5 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he shoots a sharply angled shot.. past the keeper.. it hits the crossbar and takes a bizarre bounce... the defense clears it before we can get to it outside the right side of the box.
22 minute mark: Marchetti is whistled for pushing mosquera in the box.. penalty awarded.. Gareth Barry steps up to take it.. blasts a powerful shot.. upper right corner.. Howard dives but it is out of his reach. GOAL. Down 1-0.
41 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.
45 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two men left of the box.. nice cross.. Taylor punches it away before it reaches Rooney.
45 minute mark: Schreurs crosses it to Adriano.. he is pushed down by Taylor.. penalty! Downing steps up.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.
Halftime: 1-1 tie. We have over 72,000 fans here today.
46 minute mark: Adriano steals it from the centreback.. shoots from 25 yards out.. powerful banana shot.. upper right corner.. Taylor dives.. blocks it.
48 minute mark: Downing passes it to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. the ball bounces off a defender.. to Barbosa.. he passes across the box.. to schreurs in the middle of the box 15 yards out.. he hits it on the half-volley with an athletic move.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1. That is Schreurs's 5th of the year.
57 minute mark: Barbosa passes from midfield to rooney left of the box.. he quickly centers it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. great save by Taylor.
68 minute mark: Marchetti starts a long counterattack.. Rooney with a breakaway.. dribbles into the box... Taylor backpedals.. Rooney shoots.. upper right corner.. Taylor blocks it.
72 minute mark: oswald on for Rooney who is tired, and Djemba on for Downing.
78 minute mark: Djemba passes to Barbosa who passes to Oswald just left of the box.. he dribbles into the box.. draws a defender over.. fires a pass to Adriano.. he heads it.. over the bar.
82 minute mark: Chris Miller gets a yellow card for a very hard tackle on Gael Clichy.
86 minute mark: Jordi and Barbosa collided.. Barbosa looks hurt.
87 minute mark: Djemba passes to oswald in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.
88 minute mark: Howard stops a flurry of shots before Miller finally clears it.
90 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Oswald left of the box.. he passes back to Djemba.. djemba passes to Oswald in the middle of the box.. he blasts a shot.. lower right corner.. no chance for the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 3-1.
Game over. 3-1 win.
We outhsot them 18-7 (9-6 on target)
Howard had a 10 for form and wins MoM, 5 saves and 9 of 9 passing.
Barbosa also had a 10 for form.
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