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Craig HillSeattle Sounders 0-7 Manchester United- Rooney on fire
July 21st 2011 09:21
In the second of Manchester United's pre-season fixtures in their tour of North America, they thrashed MLS side Seattle Sounders 7-0, with Wayne Rooney scoring a quick-fire hatrick (three goals in 21 minutes) from the bench.
Despite United's strong line up, with Ashley Young, Nani, Anderson and Giggs in midfield, Macheda and Owen up front, and a full-strength back four, the hosts started brightly, displaying confidence- they had run up a 9-game unbeaten run in the MLS recently- and led by Colombian Fredy Montero, tested Anders Lindegaard, the Danish goalkeeper making his 2nd consecutive United first-team start.
However, on 15 minutes, Michael Owen headed a Patrice Evra cross past veteran former-Spurs and Leicester City keeper, Kasey Keller, and into the net to open the scoring.
Half-Time: 0-1
Into the second half, then, and United finally began to dominate against the Sounders, who had every right to feel pleased with their first half performance.
Mame Biram Diouf (49), the Senegalese international, returned from his loan-spell at Blackburn Rovers, rounded Keller's replacement, Terry Boss, to make it 0-2, before Rooney (51) hit his first just 2 minutes later to make it 0-3, hammering the ball into the roof of the net.
The home-side fought back, Fucito pulling an excellent stop out of sub goalkeeper, Ben Amos, before Noonan hit the bar, but Rooney had other ideas and scored his second, collecting a pass from before firing home on the 69th minute. 0-4.
Park (71) himself turned goalscorer, slotting in Obertan's cross and making it 0-5, before Rooney (72) completed his hatrick with a half-volley, again, from Obertan's delivery.
Finally, Obertan got one himself, on 86 minutes, sealing the rout after another defensive slip.
So dominant at the end, were United, that they could have made it 8 through Diouf, or even 9 had Jonny Evans not headed over, but at the final whistle, a resounding 7-0 victory means United have hit 11 goals in two games since starting their tour with a 4-1 win over New England Revolution.
Full-Time: 0-7
Despite United's strong line up, with Ashley Young, Nani, Anderson and Giggs in midfield, Macheda and Owen up front, and a full-strength back four, the hosts started brightly, displaying confidence- they had run up a 9-game unbeaten run in the MLS recently- and led by Colombian Fredy Montero, tested Anders Lindegaard, the Danish goalkeeper making his 2nd consecutive United first-team start.
However, on 15 minutes, Michael Owen headed a Patrice Evra cross past veteran former-Spurs and Leicester City keeper, Kasey Keller, and into the net to open the scoring.
Half-Time: 0-1
Into the second half, then, and United finally began to dominate against the Sounders, who had every right to feel pleased with their first half performance.
Mame Biram Diouf (49), the Senegalese international, returned from his loan-spell at Blackburn Rovers, rounded Keller's replacement, Terry Boss, to make it 0-2, before Rooney (51) hit his first just 2 minutes later to make it 0-3, hammering the ball into the roof of the net.
The home-side fought back, Fucito pulling an excellent stop out of sub goalkeeper, Ben Amos, before Noonan hit the bar, but Rooney had other ideas and scored his second, collecting a pass from before firing home on the 69th minute. 0-4.
Park (71) himself turned goalscorer, slotting in Obertan's cross and making it 0-5, before Rooney (72) completed his hatrick with a half-volley, again, from Obertan's delivery.
Finally, Obertan got one himself, on 86 minutes, sealing the rout after another defensive slip.
So dominant at the end, were United, that they could have made it 8 through Diouf, or even 9 had Jonny Evans not headed over, but at the final whistle, a resounding 7-0 victory means United have hit 11 goals in two games since starting their tour with a 4-1 win over New England Revolution.
Full-Time: 0-7
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