Monday, February 6, 2012

Man U earns point with furious rally

ESPN
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7543189/manchester-united-storms-3-0-tie-chelsea
2/5/12

Summary:

On Sunday morning, a new chapter was added to the rivalry of Barclay's Premiere League Clubs Manchester United and Chelsea. Going into halftime, Chelsea had the lead at 1-0. Soon after the second half had commenced, Chelsea proceeded to score two more goals. With 40 minutes left to go, Wayne Rooney netted a penalty kick to put United on the scoresheet. After another ten minutes Rooney netted a second penalty shot and United had 20 minutes to come back. In the 84th minute, Javier Hernandez scored United's third goal and earned his team a point on the league table with a tie.

Significance:

Although the match was a major rivalry, Manchester United's comeback was extremely significant because instead of getting no points they received one. United currently sits second in the league, two points behind Manchester City. With a tie, United put themselves within one game of the league leaders.

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