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FC Shorty · 12-01-2009, 10:42 PM

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^Ryan Giggs lifts the trophy after a brillaint perfomance by him^

Sir Alex made a few changes for the first match of the season. The one that made a big impact was moving Ryan Giggs into Centre-Midfield. Also he chose Park at LM because of Giggs going into the middle and Scholes moved across to go into Carrick’s position.

Blackburn had the brighter start of the two. Roque Santa Cruz nearly gave Blackburn the lead in the 1st minute when Evra failed to head the ball quick enough and Santa Cruz came in and volleyed the ball off the bar from close range. He had another chance in the 7th minute when Van Der Sar came rushing off his line, Santa Cruz chipped the ball over him but Rio Ferdinand managed to scamper back and clear it off the line.

Man United thought that he had took the lead in the 15th minute when Ronaldo headed the ball into the net from 6 yards but when he was just about to turn away and celebrate he saw the linesman raise the flag and the goal was ruled out for offside. Both teams went into half-time all level with Blackburn having the better chances but United had more of the ball.

It toolalalalail the 55th minute for the first goal of the game. Man United pushed a lot of players up for a corner but it was punched away by Paul Robinson, Roque Santa Cruz was left with only Vidic in the way of him and the keeper. Santa Cruz easily beat Vidic and was one-on-one with Van Der Sar, His shot smashed off the ball but it came straight back out to Santa Cruz and he tucked it into an empty net.

It only took United 10 minutes to equalise and it was a fantastic equaliser too. Berbatov crossed the ball into the box towards the back post and Ryan Giggs came in unmarked and volleyed it superbly past Robinson. Man United had plenty of chances to grab the winner but they just couldn’t find it and the match went into extra-time.

Ryan Giggs gave Man United the lead in 1st half stoppage time of extra time. The ball was crossed into the box and Giggs came in and nodded the ball into the bottom corner. Man United took off the tired legs of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs for Rafael and Anderson at the break and Blackburn brought on Kerlon but the Brazilian sensation couldn’t even get the equaliser and Man United held on for the first win of the season.

Manager’s Comments: I thought that the lads played really well and it was one of the best performances of the year. Ryan Giggs was outstanding and will be giving me some selection headaches for the next match. Credit to Blackburn though who played very well and defended well against us for most of the match.

Transfer news coming up……….

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FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 8,312	Blackburn 1-2 Man Utd http://footyblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/charity-shield.jpg ^Ryan Giggs lifts the trophy after a brillaint perfomance by him^ Sir Alex made a few changes for the first match of the season. The one that made a big impact was moving Ryan Giggs into Centre-Midfield. Also he chose Park at LM because of Giggs going into the middle and Scholes moved across to go into Carrick’s position. Blackburn had the brighter start of the two. Roque Santa Cruz nearly gave Blackburn the lead in the 1st minute when Evra failed to head the ball quick enough and Santa Cruz came in and volleyed the ball off the bar from close range. He had another chance in the 7th minute when Van Der Sar came rushing off his line, Santa Cruz chipped the ball over him but Rio Ferdinand managed to scamper back and clear it off the line. Man United thought that he had took the lead in the 15th minute when Ronaldo headed the ball into the net from 6 yards but when he was just about to turn away and celebrate he saw the linesman raise the flag and the goal was ruled out for offside. Both teams went into half-time all level with Blackburn having the better chances but United had more of the ball. It toolalalalail the 55th minute for the first goal of the game. Man United pushed a lot of players up for a corner but it was punched away by Paul Robinson, Roque Santa Cruz was left with only Vidic in the way of him and the keeper. Santa Cruz easily beat Vidic and was one-on-one with Van Der Sar, His shot smashed off the ball but it came straight back out to Santa Cruz and he tucked it into an empty net. It only took United 10 minutes to equalise and it was a fantastic equaliser too. Berbatov crossed the ball into the box towards the back post and Ryan Giggs came in unmarked and volleyed it superbly past Robinson. Man United had plenty of chances to grab the winner but they just couldn’t find it and the match went into extra-time. Ryan Giggs gave Man United the lead in 1st half stoppage time of extra time. The ball was crossed into the box and Giggs came in and nodded the ball into the bottom corner. Man United took off the tired legs of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs for Rafael and Anderson at the break and Blackburn brought on Kerlon but the Brazilian sensation couldn’t even get the equaliser and Man United held on for the first win of the season. Manager’s Comments: I thought that the lads played really well and it was one of the best performances of the year. Ryan Giggs was outstanding and will be giving me some selection headaches for the next match. Credit to Blackburn though who played very well and defended well against us for most of the match. Transfer news coming up………. __________________ Come on Man Utd!!!