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Eaglesfan27 · 05-14-2005, 10:43 PM

5 minute mark: Downing steals it at midfield.. passes to Rooney.. he shoots from 30 yards out.. hard banana shot.. the keeper saves it.

12 minute mark: Cook passes to Downing in the left corner of the box.. he shoots.. wide right.

20 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. Rooney fakes out a defender.. dribbles to the baseline.. shoots the ball parallel to the baseline.. it curves.. into the upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

26 minute mark: Grygera with a long pass to Downing in the left side of the box.. he centers to Rooney.. he shoots.. over the keeper's left shoulder! GOAL!!!! 2-0! That is Rooney's 100th Career League Goal for us!

Halftime: 2-0 lead for us. We have over 70,000 fans here today.

49 minute mark: Downing with a brilliant dribble around one defender.. splits two other defenders.. into the box.. short cross.. Fletcher by the near post.. heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 3-0.

51 minute mark: Adriano passes to Rooney left of the box.. Rooney splits two defenders.. dribbles into the left side of the box.. shoots.. parallel to the endline.. it curves.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 4-0! That is Rooney's hattrick!

56 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. hard powerful shot.. curving.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0! That is Rooney's 4th.

61 minute mark: King on for Rooney, Alfonso on for Downing, and Marchetti on for Lucio.

Downing and Rooney both get standing ovations as they leave.

74 minute mark: Long pass from Fletcher to Adriano in the box.. he is alone with the keeper.. tries to fake out the keeper.. the keeper strips the ball from him!

85 minute mark: Howard stops a 15 yard shot from McCormack.

Game over. 5-0 win for us.

We outshot them 12-3 (7-2 on target)

Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 5 of 5 passes, 1 of 3 tackles, 2 of 8 headers, 1 interception, 6 runs, and 4 goals.

Downing also had a 10 for form. Fletcher had a 9 for form. The rest of the team had 8's for form.

05-14-2005, 10:43 PM	#44
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	5 minute mark: Downing steals it at midfield.. passes to Rooney.. he shoots from 30 yards out.. hard banana shot.. the keeper saves it. 12 minute mark: Cook passes to Downing in the left corner of the box.. he shoots.. wide right. 20 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. Rooney fakes out a defender.. dribbles to the baseline.. shoots the ball parallel to the baseline.. it curves.. into the upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 1-0. 26 minute mark: Grygera with a long pass to Downing in the left side of the box.. he centers to Rooney.. he shoots.. over the keeper's left shoulder! GOAL!!!! 2-0! That is Rooney's 100th Career League Goal for us! Halftime: 2-0 lead for us. We have over 70,000 fans here today. 49 minute mark: Downing with a brilliant dribble around one defender.. splits two other defenders.. into the box.. short cross.. Fletcher by the near post.. heads it.. into the upper left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 3-0. 51 minute mark: Adriano passes to Rooney left of the box.. Rooney splits two defenders.. dribbles into the left side of the box.. shoots.. parallel to the endline.. it curves.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 4-0! That is Rooney's hattrick! 56 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney in the left side of the box.. he shoots.. hard powerful shot.. curving.. into the upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0! That is Rooney's 4th. 61 minute mark: King on for Rooney, Alfonso on for Downing, and Marchetti on for Lucio. Downing and Rooney both get standing ovations as they leave. 74 minute mark: Long pass from Fletcher to Adriano in the box.. he is alone with the keeper.. tries to fake out the keeper.. the keeper strips the ball from him! 85 minute mark: Howard stops a 15 yard shot from McCormack. Game over. 5-0 win for us. We outshot them 12-3 (7-2 on target) Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 5 of 5 passes, 1 of 3 tackles, 2 of 8 headers, 1 interception, 6 runs, and 4 goals. Downing also had a 10 for form. Fletcher had a 9 for form. The rest of the team had 8's for form. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.