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Sunday July 26, 2009 Finished

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Hangzhou Greentown

  • Long 78’
  • Otto 92’

Manchester United

  • Owen 24’, 40’
  • Berbatov 30’
  • Tosic 31’
  • Nani 49’
  • Giggs 61’, 70’, 87’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hangzhou Greentown
    • Manchester United
    • - Well that's it! 10 goals in an absolutely cracking match! Ryan Giggs managed to help himself to a hatrick while Michael Owen continued his great start to his United career with another two goals!
    • 92 GOAL FOR GREENTOWN!! Brazilian playmaker Otto hit it through the legs of Evans and Foster was helpless to stop it as it rifled it's way into the net!
    • 90 There will be two minutes added time...
    • 87 GOAL!! Giggs with his hatrick!! The Welshman was free in the box after some poor Greentown defending and it looked like he had all the time in the world to just dink it over the oncoming Chinese goalkeeper!
    • 86 Anderson comes close again! Rooney played a nice through ball to him and as he took one touch he hit it but it went well over the bar...
    • 84 Anderson strikes the post this time! A great dribble from the Brazilian who took it past 4 Greentown defenders before moving the ball to his left foot then hitting a nice curling shot which almost went in!
    • 81 Greentown almost get their second! The left midfielder dribbled the ball past Fabio on the left and tried to squeeze the ball into the near post but Foster cleared it with his feet as the ball came to him with some power!
    • 79 Evra hits the post again! The left-back struck it as he entered the box from the left but yet again misses by inches...
    • 78 Greentown are in the mood! Almost getting a second with a strong run down the right and a dangerous low cross which almost crept in!
    • 78 GOAL FOR GREENTOWN!!!! Huang Long with a powerful header as he rose above everybody else to head it home!
    • 77 Greentown with an attempt! Otto runs with the ball across the box and strikes it only to see it deflect and out for a corner...
    • 76 Rooney picks out Anderson on the edge of the box but the Brazilian fails to control it and the ball gets cleared...
    • 74 Evra is trying his best to get on the scoresheet! Running with the ball down the left he cuts inside slightly then hits a powerful half volley which went wide of right hand post by a few yards...
    • 72 Giggs tries to chip it into the path of Rooney who runs into the Greentown box but it just evaded the Englishman by inches...
    • 70 Darren Gibson is on for Dimitar Berbatov
    • 70 GOAL! Giggs finds himself through one on one with the Greentown goalkeeper and he chips it over the oncoming goalkeeper with ease!
    • 69 Anderson with some Brazilian magic! Rooney chipped the ball to him and he chested the ball and tried an audacious bicycle kick which didn't quite come off going well wide...
    • 67 Rooney hits it just over the bar from 20 yards as he tried to lob the goalkeeper who was yards off his line...
    • 65 Great cross from Park down the right who picked out Giggs on the edge of the six yard box who struck it on the volley at point blank range straight at the goalkeeper!
    • 63 Greentown with some attempts at goal but nothing to worry United as they are blocked shots or hit well over the bar....
    • 61 GOAL!!! Rooney picked out park with a nice lofted pass over to Park who was in the box on the right. The South Korean picked out Giggs who was on the edge of the box who hit it with pace high past the Greentown goalkeeper! Great Strike!
    • 59 Evra hits the post from 25 yards! Fantastic strike from the Frenchman!
    • 58 United make four changes: Brown on for Ferdinand, Park on for Nani, Giggs on for Fletcher, Anderson on for Scholes
    • 56 Otto with a nice run down the middle only to see his shot blocked by Evans...
    • 54 It's Rooney's turn to come close! Identical to Nani's chance just a minute earlier!
    • 53 Nani almost gets his second! Picking up the ball on the edge of the box he struck it low with his right foot but it was straight at the goalkeeper...
    • 51 United have been very impressive so far and the huge difference in quality has been there for all to see!
    • 49 GOAL!!! NANI SCORES!! A well deserved goal for the Portuguese winger who has been on fire today! Another great run down the right as he switched the ball onto his left foot as he entered the box then struck it low into the corner!
    • 48 Ben Foster has come on for Van der Sar...
    • 47 Greentown start well getting deep into the United half switching the play from left to right but no threat to goal as of yet...
    • 45 The second half get's underway with only one change for United which is Wayne Rooney on for Michael Owen...
    • - United line-up for the second half: Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Fletcher, Scholes, Tosic, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov Subs: Foster, Brown, O'Shea, Anderson, Gibson, Macheda, Carrick, Giggs, Park
    • - The referee blows for half-time and United were fantastic! If they come out and play like that in the second half i'm afraid to predict what the score might be! What do you think??
    • 46 Late chance for Greentown as they get deep into the United box down the right only for the cross to be picked up with ease by Van der Sar...
    • 45 Only 1 minute will be added for injury time but the United players wouldn't want this to end! The Greentown players however can't wait to get in for half-time!
    • 42 United's attacking players have been fantastic so far! Nani, Tosic, Owen and Berbatov are all contenders for man of the match already!
    • 40 OWEN SCORES AGAIN!!! Fantastic skill by Berbatov on the edge of the box delighfully flicking the ball up then clipping it over the Greentown defence with his heel for Owen to chest it then volley it into the corner! GREAT GOAL!
    • 36 Greentown are shaking right now! You can tell that when United have the ball they are panicking and look disorganised!
    • 34 We could be in for a rout here as United are in the mood! Nani is on fire! This time he's picked out on the right side of the box. He dribbles wide after faking a shot with his right then chipped it to the back post only for Greentown to clear it this time...
    • 32 Greentown's Brazilian playmaker Otto strikes the ball from 20 yards but it went straight to Van der Sar...
    • 31 ANOTHER GOAL!!! This time Berbatov gathered the ball on the left side inside the box. He played it back to Tosic who dribbled with the ball, switched it onto his left side and hit it with power into the right corner!
    • 30 GOAL!!!! Again Nani down the right picked the ball up after the Greentown defence failed to clear the ball. He chipped it to the back post with Berbatov there to volley it in!
    • 28 Nani is proving to be a nuisance for Greentown on the right wing! Again driving his way through the box but this time the defender stretched with all his might to clear the ball. If he timed that wrong by just a second it could easily have been a penalty!
    • 26 Almost immediately Greentown come close to equalise!! The Hangzhou player took the ball past Evra and showed good strength to shield the ball from Ferdinand getting into the box but his shot just went wide of the post...
    • 24 GOAL!!!!!! OWEN SCORES AGAIN!!! Great work from Berbatov on the edge of the box who picked out Nani down the right again. This time he opted for a low cross which found Owen who tapped it home...
    • 21 Nice move by United down the right wing with Nani getting into the box to chip a nice pass to Scholes on the edge of the six yard box who volleyed it wide.....it looked easier to score!
    • 20 Another corner from Tosic down the left with Ferdinand being free this time on the back post but he pushed the Greentown defender in the back for a foul...
    • 19 Great run down the left by the Greentown left midfielder who took it past Fabio driving towards the United goal but he was quickly snuffed out by Evans...
    • 17 It seems that the Greentown players were a bit nervous at the start but as the match has gone on they have got more comfortable and starting to play with more confidence...
    • 15 Corner from Tosic from the left which found Evans free on the back post but he headed it over...
    • 13 Greentown threaten with an attack of their own getting through the United box down the left but the cross which ended up more like a shot went over the bar...
    • 12 So far the match is being played mainly in the Greentown half but the Chinese side are defending well...
    • 10 Through ball from Fletcher trying to find Berbatov but again the Greentown defence deal with it well and allow it to go out for a goal kick...
    • 8 A good fast pace to the match so far. If it's like this for the remainder of the match we will get many goals for sure!
    • 6 Free-kick for Greentown down the right which was crossed in and bounced twice in the box with pace but it was cleared away by Ferdinand...
    • 5 After a poor pass from the Greentown defender it went straight to Tosic who drove at the Chinese side's defence but they recovered quickly to clear it away...
    • 3 Evra with a beautiful cross for Berbatov from the left-wing picking out the Bulgarian who heads it onto the bar but it was offside...
    • 1 United start proceedings with a very strong line-up and come close to scoring in the first minute as Scholes picks out Tosic with a beautiful through ball but the Greentown goalkeeper was quick to push it away...
    • - United starting line-up: Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Fletcher, Scholes, Tosic, Nani, Owen, Berbatov Subs: Foster, Brown, O'Shea, Anderson, Gibson, Macheda, Carrick, Rooney, Giggs, Park
    • - Greentown boss Zhou Suian is certainly up for the challenge. In an interview with ManUnited.com.cn he said: "We're renowned as a good passing team but we're also not afraid to put a tackle in where necessary. We're currently in mid-table in the Chinese Super League. The team has been affected by injuries and player movement, but we are still playing well and are hopeful of getting in to the top four."
    • - It's almost time for kick-off between Chinese outfit Hangzhou Greentown and English giants Manchester United. So far United have come up against some very stiff opposition in their Asian Tour. Will Greentown provide them with another tough test? What do you think!?

  • Summary

    • 87 GOAL!! Giggs with his hatrick!! The Welshman was free in the box after some poor Greentown defending and it looked like he had all the time in the world to just dink it over the oncoming Chinese goalkeeper!
    • 84 Anderson strikes the post this time! A great dribble from the Brazilian who took it past 4 Greentown defenders before moving the ball to his left foot then hitting a nice curling shot which almost went in!
    • 81 Greentown almost get their second! The left midfielder dribbled the ball past Fabio on the left and tried to squeeze the ball into the near post but Foster cleared it with his feet as the ball came to him with some power!
    • 78 GOAL FOR GREENTOWN!!!! Huang Long with a powerful header as he rose above everybody else to head it home!
    • 70 GOAL! Giggs finds himself through one on one with the Greentown goalkeeper and he chips it over the oncoming goalkeeper with ease!
    • 65 Great cross from Park down the right who picked out Giggs on the edge of the six yard box who struck it on the volley at point blank range straight at the goalkeeper!
    • 61 GOAL!!! Rooney picked out park with a nice lofted pass over to Park who was in the box on the right. The South Korean picked out Giggs who was on the edge of the box who hit it with pace high past the Greentown goalkeeper! Great Strike!
    • 59 Evra hits the post from 25 yards! Fantastic strike from the Frenchman!
    • 49 GOAL!!! NANI SCORES!! A well deserved goal for the Portuguese winger who has been on fire today! Another great run down the right as he switched the ball onto his left foot as he entered the box then struck it low into the corner!
    • 40 OWEN SCORES AGAIN!!! Fantastic skill by Berbatov on the edge of the box delighfully flicking the ball up then clipping it over the Greentown defence with his heel for Owen to chest it then volley it into the corner! GREAT GOAL!
    • 31 ANOTHER GOAL!!! This time Berbatov gathered the ball on the left side inside the box. He played it back to Tosic who dribbled with the ball, switched it onto his left side and hit it with power into the right corner!
    • 30 GOAL!!!! Again Nani down the right picked the ball up after the Greentown defence failed to clear the ball. He chipped it to the back post with Berbatov there to volley it in!
    • 26 Almost immediately Greentown come close to equalise!! The Hangzhou player took the ball past Evra and showed good strength to shield the ball from Ferdinand getting into the box but his shot just went wide of the post...
    • 24 GOAL!!!!!! OWEN SCORES AGAIN!!! Great work from Berbatov on the edge of the box who picked out Nani down the right again. This time he opted for a low cross which found Owen who tapped it home...
    • 21 Nice move by United down the right wing with Nani getting into the box to chip a nice pass to Scholes on the edge of the six yard box who volleyed it wide.....it looked easier to score!

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  1. united rock the earth

    From bdhutchy, on Sun 30 Aug 9:34AM

  2. what a score

    From kolawole, on Sun 16 Aug 3:33PM

  3. what a score

    From kolawole, on Sun 16 Aug 3:33PM

  4. liverpool are fuky and manchester united are the best

    From abid, on Tue 28 Jul 9:15AM

  5. city 4 big name signing still cant score yet, but they­ say owen is no good but he score 4 in 4 game, liverpool­ score 5 offside goal, and cant beat rapid vienna, or­ tranmer rovers, cany beat thailand, CHARLTON ATHLETIC­ WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BACK TO BACK BEFORE­ LIVERPOOL OR MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD.­ CAN'T BELIVE CITY COULD WIN A TROPHY IF THEY BEAT­ ORLANDO PIRATE, BUT LOOSERS WILL ALWAYS BE LOOSERS.­ HAHA HA UNITED RULES LIKE IT OR NOT !!!!!!!!

    From JEROME1985, on Mon 27 Jul 1:22PM
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    babi lu

    From antonio, on Mon 27 Jul 12:48PM
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    harry, your pre season results are piss poor and i dont­ think you scored 8 in total did ya ?? numpty

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 27 Jul 11:25AM
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    harry, your pre season results are piss poor and i dont­ think you scored 8 in total did ya ?? numpty

    From the silent assassin, on Mon 27 Jul 11:25AM

  9. owen you are brill giggs good hat trick we new you­ would have one that

    come on mam.utd

    From graham88905, on Mon 27 Jul 11:25AM

  10. of course owen better,because he face defender that can­ describe as coca cola league 1 defender..haha even­ worse i think..think stupid man utd fans think..wait­ till BPL start let see how many goal owen gonna­ score..2 or 3 in all season i think..haha

    From uutech3, on Mon 27 Jul 10:52AM

  11. owen owen­ oooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnn­ nnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!11

    From lisaprice793, on Mon 27 Jul 10:35AM

  12. come on owen u r doing alot better now

    From Sunjay S, on Mon 27 Jul 10:34AM

  13. Very good pre-season outing for the reigning champs!­ However due to the quality of the teams, I advise that­ Sir Alex should guide against complacency when the­ actual season starts in a couple of weeks.

    From ifeanyi, on Mon 27 Jul 9:22AM

  14. well what can i say..great work sir alex..hope u­ produce this form nxt season..roy

    From olalekan, on Mon 27 Jul 8:49AM
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    ha ha haso much bigging up, who the hell are greentown­ thats right a nobody team, chelsea rule, they beat top­ flight teams in the pre season!!!!

    From Bobby F, on Mon 27 Jul 7:47AM

  16. wow, berbatov looked great!! vision, passing, touches.­ hey berba, where was that last year?!?!?! none the­ less keep it up, you and owen look great.

    From stoev8, on Mon 27 Jul 5:58AM

  17. so fantastic job!!! i like it...MU!!!(*_*)y

    From gackt847, on Mon 27 Jul 1:20AM

  18. I can't wait for the new season to start

    From darkfury18, on Mon 27 Jul 1:03AM

  19. Owen is good.. Berbatov is better (didn't showed up­ yet), Giggs is the master..

    From Angelos, on Sun 26 Jul 11:59PM
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    wacker has just absolutely merked me off the park­ there. well played. although i feel that it was far too­ long as insults should be snappy with abit more humour­ rather than an actual outburst of anger and misery. ­ all im saying is it is my honest opinion that united­ have only the 3rd best team in the league now and­ although you still have good depth i feel you lack the­ starting 11 to win against the best. im sure you would­ like to prove me wrong but we will all get to find out­ very soon. x

    From Harry, on Sun 26 Jul 11:03PM
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