1st minute: Chivu drifts up to support the attack.. he dribbles to the left wing.. crosses to Stevanovic.. he heads it.. into the upper left corner of the goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0! What a way for Stevanovic to start his Manchester United career!!
21 minute mark: Good defensive play by Chivu to stop their attack.
26 minute mark: Baros steals it at midfield.. passes it to Malbranque who draws two defenders.. passes between Ferdinand and Chivu to John in the box.. Collins John gets it.. shoots.. lower right corner.. it's past Howard.. GOAL. 1-1.
Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have over 22,000 fans here today.
62 minute mark: MAlbranque passes to Murtagh who passes to Hitlsperger.. he has "a trademark" striker according to the announcer.. powers it right past Howard.. GOAL. Down 2-1
75 minute mark: Duff with a corner finds Eagles in the middle of the box.. powerful header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-2.
86 minute mark: Duff burns a few defenders.. down the left sideline.. crosses to the far post.. Rooney heads it.. over the bar.
Game over. 2-2 tie. Disappointing, but glad we got at least a point after going down 2-1 earlier in the game.
We were outplayed. We were outshot 11-8 (8-4 on target)
Duff won MoM, 10 for form, 29 of 35 passes, 6 of 10 tackles, 2 of 7 headers, 2 interceptions, 10 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist.
The rest of the team got 7's. Rooney was in Superb Condition before the game, but still only had a 7. He is in a real funk this year.