ANZ Stadium has hosted some memorable matches in the last few days. First there was the gripping State of Origin decider which Queensland won by 12 points to 10 on Wednesday night (the match also featured the infamous streaker) then there was the Machester United v The A League All Stars match just 3 days later. Collectively, over 160,000 fans turned out for both of these games, making the Stadium quite a busy venue. Fans were treated to nothing less than pure excitement last night in the United v All Stars clash as the Red Devils trounced our A-League stars 5 goals to 1. In what proved to be a one sided match, United's goals came from Danny Welbeck (2 goals), Jesse Lingard (2 goals) and Robin Van Persie (1 goal) while the A-League's solitary goal came from Besart Berisha. Although it hasn't been a great week for Sydney fans, no thanks to the fact there local team has been defeated twice in one week, the spectacle of last night's game was truly amazing.
Here you had 83,000 men, women and children out in full force to catch a glimpse of this amazing Manchester United side take on our A-League all stars. The sight of every Australian (whether they be young or old) getting behind Football in such an enthusiastic manner was something to cherish. It's hard to believe it's been 14 years since Manchester United last came out to Australia to play an Exhibition match . On that occasion it was the Socceroos who hosted the Red Devils, going down 1 nil to United thanks to a Dwight Yorke goal. Last night's game (although a loss for the Australian side) proved that all is well within Australian Soccer. For 83,000 fans to turn out for such a historic Sporting event, is further proof of how far reaching the game is in this country. It should also serve as a reminder to FIFA that Australia is quite capable of hosting a World Cup some time in the near future, as we have the numbers, the fan base and the stadiums to adequately support such an event (The FIFA World Cup).
Written by Alex Stilianos.
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