With United holding most of the ball, they put it to good use six minutes later with a beautiful strike by Tevez after a nice-interplay with strike partner Rooney.ĭynamo’s Brazilian midfielder Carlos Correa had earlier lost the ball in midfield to Tevez, and a driving run by Tevez ensured United went into the break two goals to the good. But two minutes later, they were not to be denied. Pique opened the floodgates after 31 minutes with a nice cushioned header, after Ronaldo’s freekick had taken two touches from Michael Carrick and Tevez before the Spaniard scored his first Champions League goal.Īfter 35 minutes, centreback Nemanja Vidic nearly doubled the tally for the night, but his header went narrowly wide. And he was right when he picked the ball out of his own net moments later.
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Oleksandr Shovkovskiy was at full stretch after 23 minutes to clear Michael Carrick’s header from Nani’s corner.ĭarren Fletcher’s first-time shot five minutes later was just held by Shovkovskiy, who knew he was in for a busy night. The match was eventually brought to life when Rooney made a crunching tackle on Artem Milevskyy. The first 20 minutes of the match was tepid, with United in control but only occasionally threatening Dynamo’s backline.
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Oleg Luzhny, meanwhile, made six changes from the side that lost in the previous encounter in Kiev, with Maksim Shatskikh, Diogo Rincon and Ismael Bangoura mere spectators for much of the match. United began with a very much changed side as well, giving youngsters Pique and Danny Simpson their first starts, while Owen Hargreaves and Ryan Giggs were left out. Gerard Pique, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo all had a giant share of the cake in the win, which was, if anything, the best anniversary gift for manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who celebrated 21 years at United.ĭynamo are now virtually out of contention for a place in the knockout stage, although the UEFA Cup spot is still up for grabs. Manchester United secured a relatively easy win over Dynamo Kiev in their Group H UEFA Champions League encounter, blasting four goals to the delight of the Old Trafford crowd.
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SHEER ECSTASY: Manchester United’s Gerard Pique celebrates after scoring his first UEFA Champions League goal and United’s first goal in a 4-0 romp over Dynamo Kiev.