Adriano, overpowering Silvestre with his header, attacked the goal with an unmatched vigor, showing a bit of Lukaku, the future King of Chu, in his style.
But Howard was well-positioned and blocked the football.
Under Adriano's pressure, Ferdinand made a mistake in the clearance, failing to kick the ball far and instead sent it towards Deng Kai outside the penalty area.
Deng Kai took the chance with a volley.
However, Keane was there to hassle him.
The shot ultimately went just wide of the goal.
"Oh! What a pity."
"Both sides have launched threatening attacks."
"It's visible that the attacking quality is high on both sides."
"The performance of the young Fabregas is astonishing, who would have thought that he could still play so well against a team like Manchester United."
"To some extent, he has mitigated the impact of Ribery's absence."
The twelfth minute.
Again on the right flank.
