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On Tuesday evening in the postponed matches of the sixteenth round of the English Premier League, "Man Utd" players, not without the help of the referee, defeated "Blackpool" eleven.
In the duel at the "Bloomfield Road" stadium, the hosts took the lead in the 15th minute - Craig Cathcart scored after a corner kick by Charlie Adam.
The 'Red Devils' complicated their situation at the end of the first half, when after an identical situation Dudley Campbell beat Edwin van der Sar - 2-0.
The second half started with a controversial episode - "Man Utd" right-back Rafael unintentionally bumped into Gary Taylor-Fletcher in the penalty area without playing the ball, but the referee did not award a clear penalty kick, which could have changed the course of the match.
In the 72nd minute, after the most productive player of the tournament Dimitar Berbatov's precise strike, the Premier League vice-champions "clung" into the match - 2-1.
However, that wasn't all - after coming on as a substitute, Javier Hernandez restored the balance of the match, and in the 88th minute Berbatov scored the winning goal for the champion-like "Man Utd" team.
The three points won were overshadowed by Rafael's injury, after which the game was stopped for seven minutes, and the Brazilian himself was immediately taken to the hospital after urgent medical assistance.
Meanwhile, in the postponed match of the eighteenth round, "Aston Villa" won 2-1 away against "Wigan".
Results:
"Blackpool" 2 - 3 "Man Utd" 15' [1 - 0] C. Cathcart 44' [2 - 0] D. Campbell 72' [2 - 1] D. Berbatov 74' [2 - 2] J. Hernandez 88' [2 - 3] D. Berbatov
"Wigan" 1 - 2 "Aston Villa" 50' [0 - 1] G. Agbonlahor 61' [0 - 2] A. Young (from a penalty kick) 80' [1 - 2] J. McCarthy
