Fletcher spurns chance to give United half-time lead

Manchester United 0 Portsmouth 0

Sun, 10 Aug, 2008 - 16:59

Manchester United 0 Portsmouth 0

Darren Fletcher, standing in for the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, spurned a glorious opportunity to put Manchester United ahead in a tepid first half of the FA Community Shield at Wembley.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Place: Wembley Person: Fletcher Person: Darren Fletcher Person: Cristiano Ronaldo Person: Nani Person: Glen Johnson Person: David James Person: Kanu Person: Peter Crouch Person: Jermain Defoe Event: FA Community Shield Event: FA Cup Organisation: United Organisation: Manchester United Organisation: Portsmouth

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