Internazionale vs Manchester United, 1st Leg
Match pulse
INTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Internazionale and Manchester United drew 0-0 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Giuseppe Meazza.
Play by play
- 94'
Not a bad game but surely United will be kicking themselves for not capitlising on an excellent first 45 minutes. Inter will be thankful not to have conceded, but disappointed they couldn't create more. See you next time.
- 94'
Ronaldo whacks it goalwards and the ball smashes into Cesar's chest - the 'keeper knew very little about it in truth but he's had an excellent game. As soon as the ball hit him the whistle went and the game stays goalless.
- 93'
Ronaldo wins a last ditch free-kick well within his range after a Cordoba tackle. The defender gets carded and Ronaldo will take his time to line this one up. Its 25 yards out, to the left of the D....
- 92'
Rooney goes down under a Chivu challenge and Ronaldo takes the free-kick quick as a flash but Berbatov couldn't pounce on it.
- 91'
Stankovic cuts in and has a punt as United squeezed into down the middle but his effort was always rising.
- 90'
Chivu marches forward and hits one but the ball is deflected into Van der Sar's arms.
- 89'
Now Rooney tries to scamper onto a Carrick ball but Cesar makes a crucial intervention with his leg.
- 88'
Rooney's first involvement is to overrun the ball and pile in with a strong but ball winning challenge on Zanetti and get a completely undeserved yellow card. A truly awful decision from the ref that.
- 87'
More sterling work from Stankovic who delivers an excellent cross from the right. Evans meets it with a superb clearing header.
- 85'
Ibrahimovic hammers it goalwards and a deflection off Evans takes it wide. Goal kick given though.
- 84'
The earlier corner was met by Ibrahimovic and Cambiasso at the far post didn't have enough time to get his head to the ball and score a certain goal. Free kick for Inter now, in a dangerous position.
- 83'
Wayne Rooney comes on for Park Ji-Sung.
- 82'
The corner bobbled around the goalmouth before Van der Sar claimed. Hard to see exactly what happened actually. Another let off for United though.
- 81'
Great play from Inter down the right, Maicon works hard but Evra blocks his cross then Stankovic picks up the pieces with a wonderful volleyed cross and Ibrahimovic rises to head off target but out for a corner.
- 80'
Wayne Rooney is getting ready for ten minutes of action. He could be the difference here you know.
- 79'
Santon gets himself in trouble with Ronaldo hovering and Carrick wins a corner off Cordoba.
- 78'
Inter have gone three up top now with Cruz, Ibrahimovic and Belatolli. Jose wants a goal in the last 13 or so minutes.
- 77'
Right from the restart Berbatov has a chance but after he got round the outside of Cordoba he couldn't pull the ball back across goal with his left foot and hit the side netting instead.
- 76'
Changes for Inter; Blotelli replaces Adriano and Muntari makes way for Julio Cruz.
- 75'
Scrap that - great work from Giggs who found space and cut inside Cordoba, but the defender got a great block in to prevent Giggs' shot troubling Cesar.
- 74'
Ronaldo finds Gigga but his right footed cross is behind Park and miles away from Berbatov. Time for Rooney methinks.
- 73'
Barcelona are level with Lyon thanks to Henry and Lisandro Lopez has just made it Atletico 2-2 Porto.
- 72'
Muntari spreads play for Cambiasso and somehow his low cross gets to Adriano's feet but he can't turn to be able to get a shot off and Evans hacks away.
- 71'
Fletcher mistimes a challenge on Muntari and gets a yellow for his trouble.
- 70'
Fletcher finds Giggs early but his ball for Berbatov was hit far too hard. The striker was in if Giggs got that right.
Leaders
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