United crowned as the World Champion
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 22, 2008 00:00
YOKOHAMA - After winning the Premier League and European Champions League, Manchester United completes a stellar year with the victory in the Club World Cup. Wayne Rooney gave 10-men United the lead over the South American champion Liga de Quito of Ecuador
Wayne Rooney came to the rescue as Manchester United beat South American champion Liga de Quito 1-0 yesterday to win the Club World Cup and lift one of the few trophies to have eluded them.
The England striker pounced in the 73rd minute after being set up by Cristiano Ronaldo, with United rallying to victory after Nemanja Vidic was needlessly sent off for a deliberate elbow early in the second half.
His goal gave them an unprecedented treble this year, with the English and European champion now able to call themselves world champion, helping silence those who have criticized the long trip here.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men also became the first British team to win the tournament, putting them alongside Italy's AC Milan and Brazil's Internacional and Sao Paulo.
"I'm very happy because we won this with 10 men," said Rooney. "To be crowned the best in the world is a great achievement. We are all very proud because we've worked hard. To score the winning goal in a match like this is a great feeling for me personally."
After the two sides went to the break all square, United got off to the worst possible start in the second half when Vidic was given a straight red card on 49 minutes for elbowing Claudio Bieler. Despite being down to 10 men, United knuckled down, with Ronaldo troubling Cevallos with a long range strike and Rooney getting a header on target.
With the game looking like it could go either way, Michael Carrick slipped the ball to Ronaldo who laid it off to Rooney and the 23-year-old made no mistake, side-footing beyond Cevallos and into the right hand corner.
Liga coach Edgardo Bauza admitted United deserved to win. "United is a fantastic team. We had a very good second half, we gave everything and we are very satisfied," he said.
The England striker pounced in the 73rd minute after being set up by Cristiano Ronaldo, with United rallying to victory after Nemanja Vidic was needlessly sent off for a deliberate elbow early in the second half.
His goal gave them an unprecedented treble this year, with the English and European champion now able to call themselves world champion, helping silence those who have criticized the long trip here.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men also became the first British team to win the tournament, putting them alongside Italy's AC Milan and Brazil's Internacional and Sao Paulo.
"I'm very happy because we won this with 10 men," said Rooney. "To be crowned the best in the world is a great achievement. We are all very proud because we've worked hard. To score the winning goal in a match like this is a great feeling for me personally."
After the two sides went to the break all square, United got off to the worst possible start in the second half when Vidic was given a straight red card on 49 minutes for elbowing Claudio Bieler. Despite being down to 10 men, United knuckled down, with Ronaldo troubling Cevallos with a long range strike and Rooney getting a header on target.
With the game looking like it could go either way, Michael Carrick slipped the ball to Ronaldo who laid it off to Rooney and the 23-year-old made no mistake, side-footing beyond Cevallos and into the right hand corner.
Liga coach Edgardo Bauza admitted United deserved to win. "United is a fantastic team. We had a very good second half, we gave everything and we are very satisfied," he said.