6 minute mark: Romero with a hard free kick.. it deflects off Chivu.. into our goal! Chivu is charged with an own goal
Down 1-0.
15 minute mark: Filip Emilan gets a yellow card for unfairly jumping with Chivu.
23 minute mark: Eagles is hurt.. he looks hurt bad.. he has to come off. I put Mamam on for him.
27 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick.. Chivu heads it.. great save by the keeper.
38 minute mark: Duff with a corner kick.. Adriano by the near post... heads it.. over the bar.
40 minute mark: Saha steals it from Romero in the box.. dribbles past another defender.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.
43 minute mark: Duff dribles up the left side of the pitch.. crosses to Adriano in the middle of the box.. he heads it.. into the upper left corner of the net! GOAL!!!! 2-1.
44 minute mark: Adriano collides with their centreback.. he looks hurt. He is going to have to come off. I put King on for him.
Halftime: 2-1 lead for us. They have over 27,000 fans here today.
52 minute mark: Vijiala Sergiu is pissing me off! He just took out King.. Why is that assassin not getting cards! He has taken out all 3 of my guys tonight! I put van Nistelrooy on for King.
65 minute mark: Stevanovic with a very good pass between two defenders.. into the box.. Saha shoots.. wide right by inches.
81 minute mark: Silvestre steals a pass at midfield.. passes it long to Saha just outside the box.. he dribbles between two defenders.. into the box.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-1.
88 minute mark: van Bistelrooy steals it from Sergiu.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.. Saha gets the rebound.. shoots.. GOAL!!!! That is his hattrick! 4-1.
Game over. 4-1 win for us.
We outshot them 20-6 (12-1 on target)
Saha wins MoM, 10 for form, 19 of 21 passes, 0 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 4 runs, 3 goals.
Duff also had a 10 for form. Adriano had a 9.