Manchester United started the second half with the same starting eleven which kicked off the first half but David Moyes decided to bring out major changes for Everton.
The Scotsman decided to withdraw Jermaine Beckford and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Victor-Anichebe-c36018 entered the field at Old Trafford. In the 51st minute of the encounter, Tim Cahill slid the ball towards Seamus Coleman but the young
winger skewed his shot wide of Manchester United’s goal as the score line remained at 0-0.
Both teams were somewhat lethargic at the start of the second half. There was a lack of urgency in the buildup play for Manchester United while Everton were content at hitting the home side on the counter attack after soaking pressure in the final third
of the field.
Anderson Oliveira became the first player in the match to get booked by the referee following his late challenge on Seamus Coleman near the half-way line on the field.
In the 55th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173. The referee spotted the Australian midfielder’s deliberate challenge and booked
him.
In the 57th minute, Sir Alex Ferguson conducted the first change of the match for Manchester United as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 was thrown into the fray in place of John O’Shea.
In the 63rd minute, United undertook their second substitution of the night as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 on the field of play.
In the 69th minute, Edwin Van der Sar pulled off an amazing save from Jack Rodwell’s shot after the English midfielder squeezed his shot through the legs of Patrice Evra.
In the 74th minute, Michael Owen had a brilliant chance of scoring Manchester United’s first goal as he pounced on a cross field ball from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Valencia-c6345. The Englishman’s shot struck the post rather than the back of the net and as a result
the score line remained at 0-0.
In the 83rd minute, Manchester United struck first blood through Javier Hernandez. The Ecuadorian winger crossed the ball towards Hernandez who headed it in from close range as Old Trafford erupted in joyous celebrations. United then held on to
gain a 1-0 win in the end as the Red Devils secured all three points and took a massive step towards their 19th English Premier League title.
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