8 minute mark: Downing dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it short.. to the near post.. Rooney heads it.. upper left corner.. the keeper tips it over the bar.
16 minute mark: Downing passes back to Schmidt just outside the box.. Schmidt with a powerful banana shot.. upper right corner.. Kirkland dives.. catches it.
25 minute mark: Schreurs throws it in to Godoy.. he heads it to Schreurs.. Schreurs with a back heel pass to Cahais.. he is just outside the box.. he shoots.. it deflects off a defender.. and bounces into the left side of the goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.
38 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney.. Rooney draws a defender over.. passes back to Downing who is left of the box.. Downing draws two defenders over.. passes it long towards the far post.. Schreurs heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.
Halftime: 2-0 lead. We have over 91,000 fans here today.
67 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney left of the box.. he dribbles between two defenders.. fires a pass to King who connects with a half-volley.. upper right corner.. the keeper catches it.
68 minute mark: Alfonso on for Downing and Adriano on for King.
Downing gets a standing ovation as he leaves the pitch.
75 minute mark: Godoy passes it to Adriano who is 35 yards out.. he turns on the speed.. burns two defenders.. dribbles into the box.. blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. great parry by Kirkland. The defense clears it before Adriano can get to the rebound.
82 minute mark: Junior passes to Stradler inside the box.. he shoots.. barely wide right.
84 minute mark: Godoy intercepts the ball at midfield.. my guy can jump.. he heads it to rooney.. he passes to Schreurs right of the box.. Schreurs with a short cross.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner.. the keeper saves it.
Game over. 2-0 win for us
We outshot them 15-4 (11-1 on target)
Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 9 of 11 passes, 1 key passes, 0 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 23 runs, 1 foul drawn, 2 assists.