Rooney’s goal secures the Championship for Manchester United
The legendary soccer player Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United win the Club World Cup title against Liga de Quito of Ecuador. The final score ended with Manchester United securing the only goal of the match.
Manchester United was frustrated as it saw Nemanja Vidic being sent off the field a couple of minutes into the second half. The goal by Wayne Rooney however put an end to the team’s misery which had been reduced to a ten member squad.
Rooney scored his third goal of the season off a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 73rd minute of the match. After the match he said during an interview “It’s fantastic. It’s a great achievement by us. We are really delighted and proud that we are the world champions. And to score the winning goal is a great feeling.”
Captain Rio Ferdinand proudly claimed to be the Captain of the best team of the world. He admitted that the opponents were tough but by securing the win Manchester United has proved its worth to the world.
The victory of Manchester United has been the first ever title victory for an English team in the expanded form of the tournament. Rooney’s goal was preceded by two powerful efforts on target that were defended by Jose Cevallos. Park Ji sung also managed to angle a shot towards the goal but straight at the keeper. He shot another ball that went just over the bar. Carlos Tevez also made an attempt but was denied by the keeper.
Manchester faced a set back when Vidic was sent off due to his own mistake. Manchester could have paid a heavy price because of being reduced to a ten member squad but managed to survive the scare. Vidic is most likely to miss the upcoming match due to suspension.
Quito however failed to take advantage of the reduced opponents although they did make some sporadic attacks at the United post. United kept a perseverant attitude and finally managed to make a breakthrough with Carrick supplying the ball for Ronaldo who fed it to Rooney who managed to beat Cevallos to secure the win for his team.