I have not watched football, or soccer as I prefer to call it, in ages. When I did, I was impressed by the level of performance, the intensity of the match and the agression by the two sides.
On the 29th of August, Manchester United faced off with their rivals Arsenal at Old Trafford. Despite attacking furiously at the start, it was Arsenal who drew first blood. Arshavin's thunderbolt strike hit the back of the net in the 40th minute, although United goalkeeper Ben Foster managed to get a touch on it. From then on Arsenal got the better of the match till Arsenal goalkeeper Alumia tripped Rooney in the box, and Rooney converted the penalty to make it 1-1 in the 59th minute.
Arsenal then attempted to take the lead, but 6mintues later Diaby scored an own goal, beating Rooney to the ball, making it 2-1. Diaby came close to equalising for his side a few mintutes later, and Nani and Berbatov almost extended Manchester's lead.
Towards the end of the match, van Persie scored for Arsenal, but his goal was ruled offside. Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager threw a tantrum and got sent off. He unprofessionally refused to go to the tunnel, and only complied after the referee's insistence.
The match ended a few seconds later, with cheers from the united fans.
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