[Eaglesfan27]

5 minute mark: Torres shoots from 20 yards out... Adriano saves it cleanly.

24 minute mark: Adriano stops a point blank shot from Torres.

28 minute mark: Bonera gets a yellow card for pushing Rooney.

31 minute mark: Adriano gets a yellow card for obstructing Colocini.

33 minute mark: Ronaldo passes to Torres in the box.. Adriano stops a point blank shot.

36 minute mark: Kasumov gets a yellow card for shoving Godoy.

37 minute mark: Downing dribbles past his man.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. GOa.. no! He is judged to have unfairly pushed the keeper.

39 minute mark: Godoy gets a yellow card for tripping Torres.



Halftime: 0-0 tie. They are dominating us, but we are hanging in.



51 minute mark: Downing takes the corner.. to the near post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

55 minute mark: Ortega passes to Parker.. he blasts a shot from 25 yards out.. upper right corner.. their keeper easily saves it.

72 minute mark: ortega passes to Parker.. he blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. their keeper saves it.

Their defenders are completely blanketing my strikers.

87 minute mark: Downing passes to rooney.. he is 25 yards out.. banana shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper catches it cleanly.

91 minute mark: Downing with a corner.. to the near post.. Marchetti heads it.. the keeper blocks it.


End of regulation. 0-0 tie.


91 minute mark: Marchetti with a very good defensive play.

92 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the box... Nicolas Allali trips rooney.. PENALTY!!! Rooney steps up... He kicks it.. lower left corner.. the keeper doesn't even get close! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

96 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past his man.. long cross.. over Rooney's head.


Halftime of extra time: 1-0 lead.

King on for Adriano, Cook on for Godoy, and I put Schreurs on Parker but slide Schreurs to right wing with Ortega inside.


107 minute mark: Schmidt with a great pair of defensive plays.

111 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles past two defenders.. passes it to Rooney in the box.. he fakes right.. dribbles left.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

118 minute mark: Boogaart and Cahais each with a very nice defensive play.



Game over. 2-0 win!!!!! We've won the Champions League!!!

We outshot them 20-12 (11-5 on target) We dominated possession once the second half started and throughout most of the rest of the game.

Ortega wins MoM, 9 for form, 18 of 28 passes, 1 key pass, 7 of 8 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 3 interceptions, 11 runs, 1 foul drawn.

Rooney and Adriano (the keeper) also both had 9's for form.