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FC Shorty · 06-02-2009, 12:13 AM

^A sad site for United fans as Carlos Tevez is carried off^

Pre-Match: Man United knew if they won this match that they would qualify for the next round of the Champions League. Nani and Johnny Evans both came into this match at the expense of Ryan Giggs and Gerard Pique. Man United narrowly managed to win when the two teams played each other at the San Siro last month. It took two late goals from Ronaldo and Tevez to give United the win.

Man United were very quick out of the match with a couple of early chances for the United players. They took the lead in the 13th minute. Rooney sprinted into the box but was tripped while going past a defender and Man United were awarded a penalty. Their lead didn’t last long though. Ibrahimovic crossed the ball into the middle of the box and Quaresma nodded the ball into the top corner out of the reach of Van Der Sar.

For the next half hour, the match was quite even both teams had their fair share of chances. Most of Inter chances were long range chances and didn’t really trouble Van Der Sar. United had much better build up play and had the better chances. United took the lead again in the 37th minute. The ball was played over the top to Rooney and he played the ball back into the path of Tevez and he smashed the ball into top corner from the edge of the box.

Disaster struck for United on the stroke of half-time when United’s top scorer had to be taken off after going down from a big tackle. Dimitar Berbatov came on for Carlos Tevez in the 45th minute, the Bulgarian was itching to get a chance after spending most of this season on the bench because of Tevez’s scoring form. United were probably still very happy going into half-time even with the injury to Tevez because they were ahead and looking pretty comfortable.

The second half was not as eventful as the first but the match was very comfortable for United with most of Inter chances still coming from long range and Van Der Sar was able to catch most of the shots. Ronaldo was taken off in the 70th minute and he made way for Ji-SungPark. This change seemed to wake United up and 3 minutes later Man United were 3-1 up. The ball bounced off Maxwell and Berbatov was onto the ball in a flash and he slotted the ball into the bottom corner and secured all three points for United.
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Van Der Sar(7)
Neville(6), Evans(6), Vidic(5), Evra(6)
Ronaldo(6), Carrick(5), Scholes(6), Nani(6)
Tevez(6), Rooney(6)

Subs
Park (5)
Berbatov (6)
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Match Stats

Inter -- Man Utd
10 – Shots - 10
8 - On Target - 7
53% - Possession - 47%
20 - Tackles - 6
0 - Yellows - 0
0 - Reds - 0
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MOTM:
Maxwell – 8

06-02-2009, 12:13 AM	#456 (permalink)
FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 8,317	Man Utd 3-1 Inter Milan ^A sad site for United fans as Carlos Tevez is carried off^ Pre-Match: Man United knew if they won this match that they would qualify for the next round of the Champions League. Nani and Johnny Evans both came into this match at the expense of Ryan Giggs and Gerard Pique. Man United narrowly managed to win when the two teams played each other at the San Siro last month. It took two late goals from Ronaldo and Tevez to give United the win. Man United were very quick out of the match with a couple of early chances for the United players. They took the lead in the 13th minute. Rooney sprinted into the box but was tripped while going past a defender and Man United were awarded a penalty. Their lead didn’t last long though. Ibrahimovic crossed the ball into the middle of the box and Quaresma nodded the ball into the top corner out of the reach of Van Der Sar. For the next half hour, the match was quite even both teams had their fair share of chances. Most of Inter chances were long range chances and didn’t really trouble Van Der Sar. United had much better build up play and had the better chances. United took the lead again in the 37th minute. The ball was played over the top to Rooney and he played the ball back into the path of Tevez and he smashed the ball into top corner from the edge of the box. Disaster struck for United on the stroke of half-time when United’s top scorer had to be taken off after going down from a big tackle. Dimitar Berbatov came on for Carlos Tevez in the 45th minute, the Bulgarian was itching to get a chance after spending most of this season on the bench because of Tevez’s scoring form. United were probably still very happy going into half-time even with the injury to Tevez because they were ahead and looking pretty comfortable. The second half was not as eventful as the first but the match was very comfortable for United with most of Inter chances still coming from long range and Van Der Sar was able to catch most of the shots. Ronaldo was taken off in the 70th minute and he made way for Ji-SungPark. This change seemed to wake United up and 3 minutes later Man United were 3-1 up. The ball bounced off Maxwell and Berbatov was onto the ball in a flash and he slotted the ball into the bottom corner and secured all three points for United. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der Sar(7) Neville(6), Evans(6), Vidic(5), Evra(6) Ronaldo(6), Carrick(5), Scholes(6), Nani(6) Tevez(6), Rooney(6) Subs Park (5) Berbatov (6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Stats Inter -- Man Utd 10 – Shots - 10 8 - On Target - 7 53% - Possession - 47% 20 - Tackles - 6 0 - Yellows - 0 0 - Reds - 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTM: Maxwell – 8 __________________ Come on Man Utd!!! Last edited by FC Shorty; 06-02-2009 at 12:16 AM..