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Craig HillFirst round of Pre-Season friendlies
July 14th 2011 08:25
It is with great, great pleasure that I can announce the first set of friendly results involving Premier League clubs...
Before I get to these, firstly my apologies for my extended absence- I have been in Spain for a long weekend, and had no internet access. What I did get to do was to play with the rest of my party against a local team, in a stadium in the mountains. And our 5-1 defeat (myself scoring our only goal) is perhaps indicative of the present time, with Spain dominating, and England falling short.
Not just in footballing terms, but in diet, culture, even looks!
Anyway, I digress..
Liverpool got us under-way early on Wednesday, with a 4-3 victory over Guangdong Sunray Cave in China.
Two quick-fire goals from Poulsen (20) and Ngog (22) gave Liverpool a comfortable lead. Ricardo pulled one back for the hosts after a cross from Lu Lin wasn't dealt with on the stroke of half time. Half-Time: 1-2
Conor Coady, making his 'Pool debut, slotted home the visitor's 3rd on 72 to make it 3-1, and 10 minutes later, Andy Carroll gave Liverpool an unassailable lead with 8 minutes to go. 4-1.
However, the Chinese weren't finished, and through Lu Lin (89) and then Hongbo from a Lu Lin cross on 90 1, Guangdong pulled it back to a narrow 3-4 defeat. Full-Time: 3-4
For Liverpool fans, they got to see their new signing, Charlie Adam, in action, who didn't disappoint.
Arsenal, likewise, hit 4 goals in their friendly against a Malaysia XI, but this time, without reply as they ran up an impressive 4-0 scoreline.
Goals from a Ramsey penalty (5) after Wilshere was brought down, and Walcott (37) after a cross from Ramsey gave the Gunners a 2-0 first half lead. Half-Time: 0-2
A wonderful goal from Carlos Vela (59), and a Rosicky header (90 1) from an Arshavin cross, concluded the comfortable rout. Full-Time: 0-4
Despite the transfer/contract speculation, Samir Nasri was impressive from the bench, though Cesc Fabregas missed the game due to training to recover from a hamstring injury.
Sunderland took on non-league York City on Wednesday too, but struggled to impress their Premier League might, narrowly coming out 2-1 winners.
A strong starting XI, including new signing, Craig Gardner, took a 2-0 half time lead, with strikes from Phil Bardsley and Oumare Tounkara. Half-Time: 2-0.
However, it was York who scored the only goal of the 2nd half, with Jamie Reed converting a penalty after Titus Bramble had conceded. Full-Time: 2-1
Finally, last night, it was the turn of Manchester United to hit 4 goals in their friendly against New England Revolution, with a convincing 4-1 victory.
Ashley Young was the only one of United's 3 new signings to start the match, but after 45 minutes, the scoreline was goalless. Half-Time: 0-0
United started the second half in emphatic style, however, hitting 3 goals in the first 16 minutes of the half. Michael Owen (50), from the bench, having secured a new 1-yr contract extension recently, hit the opener 5 minutes into the second half. 4 minutes later, and a 2nd substitute, Macheda (54) made it 2-0. Fans only had to wait for 2 minutes before the next strike, however, as New England got back in the game through Mansally (56), though it was a deflection off of a Feilhaber free kick. Having conceded, United fans only had to wait a further 5 minutes to see their team's 3rd goal, as Macheda (61) hit his second from the bench.
Finally, with 10 minutes left on the clock, a beautiful team goal was brilliantly finished off by South Korean, Park Ji Sung (80). Full-Time: 4-1
Before I get to these, firstly my apologies for my extended absence- I have been in Spain for a long weekend, and had no internet access. What I did get to do was to play with the rest of my party against a local team, in a stadium in the mountains. And our 5-1 defeat (myself scoring our only goal) is perhaps indicative of the present time, with Spain dominating, and England falling short.
Not just in footballing terms, but in diet, culture, even looks!
Anyway, I digress..
Liverpool got us under-way early on Wednesday, with a 4-3 victory over Guangdong Sunray Cave in China.
Two quick-fire goals from Poulsen (20) and Ngog (22) gave Liverpool a comfortable lead. Ricardo pulled one back for the hosts after a cross from Lu Lin wasn't dealt with on the stroke of half time. Half-Time: 1-2
Conor Coady, making his 'Pool debut, slotted home the visitor's 3rd on 72 to make it 3-1, and 10 minutes later, Andy Carroll gave Liverpool an unassailable lead with 8 minutes to go. 4-1.
However, the Chinese weren't finished, and through Lu Lin (89) and then Hongbo from a Lu Lin cross on 90 1, Guangdong pulled it back to a narrow 3-4 defeat. Full-Time: 3-4
For Liverpool fans, they got to see their new signing, Charlie Adam, in action, who didn't disappoint.
Arsenal, likewise, hit 4 goals in their friendly against a Malaysia XI, but this time, without reply as they ran up an impressive 4-0 scoreline.
Goals from a Ramsey penalty (5) after Wilshere was brought down, and Walcott (37) after a cross from Ramsey gave the Gunners a 2-0 first half lead. Half-Time: 0-2
A wonderful goal from Carlos Vela (59), and a Rosicky header (90 1) from an Arshavin cross, concluded the comfortable rout. Full-Time: 0-4
Despite the transfer/contract speculation, Samir Nasri was impressive from the bench, though Cesc Fabregas missed the game due to training to recover from a hamstring injury.
Sunderland took on non-league York City on Wednesday too, but struggled to impress their Premier League might, narrowly coming out 2-1 winners.
A strong starting XI, including new signing, Craig Gardner, took a 2-0 half time lead, with strikes from Phil Bardsley and Oumare Tounkara. Half-Time: 2-0.
However, it was York who scored the only goal of the 2nd half, with Jamie Reed converting a penalty after Titus Bramble had conceded. Full-Time: 2-1
Finally, last night, it was the turn of Manchester United to hit 4 goals in their friendly against New England Revolution, with a convincing 4-1 victory.
Ashley Young was the only one of United's 3 new signings to start the match, but after 45 minutes, the scoreline was goalless. Half-Time: 0-0
United started the second half in emphatic style, however, hitting 3 goals in the first 16 minutes of the half. Michael Owen (50), from the bench, having secured a new 1-yr contract extension recently, hit the opener 5 minutes into the second half. 4 minutes later, and a 2nd substitute, Macheda (54) made it 2-0. Fans only had to wait for 2 minutes before the next strike, however, as New England got back in the game through Mansally (56), though it was a deflection off of a Feilhaber free kick. Having conceded, United fans only had to wait a further 5 minutes to see their team's 3rd goal, as Macheda (61) hit his second from the bench.
Finally, with 10 minutes left on the clock, a beautiful team goal was brilliantly finished off by South Korean, Park Ji Sung (80). Full-Time: 4-1
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