Manchester United vs Real Madrid di Laga Amal Pemain Legenda
Manchester United vs. Real Madrid Legend Players in Charity Match
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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SIR ALEX Ferguson menyaksikan dari tribun - dan mengambil bagian dalam gelombang penonton gaya Meksiko - ketika Old Trafford menjadi tuan rumah pertandingan para Legenda untuk kegiatan amal melawan Real Madrid, Minggu.
Sejumlah bintang terkenal di masa lalu dari kedua klub ternyata sangat menikmati pertandingan di bawah cerahnya matahari dalam laga amal bertajuk the Manchester United´s Red Heart United. Bryan Robson ambil bagian di klub asal Inggris tersebut, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Lebih dari 60.000 penggemar hadir dalam pertandingan yang berakhir 2-1 untuk Real Madrid.
Mantan striker Liverpool, Fernando Morientes membuka skor untuk Real dan Ruud van Nistelrooy, yang bermain setengah babak untuk Madrid maupun United, menyamakan kedudukan untuk United.
Beberapa detik setelah Dwight Yorke membentur mistar Ruben de la Red mencetak gol brilian di lima menit jelang akhir laga, untuk kemenangan bagi tim tamu.
Edwin van der Sar tampil prima bagi United untuk menyelamatkan gawang dari serangkaian tembakan dan menerima standing ovation ketika ia digantikan oleh Raymond van der Gouw di babak kedua.
Paul Scholes, yang baru saja pensiun, tentu saja tampil berpengaruh di lapangan tengah bagi United, sementara Pemain Terbaik Dunia tiga kali, Zinedine Zidane membuktikan bahwa dia tidak kehilangan keterampilan dan visi yang membuatnya menjadi salah satu pemain terbaik dari generasi terakhir.
Steve McManaman, mantan pemain Liverpool, dicemooh bercanda setiap kali dia menyentuh bola.
Sejumlah pemain yang tampil di laga amal ini tampil sebagai pemain utama Real Madrid pada eranya, termasuk Michel Salgado, Claude Makelele, Fernando Hierro, dan Morientes pencetak gol, sementara mantan bintang dunia lain, Luis Figo, mengatur dari sayap.
Di kubu United, tampil Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen, Jaap Stam, Clayton Blackmore, Quinton Fortune dan Lee Sharpe juga tampil, tapi duet utama Ferguson, Andy Cole dan Dwight Yorke penentu juara treble bagi United gagal mencetak gol.
Pencetak gol De la Red, 27, harus pensiun ketika berusia 25 setelah didiagnosa dengan kondisi jantung.
Penyanyi JLS, Tinchy Stryder dan Amelia Lily tampil menghibur sebelum laga berlangsung.
SIR ALEX Ferguson watched on from the stands - and took part in a Mexican wave - as Old Trafford hosted a Legends match for charity against Real Madrid.
A number of star names from the two clubs´ illustrious past turned out for what was a highly enjoyable game at a sun-drenched Old Trafford for the Manchester United´s Red Heart United charity. Bryan Robson took charge of the English side.
More than 60,000 fans turned up as the match that ended 2-1 to Real Madrid.
Former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes opened the scoring for Real and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played half for each team, equalised for United.
Seconds after Dwight Yorke hit the bar Ruben de la Red scored a brilliant chip with just five minutes left to win the game for the visitors.
Edwin van der Sar was excellent for United saving a string of shots and received a standing ovation when he was replaced by Raymond van der Gouw in the second half.
Paul Scholes, who has only just retired, was of course influential in the middle for United, while three-time World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane proved he has lost none of the skill and vision that made him one of the best players of the last generation.
Steve McManaman, of course a former Liverpool player, was booed in jest every time he touched the ball.
A number of players who have graced these shores were in the Real Madrid line up, including Michel Salgado, Claude Makelele, Fernando Hierro, and the goalscorer Morientes, while another former world star, Luis Figo, orchestrated from the wing.
For United Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen, Jaap Stam, Clayton Blackmore, Quinton Fortune and Lee Sharpe also starred, but Ferguson´s deadly Treble-winning strike partnership of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke couldn´t roll back the years and failed to get on the scoresheet.
Goalscorer De la Red, 27, had to retire aged just 25 after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
JLS, Tinchy Stryder and Amelia Lily performed before the match.
