Penalty anguish for United

by Binny | 4:30 AM in |

Bayern Munich claimed Audi Cup glory courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United.


Bayern win Audi Cup on spot-kicks after 0-0 draw.Bayern Munich claimed Audi Cup glory courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United. An evenly-matched contest remained goalless at 90 minutes, with Bayern enjoying the better of the first half and United carving out some good chances in the second period.Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen both squandered opportunities and United were made to pay as Bayern held their nerve to win on spot-kicks.Michel Rensing proved to be Bayern's hero as he made save from Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans in the shoot-out before Daniel van Buyten stroked in the winner.

Bayern hero:Michel Rensing


Changes:

United manager Sir Alex Fergusion changed his entire starting XI from Wednesday's 2-1 win against Boca Juniors, with Owen and Dimitar Berbatov leading the attack and Ryan Giggs given the captaincy.Bayern coach Louis van Gaal also made wholesale changes with Breno and MartinDemichelis coming into the centre of his defence, Anatoliy Tymoschuk commanding the midfield and Rensing returning in goal.The changes had not done much to slow the momentum Bayern had built up in their 4-1 win over AC Milan 24 hours earlier.Mario Gomez went close to breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute when he hammered a 12-yard shot on the stretch against Edwin van der Sar's crossbar.Thomas Muller, whose double saw off Milan, missed the chance to add to his impressive tally of pre-season goals when he shot straight at Van der Sar after being released by Alexander Baumjohann in the 28th minute.Five minutes later, Bayern were pleading for a penalty when Muller fell under the challenge of Evans, but referee Dr Felix Brych waved play on.The Red Devils had to be patient before creating their first chance of the match five minutes before the interval.Bayern failed to clear their lines after a Giggs corner had been flicked on to Berbatov by Rio Ferdinand and Owen only just failed to bundle the ball over the line.The ball than sprang up for Berbatov to try an acrobatic overhead kick which cannoned off Rensing's right-hand post with the Bayern goalkeeper beaten.

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