Southampton vs Manchester United
Who won: Man United 4-0
Manchester United beat Southampton 4-0 on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at St. Mary's Stadium. Goals for Man United: Roy Keane (2'), Cristiano Ronaldo (45') and Paul Scholes (48', 87').
Play by play
- 92'
FULL TIME: United ease to a comfortable win. Southampton were never in the game, and the second goal killed the match. A very professional performance from United; Saints were dreadful.
- 90'
Rooney sets Brown free with a well-weighted prod down the right wing. His cross his headed over the bar by Smith, from 10 yards out.
- 89'
Two minutes of stoppage time will be added.
- 87'
Svensson collects a one-two from Phillips and hits a hopeful shot from twenty yards, straight at Howard.
- 86'
GOAL! Rooney and Van Nistelrooy combine well. The Dutchman works some space on the right and lofts a great cross to the back post, where Scholes heads home from a yard.
- 85'
Crouch wins another header in the area, but Phillips can't quite get on the knock-down, and Ferdinand clears.
- 84'
O'Shea defends well to deny Crouch a clear header at goal as a cross is floated in. Southampton corner, but United clear.
- 83'
The game is cruising to it's conclusion without any incident of note to speak of. It's been a very drab second half.
- 82'
Svensson and Neville disagree about something on the halfway line, but the referee is over very quickly to defuse the situation.
- 80'
Svensson mis-places a pass, completely splitting two team-mates. Southampton haven't played well at all this evening; they have made far too many mistakes.
- 78'
SUB: Phillips on, Camara off. Camara was dangerous and sharp in the first half, but has been anonymous in the second. Phillips is returning from an injury.
- 77'
Fortune encourages O'Shea to get forward down the left, but the left-back's cut-back is cleared by Saints.
- 76'
Rooney chips a lovely ball over a defender towards Van Nistelrooy. Fortune's centre is headed straight at Smith by the young striker.
- 75'
United have two chances to put good balls in to the box, though Brown's centres from the right hand side fail to beat the first man on both occasion.
- 74'
Rooney makes something of a mockery of his injury concerns by darting forty yards down the right wing before cutting a ball back to Van Nistelrooy. His back-heel towards Scholes is cleared.
- 73'
Rooney appears to have picked up an ankle injury, but United have made all three permitted substitutions. He hobbles over to have a word with his manager, but is persuaded to stay on the pitch.
- 72'
Crainey fires over a dangerous cross, which Silvestre manages to head over the bar.
- 70'
So, Arsenal and Manchester United are through (almost). Will the big two meet in the semi-finals, or the final?
- 69'
SUB: Keane off, Phil Neville on. Ferguson takes the chance to rest his captain, and brings on Neville to shore up his midfield.
- 68'
It's difficult to know which set of fans are making the noise - perhaps it's both. But there is a good atmosphere about the ground at the moment.
- 66'
SUB: Ronaldo off, Smith on. The winger trudges off to generous applause, replaced by a very eager-looking Smith.
- 65'
Good spell of possession once more for Southampton, but United are working so hard to close down space.
- 63'
Crouch is found by a deep cross from Telfer, but his header is neither towards goal or a team-mate. He got caught in two minds, the big man.
- 62'
SUB: McCann on, Bernard off. McCann is a slightly more attacking player, though I'm not sure the change will make a massive difference to the outcome.
- 61'
Two chances inside a minute for Rooney. A good run takes him to the edge of the area before Oakley tackles back; then he attempts an ambitious chip, which drifts over the bar.