9 minute mark: Downing starts the counterattack off of their corner kick.. long pass to Adriano.. he dribbles past a defender.. crossover to his right.. fakes out the keeper.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.
19 minute mark: Miller with a good defensive play.. starts the counterattack.. long pass to Adriano at midpitch.. he passes to Schreurs ahead of him.. Schreurs outracing the defenders into the box.. dribbles into the box.. shoots from 12 yards out.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. misses it! GOAL!!!! 2-0.
26 minute mark: Uilliam passes to Salvaatierra in the right half of the box.. he passes back to uilliam.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Adriano dives.. he can't reach it. GOAL. 2-1 lead for us.
42 minute mark: Inter's defender is called for a push on Rooney.. Salvatierra argues the call.. the ref gives a yellow card.. he continues to argue.. he gets a warning.. he continues to argue.. he gets his second yellow card! He is gone!
45 minute mark: Uilliam passes to Mario in the right side of the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. Adriano misses it. GOAL. 2-2. (4-4 on aggregate.)
Halftime: 2-2 tie. We have over 91,000 fans here today.
46 minute mark: Boogaart gets a yellow card for a push on uilliam.
55 minute mark: Rooney get a yellow card for a hard tackle on their centreback.
61 minute mark: Parker intercepts a pass.. to Schruers.. he passes to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOA... offside call on Rooney.. the goal is waved off.
74 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney.. long range shot.. barely over the bar.
80 minute mark: Downing dribbles past his man.. long cross to Godoy.. diving header.. over the bar.
End of 90 minutes.
Halftime of Extra time: 2-2 tie. I hate to lose Rooney's penalty shooting, but he is exhausted. I put King on who is also a fairly good penalty shooter. Also, I put Ortega on for Schruers. Ortega is a much better penalty shooter than schreurs.
111 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.
112 minute mark: Ortega dribbles past two defenders.. long cross to the middle of the box.. Adriano has it 10 yards out.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-2.
115 minute mark: Downing passes to king left of the box.. he dribbles into the box.. passes to the near post.. Godoy with a header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-2.
117 minute mark: Parker starts our counterattack.. long pass to ortega.. he turns on great speed.. dribbles down the right sideline.. centers it to the far post.. King hits it on the halfvolley.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-2!
Game over. 5-2 win! (7-4 on aggregate) We are going to the Champions League Final again!
We outshot them 22-7 (11-3 on target)
Adriano wins MoM, 10 for form, 27 of 35 passes, 5 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 5 of 17 headers, 1 interception, 2 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist, and 2 goals.
Downing had a 10 for form. Godoy had a 9 for form.