IT'S WORTH THE SACRIFICE!!! IT"S FOR THE FINALE!!!!

WOOHOOO!!!! UNITED made it to the Champions League Final !!! I couldn't sleep well the whole night and i eventually woke up 2am when the match was supposed to start at 2.45am. I went down to the malay stall to watch live ManU vs Barca match with Jasmine, Ying Xuan & Vivian. Ooopss...not to forget Maggie as well who's a non-soccer fan that stayed up to watch a match. (Unbelievable)...

Now, back to the deciding match! The 1st leg between this two team ended up with a scoreless draw. So, it's all on this decisive match to see who gets to the Final in Moscow. ManUtd started off really well with better passes compared to the previous match. This was evident thru the better ball possession by United. The good start paid off when Scholes broke the dead lock early on in the match in the 14th minute with a superb swinging shot with his right foot. The whole crowd went berzerk with that early lead!! Well, who says old horse is not important?!? He proved that his wealth of experience could still be vital for United's Champions League triumph. That was the only goal for the 1st half and eventually the only goal of the match.

The 2nd half was pretty much under control by Barcelona but unfortunately, they cudn't make full use of their major share of possession to produce a vital away goal. It was such a nervous situation each time Barcelona managed to dispossess United... Jasmine said she wud get a heart attack for watching the game..haha. The most unwanted thing by ManU fans happened when Barca brought on Henry into the game in the 60th minute! Well, he's well-known for his ability to score goals. (We can't deny that) hehe. Nevertheless, he wasn't a great threat to United's solid defense by Ferdinand and not to forget BROWN (Vivian's hubby). Brown played exceptionally well to block Barca's attack. And of course our hero is the old guy at the goal post..Edwin Van Der Sar!! He made sooo many important saves to keep United's lead.

It was goalless in the 2nd half....and the most nervous moment was the stoppage time. The added time was supposed to be only 3 minutes. However, Evra got hurt on the face and had to be substitued with Silvestre. Then, the game resumed. We were so desperate to hear the final whistle and the referee just wouldn't blow it up till the 5th minute of the stoppage time! Barca got a free kick in the dying seconds but they squandered that chance terribly. There goes the final whistle and United are on their way to the Champion League Final!!! It's the determination that edge them through and IT's ALWAYS GOTTA BE UNITED!!!