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Rely on good defend, the quality of the individual over the average player of Birmingham, Manchester United were able to keep his place in the Birmingham area, without even giving the enemy the opportunity rose.
Facing danger, Birmingham remained calm. Although not able to follow and deal with the MU game, they simply can not read the game and build a solid defense.
It was seen from the difficulty of the MU through the penalty box and a shot right into the goal. Just imagine, during the first 25 minutes to the pressure, the MU can only firing a shot straight at goal, which unfortunately can secure goalkeeper Joe Hart. The rest? Crashed against the Birmingham player posse.
While MU difficulty score a goal, which looked weak Birmingham suddenly be able to excel through Jrome first in the 38th minute. Goals stems from mistakes Jonathan Evans swept the ball in the penalty box wild MU. The ball then fell to the foot of Jerome, who was in Birmingham in front of goal, and passed the ball without any constraints.
Despite winning, Birmingham did not fall for the attacks and added double the goal. They still continue pressing and tend to survive. They also managed to maintain 1-0 advantage until the break.
Throughout the first half, Chelsea had recorded a 68 percent mastery of the ball and fired two shots straight into the goal from 12 businesses. Meanwhile, Birmingham was also created two golden opportunities of the four experiments.
Entering the second half, Chelsea dominated the game again. However, like the first half, they had difficulty finding loopholes removed a serious threat to the Birmingham goal. In fact, while the confusion, the goal they nearly conceded again by Christian Benitez in the 48th minute. Luckily, the ball rolled straight at Tomasz Kuszczak
Continuously failed, MU did not loosen the pressure. Their hard work eventually led to an equalizing goal position, after the defender Scott Dann any feedback anticipate that Patrice Evra slid the ball into his own goal in minute 62.
Do not want to lose the moment, Chelsea continued to push into Birmingham stronghold. However, unexpectedly, able to Birmingham twice stealing counterattack and made two serious threats by Benitez. Fortunately for MU, the second shot rolled right into the arms of Kuszczak.
MU has not been able to find the creation of an effective attack, when they seized a second yellow card disaster Darren Fletcher, after the offense to Jerome in the 83rd minute.
This situation is made even more excited to Birmingham attack. However, despite the difficulties strike, the MU could frustrate the efforts of the host so that the position 1-1 last until the end of action.
Lineup:
Birmingham: Hart; Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell; Larsson (Fahey 84), Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden; Jerome, Benitez
Manchester United: Kuszczak; Rafael Da Silva, Brown, Jonny Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Scholes (Diouf 81), Fletcher, Park (Giggs 66); Rooney
