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FC Shorty · 06-02-2009, 07:52 PM

^United left it late but Rooney came up with the goods in the end^

Pre-Match: Man United made a number of changes coming into this match with a few players tired after playing a lot of the games this season. Pique, Park, Berbatov and Rafael all came into the side with Evans, Ronaldo, Tevez and Neville going out of it. Man United narrowly won the last time these teams met in August. Man United won through with goals from Ronaldo and Rooney with Cole scoring for the Hammers.

The first half was dominated by United with them having chance after chance but they just couldn’t find the net. Rooney and Nani both came close but Rob Green was equal to the shots on goal. Rooney had loads of chances but was quite wasteful. Both teams went into half-time level and West Ham were definitely the happier of the two going in at 0-0 having only 1 shot in the whole half.

The second half started off pretty much the same as the first with Man United completely dominating West Ham but United were having more shots on target this half. It seemed that Rooney had put his shooting boots on at half-time. Man United were pushing and pushing but still they were level. The tension was nearly unbearable in Old Trafford but that tension changed to delight in the 86th minute. Rooney who was just about to come off because he was having a bad day at the office came up with the goods. He ran down the wing and cut in, he curled the ball into the bottom corner and sent the United faithful crazy.

Rooney and Scholes both came off in the 87th minute for Villa and Anderson. This turned out to be a good move. With West Ham going all out for a draw were caught out on the break. David Villa played the ball over the top to Berbatov and he ran down the wing before cutting the ball back to Villa and he slotted it into an empty net. United play Man City next in the 4th round of the Carling Cup and then go to East lands for another game against City in the cup.
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Van Der Sar (6)
Rafael (6), Pique (7), Vidic (6), Evra (7)
Nani (5), Carrick (6), Scholes (6), Park (6)
Berbatov (8, Rooney (7)

Subs
Anderson (6)
Villa (6)
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Match Stats

Man Utd---West Ham
11 – Shots - 4
5 - On Target - 1
48% - Possession – 52%
8 - Tackles - 11
0 - Yellows - 1
0 - Reds - 0
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MOTM:
Berbatov - 8

06-02-2009, 07:52 PM	#458 (permalink)
FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 8,317	Man Utd 2-0 West Ham ^United left it late but Rooney came up with the goods in the end^ Pre-Match: Man United made a number of changes coming into this match with a few players tired after playing a lot of the games this season. Pique, Park, Berbatov and Rafael all came into the side with Evans, Ronaldo, Tevez and Neville going out of it. Man United narrowly won the last time these teams met in August. Man United won through with goals from Ronaldo and Rooney with Cole scoring for the Hammers. The first half was dominated by United with them having chance after chance but they just couldn’t find the net. Rooney and Nani both came close but Rob Green was equal to the shots on goal. Rooney had loads of chances but was quite wasteful. Both teams went into half-time level and West Ham were definitely the happier of the two going in at 0-0 having only 1 shot in the whole half. The second half started off pretty much the same as the first with Man United completely dominating West Ham but United were having more shots on target this half. It seemed that Rooney had put his shooting boots on at half-time. Man United were pushing and pushing but still they were level. The tension was nearly unbearable in Old Trafford but that tension changed to delight in the 86th minute. Rooney who was just about to come off because he was having a bad day at the office came up with the goods. He ran down the wing and cut in, he curled the ball into the bottom corner and sent the United faithful crazy. Rooney and Scholes both came off in the 87th minute for Villa and Anderson. This turned out to be a good move. With West Ham going all out for a draw were caught out on the break. David Villa played the ball over the top to Berbatov and he ran down the wing before cutting the ball back to Villa and he slotted it into an empty net. United play Man City next in the 4th round of the Carling Cup and then go to East lands for another game against City in the cup. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Der Sar (6) Rafael (6), Pique (7), Vidic (6), Evra (7) Nani (5), Carrick (6), Scholes (6), Park (6) Berbatov (8, Rooney (7) Subs Anderson (6) Villa (6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Stats Man Utd---West Ham 11 – Shots - 4 5 - On Target - 1 48% - Possession – 52% 8 - Tackles - 11 0 - Yellows - 1 0 - Reds - 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTM: Berbatov - 8 __________________ Come on Man Utd!!!