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Man United routs MLS All-Stars 5-2
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July 29, 2010, Thursday
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FEDERICO Macheda twice in the first 13 minutes and Mexico's Javier Hernandez found the net in his Manchester United debut as the Premier League club routed a Major League Soccer All-Stars team 5-2 yesterday.
Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley also scored for United in the final match of its North American pre-season tour.
Houston Dynamo striker Brian Ching scored one goal and set up another for the All-Stars, who were hoping for a validating victory against one of the world's pre-eminent football powers.
United, who played without several top players, circled the Reliant Stadium field and applauded the sellout crowd of 70,728 after the game.
MLS All-Star teams had won five of their last six matchups against international competition, including a 1-0 win over former Premier League champion Chelsea in 2006. They were confident this week, eager to show how much progress the league has made since its inception in 1996.
But United, stinging after a 2-1 loss to Kansas City on Sunday, took a 1-0 lead before the smoke had cleared from the pregame fireworks display. Macheda intercepted a weak pass by defender Kevin Alston and chipped a low shot past goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts just 24 seconds into the game.
Macheda made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, beating Ricketts with a header off a corner by Nani.
The All-Stars got their best scoring chance of the half about 3 minutes later, when Juan Pablo Angel fired a direct kick that United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar punched over the crossbar. The Red Devils controlled possession from there and hardly allowed the All-Stars a decent scoring chance for the rest of the half.
American star Landon Donovan was among those who stayed on the MLS bench in the first half. Donovan and Los Angeles Galaxy teammate Edson Buddle played in a CONCACAF Champions League game Tuesday in California and flew to Houston yesterday.
United manager Alex Ferguson inserted Hernandez in the 63rd minute, prompting roars from the thousands of Mexican fans in attendance. The Red Devils acquired the 22-year-old Hernandez in April, the club's first Mexican player.
Ching scored a minute later, heading in David Ferreira's free kick from the left side. The four-time All-Star was a second-half substitution by MLS coach Bruce Arena.
Hernandez got behind the All-Stars' defense in the 69th minute and was tackled by defender Wilman Conde, who earned a yellow card. Gibson converted the resulting free kick, curving a shot from just outside the penalty area into the upper left corner of the goal.
Cleverley scored about 3 minutes later, flipping the ball over Conde and beating backup goalkeeper Nick Rimando with a low left-footed shot.
Hernandez, a speedy striker, took a long pass from Paul Scholes and hooked a long shot over Rimando in the 84th minute for a 5-1 lead.
Donovan, the star of the US World Cup team, trotted onto the field in the 74th minute, drawing a loud ovation. Donovan played the final 16 minutes without taking a shot.
Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 90th minute to round out the scoring.
Manchester United will play Chivas Guadalajara on Friday in Mexico before returning to England. The team opens its Premier League campaign on Aug. 16, against Newcastle.
Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley also scored for United in the final match of its North American pre-season tour.
Houston Dynamo striker Brian Ching scored one goal and set up another for the All-Stars, who were hoping for a validating victory against one of the world's pre-eminent football powers.
United, who played without several top players, circled the Reliant Stadium field and applauded the sellout crowd of 70,728 after the game.
MLS All-Star teams had won five of their last six matchups against international competition, including a 1-0 win over former Premier League champion Chelsea in 2006. They were confident this week, eager to show how much progress the league has made since its inception in 1996.
But United, stinging after a 2-1 loss to Kansas City on Sunday, took a 1-0 lead before the smoke had cleared from the pregame fireworks display. Macheda intercepted a weak pass by defender Kevin Alston and chipped a low shot past goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts just 24 seconds into the game.
Macheda made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, beating Ricketts with a header off a corner by Nani.
The All-Stars got their best scoring chance of the half about 3 minutes later, when Juan Pablo Angel fired a direct kick that United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar punched over the crossbar. The Red Devils controlled possession from there and hardly allowed the All-Stars a decent scoring chance for the rest of the half.
American star Landon Donovan was among those who stayed on the MLS bench in the first half. Donovan and Los Angeles Galaxy teammate Edson Buddle played in a CONCACAF Champions League game Tuesday in California and flew to Houston yesterday.
United manager Alex Ferguson inserted Hernandez in the 63rd minute, prompting roars from the thousands of Mexican fans in attendance. The Red Devils acquired the 22-year-old Hernandez in April, the club's first Mexican player.
Ching scored a minute later, heading in David Ferreira's free kick from the left side. The four-time All-Star was a second-half substitution by MLS coach Bruce Arena.
Hernandez got behind the All-Stars' defense in the 69th minute and was tackled by defender Wilman Conde, who earned a yellow card. Gibson converted the resulting free kick, curving a shot from just outside the penalty area into the upper left corner of the goal.
Cleverley scored about 3 minutes later, flipping the ball over Conde and beating backup goalkeeper Nick Rimando with a low left-footed shot.
Hernandez, a speedy striker, took a long pass from Paul Scholes and hooked a long shot over Rimando in the 84th minute for a 5-1 lead.
Donovan, the star of the US World Cup team, trotted onto the field in the 74th minute, drawing a loud ovation. Donovan played the final 16 minutes without taking a shot.
Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 90th minute to round out the scoring.
Manchester United will play Chivas Guadalajara on Friday in Mexico before returning to England. The team opens its Premier League campaign on Aug. 16, against Newcastle.
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