It was all about the FIRST

Boca Juniors 1-2 Manchester United

That is how the match ended in the first semi final of the Audi Cup 2009. You might guessing that United goal scorer probably came from Owen, Rooney or Berba -whose all scored goal on the pre-season so far. Then you would be wrong because United goals scored by "veteran" and by a debutan whom both scored their first goal for the club. 

United came out strong on the first half eventhough both team played "cool" and calm but United showed plenty of determinism and willing to score. Meanwhile Boca relied heavily on their playmaker, former Barca man, Riquelme which they struggled to cope in the first half. United's opener came from a freekick and it was ANDERSON who stroke a beautiful left footed shot passed Abondazieri. It was his first open-played goal for United and he did some dancing to celebrate. United then kept the pressure and it was rewarded with the second goal from the new boy from Ecuador, his name is ANTONIO VALENCIA. Rooney passed the ball to him and he skip passed two defenders before launch a shot that should have been saved by the keeper. Anyway,who cares???It was his first game and he scored his first goal. 

Boca then scored a goal in the early exchage of the second half and wow it was a great goal. They got lucky on right flang but it was a great cross from the right hand side and finished off with a volley on the left side that left Kuscak with no chance.

United defended well for the rest of the match and win it to have the right to play the host, Bayern on today's final. Bayern meanwhile trashed Milan 4-1 on the second semi-final.

What a final it will be if these two play "seriuosly"..

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The New away Kit

Like the club's new red and white home strip, the black kit features a special commemorative tag at the side of the shirt and large chevron across the chest, reflecting the design of the shirts worn by United when the team won its first FA Cup in 1909.

The black shorts have a blue stripe along the side, a red devil graphic on the back of the waist band, while the draw cords feature 'MUFC' on the tips. The black socks have a blue chevron on the calf.

The Reds will don the kit for the first time during Thursday's Audi Cup match in Germany against either AC Milan or Bayern Munich. And Patrice Evra says the players are all looking forward to running out in their new attire.

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