Champions League/Europa League Thread 2012-13 - Page 36

Real Madrid vs Man Utd

1st Half!

0:00
Teams out, and kick off is about to begin.

1min
First chance for Real Madrid, Benzema lays off a ball from Coentrao into Khederia who is just inside the penalty area, but his shot is screwed horribly wide

3min
Dimaria picks up the ball around 40yards out from Benzema, dribbles with the ball for 10-15yards then unleashes a shot. The shot ends up being a yard or two wide

4min
First yellow card of the match goes to Robin VanPersie for a pre emptive "slap" on Ramos as he jumps for a header

5min
From the resulting freekick, a ball is played into the channel to Ronlado who does a stepover and skins Rafeal. Plays in a ball which is half cleared to Coentrao just inside the box and his shot is "tipped" onto the post. Great save.

7min
Poor back pass (header) from Varane for Real Madrid, gifting Man Utd a free corner

8min
Resulting corner comes to nothing and Madrid escape punishment.

11min
Heavy pressure from Real Madrid, but no shot at the end of it.

12min
Man Utd attempt their first shot from Rooney who is about 35yards out. It takes a defelection off Welbeck but it travels safetly into the Keepers hands.

14min
Ronaldo and Benzema linking up on the edge of the box, result is Real Madrid corner.
Corner is whipped in but it is way to long and it is cleared.

16min
Freekick floating in from the halfway line (ish) and results in a corner to Real Madrid. In the replays it shows Ramos who clearly smacks Evans with his arm after the ball has gone (wasn't as clear cut, but was defo intentional)
Corner
Comes to nothing

19min
GOOOALLLL
Welbeck 19min
Corner from Rooney and Welbeck gets up easily and shrugs off the challenge from Ramos (lack of one) and it's a goal from a set piece

Real Madrid 0-1 Man Utd

22min
Real Madrid trying to strike back instantly. DiMaria 25 yarder tipped around the post by De Gea
Corner
Cleared easily at the near post.

25min
Another quick break from Real Madrid results in a corner
Corner comes in, DeGea comes and flaps at it.
Another corner from the flap
Cleared by a diving header of Jones out to Alonso, who sweeps a 40yard cross field pass to Benzema, who crosses hard across the face of goal but their is no takers and it goes out for a goal kick

27min
Ronaldo wins himself a freekick; 35/40yards out
Ronaldo HITS IT.....Hits the wall...GETS A SECOND BITE AT IT...Oooo...a bout half a yard wide of the post with a volley on his left foot.

29min
GOOALLL
Ronalldooooooooo - 29min

Well he was always going to score.

Ball comes in from the cross, Ronaldo is up SO EARLY. Hangs in the air and heads into the bottom right hand corner. 1-1!

Real Madrid 1-1 Man Utd

33min
CHANCE!
Man Utd. RVP does well on the left crosses in, comes to welbeck, keeper comes, and it comes of Diego Lopez thigh/hamstring and goes out (just, by an inch) for a corner.
Corner comes in, falls to rooney, makes himself a yard and fires just wide.

35min
Corner is won, from a long ball by united.
Corner comes in goes way to deep. Picked up by Rafeal who just hits it against the Real Madrid defender for another.
That corner comes in and it is a goal kick!

37min
Alonso with an absolute peach of a 40yard pass to Ozil who is in...1 on 1....ooo half volley on the right foot is well saved. Corner...comes to nothing

39min
Ozil wins a freekick against Rafeal who is having a torrid time on this right hand side vs Ronaldo, and now Ozil
Freekick just outside the box on the left hand side, deep on the left hand side by the byline.
Freekick comes in from Alonso. Defelects back to Benzema at the far post who loses it really poorly and cleared

42min
Ronaldooo. 25yarder on the lelft foot, just over the bar

44min
Man Utd counter attack, swiftly and a cross comes in and is behind for a corner
Corner comes in; another poor corner, so deep. All they need to do is put it on the penalty spot like the goal they scored. Poor from Rooney

45+1min
CHANCE! Ronaldo header. Cross comes in, Ronaldo is up but it is a poor header and it is well wide.

Half Time!