[Eaglesfan27]

12 minute mark: Downing with a great dribble into the box.. shoots.. hard shot.. great save by Turner.. Rooney gets the rebound.. shoots.. Turner saves it again.

20 minute mark: Rooney with a breakaway.. hard shot from 20 yards out.. the keeper blocks it.. the defense clears it.

35 minute mark: Rooney steals it in enemy turf.. dribbles past three defenders.. into the box.. dribbles to his right around the keeper.. fires a shot into the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0. Rooney made that happen all by himself! That is his 100th career goal for Manchester United.

43 minute mark: Rooney steals it at midfield.. passes over two defenders.. to McFadden just outside the box.. he burns a defender.. dribbles into the box.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.


Halftime: 2-0 lead. Reading has over 24,000 fans here today.


62 minute mark: Adriano on for McFadden who is tired. Cook on for Fletcher.

67 minute mark: Cook with a hard shot.. blocked by the keeper.. Rooney with the rebound.. blazes a shot.. upper left corner.. the keeper manages to tip it over the bar.

69 minute mark: Downing takes it down the left sideline.. crosses for Rooney.. he heads it.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. Rooney's second goal of the game.

83 minute mark: Eagles is hurt and has to come off the pitch. I put Parker on for him.


Game over. 3-0 win for us. Stevanovic's streak comes to an end.

We outshot them 12-6 (8-2 on target)

Rooney finally excels for us! He wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 19 passes, 2 of 4 tackles, 4 of 14 headers, 2 interceptions, 2 runs, 1 assist, and 2 goals.

Downing had a 9 for form.