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In the only Monday match of the English "Premier" league, the "Man Utd" club once again defeated the recently beaten "Wigan" club after a dramatic battle away and climbed to second place in the league table, surpassing the "Liverpool" team.
1 - 2 60' [1 - 0] Paul Scharner 74' [1 - 1] Cristiano Ronaldo 90' [1 - 2] Pascal Chimbonda (own goal)
Just eight days ago, in the match for the "Carling" Cup, "Man Utd" triumphed with a score of 4-0, but this time, forgetting such failure, "Wigan" demonstrated aggressive play on their own field and even had the initiative in the first half, but failed to capitalize on the chances created.
However, after an hour of play, the hosts pushed forward - the visitors managed to repel two attempts by opponents, but Paul Scharner, left free for the third time, struck accurately from close range.
With his team starting to fall behind, the "Man Utd" coach sent Ruud Van Nistelrooy onto the field, who accidentally contributed to his team's goal - in the 74th minute, the ball unsuccessfully hit by the Dutchman ended up with Cristiano Ronaldo, who equalized the score.
At the end of the match, fortune smiled on the visitors - Louis Saha's shot hit the crossbar and the ball ricocheted off John Filan, hitting Pascal Chimbonda and rolled into the goal - "Man Utd" snatched a hard-fought victory and gained a one-point lead over "Liverpool".
