6 minute mark: Lucio passes to Rooney.. he dribbles around three defenders.. into the box.. great dribble... hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.
15 minute mark: Ferdinand gets a yellow card for pulling Garcia' jersey.
18 minute mark: Lucio passes long to rooney.. he breaks away.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.. Duff with the rebound.. shoots.. the keeper catches the shot.
24 minute mark: D'Alessandro passes to Owen in the box.. he puts a spin move on Ferdinand.. open in the middle of the box.. shoots.. lower right corner.. blistering shot.. Howard dives, but it is out of his reach. GOAL. Down 1-0.
45 minute mark: Kompany stops a Duff dribble.
Halftime: Down 1-0. There are over 90,000 fans here at Wembley today.
Smith is hurt and is not playing effectively. I put King in for him. Cook has been below average, I put Mamam in for him.
53 minute mark: duff passes to King in the box.. he passes to Djemba.. Djemba shoots.. hard banana shot.. it sails barely wide right.
85 minute mark: duff crosses to Mamam just outside the box.. great shot.. it sails over the bar.
87 minute mark: Kompany heads away a pass before it can get to Rooney.. he has been doing that all day long.
88 minute mark: Duff crosses to Rooney.. he hits it on the half volley.. upper right corner.. great save by the keeper.
Game over. 1-0 loss.
We outshot them 6-5 (3-2 on target)
Duff wins MoM, 8 for form, 25 of 34 passes, 0 of 2 tackles, 2 of 5 headers, 3 interceptions, 5 runs, 3 fouls drawn.
Very disappointing loss
