2011_FA_Community_Shield

2011 FA Community Shield

2011 FA Community Shield

Football match

The 2011 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was the 160th Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City and played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 7 August 2011.[3] Manchester United won the game 3–2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani (2), after Joleon Lescott and Edin Džeko had put City 2–0 up at half-time.[4]

Quick Facts Manchester City, Manchester United ...

Manchester United qualified to take part for the fifth consecutive year by winning the 2010–11 Premier League title and Manchester City qualified by winning the 2010–11 FA Cup. United successfully defended the shield to win it for the fourth time in five years, having beaten Chelsea 3–1 in the 2010 match.

Background

The two teams lining up for the national anthem

This was only the second occasion the two teams had met in the competition, with the first being the 1956 FA Charity Shield, which United won 1–0. Both teams secured their place in the 2011 Community Shield on the same day, 14 May 2011, when United clinched the 2010–11 Premier League title with a 1–1 draw against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and City beating Stoke City 1–0 a few hours later in the 2011 FA Cup Final.

Match details

More information Manchester City, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 77,169
Manchester City
Manchester United
GK25England Joe Hart
RB2England Micah RichardsYellow card 22'
CB4Belgium Vincent Kompany (c)
CB6England Joleon Lescott
LB13Serbia Aleksandar KolarovYellow card 60'downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM34Netherlands Nigel de Jong
CM7England James MilnerYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM42Ivory Coast Yaya TouréYellow card 34'
RW21Spain David Silva
LW45Italy Mario Balotellidownward-facing red arrow 59'
CF10Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin DžekoYellow card 19'
Substitutes:
GK12England Stuart Taylor
DF15Montenegro Stefan Savić
DF22France Gaël Clichyupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF8England Shaun Wright-Phillips
MF11England Adam Johnsonupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF18England Gareth Barryupward-facing green arrow 59'
FW16Argentina Sergio Agüero
Manager:
Italy Roberto Mancini
GK1Spain David de Gea
RB12England Chris Smalling
CB5England Rio Ferdinanddownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB15Serbia Nemanja Vidić (c)downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB3France Patrice EvraYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 71'
RM17Portugal Nani
CM16England Michael Carrickdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM8Brazil AndersonYellow card 19'
LM18England Ashley Young
CF10England Wayne Rooney
CF19England Danny Welbeckdownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK34Denmark Anders Lindegaard
DF4England Phil Jonesupward-facing green arrow 46'
DF21Brazil Rafaelupward-facing green arrow 71'
DF23Northern Ireland Jonny Evansupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF13South Korea Park Ji-sung
MF35England Tom Cleverleyupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW9Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatovupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

Man of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions

Statistics

More information City, United ...

Source: BBC Sport[4]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2011 FA Community Shield.
  1. [1]
    "Dowd to referee Community Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  3. [3]
    "The FA Community Shield 2011". Wembley Stadium. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Man City 2–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. [5]
    Mawhinney, Stuart (7 August 2011). "United take the spoils in Shield classic". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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