Orlando Pirates Vs. Manchester United Highlights Video Clip
23 JULY 2008
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United enjoyed another energetic pre-season
workout as Lee Martin’s first-half goal gave the
Reds a comfortable victory over Orlando Pirates
in the Vodacom Challenge in Durban.
In a second competitive game in South Africa,
an athletic Pirates side made some feisty challenges
but lacked the penetrative edge of their rivals
Kaizer Chiefs, with Reds goalkeeper Ben Foster
largely a spectator.
Midfielder Martin scored the winner in the 23rd
minute, poking the ball home inside the box after
running onto a Fraizer Campbell flick-on.
Sir Alex Ferguson made plenty of changes to his
side, with youngsters Jonny Evans, Darron Gibson,
Campbell and Martin all handed starts in front of
50,000 noisy fans in Durban’s ABSA Stadium.
Carlos Tevez had the game’s first chance in the
seventh minute, his low shot from the edge of the
box drawing a smart save from Senzo Meyiwa.
Meyiwa was called into action again three minutes
later to deny Martin, while Carrick saw a sweetly-
struck volley deflected wide as United dominated
early on.
Fraizer Campbell’s pace was causing problems for
the Pirates defence and the young striker was
involved in the opener, heading the ball on to Martin,
who shrugged off Happy Jele and finished smartly
past Meyiwa.
Tevez almost doubled United’s lead 10 minutes before
the break but his snap-shot from the edge of the box
flew just wide.
Centre-backs Rio Ferdinand, fully recovered from a
back spasm, and Evans had little trouble dealing with
the Bucs’ enthusiastic but largely toothless attack.
Martin had a strong penalty appeal waved away shortly
before half-time and both he and Ferdinand were
surprisingly booked for their protests.
United found the Pirates in more determined mood at
the start of the second half and the Reds did not create
as many clear-cut chances.
Foster was called into rare action to deny Lebogang
Mothibantwa and Joseph Makhanya, before Wayne
Rooney and Paul Scholes came off a strong United
bench for a 20-minute run-out.
The two substitutes almost combined immediately
to score United’s second, Rooney laying the ball off
for Scholes to hit a first-time shot that was parried
by Meyiwa.
The Reds failed to add to Martin’s opener but claimed
a second pre-season victory and, more importantly,
16 of the squad benefited from some more useful match
action ahead of the 2008/09 campaign.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates do battle on
Thursday for the right to face United in the Vodacom
Challenge final on Saturday, July 26.
Fans can watch both games live on MUTV and
MUTV Online.
United: Foster, Brown, Ferdinand, Evans (Simpson 88),
Silvestre (O'Shea 62), Eagles, Carrick (Scholes 69),
Gibson (Fletcher 82), Martin, Tevez (Rooney 69),
Campbell.
