Besiktas vs Manchester United
Match pulse
BESAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Besiktas 1-0 on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Besiktas Inönü. Goals for Man United: Paul Scholes (77').
Play by play
- 94'
That's that. A poor game in truth but job done for Manchester United. That tiny bit of class told in the end. Thanks for your company.
- 93'
Yet another example of Besiktas' lack of quality when they have good possession with good numbers up front. They should have created some sort of chance.
- 92'
Last chance for Besiktas...
- 91'
Berbatov gets round the back but has no obvious option and ends up wasting the chance.
- 90'
Three minutes added...
- 89'
Owen's missed another chance he used to snaffle easily in his pomp. Berbatov slides the ball into his path and he hits his right foot shot wide of the post.
- 88'
Ekrem cuts on his left and fires a poor shot wide. They had numbers there again though Besiktas, just next to no quality in the final third.
- 87'
Besiktas look very, very ordinary now. Yusuf especially looks terrible.
- 86'
Great ball from Nihat as Nobre had drifted in between Vidic and Evans, but he can't connect with a pacey cross.
- 85'
Pathetic shot from Anderson at the end of a mazy run.
- 84'
Park's first touch is a poor pass for Owen, who could have been through on goal with the right ball...
- 83'
More changes, Valencia comes off and Park comes on. For Besiktas Nihat is on for Holosko.
- 82'
Holosko gets round the back but after getting into the penalty area Evra had a chance to get back and he blocks the shot. Corner.
- 81'
Besiktas committing more men forward but they still haven't created a chance of note, just as I say that Foster spills a cross but has time to recover the situation.
- 79'
Owen shows how little pace he has left when chasing for a Scholes ball. Ferrari gets there easily.
- 78'
What a shame for Besiktas. They had just started to look threatening themselves. Now Yusuf misses out on a crossing chance because he has no left foot.
- 77'
Owen spreads it wide to Nani who cuts round Kas and whacks in a shot but as it comes back out Scholes nods into the empty net.
- 77'
GOAL! Scholes!
- 75'
Yusuf crosses well for Nobre but he can only put his header wide. It was a decent chance but he never looked convincing.
- 74'
The fans are now all pogo-ing on the spot, then waving their arms and generally making a right old racket. Special atmosphere.
- 73'
More danger from Valencia as he whips in a near post cross but the 'keeper came out to meet it.
- 72'
Nani cuts inside but can only dribble a weak shot at Arikan. The Turkish fans are going nuts. It looks brilliant.
- 71'
Valencia crosses and Owen fluffs a header from point blank range, but he was offside anyway.
- 70'
Valencia gets round the back and flashes a shot narrowly wide of the post. There's a goal coming here, I can just smell it.
- 69'
Tabata is off and Tello comes on. A Brazilian replaced by a Chilean.
Leaders
BESMAN 
