Manchester United Cruise, Make Finals in Goalfest

Manchester United cruised into the World Club Cup finals with a convincing 5-3 victory over Japanese side Gamba Osaka. The game was filled with goals and was a joy to behold as Gamba Osaka went out to attack Manchester United and never gave up despite being down 5-1. The final sixteen minutes saw a total of six goals.

Goals by Vidic in the 28th and Cristiano Ronaldo in the 46th minute gave Manchester United a 2-0 lead at the half. Gamba Osaka got one back when Masato Yamazaki made it 2-1 with a nice shot in the 74th.

However, Wayne Rooney came on substituting for Carlos Tevez and he made an immediate impact. Rooney scored in the 75th minute, followed by Darren Fletcher (78th) and then another Rooney goal in the 79th. In a mere four minutes any thought of an upset were put to rest.

Gamba Osaka kept at it though and were able to leave a great impression as a penalty kick by Yasuhito Endo (85th) and Hideo Hashimoto (91st) made the final scoreline somewhat respectable and saw the game end 5-3.

The result sets up the awaited final between Manchester United of England and Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito of Ecuador on Sunday. If the semifinal games were any indicator, then it looks like this will be a great match.