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Manchester United cruises past Beijing Hyundai 3-0
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-27 09:09
Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 shutout over Beijing Hyundai on Tuesday on
two goals by veteran midfielder Paul Scholes.
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| Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy (C) and Beijing Guoan's Cui
Wei (L) and Lu Jiang (R) look at the ball during their friendly soccer
match at Workers' Stadium in Beijing July 26, 2005.
[Reuters] | Thousands of Chinese fans in the crowd
of 24,223 in Beijing's Workers Stadium wore red Manchester United jerseys and
the stands were hung with the banners of visiting fan clubs from Britain.
Scholes scored his first goal on a header in the 42nd minute and followed up
in with a tap in at the 44th minute. South Korea's Park Ji-sung sank the third
goal two minutes into the second half on a cross from midfielder Cristiano
Ronaldo.
Manchester United, in the midst of an Asian tour, was playing without captain
Roy Keane, an Irish international who remained behind in Britain with an injury.
Ronaldo, a Portuguese international, missed Manchester United's match in Hong
Kong last Saturday because he stayed in Europe with his ill father. But he
caught up with the team in Beijing and played the full second half.
"This game was far more competitive than in Hong Kong, and we are very
satisfied," said Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. "Our players worked
very hard and it will bring them to a good level of fitness very quickly."
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