[Eaglesfan27]

7 minute mark: Schreurs steals the ball at midfield.. plays a perfect pass to Rooney who is just outside the box.. Rooney is being chased by Johnson.. Rooney is barely ahead of him.. dribbles into the box.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0!

9 minute mark: Howard barely pushes an Adu blast wide of the net.

13 minute mark: Diego passes to Adu.. Adu shoots left footed from 30 yards out.. powerful banana shot.. upper left corner.. Howard dives.. partially blocks it.. it's still a goal! Adu scores! 1-1 tie.

27 minute mark: Adriano (theirs) with a long shot.. good banana shot.. upper left corner.. Howard saves it cleanly.


Halftime: 1-1 tie. They have over 42,000 fans here today.


48 minute mark: Adu shoots from 25 yards.. it's over Howard's shoulder.. it hits the crossbar. Lucio clears the rebound.

51 minute mark: Adu with a 20 yard powerful shot.. upper left corner.. Howard dives.. pushes it over the bar.

66 minute mark: Schreurs passes into the box to my Adriano.. he shoots from 15 yards out.. wide left.

67 minute mark: Alfonso on for Downing and Ortega on for Schreurs.

70 minute mark: Rooney is called for being offside.. Adriano argues it.. Adriano gets a yellow card.

80 minute mark: King on for Adriano.


Game over. 1-1 tie. I'm very happy with this result for the away leg of this Quarter Final.

We were outshot 14-5 (6-1 on target)

Howard won MoM, 8 for form with 5 saves.