部隊d stroll to victory in FA Cup Final

Last updated at 10:47 23 May 2004


Cristiano Ronaldo 証明するd his 信任状 to wear the famed Manchester 部隊d number seven shirt with a dazzling FA Cup-winning 陳列する,発揮する against an outplayed Millwall 味方する in Cardiff.

Ronaldo's 前任者s read like a who's who of 部隊d 広大な/多数の/重要なs, with David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson and George Best の中で them.

However, the 十代の少年少女 調印するd to 取って代わる Beckham last summer for the princely sum of £12.24million is 証明するing week by week that he is more than

有能な of rising to the 仕事.

Still only 19, he may occasionally still dive and may even over-(a)手の込んだ/(v)詳述する with an exaggeration of step-overs.

However, in a one-味方するd cup final, Ronaldo not only lit up the game with his array of tricks, but 供給するd the end 製品 in 得点する/非難する/20ing the 43rd-minute header which put 部隊d en 大勝する to victory.

Ruud 二塁打

With Ruud 先頭 Nistelrooy also 変えるing a 64th-minute 刑罰,罰則, there was no way 支援する for their First 分割 対抗者s and the Dutchman also struck another まっただ中に more than a hint of offside.

Player-boss Dennis Wise may have dreamed of recreating his part in Wimbledon's upset of 1988, but this was instead Chelsea's 1994 mauling by 部隊d all over again.

However hard Millwall ran and 戦う/戦いd, 部隊d were 簡単に a class apart and while the FA Cup is by no means Sir Alex Ferguson's 最高の,を越す 優先, it has at least 許すd him a 最高潮 to the season.

For while the FA Cup will never 取って代わる the 首相の職 and 支持する/優勝者s League, trophyless seasons are rather 考えられない at Old Trafford.

With Wise 可決する・採択するing an 極端に low-重要な approach before kick-off, Ferguson had led the teams out alone in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

More strangely, the Millwall boss was just as inconspicuous in the 開始 交流s, preferring to sit 深い and try to 示す Paul Scholes out of the game.

Then again, Millwall's entire 政策 was one of 封じ込め(政策), with a five-man midfield and Neil Harris virtua lly 孤立するd up 前線 on his own as he gamely chased lost 原因(となる)s.

早期に let-off

部隊d 最初 let them off the hook as 先頭 Nistelrooy placed an 早期に header wide and Roy Keane's ボレー was superbly tipped over the 妨げる/法廷,弁護士業 by Andy Marshall.

It was still rather a half-baked 事件/事情/状勢, with even a streaker keeping his 着せる/賦与するs on, and Millwall were 制限するd to rare 反対する-attacks, おもに through the lively Paul Ifill.

部隊d first looked to have made the 打開 just before half-time, only for Darren 区 to 切り開く/タクシー/不正アクセス the ball off the line after Ronaldo's 発射 had squirmed under Marshall's 団体/死体.

However, it was only a couple of minutes before they did get the goal which they deserved for their 患者 包囲 of the Millwall goal.

When Keane spotted Gary Neville on the overlap, he spread the ball out wide and, having taken one touch, the England 十分な-支援する crossed invitingly for Ronaldo to stoop and 長,率いる past Marshall.

The Portuguese winger's finish was matched by the superb 封鎖する 取り組む by two stewards on the 観客 who 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d from the Millwall end to 直面する the 部隊d goalscorer.

Then again, the club's player-経営者/支配人 was also 反応するing irresponsibly, with Wise pulling Scholes to the ground and then 押し進めるing away Neville as he lost his 冷静な/正味の in the fiery moments before half-time.

New Fergie fledgling

If Ronaldo is tipped for stardom, then Darren Fletcher is also 高度に 率d by Ferguson and his dazzling run just after the 再開する deserved a better finish.

Marshall also produced a smart save to 否定する Scholes, while Wise, who had finally been 調書をとる/予約するd for leaving his boot in on Ryan Giggs, but did manage to (疑いを)晴らす Mikael Silvestre's header off the line.

However, the match was 効果的に over with 24 minutes left when former 兵器庫 訓練生 David Livermore brought 負かす/撃墜する Giggs in 十分な flight inside the 刑罰,罰則 area.

先頭 Nistelrooy may have 行方不明になるd three of his previous five 位置/汚点/見つけ出す-kicks, 含むing 動揺させるing the 妨げる/法廷,弁護士業 ag ainst 兵器庫 at Old Trafford, but this time he made no mistake.

With the game petering out as a contest, Giggs was able to canter through the Millwall defence to cross for 先頭 Nistelrooy - seemingly offside - to finish from の近くに 範囲.

Millwall 代用品,人 Curtis Weston became the youngest player to play in the FA Cup final at just 17 years 129 days, while the club are already 保証(人)d a place in the UEFA Cup next season.

However, 部隊d were a class apart, even if 先頭 Nistelrooy was strangely 投票(する)d the 公式の/役人 man of the match.

Ferguson にもかかわらず knew 正確に/まさに who had 証明するd the difference as Ronaldo was given a warm 抱擁する and 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 賞賛 from the 部隊d boss as he was 代用品,人d late on.

Not bad for a supposed one-trick show pony.

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