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MLS: Manchester United 5, All-Stars 2
HOUSTON, Federico Macheda scored less than 30 seconds into the contest Wednesday and Manchester United went on to rout the MLS All-Stars 5-2.
The game drew 70,728 fans to Reliant Stadium, which hosted the Super Bowl six years ago. It was the fourth-largest crowd to watch any kind of all-star game in the history of American sports.
The powerhouse from the English Premier League handed the MLS All-Stars their first regulation loss in the game's current format, although they fell to Everton in penalty kicks last year.
Macheda stole a back pass from Kevin Alston that had been intended for goalkeeper Donovan Rickets and easily scored the stunning early goal. Macheda also put a header past Rickets to give Manchester United a 2-0 halftime lead.
Darron Gibson scored on a free kick to make it 3-1 21 minutes into the second half and the other Manchester United goals came from Tom Cleverley and Javier Hernandez.
HOUSTON, Federico Macheda scored less than 30 seconds into the contest Wednesday and Manchester United went on to rout the MLS All-Stars 5-2.
The game drew 70,728 fans to Reliant Stadium, which hosted the Super Bowl six years ago. It was the fourth-largest crowd to watch any kind of all-star game in the history of American sports.
The powerhouse from the English Premier League handed the MLS All-Stars their first regulation loss in the game's current format, although they fell to Everton in penalty kicks last year.
Macheda stole a back pass from Kevin Alston that had been intended for goalkeeper Donovan Rickets and easily scored the stunning early goal. Macheda also put a header past Rickets to give Manchester United a 2-0 halftime lead.
Darron Gibson scored on a free kick to make it 3-1 21 minutes into the second half and the other Manchester United goals came from Tom Cleverley and Javier Hernandez.