Nice stadium, shame about the match....120 minutes of a terribly dull, uninspiring game, with Chelski producing the one moment of class worthy of the occasion.
After all the hype about how "fitting" it was that the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley stadium should be between the "best two teams in the English Premiership," how ironic that the actual match between Chelski & Man Utd produced such dross for the 90,000 in attendance and an estimated global audience of 500 million.
It's all very well to say that Chelski stifled the game with their tactics, but I was more disappointed with Man U, who had almost a full squad to choose from and are supposedly the Premiership's best attacking team. Ronaldo was as invisible yesterday as he was when Man U lost to AC Milan and Giggs played at times as if Father Time finally caught up with him (as for Man U's "goal" - Cech was quite clearly fouled).
Rooney played well and did create plenty of problems for the Chelski defenders, but he suffered from a lack of service and was too isolated up front.
As for the Wembley pitch? For a stadium that was over budget at £757M ($1,494.8 Billion), you'd expect better. And £4.50 ($8.89) for a pint of beer? Enough to make me a teetotaller....
Oh well, history will record that the first FA Cup at the new Wembley stadium was won by Chelski 1-0. Just as long as we don't have to watch it again....
FA Cup final - Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd
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