What a Premiership Saturday we had. The two early kickoffs(Chelsea vs Bolton & Everton vs Man Utd) will definitely have a huge bearing on the outcome of the title race. At one instant, the advantage in the title race tilted in Chelsea's favour and at the other, it tilted in Man Utd's favour. It was impossible to guess, which way it will end up. This is how it happened at Goodison Park and Stamford Bridge-
12'-Stubbs scored, Man Utd down 1-0 : Alan Stubbs' free kick was deflected off Michael Carrick and Van Der Sar was beaten. Everton struck first blood early in the game.
19'-Michalik scored, Chelsea down 0-1 : Following the footsteps of United, Chelsea conceded a goal as well. Lubomir Michalik was the scorer for Bolton.
22'-Kalou scored, Chelsea equalize : Bolton's lead lasted for only 3 minutes. Salomon Kalou brought Chelsea back in the game.
34'-Jaaskelainen scored an own goal, Chelsea ahead 2-1 : Chelsea were looking all set to snatch 3 points off this match as Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen scored an own goal.
At half time Chelsea were leading 2-1 while United were down 1-0. If the scores had stayed like this, Man Utd would have finished the day on top of the table only on goal difference. Second half in both games was going to be crucial.
50'-Fernandes scored, Man Utd down 2-0 : Manuel Fernandes scored a screamer past Van Der Sar to double Everton's lead and ruin United's title hopes. After all the hard work throughout the season and then having a game like this was heartbreaking for every United fan. It looked like one of those seasons when team looked like the best but couldn't pull it off when it mattered most. Was it going to be the case? The players had to pick themselves up to make a comeback in the game.
54'-Davies scored, Bolton equlaize : Bolton looked to have given Man Utd a lifeline as they scored past Petr Cech to draw level.
61'-O'Shea scored, Man Utd slash the deficit to 2-1 : Scousebuster Sheasy took full advantage of the error that Everton keeper made and Man Utd were back in the game. This goal prompted SAF to bring Ronaldo as a bit more pressure was required from the attackers.
68'-Neville scored an own goal, Man Utd equlaize : When the skies were grey, good old Phil Neville came to Man Utd's rescue. He scored an own goal and gave his former club a chance to pull off a sensational win.
79'-Rooney scored, Man Utd ahead 2-3 : Wazza scored yet another crucial goal for Man Utd as they came back from 2-0 down to lead the game 3-2.
90'-Eagles scored, Man Utd ahead 2-4 : A dream debut for Chris Eagles. He scored in stoppage time to seal this game and make this victory even more impressive.
At the end of an eventful afternoon, Man Utd increased their lead to 5 points and it is safe to say that this might be the end of the title race. Chelsea have a couple of tough games coming up against Arsenal and Man Utd and they cannot afford to lose points. They will have to hope that Man Utd lose atleast 2 out of their remaining 3 games which looks highly unlikely.
When the game was on, one fan was continuously refreshing livescore.com to get the latest updates. He jumped out of his chair and screamed like mad when Rooney scored. He was lucky that no one heard it. This fan was me. My team made me and every other Manc feel proud. May this team go on and create history.
12'-Stubbs scored, Man Utd down 1-0 : Alan Stubbs' free kick was deflected off Michael Carrick and Van Der Sar was beaten. Everton struck first blood early in the game.
19'-Michalik scored, Chelsea down 0-1 : Following the footsteps of United, Chelsea conceded a goal as well. Lubomir Michalik was the scorer for Bolton.
22'-Kalou scored, Chelsea equalize : Bolton's lead lasted for only 3 minutes. Salomon Kalou brought Chelsea back in the game.
34'-Jaaskelainen scored an own goal, Chelsea ahead 2-1 : Chelsea were looking all set to snatch 3 points off this match as Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen scored an own goal.
At half time Chelsea were leading 2-1 while United were down 1-0. If the scores had stayed like this, Man Utd would have finished the day on top of the table only on goal difference. Second half in both games was going to be crucial.
50'-Fernandes scored, Man Utd down 2-0 : Manuel Fernandes scored a screamer past Van Der Sar to double Everton's lead and ruin United's title hopes. After all the hard work throughout the season and then having a game like this was heartbreaking for every United fan. It looked like one of those seasons when team looked like the best but couldn't pull it off when it mattered most. Was it going to be the case? The players had to pick themselves up to make a comeback in the game.
54'-Davies scored, Bolton equlaize : Bolton looked to have given Man Utd a lifeline as they scored past Petr Cech to draw level.
61'-O'Shea scored, Man Utd slash the deficit to 2-1 : Scousebuster Sheasy took full advantage of the error that Everton keeper made and Man Utd were back in the game. This goal prompted SAF to bring Ronaldo as a bit more pressure was required from the attackers.
68'-Neville scored an own goal, Man Utd equlaize : When the skies were grey, good old Phil Neville came to Man Utd's rescue. He scored an own goal and gave his former club a chance to pull off a sensational win.
79'-Rooney scored, Man Utd ahead 2-3 : Wazza scored yet another crucial goal for Man Utd as they came back from 2-0 down to lead the game 3-2.
90'-Eagles scored, Man Utd ahead 2-4 : A dream debut for Chris Eagles. He scored in stoppage time to seal this game and make this victory even more impressive.
At the end of an eventful afternoon, Man Utd increased their lead to 5 points and it is safe to say that this might be the end of the title race. Chelsea have a couple of tough games coming up against Arsenal and Man Utd and they cannot afford to lose points. They will have to hope that Man Utd lose atleast 2 out of their remaining 3 games which looks highly unlikely.
When the game was on, one fan was continuously refreshing livescore.com to get the latest updates. He jumped out of his chair and screamed like mad when Rooney scored. He was lucky that no one heard it. This fan was me. My team made me and every other Manc feel proud. May this team go on and create history.
1 comment:
Whoa!!! I missed the match but your blog more than made up for it. Must have been awesome watching the action live. Well, the premiership took topsy-turvy turns and ManU did not fail to delight its fans, the results notwithstanding.
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