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Zaha spares United blushes
DIR By: Ebenezer
Date: July 26, 2013, 8:04 pm
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A stoppage time goalfrom new-face Wilfried Zaha saved Manchester
United from the brink of a humiliating third defeat in their
pre-season Asian tour Friday, drawing 2-2 with Cerezo Osaka at
Shinji Kagawa's former J-League home.
Kagawa, who moved to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund a year
ago, also delighted a sell-out crowd of 44 856 at the Nagai
Stadium by scoring United's first goal minutes after fluffing a
penalty by kicking straight into the hands of Osaka custodian
Kim Jin-Hyeon.
The Red Devils now have twowins and two defeats in Asiaafter
losing to the Thai league all stars 1-0 two weeks ago in
Bangkok, overwhelming the A-League All Stars 5-1 in Sydney and
again bowing 3-2 to the J-League's Yokohama Marinos last
Tuesday.
"I'm happy," new United manager David Moyes said after the
match.
"I thought our team did very well. I'm delighted with the way we
scored the late goal."
"I thought it was our best performance since we've been on
tour."
Zaha's late goal was the result of the English champions pulling
out all the stops in sweltering evening weather in the final
minutes as Adnan Januzaj dribbled toward the area and passed to
Anderson on the left side.
The Brazilian midfielder crossed to the far side with Zaha
beating Kim for the equaliser one minute into additional time,
scoring his first ever goal for United.
Ivory Coast-born Zaha, an Under-21 England midfielder,joined
United from Crystal Palace in January.
"He's been quite quiet at the moment, still getting to
knoweverybody" said Moyes, who took over from long-reigningAlex
Ferguson as United manager at the end of the last season.
"I think tonight will help him well because he showed the
players that he can make things happen."
Cerezo striker Kenyu Sugimoto opened the scoring on 34 minutes
as he beat two defenders to slam aleft-footer past Lindegard
after intercepting a pass by United's Chris Smalling.
United nearly levelled in the 40th minute when Kagawa struck
over after Dutch striker Robin van Persie fed him a sharp cross
on a rebound from a Danny Welback shot off the left post.
Kagawa bungled a penalty shot in the 53rd minute when Ashley
Young was clipped down in the box by Cerezo defender Tatsuya
Yamashita.
But the 24-year-old Japanesequickly restored some pride by
pulling one back for United two minutes later, slotting the ball
through Kim's legs after trapping a deep left cross from Ryan
Giggs.
"I missed the spot shot and I put myself under tremendous
pressure.
"I'm glad I managed to score," said Kagawa, who leftOsaka for
Dortmund in mid-2010 and help the team's back-to-back Bundesliga
title wins.
Minutes after Kagawa was substituted amid roars from his former
home supporters, Cerezo surprised the English champions with
their secondgoal through 18-year-old striker Takumi Minamino on
63 minutes.
Minamino's shot from the leftoutside the area sailed into the
top far side corner.
But Zaha managed to redeem the visitors with the last-gasp
equaliser.
"We made a fatal mistake in the injury time as we lost
concentration," Cerezo's Brazilian manager Levir Culpi said.
"It was a match we could win."
For the last match of their Asian tour the English champions
will play Kitchee FC in Hong Kong on Monday and wind up their
pre-season campaign with a friendly against Swedish outfit AIK
Fotboll in Stockholm on August 6.
United will open their title defence against Swansea Cityaway on
August 17.
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