Fellaini dan Wilson Selamatkan MU setelah Falcao Melempem
Falcao Flops Again but Fellaini Rocket and Late Wilson Strike Rescue United
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Gelandang Manchester United Marouane Fellaini sukses menyumbangkan satu gol untuk kemenangan timnya 2-0 atas tim papan bawah Queen Park Ranger (QPR) dalam laga pekan ke-22 di Stadion Loftus Road, London, Sabtu.
Pemain berkebangsaan Belgia, Fellaini, mencetak gol di menit ke-58 sementara gol kedua United dicetak James Wilson di menit ke-90.
Kedua klub menerapkan tempo permainan lambat pada awal babak pertama karena hingga menit ke-10 tidak ada serangan mematikan dari kedua tim.
Peluang bagi United hadir pada menit ke-13 melalui penyerang asal Kolombia Falcao namun berhasil diselamatkan penjaga gawang QPR dan tim nasional Inggris, Robert Green.
Pada menit ke-31 sebuah tendangan keras penyerang QPR Charlie Austin dari luar kotak penalti berhasil diselamatkan De Gea, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Hingga menit ke-40 babak pertama tidak banyak peluang tercipta dan kedua tim cenderung memainkan umpan lambung diagonal dari sisi sayap yang cenderung tidak membahayakan sehingga skor 0-0 bertahan hingga akhir babak pertama.
Pada awal babak kedua Manchester United dan QPR melakukan pergantian pemain yakni Fellaini menggantikan Juan Mata dan Caulker menggantikan Richard Dunne.
Tim Setan Merah akhirnya mempu membuka keunggulan pada menit ke-58. Umpan lambung Valencia dari sisi kanan berhasil dimanfaatkan Fellaini menjadi gol.
Pada menit ke-76 sebuah kesalahan lini bertahan Manchester Merah hampir berbuah gol bagi QPR namun bola berhasil dibuang pemain United.
Pada menit ke-90 penyerang QPR Eduardo Vargas nyaris mencetak gol penyama kedudukan namun De Gea menepisnya dengan sigap.
Menjelang laga berakhir justru tim Setan Merah yang berhasil menggandakan kedudukan melalui pemain pengganti James Wilson. Skor akhir 2-0 bertahan hingga laga usai.
Kemenangan ini membawa United naik satu tingkat ke peringkat ketiga dengan 40 poin menggeser Southampton dengan 39 poin yang bertanding Minggu dini hari.
London - Marouane Fellaini came off the bench at half-time to score the opening goal of a poor-quality 2-0 win, with fellow substitute James Wilson wrapping things up with his first of the campaign with the last kick.
This was just United's third win away from Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League this season as Louis van Gaal's expensively-assembled strike-force again flattered to deceive.
Having told Radamel Falcao he still needed to prove himself, the Monaco loanee missed the best two chances of the game before Fellaini spared his blushes - moving level with the Colombian on three goals for the season.
QPR had their own chances as January player of the month Charlie Austin brought the best out of United goalkeeper David De Gea but Rangers remain 19th in the table and have now gone five league games without a win.
His counterpart did not have the most comfortable of afternoons in the away dugout and there were signs of the first grumblings of discontent from United's travelling contingent as a number implored Van Gaal to ditch his system and change to 4-4-2.
The introduction of Wilson on 57 minutes allowed the Dutchman to alter to a 4-4-2 with a diamond in midfield and, less than a minute later, Fellaini hammered them in front - and Van Gaal's name was once again being toasted by his fans - with Wilson adding the gloss deep into stoppage time.
Before that, everyone at Loftus Road had witnessed a first half was bereft of quality as both sides wasted possession and struggled to sustain any periods of sustained pressure.
Juan Mata, usually so assured on the ball, misplaced a pass to Bobby Zamora - who attempted an audacious effort to lift the ball over De Gea but could not hit the target.
Falcao had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock was played in by Mata and found himself free inside the area but shot straight at Robert Green before seeing his more difficult follow-up also kept out by the QPR goalkeeper.
If Falcao is low on confidence, his opposite number is at the other end of the scale and Austin had two great efforts in his attempt to put Redknapp's side in front.
His first chance came after Zamora had robbed Jonny Evans of the ball in the channel and fed in Austin, who shot was well saved by De Gea.
