Manchester United have won the Champions League 6-5 on penalties after the first all-English final finished 1-1 after a dramatic 120 minutes of action on a rainy night in Moscow.
Substitute Nicholas Anelka's spot-kick was saved by Edwin van der Sar to hand United victory, after Chelsea captain John Terry had struck the post with his penalty -- when a goal would have taken the trophy to London for the first time in its history.
Earlier, with the teams locked together 2-2 on penalties, United talisman Cristiano Ronaldo had seen his penalty saved by Peter Cech, handing Chelsea the advantage.
But Terry's dramatic miss, with the central defender seeming to slip as he took his kick, took the shoot-out into sudden death.
The match itself proved an epic with United having the best of the first 45 minutes.
Ronaldo, switched to the left flank, was causing all sorts of problems for makeshift right-back Michael Essien and in the 15th minute he produced a great cross which just evaded the leap of Owen Hargreaves.
But the warning was there for Chelsea and, just 11 minutes later, Ronaldo again showed why he is the most coveted player in the world by giving United the lead with his 42nd goal of the season.
A superb one-two on the right wing between Wes Brown and Paul Scholes resulted in Brown delivering a delightful cross deep into the box, where Portuguese international Ronaldo comfortably outjumped Essien to plant his header into the bottom corner, leaving keeper Peter Cech stranded.
The goal stirred Chelsea into life and they nearly levelled in the 32nd minute with their first serious goal-scoring chance.
Frank Lampard's cross from the left was nodded back across the area by Didier Drogba. United captain Rio Ferdinand, under pressure from Michael Ballack, headed towards goal and it needed a superb reflex save from Edwin Van der Sar to stop Chelsea equalizing.
The match was proving a great advertisement for the Premier League -- and only a magnificent double save from Cech prevented United from doubling their lead just a minute later.
The tireless Wayne Rooney picked up possession in his own half and launched a magnificent crossfield ball for Ronaldo, who controlled and sent in a teasing cross for the onrushing Carlos Tevez.
The Argentine striker's header was pushed away by Cech and the ball eventually broke for Michael Carrick -- only for the Chelsea goalkeeper to again produce a match-saving stop.
United continued to dominate possession and with four minutes of the half remaining, the superb Rooney produced another tantalising cross from the right which the covering Claude Makelele missed completely. Tevez was lurking behind but his despairing lunge also failed to connect with the goal gaping.
However, with just a minute left of the half, Chelsea brought the scores level with an unlikely equalizer. A long-range shot from Essien took a couple of deflections and fell beautifully to Lampard, whose run into the box had not been covered by the United defense.
With Van der Sar slipping at an inopportune moment for United, Lampard was left with a simple chance to slide the ball home.
The goal prompted an emotional celebration as the England midfielder pointed to the heavens in a tribute to his mother Pat, who died earlier this month.
If United dominated the first half, then the second period belonged to their opponents as Chelsea, bouyed by Lampard's goal, looked a different side after the break.
Essien, given a nightmare first 45 minutes by Ronaldo, started turning the tables on his tormentor with regular forays into the United half.
The Ghanaian nearly put Chelsea ahead in the 54th minute when he powered forward, turned inside Ronaldo and fired towards goal. But the shot, with his weaker left foot, flew over the crossbar.
Chelsea continued to press forward with a succession of attacks and corners, but failed to turn their possession into goalmouth opportunites.
With United's defense holding firm, a moment of inspiration was needed by either side -- and that was provided by Didier Drogba who nearly scored one of the great Champions League final goals with 13 minutes remaining.
The Ivory Coast striker collected the ball 20 meters out and curled a delightful shot past van der Sar, only to see the left-hand post keep the effort out.
United were beginning to look weary, with Ferdinand seeming to be troubled by cramp. With Rooney and Ronaldo having less impact than the first 45 minutes, Tevez was proving their main threat and his 81st minute strike flew just over the crossbar.
As extra time loomed, Joe Cole began to have more influence on the Chelsea right, and his cross with four minutes left found an onrushing Drogba, who fired wide.
Chelsea continued to call the shots in extra time and they nearly took the lead with a superb move three minutes into the added period.
Ashley Cole and Ballack combined, for the German international to play a delightful ball to Lampard, whose superb shot on the turn struck the underside of the bar before bouncing to safety.
With the rain starting to get heavier fatigue began to set in, with players dropping like flies, suffering from cramp on a pitch which had held up surprisingly well despite the controversy beforehand.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson brought on Ryan Giggs for fellow-veteran Paul Scholes to hand the Welshman his 759th appearance for the club, breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's long-standing club record.
And the 34-year-old nearly capped that extraordinary achievement with the winning goal in the 10th minute of extra time.
Left-back Patrice Evra somehow found some reserves of energy to burst into the box. His cut-back was perfect for Giggs, but Terry somehow reacted to head the ball clear and avert a certain goal.
As the game headed towards penalties tempers began to flare and with four minutes to go a bust-up near the touchline resulted in Drogba being sent off for slapping United defender Nemanja Vidic in the face.
But Chelsea's 10-men held on to take the match to penalties, where United proved victorious to win the cup for a third time in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash.
Champions League line-ups:
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Manchester United: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Carrick, Hargreaves, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez. Substitutes: Kuszczak, Giggs, Anderson, Nani, O'Shea, Fletcher, Silvestre.
Chelsea: Cech, Essien, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Makelele, Ballack, Lampard, Malouda, J Cole, Drogba. Substitutes: Cudicini, Shevchenko, Mikel, Kalou, Alex, Belletti, Anelka.
Rabu, 21 Mei 2008
Manchester United win Euro title
aWas c0peT.......!!!!
hari ni tgl 21 may 08.spt biasanya gw pergi ke kantor.ciee... (magang dab) jam 7 kurang gw dah standby di halte busway karet kuningan. pagi ni tu g tau knp busnya padet bgt.gw nunggu sampe jam 7.30 tetep g ada bus yang lumayan kosong.akhirnya gw naik aja bus yang penuh sesak gt.awalnya sih g ade ape2.kuningan madya,setiabudi utara, latuharhary, halimun. nah... selepas dari halimun tiba2 ade bapak2 gt yg nyadar klo hbs kecopetan.dompetnya ilang.ditanyain tu bapak ma satgas transjakarta.kira2 dompetnya ilang dmn.kt bpk itu dia naik dari mampang nah pas di kuningan timur tuh katanya bus penuh bgt mgkn tu bpk kecopetan di sno.n dia baru nyadar pas dapat tempat duduk (kira2 di halimun, saat dr halimun to dukuh atas 2).dia ngerasa ade yg aneh gt pas duduk.eh trnyt dompet udah raib. padahal kan udah banyak bgt halte kelewat..susah kan nyari copetnya.bisa aja tu copet turun sebelum halte dukuh atas.setibanya bus di dukuh atas para satgas busway menggeledah isi tas para penumpang bus dengan harapan pelaku bisa ketauan. tapi hasilnya gw g tau coz gw cepet2 cabut dr TKP n lanjutin perjalanan dgn transjakarta koridor 1.udah telat gw.... kasian bgt tu bapak... gw cm berdoa moga pelakunya sadar akn perbuatannya...amin....
buat para penumpang transjakarta busway.... hati-hatilah n tetap waspada.jgn smp anda jadi korban berikutnya.ingat,,,!!!! kejahatan terjadi bukan hanya karena niat pelaku tapi juga karena ada kesempatan...waspadalah..!!! waspadalah...!!!
Minggu, 11 Mei 2008
" Raja Baru EPL 08"
Untuk ke-10 kalinya dalam 16 musim terakhir MU mampu memenangi kompetisi Premier League
setelah menang 2-0 atas wigan athletics
data juara EPL
Liverpool 18 kali juara EPL
MU 17 kali juara EPL
arsenal 13 kali juara EPL
Everton 9 kali juara EPL
Aston Villa 7 kali juara EPL
Chelsea 3 kali juara EPL
Senin, 05 Mei 2008
CaR free daY...oH... cAr frEE d4y.......
ni cerita ttg gw pas car free day....
tiap hr minggu pas minggu ke 4 tiap bln di jln thamrin - sudirman adalah car free day bro...pas hr tu tdk blh da kendaraan bermotor apapun yng lwt sudirman - thamrin katanya sih buat ngurangin polusi...
nah pas car free day bln april kmrn (tglnya 27 Apr 08) tu yg paling seru deh kyknya.soalnya acaranya bnyk bgt tuh di bund HI.ada live broadcast transcorp (gw ketemu artis bro... ada teuku zacky,tamara geraldine,choky sitohang,g tau sapa lg ...trs ada tim Thomas Uber indonesia markis kido ma lilyana natsir).trz ada perayaan earth day dr starbucks coffee jkt (pembagian 500 bibit tanaman gratis + bagi2 kopi gratis gt deh) ada koempoelan onthel batavia juga.penggemar sepeda kuno tu lho....
ada lomba sepeda balap dari jakarta cycling club. banyak dah.
mangkanye ntu tiap car free day nongol aje di seputaran bunderan HI.seru dah....!!!!
Pengalaman gw ke GI bro....!!!!
jumat tgl 2 mei 2008 kmrn hbs pulang kerja gw ma tmn gw si uut (nama kerennya tommy jack klo di kantor)kita hang out bareng ke GI.u know GI????....
GI is stand for Grand Indonesia.itu tuch.... dulunya bekas Hotel Indonesia.sekarang kan udah di renovasi.udah jd kompleks mall, hotel, kantor, n apartemen jg kali yak...
tau g bro... ternyata GI tuh gede bgt.yg gw m tommy samperin tuh bangunan west mall n east mall nya (yg udah jd duluan).ada bangunan lain di kompleks itu yang blm jd soalnya.msh dlm taraf renovasi.
balik lg ke cerita gw....
GI tu ada 10 lantai klo g slh. Arsiteknya tuh yg gw salut....soalnya men dalamnya keren bgt. kita k GI pd awalnya sih g punya rencana apa2.just hang out n wasting time doang. liat 2 pameran mobil kuno. eh tau g ternyata ada mobil gw tuh.si perkasa Toyota Land Cruiser FJ 40.populernya hardtop.... bedanya ma punya gw.yang di pamerin tuh mobilnya terawat bgt.kinclong dah....(g prnh di pk kali y).jalan2 muter2 eh...ternyata uut eh tommy mksd gw tertarik buat beli google di planet sport. dia beli speedo bro yg model marine harganya Rp.149900 doi bayarnya pk debit card coy... (gaya bgt yak).hehehehehe
after nemenin tommy, kita menjelajahi tiap lantai GI. yg plg seru tuh lt 3 k atas bro...gila!!!! asli gila!!!!
dibikin model2 suasana di europe ada , china town juga ada, trs NW juga ada, ada railway station lgkp dgn the train nya... ada bus stop.banyak dah.liat aja foto2 nya.tar gw posting-in...
kita juga sempat nyamerin Blitz Megaplex.tanya2 ttg tiket online.ternyata bro tiket online tu model2nya kyk pulsa hape.kita beli vouchernya dulu (klo g slh 100rb) ada masa aktif n masa tenggangnya (hrs diperhatiin tuh...) nah,... dengan tiket online tuh kita bisa beli apa aja di kawasan blitz megaplex.bs beli tiket nonton,beli soft drink,popcorn dan lain2. tentunya sepanjang "pulsa" kita msh ade...gitu.....
capek muter2.kita turun.....kita nongkrong di dpn Plaza Indonesia.nikmatin indahnya air manur Bunderan HI sambil minum kopi n smoking2..... thats all folks....