Manchester City v Manchester United – First half review: F.A Cup -Part 2
After Dimitar Berbatov’s two missed chances in the 15th minute of the match, Manchester United continued their dominance over Manchester City in the F.A Cup semi-final at Wembley stadium, with Nemanja Vidic’s header in the 25th minute.
The Serbian center back rose above his marker inside the Manchester City penalty area to head the ball towards the opposition’s goal, but his header was a bit off the mark as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699 and his team mates were let off the hook once again for slack defending.
In the 32nd minute, Manchester City had their first goal scoring opportunity of the match as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 after Yaya Toure played the ball the towards the Italian youngster. Mario tried to force his way past Rio
Ferdinand but failed in doing so. However, Barry pounced on the loose ball inside the Manchester United penalty area before trying his luck at United’s goal. Luckily enough, the Englishman was wayward with his shot, which struck the outside netting of the
goal.
In the 34th minute, Manchester City showcased their resurgent streak in the match through Mario Balotelli’s effort. The Italian striker gathered the ball near the half way line and then went past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 before unleashing a powerful shot
towards Manchester United’s goal. Edwin Van der Sar did well to tip the forcefully hit drive over his team’s goal as the score line remained at nil all at Wembley stadium.
After a shaky start, Manchester City played their way back into the encounter through David Silva’s vision and pace. The Spanish midfielder was a handful for United every time he had the ball at his feet. His ability to link up with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adam-Johnson-c3537 and Yaya
Toure was a constant source of trouble for the Red Devils at Wembley in the latter stages of the first half.
In the 43rd minute, Manchester City knitted together an offensive move of their own as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vincent-Kompany-c36184 connected with the ball just outside the Manchester United penalty area. The Belgian international tried to curl the ball past Edwin Van der
Sar but his eventual shot was just wide of the mark. Nonetheless, the first half came to an end soon after with both the sides deadlocked at nil all.
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