2 minute mark: Schmidt passes to Parker at midfield.. he turns, passes to Downing.. Downing centers for King.. he shoots.. the keeper tips it over the bar.
Downing takes the corner kick.. to the near post.. Heller outjumps his man.. heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0! That is Heller's 5th of the year.
14 minute mark: Miller plays the ball to Schreurs on the right wing.. he passes between two defenders to Rooney in the right half of the box.. Rooney shoots.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.. Downing with the rebound.. over the bar.
25 minute mark: Heller with a yellow card for tripping Ronaldo.
30 minute mark: Downing with a corner to the middle of the box.. Kompany heads it.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. catches it cleanly.
36 minute mark: Our defenders are keeping the ball in their half.. Schmidt passes it towards the left corner of the pitch.. Downing gets to it.. centers it ot Rooney who is just 8 yards out.. he blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0! That is his 10th of the year.
45 minute mark: Cristiano Ronaldo with a great dribble past Miller and Boogaart.. centers it for Fernando Torres who is just outside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. Howard dives.. saves it!
Halftime: 2-0 lead. 91,000 fans here today watching us.
46 minute mark: Schreurs steals it from their defender Felipe.. Felipe trips him.. yellow card for Felipe.
51 minute mark: A flurry of opportunity in their box ends when Ronaldo clears it down the pitch.
59 minute mark: Miller starts our counterattack with a superb pass to King who heads it back to Schreurs.. Schreurs passes it ahead to King just right of the box.. draws two defenders.. passes it between them.. to Rooney inside the 6 yard box.. he shoots.. OVER the bar! Darn.
Wood on for Heller and Barbosa on for Downing who is tired.
62 minute mark: Parker intercepts a clearing pass from their defense.. passes it to Wood on his right.. wood with a hard curving shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.
75 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two defenders, passes it to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.
Oswald on for Rooney.
78 minute mark: Kompany plays a ball back to Howard.. he kicks it long to Schreurs who finds Oswald on a breakaway.. Oswald dribbles into the box.. the keeper comes out to cut down the angle.. Oswald shoots.. the keeper smothers it.
90 minute mark: Barbosa trips Ronaldo.. yellow card for Barbosa.
Game over. 2-0 win
We outshot them 17-3 (10-1 on target)
Rooney wins MoM, 9 for form, 7 of 8 passes, 1 of 2 tackles, 1 of 5 headers, 9 runs, 1 goal.
Parker, Heller, Schreurs, and Downing all had 8's for form.