Reserves overcome Bury

Bury Reserves 0-2 United Reserves
Manchester Senior Cup 2008/9: attendance est.150

It turned out to be a very wet trip to Gigg Lane to watch the reserves in action. By the time I got there I was soaked. Got another soaking on the way home. The players got wet too, and Ole Solskjaer the manager was in a good waterproof outfit. I was sat a few rows behind him during the second half, listening to the encouragement he was shouting across to the players. A bit different from the usual get in position rants from many coaches. The team played well in the United style. Keep the ball, pass even if you have to pass backwards, work the play across the pitch. The first goal came after about 15 minutes from a direct free kick by Magnus Eikrem. The other one was in the second half with Tom Cleverley smacking it into the net with the Bury defence caught out of position. There are no annoucements at these games, so your not always sure who's scored or how long injury time will be.

Other interesting note - Fabio DaSilva, well it looked like him, came and stood behind me near the end of the game, chatting away in very fast Brazilian dialect.

Game 35: Admission £3, tram fare £2.70, bus fares £2.80, cup of tea 1.60, confectionary £1.09, no programme available but a free teamsheet.

Manchester United: Ben Foster, Rafael Da Silva, Richard Eckersley, David Gray, James Chester, Cameron Stewart, Magnus Eikrem, Sam Hewson, Danny Welbeck, James Derbyshire, Tom Cleverley.
Subs: Reece Brown, Ben Amos, Christpher Curran, Evandro Brandao, Antonio Bryan