Saturday 18 October 2008
Manchester United 4-0 West Bromwich Albion, EPL 2008, week 8
highlight soccer video, EPL 2008,Manchester United 4-0 West Bromwich Albion
cuplikan pertandingan sepakbola liga Inggris 2008, pekan 8, Manchester United 4-0 West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United took to the pitch against West Brom knowing a win was required to keep pace with title rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool after all three had claimed maximum points earlier in the day.
Yet Ferguson’s men began the game in strangely sluggish style at a subdued Old Trafford. The champions looking flat and unable to get their passing game going against a durable West Brom side.
It wasn’t until mid-way through the first half that the champions began to even remotely threaten Scott Carson in the West Brom goal. Yet when they did, they almost opened the scoring.
Cristiano Ronaldo out on the left, fed Wayne Rooney a cute ball into the box. The England striker beat Olsson before cutting inside and finishing well past Carson.
However, referee Mark Halsey ruled the effort out, deeming Rooney to have pushed Olsson in the build up to the goal, much to the striker’s frustration.
The effort raised United slightly from their torpor and within minutes Rooney had almost made amends. A near post header was directed down and on target but Carson parried well and the danger was averted.
Whilst United continued to press they were lacking their usual verve and were frustrated by a solid West Brom, who were containing the home side well although offering little in the way of an attacking threat.
Yet within five minutes of the restart it was Rooney again testing Carson. Substitute O’Shea managed to find his striker on the edge of the box and a fierce shot was well saved by the Albion stopper.
However, the in-form striker was not to be denied for long and within ten minutes of the restart United were ahead.
Released down the left flank by Ronaldo he homed in on goal, beating Donk before despatching a low shot inside Carson’s right hand post for a deserved goal.
He almost grabbed a second less than five minutes later. Ryan Giggs played him in and Rooney hit it first time but Carson was equal to the effort, diving low to his left to tip the ball around the post.
Denied by Carson, Rooney then turned creator, receiving the ball from Fletcher before sliding the ball through to Ronaldo. The Portuguese winger sprinted clear before slipping the ball first time between Carson’s legs to double the home side’s lead.
The goals seemed to flatten West Brom who had held out for so long and within minutes of Ronaldo’s goal they had conceded once again.
Nani, who had replaced Park, crossed in from the left and with the Albion defenders standing off the ball it fell to Berbatov who instinctively stuck out a leg to prod it home from close range.
The Portuguese then got his name on the scoresheet in the last minute to add the gloss to a convincing victory. Berbatov released Rooney on the right and his low cross was converted at the far post by Nani for United's fourth.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Neville, 65), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (O’Shea, 36), Ronaldo, Fletcher, Giggs, Park (Nani, 69), Berbatov, Rooney.
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren (Moore, 72), Borja Valero, Greening, Brunt, Bednar (Miller, 53).
GOALS
4-0 Manchester United (Nani, 90)
3-0 Manchester United (Berbatov, 71)
2-0 Manchester United (Ronaldo, 68)
1-0 Manchester United (Rooney, 55)
Setan Merah Mengamuk , Menang Telak 4-0Skuad Sir Alex Ferguson turun ke lapangan dengan mengantongi semangat kemenangan setelah mengetahui ketiga anggota Fantastic Four lainnya sukses memborong tiga poin penuh.
Sayang, 45 menit babak pertama, semangat ini tidak dibuktikan dengan permainan cantik di tengah lapangan hijau. Penonton disuguhkan tendangan-tendangan datar, passing meleset dan sebagainya. Gol pun tidak tercipta di menit-menit tersebut.
Kebuntuan terpecahkan setelah sepuluh menit berselang dari dimulainya babak kedua. Kerja sama antara Cristiano Ronaldo (foto, kanan) dan Wayne Rooney (foto, kiri) berhasil mengecoh kiper Bromwich.
13 menit berselang, kerja sama dua bintang MU tersebut kembali memaksa Carson memungut bola dari jala gawangnya sendiri. Kali ini Ronaldo yang berhasil melakukan finishing akhir.
Berbatov dan Nani tidak mau ketinggalan pesta, masing-masing mengemas gol pada menit ke-71 dan 90. Kemenangan besar ini semakin sempurna lantaran kiper Van der Sar bermain bersih tanpa kebobolan.
Dengan demikian, Manchester United berhasil membuntuti Chelsea, Liverpool, dan Arsenal di posisi empat, dengan mengantongi 14 poin, terpaut enam poin dari pimpinan sementara.
Susunan Pemain:
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Neville, 65), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (O’Shea, 36), Ronaldo, Fletcher, Giggs, Park (Nani, 69), Berbatov, Rooney.
West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Donk, Olsson, Robinson, Morrison, Koren (Moore, 72), Borja Valero, Greening, Brunt, Bednar (Miller, 53).
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