3 minute mark: Downing with a corner kick.. to Adriano in the middle of the box.. he heads it.. Leighton Baines gets in the way.. heads it.. into the far corner of the goal! Own goal charged to Baines! GOAL!!!! 1-0.
7 minute mark: Rooney steals the ball from Diamond in the left side of the box.. he passes it to Adriano who is in the middle of the box.. Adriano shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.
25 minute mark: Lucio starts the counter attack.. passes it to Adriano in the middle of the pitch.. he passes it to Rooney just outside the box... Rooney dribbles between two defenders.. fakes out the keeper.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.
43 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles past two defenders.. fakes out a third.. crosses it to Rooney in the center of the box.. he traps it.. shoots.. powerful shot.. over the bar.
Halftime: 3-0 lead. We have over 91,000 fans here today
55 minute mark: McFadden on for Rooney who I want to rest with yet another game in 3 days. Marchetti on for Lucio.
Game over. 3-0 win for us.
We outshot them 16-3 (11-1 on target)
Adriano won MoM, 9 for forms, 16 of 20 passes, 0 tackles, 7 of 9 headers, 1 interception, 3 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 2 assists, and 1 goal.