West Ham United vs Manchester United
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Final score
West Ham United and Manchester United drew 1-1 on Sunday, November 17, 2002 at Boleyn Ground. Goals for West Ham: Jermain Defoe (86'). Goals for Man United: Ruud van Nistelrooy (38').
Play by play
- 93'
A draw was probably the correct result, but Sir Alex Ferguson will look back on those two chances at the death and shake his head
- 93'
And there goes the final whistle
- 93'
...somehow Van Nistelrooy misses the ball with his header from a yard out - he only had to get the merest of touches - and the ball drops back into the hands of James
- 92'
...James makes a fine save, but the ball goes up in the air off his glove and Blanc and Van Nistelrooy are both waiting for opportunity...
- 92'
Free-kick to Manchester United on the right. Giggs delivers, O'Shea heads towards goal and James makes the dive...
- 92'
...James makes the save with his feet and the ball goes behind. Maybe he should have squared the ball for Van Nistelrooy
- 91'
The ball suddenly breaks loose in the West Ham box and Solskjaer picks up the loose ball, he's through on goal...
- 90'
Two minutes to be added
- 90'
Cole does well, lifts the ball over Fortune then goes down looking for the foul, no free-kick
- 89'
West Ham pressing for the winner now
- 88'
It was very, very close for offside against Defoe there. The decision could have gone either way - has Glenn Roeder's Upton Park luck finally turned?
- 87'
Defoe's finish was sublime, easing the ball past Barthez with the outside of his right boot from eight yards out. The Hammers are level!
- 86'
GOAL!!!!!
- 86'
Carrick comes forward and does brilliantly, using his strength to get into the area. He slips the ball to Di Canio who does well to find Defoe on the penalty spot...
- 86'
Sinclair lays the ball off to Cole on the edge of the area, but he gets his shot and it goes way over the bar
- 85'
Defoe nips past Veron into the box, he tries to square the ball for Di Canio, but the Italian can't get there in time and the chance is gone
- 84'
Veron delivers the corner from the left, but Sinclair heads to safety
- 83'
Giggs takes the free-kick himself, but it deflects off the wall for a corner
- 82'
Giggs sprints forward, but is caught from behind just as he reached the edge of the D. That's a yellow card for Cisse, which means he now misses the home game with Southampton
- 81'
Cisse is winded in a challenge with Scholes, but doesn't need treatment
- 80'
Still no substitutions in the game, as former West Ham trainee Kieran Richardson warms up
- 79'
Schemmel and Giggs clash heads and both need a bit of attention from the physios
- 78'
Di Canio takes the free-kick himself and Fortune heads the ball behind for a corner, which comes to nothing
- 77'
Another free-kick for West Ham after an Nistelrooy fouled Di Canio just outside the area on the left. Good chance here
- 76'
Cole looks to out-run Fortune bt he's tugged back. That's a yellow card for the South African international
