously from the left ... but there’s only Ronaldo in the middle, and he’s not in a place to take advantage from a ball that’s begging to be hammered home. The ball flies away from danger.

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