For the second and final day of the Audi Cup, the winners of yesterday's games were pitted against each other in a friendly final while the losers met to decide third place.
The first game of the day was between Boca Juniors who had lost 2-1 against Manchester United and AC Milan who were routed 4-1 by home team Bayern Munich. After being used to seeing Milan concede the first goal since the start of pre-season, it was refreshing to see them take lead for once when Thiago Silva deflected Pato's shot/cross into the back of the net just a few minutes before the half-hour mark. Unlike their previous games where they were flat, the Rossoneri had a lot more vivacity on the field, especially in midfield where Gattuso and Ambrosini (and Pirlo later on) always did their best to come back and help out in defense. Unfortunately, the Italians weren't able to hold on to their precious lead. Four minutes before full-time, Lucas Viatri scored a splendid header from a desperate cross to tie the game. The game was decided in a shootout which Boca won 4-3 as Pirlo and Pato both missed their shots while Insua was the only one to be stopped by Storari.
It's another disappointing result for Milan who are still winless in the pre-season. The team is way too old and you get a sense that some of the veterans feel entitled to playing-time instead of trying to earn it. Milan's lone bright spot of the game was Onyewu who had a good outing. He seemed a bit in over his head in his first few games but he's slowly coming around. It'll be interesting to see how he progresses.
In the second game, Bayern Munich and Manchester United - sporting their new ugly-ass Power Rangers away kit - could only come to a goalless draw as both teams hit the woodwork on their best scoring opportunities – Gomez in the first half, and Berbatov on a overhead kick also in the first half. Bayern had most of the possession during the first half which took place almost exclusively in United's territory. Although, the situation balanced itself in the second half, the English champions couldn't really find their rhythm until Wayne Rooney came on and had to rely on set-pieces such as corners to really bother Bayern's goalkeeper.
Finally, the Germans won the cup by defeating United 7-6 on penalties as Evra and Evans both missed their chances – the former due to a lack of confidence, and the latter because he wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. Van der Sar's intimidating tactics didn't seem to bother Bayern's strikers since only Pranjic – with a poor attempt – was stopped by the Dutch goalkeeper.
Next for United is a final friendly at Old Trafford on Wednesday before the start of the season.
The first game of the day was between Boca Juniors who had lost 2-1 against Manchester United and AC Milan who were routed 4-1 by home team Bayern Munich. After being used to seeing Milan concede the first goal since the start of pre-season, it was refreshing to see them take lead for once when Thiago Silva deflected Pato's shot/cross into the back of the net just a few minutes before the half-hour mark. Unlike their previous games where they were flat, the Rossoneri had a lot more vivacity on the field, especially in midfield where Gattuso and Ambrosini (and Pirlo later on) always did their best to come back and help out in defense. Unfortunately, the Italians weren't able to hold on to their precious lead. Four minutes before full-time, Lucas Viatri scored a splendid header from a desperate cross to tie the game. The game was decided in a shootout which Boca won 4-3 as Pirlo and Pato both missed their shots while Insua was the only one to be stopped by Storari.
It's another disappointing result for Milan who are still winless in the pre-season. The team is way too old and you get a sense that some of the veterans feel entitled to playing-time instead of trying to earn it. Milan's lone bright spot of the game was Onyewu who had a good outing. He seemed a bit in over his head in his first few games but he's slowly coming around. It'll be interesting to see how he progresses.
In the second game, Bayern Munich and Manchester United - sporting their new ugly-ass Power Rangers away kit - could only come to a goalless draw as both teams hit the woodwork on their best scoring opportunities – Gomez in the first half, and Berbatov on a overhead kick also in the first half. Bayern had most of the possession during the first half which took place almost exclusively in United's territory. Although, the situation balanced itself in the second half, the English champions couldn't really find their rhythm until Wayne Rooney came on and had to rely on set-pieces such as corners to really bother Bayern's goalkeeper.
Finally, the Germans won the cup by defeating United 7-6 on penalties as Evra and Evans both missed their chances – the former due to a lack of confidence, and the latter because he wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. Van der Sar's intimidating tactics didn't seem to bother Bayern's strikers since only Pranjic – with a poor attempt – was stopped by the Dutch goalkeeper.
Next for United is a final friendly at Old Trafford on Wednesday before the start of the season.
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