Published
9/20/2009 9:59:59 PM
by
Shane Barrow
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soccermogul
The battle of Manchester will go down as one for the ages as Manchester United struck last to defeat Manchester City 4-3 Sunday in English Premier League play. The anticipation and war of words had been building for weeks and the Manchester derby lived up to all expectations.
Wayne Rooney would open the wildly offensive day striking in only the 2nd minute of play, but Gareth Barry would pull City even in the 16th. The real action would come in the 2nd half though as 5 goals were scored.
Darren Fletcher and Craig Bellamy would waste no time as each scored in the opening 10 minutes of the half [ushing the score to 2-2 on the afternoon. Then came the late game heroics. With 10 minutes to go it was Darren Fletcher once again. This time Fletcher headed home a perfect cross from Ryan Giggs and it looked like Manchester United had their winner.
City was not about to go down without a fight thought. Gareth Barry sent Craig Bellamy on a long run which he finished expertly to level the score. Now the match seemed headed for a draw until the center ref decided on 5 minutes of extra time. Just enough for Michael Owen to become the hero. Owen ran onto a great pass from Ryan Giggs and finished with class for the winner.
The win moves United to 2nd place in the EPL table 3 points behind Chelsea in 1st. City fall to 4th on the young season.
Published
5/16/2012
by
William Montero
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soccermogul
Less than two years on the job and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish was fired Wednesday following the club's disappointing 8th finish in the Premier League.
Published
5/14/2012
by
Shane Barrow
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soccermogul
This weekend will be talked about for years to come. The most dramatic of all EPL finishes took place in a matter of minutes today as Manchester City scored a pair of injury time goals to snatch the EPL title from the grasp of rivals Manchester United.
Published
5/11/2012
by
Shane Barrow
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soccermogul
The final weekend of the EPL season is upon us and there is plenty to play for across the league. The title is up for grabs. The battle for third place is fascinating and there is a relegation battle between QPR and Bolton yet to be decided.
Published
5/8/2012
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Shane Barrow
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It was evident Chelsea has their eyes squarely on the Champions League final against Bayern Munich. They failed to show up tonight at Anfield as Liverpool ran out easy 4-1 winners in their home finale.
Published
5/5/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Didier Drogba struck the final blow as he sent a shot through Martin Skrtel's legs for the winning goal in the FA Cup final at Wembley.