1st minute: Chivu with a good defensive play.
2 minute mark: Adriano collides with Enrico Gaede.. Gaede is hurt and has to leave the game.
9 minute mark: Downing gets called for holding Hitzlsperger.. yellow card for Downing.. on the ensuing free kick.. they passe sto Szabics.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. right over Howard's left shoulder.. GOAL. Down 1-0.
17 minute mark: Howard passes to Rooney at midfield.. he dribbles down the pitch.. past three defenders.. into the box.. passes.. behind Adriano.. bad pass.
20 minute mark: Brown with a good defensive play.
32 minute mark: Tonge passes to Postiga in the box.. he fakes out Chivu.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL. Down 2-0.
35 minute mark: Chivu bodychecks Szabics.. Szabics is hurt and has to leave the game.
Halftime: Down 2-0. How embarassing.
54 minute mark: Djemba passes to Rooney who shoots from 30 yards out.. it deflects off a defender.. and stops just short of the goal line. The keeper collects it.
59 minute mark: Fletcher gets a yellow card for a trip on Postiga.
I decide to sub Godoy for Downing who has been playing tentative with the yellow card all day. I also sub Cook for Fletcher who has a yellow card now and King for Adriano who also has a yellow card.
63 minute mark: Godoy gets a yellow card for a hand ball.
75 minute mark: Djemba passes to Cook.. he shoots.. hard curving shot.. upper right corner.. good save by the keeper.
85 minute mark: Marchetti passes long to Djemba.. he shoots.. hard shot.. it deflects off a defender.. into the right side of the net! GOAL!!!! Still down 2-1.
86 minute mark: Marchetti passes long to Djemba who heads it to Cook outside the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. barely wide left.
Game over. 2-1 loss in the Community Shield. How embarassing
We were outshot 7-5 (3-2 on target)
Schreurs wins MoM, 8 for form, 22 of 27 passes, 2 of 4 tackles, 0 headers, 8 runs.
Downing was terrible. I hope he doesn't become complacent now that he has signed his likely last big long term deal.