[Eaglesfan27]

13 minute mark: Schreurs with a powerful 35 yard shot.. the keeper saves it.

24 minute mark: Duff passes to Rooney.. he dribbles between three defenders.. crosses to Marino.. the keeper intercepts it.

37 minute mark: Schreurs is injured in a collision.. he has to go off. I decide to put King in at right wing.


Halftime: 0-0 tie.

We have a full house of 64,000 plus fans.


46 minute mark: Stevanovic with a long range shot.. hard curving shot.. it hits the crossbar.. Rooney heads the rebound.. into the left side of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

64 minute mark: Adriano on for Marino.

70 minute mark: King passes to Adriano in the box.. point blank shot.. the keeper blocks it.. Rooney with the rebound.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

76 minute mark: Silvestre tackles van Persie just outside the box.

77 minute mark: Adriano intercepts a corner.. passes it long to rooney.. he is racing a defender down the pitch.. beats him.. into the box.. shoots.. the keeper blocks it.

80 minute mark: Mamam gets the ball at midfield from Howard.. passes it to Rooney outside the box.. Rooney dribbles between two defenders.. into the box.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. That is Rooney's second of the game.


Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-2 (7-1 on target)

Rooney won MoM, 10 for form, 21 of 24 passes, 0 tackles, 8 of 12 headers, 1 interception, 7 runs, 1 foul drawn, and 2 goals.

Duff had a 9 for form, Stevanovic had a 8 for form. The rest of the team had 7's except for King who had a 6 at right wing.