And just as the game entered injury time, Howard failed to deal with a routine free-kick from McCarthy, leaving Costinha with a simple chance that ended United's dream of an eighth successive Champions League quarter-final.
He sent Van Nistelrooy clear with a wayward back-pass, but the striker's touch was poor and goalkeeper Vitor Baia plunged at his feet to save. It put United in the driving seat, but it needed a fine save from Howard seven minutes before the interval to stop Porto snatching a vital away goal.
United took the lead after 31 minutes, with a trademark close range header from Scholes after a fine left-wing cross from John O'Shea. With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. United were pushing forward for the second, and Ferguson's positive mood was reflected by his 74th minute substitution, which saw Ronaldo replace Darren Fletcher. | 7:30 PM | 2nd leg: 0:0, Old Trafford | Attendance: 53.415
The 1996–97 season was Manchester United's fifth season in the Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of English football.
Quarter-Finals 1st leg | Ferguson was forced into a reshuffle during the interval, as Djemba-Djemba suffered an injury and was replaced by Louis Saha. Paul Scholes' crisp near post header after 31 minutes looked to have sent United through on away goals.
But the Portuguese teenager's appearance was brief, lasting only eight minutes before he was stretchered off injured.
United took the lead after 31 minutes, with a trademark close range header from Scholes after a fine left-wing cross from John O'Shea. Simply register as a Transfermarkt user and start collecting.
United clinched the Premier League title with 75 points – placing them seven points ahead of the three teams below them; Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Supporting your club in the stadium?
Referee: Anders Frisk. The campaign ended in disastrous fashion, having been pipped to the Premier League title by Arsenal, who managed a ten-match winning streak in the last two months of the season as well as being eliminated by league strugglers Barnsley and French outfit AS Monaco in the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, respectively. Costinha unwittingly set up Ruud van Nistelrooy for United's first clear chance after 23 minutes.
Manchester United vs FC Porto 4-0 || Quarter Final Champions 1997. Francisco Costinha's last-minute equaliser sent Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League after goalkeeper Tim Howard's error. It put United in the driving seat, but it needed a fine save from Howard seven minutes before the interval to stop Porto snatching a vital away goal.
The first 45 minutes was a war of attrition, with few clear chances and both sides placing the emphasis on caution. FC Porto: Vitor Baia, Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Alenitchev, Costinha, Maniche, Deco, Carlos Alberto, McCarthy. Watch the 1996-1997 Manchester United vs. FC Porto Champions League Quarter-finals, 1st leg full match held at Old Trafford (Manchester) on Footballia This is the match sheet of the UEFA Champions League game between Manchester United and FC Porto on Mar 5, 1997.
This match has not been attend by any other user. To make matters worse, Uni… Wed, 3/5/97 Scholes was booked for a foul on Emanuel on the hour, a yellow card that would have ruled him out of the quarter-final had United progressed. Subs: Nuno, Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa, Jankauskas, Bosingwa, Ricardo Fernandes, Bruno Moraes. Scholes should have doubled United's advantage on the stroke of half-time, but his strike was ruled out by a linesman's flag, with television replays showing the decision was clearly incorrect. Djemba-Djemba's careless defending gave Carlos Alberto a clear shooting chance, but Howard produced a vital block.
The 1997–98 season was Manchester United's sixth season in the Premier League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of English football. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. Porto had been on the back foot for much of a tense encounter, but struck late on to stun Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson surprisingly left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, and preferred Eric Djemba-Djemba to Kleberson in midfield in place of the suspended Roy Keane.
No holiday without live football? But Costinha pounced as Howard fumbled Benni McCarthy's free-kick to score and silence Old Trafford. Man United goes to Semifinal.
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