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FC Shorty · 08-01-2009, 06:31 PM

^Andeson celebrates with his team-mates^

Man United came into this match with a 4-2 aggregate lead over Aston Villa and were strong favourites to get into their 4th European cup final in the clubs history. Sir Alex rested Rooney, Scholes and Neville, and brought Tevez, Veloso and Rafael into the side.

This match started at a very slow pace and not many chances were created in the first half. John Carew thought that he had given Aston Villa the lead in the 30’ minute but was given offside and the goal was not counted. Both teams went into the break 0-0.

This half started off the same as first with both teams not creating much but the match picked up with around half a hour left when Anderson, Nani and Rooney came on for Veloso , Giggs and Berbatov. This had nearly an immediate effect on the match. Tevez broke away from the Full-back and sprinted down the wing before playing a ball into the middle for Anderson. He had no one around him and slotted the ball into the net for only his 1st goal of the season but what an important one it was.

Nani nearly added another around 5 minutes later but his shot came back into play off the post. Man United did get another in the 90th minute when Tevez’s shot hit the bar but it fell nicely to Rooney and he tapped it into the net.

Man United will face Sporting Lisbon in the Final who beat Juventus 2-1 and 5-2 on aggregate. Can Man United keep up their 100% record in the European Cup finals???

08-01-2009, 06:31 PM	#197 (permalink)
FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 8,317	A. Villa 0-2 Man Utd ^Andeson celebrates with his team-mates^ Man United came into this match with a 4-2 aggregate lead over Aston Villa and were strong favourites to get into their 4th European cup final in the clubs history. Sir Alex rested Rooney, Scholes and Neville, and brought Tevez, Veloso and Rafael into the side. This match started at a very slow pace and not many chances were created in the first half. John Carew thought that he had given Aston Villa the lead in the 30’ minute but was given offside and the goal was not counted. Both teams went into the break 0-0. This half started off the same as first with both teams not creating much but the match picked up with around half a hour left when Anderson, Nani and Rooney came on for Veloso , Giggs and Berbatov. This had nearly an immediate effect on the match. Tevez broke away from the Full-back and sprinted down the wing before playing a ball into the middle for Anderson. He had no one around him and slotted the ball into the net for only his 1st goal of the season but what an important one it was. Nani nearly added another around 5 minutes later but his shot came back into play off the post. Man United did get another in the 90th minute when Tevez’s shot hit the bar but it fell nicely to Rooney and he tapped it into the net. Man United will face Sporting Lisbon in the Final who beat Juventus 2-1 and 5-2 on aggregate. Can Man United keep up their 100% record in the European Cup finals??? __________________ Come on Man Utd!!!