Rooney Cetak Dua Gol, MU Tekuk Sunderland 2-0
Rooney Doubled, United Defeated Sunderland 2-0 in Premier League
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Manchester (B2B) - Penyerang Manchester United Wayne Rooney mencetak dwigol yang membawa timnya mengalahkan Sunderland 2-0 dalam laga pekan ke-27 Liga Utama Inggris di Old Trafford, Sabtu.
Gol pertama Rooney dicetak melalui titik putih pada menit 66 setelah bek Sunderland yang juga mantan punggawa MU John O'Shea melanggar keras Radamel Falcao di area terlarang.
Sunderland bukan hanya diganjar hukuman penalti, tapi juga sejak itu harus bermain dengan 10 pemain karena wasit Roger East menghadiahi O'Shea kartu merah.
Keunggulan pemain dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh MU sampai akhirnya Rooney mencetak gol keduanya pada menit 84.
Pemain yang akrab disapa Wazza itu dengan mudah menanduk bola ke gawang yang sudah tanpa kawalan Costel Pantilimon, setelah percobaan Adnan Januzaj justru membentur dan mengarah ke hadapannya.
Sebetulnya MU memang lebih banyak menguasai jalannya permainan, meski tim tamu sempat memaksa penjaga gawang David de Gea melakukan penyelamatan pada awal laga saat Connor Wickham melepaskan tembakan pada menit 7, seperti dilansir goal.com.
Manchester - Wayne Rooney was Manchester United's match winner as Sunderland had Wes Brown erroneously sent off in a 2-0 Premier League defeat.
Last man O'Shea hauled back Radamel Falcao to concede a clear penalty, with Brown in close attendance, but referee Roger East showed Brown a red card to prompt protests and bemusement from the Sunderland contingent.
Rooney - starting up front as Louis van Gaal made five changes to his starting XI - converted from the spot and added an 84th-minute second to ensure United bounced back from a 2-1 defeat to Swansea City last time out, keeping its bid for UEFA Champions League qualification on track.
Wickham, one of three players recalled by Gus Poyet following last week's 0-0 draw with West Brom, raced towards a backpeddling home defense and drew an excellent low save from David de Gea.
Back came United, and Young drove a shot over the crossbar when Lee Cattermole partially cleared, before Defoe failed to trouble De Gea with a 16th-minute chance.
Van Gaal sent his side out early for the second period and replaced the ineffective Angel Di Maria with Adnan Januzaj.
