Fulham vs Manchester United
Match pulse
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Craven Cottage. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (79').
Play by play
- 90'
<b>And that's the last action of the match - an excellent game, and United's narrow victory takes them ten points clear at the top with City to play Liverpool at home tomorrow.</b>
- 90'
Rodallega takes it, and he hits the wall.
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And Fulham have a free-kick 30 yards out. Last chance...
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We are into injury time of injury time. Riise plays it long, and United are hanging on.
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Rooney kicks the ball away and is shown a yellow card for his pains.
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Then Hernandez breaks free, but Schwarzer does enough to foil him.
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<b>Off the line: Senderos heads goalwards, and Van Persie gets it off the line.</b>
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Three minutes of added time as Fulham get a corner.
- 89'
Van Persie is adjudged to have backed in to his defender on the edge of the Fulham box. Free-kick Fulham.
- 89'
Riether fails to control on the right for Fulham, and United have a throw. About 90 seconds of normal time remaining.
- 88'
Ruiz has a crossing chance from the right of the area, but who's there to make a fine block? Goalscorer Rooney, that's who.
- 87'
Fulham try to free Riise down the left, but the pass is overhit.
- 87'
United passing neatly around half-way, and they win a throw. "We shall not be moved," sing the away fans.
- 86'
It comes to Giggs, who crosses. Fulham clear, and time is not on their side.
- 85'
Emanuelson brings down Hernandez, and that's a United free-kick half-way inside the Fulham half.
- 84'
Six minutes remaining as Fulham give the ball away and United look to break.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Welbeck is on for United, with Nani the man to make way.
- 83'
Nani heads back across the Fulham area, and Van Persie - thankfully for him offside - blazes horribly over.
- 82'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Dejagah off and Mladen Petric on as Fulham try to salvage something from the match.
- 82'
Rodallega gets his head to the corner, but the effort loops off target.
- 81'
And Ferdinand is forced to clear for a corner. Good response from Fulham.
- 80'
Ruiz crosses and United clear - but not for long. Riether crosses...
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Beautiful finish, that. Can Fulham find a way back? They have ten minutes in which to do so.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL: Superb from Rooney, who gets to a ball down the left, advances into the area and steers low into the corner. One minute Fulham were threatening, the next United have the lead.</b>
- 77'
Baird gives it a thump, and it's into the crowd.

