Showing posts with label Carling Cup 2010 final. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carling Cup 2010 final. Show all posts
Manchester United successfully defended their League Cup as they defeated Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley. Wayne Rooney scored his 28th goal of the season to seal the victory for United.
The 50th League Cup final started in the perfect manner for Aston Villa as they scored in the opening five minutes. Gabriel Agbonlahor was brought down in the box by Nemanja Vidic and referee Phil Dowd pointed to the spot. James Milner put Villa ahead after converting his spot kick. Vidic was really fortunate not to be sent off, heck he didn’t even get a yellow card for his tackle.
The lead couldn’t last too long as Man United were level after 13 minutes. Michael Owen scored the equalizer after Dimitar Berbatov had robbed Richard Dunne close to his own penalty area. Owen’s final was short lived, however, as he suffered a hamstring injury and was replaced by Rooney after 41 minutes.
In Carling Cup matches, Sir Alex Ferguson generally rests his star players. Wayne Rooney was put on bench but how could he not be a part of the Wembley showdown. He came and United were beginning to play their natural and attacking football. And 16 minutes from time, Rooney got on the end of Antonio Valencia's cross and sent a powerful header over goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
This victory ensured Manchester United successfully defended their Caring Cup trophy which they won last season by edging past Tottenham. Also, this victory gave Sir Alex Ferguson his 34th trophy for Manchester United and hopefully we can see some more being added in the coming days.
Manchester United will look to defend their Carling Cup when they face Aston Villa in the final on Sunday. If United wins the final, they’ll add the first silverware of this season and successfully defend their trophy.
Last year, Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties after the final finished goalless after extra time. I hope Carling Cup 2010 will see some goals being scored during the regular time period.
Aston Villa have proved to be a tough opposition for Sir Alex Ferguson’s team in the Premier League. United have not defeated Villa this season after losing one game and then finishing the other one in a draw.
Win a Carling Cup Final signed shirt
To celebrate the 2010 Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United, Carling is inviting United fans to take part in the Carling Cup Final Predictor Challenge on the official website of the competition.
Enter before the Carling Cup Final kick-off on Sunday 28th February to predict the score. If you guess correctly you could be in with a chance of winning a replica team shirt signed by the 2009/10 Carling Cup winning squad.
The competition closes at 2pm on February 28, 2010. Play the Carling Cup Final Predictor Challenge by visiting www.carling.com/predictor
PS: My prediction: Man Utd 3 – Aston Villa 1
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