www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Thu Oct 22 08:40:48 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. UNITED ENJOY FAIRYTALE NIGHT IN DENMARK
2. Brondby match report(Telegraph)
3. United's win against Brondby
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Daily RED Trivia Thur 22nd October:
22 1957: United beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Charity Shield at Old Trafford watched by
27,923. Tommy Taylor 3 and Johnny Berry scored the goals. Team was: Wood,
Foulkes, Bryne, Goodwin, Blanchflower, Edwards, Berry, Whelan, Taylor, Viollet, Pegg.
22 1960: Remi Moses born in Manchester. Moses made his United debut at Middlesbrough
in October 1981, and the gritty midfielder missed the 1983 and 1985 FA Cup Finals
through suspension and injury, playing in the 1983 League Cup Final defeat. Forced
to retire through injury at 27, he made 198 appearances and scored 12 goals between
1981-87.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Short version today........
Just in from Brondby personal match repoert in the daily news tomorrow.
FANTASTIC match atmosphere in Parken!
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Next 4 games:
Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Sat 24/10 Derby (A) PL
Wed 28/10 Bury (H) LC (Worthington Cup)
Sat 31/10 Everton (A) PL
Wed 4/11 Brondby (H) CL 19.45
UNITED Stats v Derby are here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsderby.htm
*** PL TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
Champions league: 21/10
Brondby 2-6 Man Utd
Bayern 1-0 Barcelona
Table as at 21/10:
GROUP D P W D L GF GA Pts
ManUnited 3 1 2 0 11 7 5 Next "CL" Match
BMünchen 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Man Utd v Brondby OT 4/11
Barcelona 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
Brøndby 3 1 0 2 2 9 3
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Subject: UNITED ENJOY FAIRYTALE NIGHT IN DENMARK
Group D: Brondby 2 Manchester United 6
MANCHESTER UNITED hit Brondby for six in Copenhagen to ignite their European campaign
inexplosive fashion. Alex Ferguson's side were simply awesome in the Parken Stadium as they
overran the Danes to record their best ever victory in the Champions League.
In their two previous Group D games, United had played well only to be pegged back for draws
but last night there was no stopping them. Ryan Giggs began the rout when he scored after just
100 seconds and United dominated the entire game. The victory, which was United's first in the
competition in 11 months, puts them in a commanding position at the top of the group.
Peter Schmeichel returned from his stomach muscle injury to face his former club, althoug Jaap
Stam took the goal-kicks. United were without six first team players, but that made little
difference to Ferguson's formidable squad. He had a potential problem at right midfield with
the suspension of Nicky Butt and David Beckham, but he moved Giggs across to that flank while
Paul Scholes partnered Roy Keane in the centre of the park. Giggs was
superb and scored the first two goals before he came off just after the hour.
And in the land of Hans Christian Andersen, Wesley Brown's fairytale United career continued as
he made his European debut at right back. And it was the newest of Fergie's fledglings who
helped create United's first goal. Keane found him as he made a great run down the right but
there seemed little danger when he crossed into the middle. However,
Brondby goalkeeper Mogens Krogh fumbled the ball after a mix-up with Kenneth Rasmussen and
Giggs knocked the ball into the unguarded net.
Andy Cole came close to a second when his angled shot was touched away for a corner by Krogh,
while Brondby tried to claw their way back in wet conditions more suited to a rainy night in
Manchester and Soren Colding stung Schmeichel's fingers with a fierce 25-yard drive which he
held at the second attempt.
But there was no stopping United, who were playing Danish opposition in Europe for the first
time, and after 21 minutes they made it 2-0. Jesper Blomqvist sent over a high cross from the
left and Giggs rose unchallenged to head home from six yards out. Six minutes later it was
3-0 when Giggs found Yorke, who in turn supplied Cole. He applied a great finish from the edge
of the area.
Thomas Lindrup was booked after 34 minutes for taking a free-kick without the referee's
permission and his second yellow card means he misses the return match at Old Trafford in two
weeks' time. Kim Daugaard stepped up to take the free-kick at the second attempt and his 20
-yard shot skimmed off the greasy surface and underneath Schmeichel.
That goal gave the Danes a glimmer of a hope but it did not last for long.
After the interval, Giggs and Cole combined and almost set up Yorke but the ball was played
just too far in front of him. But United did not have much longer to wait for their next goal.
It came in the 55th minute through Keane who fired home with a shot from outside the area
which went in off a post.
But United were far from finished and Cole was denied a fifth by Krogh. On the hour though, the
Reds stretched their lead to 5-1 when Phil Neville sent over a pinpoint cross which Yorke
headed home for his seventh goal in ten United appearances.
That was the signal for Ferguson to bring off Cole and Giggs and he replaced them with Jordi
Cruyff and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. And within two minutes Solskjaer made it 6-1 when he shot
home. United's travelling support of 1,600 fans were in party mood and they chanted the name
of their manager as he handed teenage midfielder Mark Wilson his first team debut when he came
on for Yorke in the 65th minute. Brondby pulled back a consolation goal in the final minute
through striker Ebbe Sand, but there was no denying it was United's night.
And that result leaves United at the top of Group D after Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 1-0.
Stefan Effenberg scored the vital goal on the stroke of half-time, and it means United now
have five points, while both Bayern and Barcelona have four.
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Subject: Brondby match report(Telegraph)
Brondby (1) 2 Man Utd (3) 6
Copyright, from Telegraph
MANCHESTER United trampled, or rather splashed, their way all over Brondby in their most
impressive performance yet in the Champions' League to head their group. Three goals in the
first half-hour and another three immediately after the interval left the Danes gasping.
Heavy rain throughout the day made the pitch heavy in the centre but fast down the flanks, and
with Ryan Giggs in elusive form on the right side of midfield, there was no holding a team
intent on emulating the European Cup achievement of their famous forebears.
The result was United's best away win in Europe since they beat Borussia Dortmund 6-1 in the
Inter-City Fairs Cup in 1964-65.
The Danes eventually hit back when Kim Daugaard made it 3-1 from a free-kick in the 34th
minute, thanks in part to a blunder by Peter Schmeichel on his return in the United goal.
That was nothing, however, compared with the error that had allowed United to go in front
inside two minutes.
Wes Brown, making his European debut at right-back, advanced into empty space and sent an early
cross speculatively into the Brondby penalty area. Kenneth Rasmussen, one of the central
defenders, managed to confuse keeper Mogens Krogh, the ball bobbling off the two of them
straight to a grateful Giggs. With an almost casual touch, Giggs placed the ball in an empty
net, unable to believe his good fortune.
Brondby finally began to brighten the humour of their supporters. Soren Colding, their captain
and right-back, smashed a 20-yard drive that was too powerful for Schmeichel to hold at the
first attempt, obliging him to dive hurriedly on the rebound.
Yet in the next minute United went further in front. A perfectly pitched cross from Jesper
Blomqvist cleared the goalmouth across to the right, where Giggs, several inches shorter than
Brian Jensen, the left-back, rose high above him to head the most elegant of goals.
Still pressing, Paul Scholes saw a cross-shot from the right fly just wide of the far post and
now United snatched their third. Giggs, whose delicate footwork was proving a nightmare for
the Danes, stroked a pass from the halfway line and Andy Cole, accelerating clear, steered his
shot wide of the advancing Krogh.
Further misfortune then came Brondby's way. Per Nielsen, their other central defender who has
played in 26 European ties, suffered a blow in the face, which eventually forced him to leave
the field.
By now Brondby had also lost Brian Jensen, carried off with a leg injury, but some coherence
was emerging. Thomas Lindrup, having been booked for an exaggerated gesture for taking a free
-kick too early, had his satisfaction in sweeping the ball low past the right side of the
defensive wall. Diving to meet the shot at the foot of his left-hand post, Schmeichel
misjudged the slippery ball and it cannoned off his shoulder into the side netting.
Now Brondby at last began to play as they really can, but half-time arrived with the
probability that they had left it far too late.
They had indeed. United swept another three goals past them in the opening quarter of an hour
of the second-half, enabling them thereafter to enter a tactical stroll. Few United teams, in
recent years or in the illustrious early days of Europe, have played with more assurance.
The fourth goal came from Roy Keane as he forged through from the halfway line, took a return
pass from Dwight Yorke and shot in off the left-hand post.
Then came perhaps the best goal of the match as Phil Neville raced down the left flank and
curled a high cross that dropped just beyond the far post for Yorke to send his header through
the goalkeeper's grasp at close range.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having come on in place of Cole, scored with his second touch, a first
-time drive as Yorke laid back a pass from Keane.
Bronby then managed to grab a late consolation through Ebbe Sand.
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