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An uncharacteristic error by keeper Mark Schwarzer left Fulham’s goal wide open for English Premier League leaders Manchester United, who posted a 2-0 victory over the Cottagers on Saturday.
Already 1-0 up in the 32nd minute at Old Trafford, United were handed a golden ticket when Schwarzer decided to come out and pick up a long pass from Patrice Evra, but the race to the ball was won by opponent Nani, leaving the Socceroos star completely out of the penalty area.
An easy cross from Nani saw Antonio Valencia score with a close-range header, taking the scoreline to 2-0.
Making the loss all the more sour for Fulham was news that replays showed the United striker Dimitar Berbatov was just offside when he fired a goal from the centre of the box in the 12th minute.
Middle-of-the-table Fulham next face lowly-placed Wolverhampton on April 23.
In the Championship league it was a battle of the Perth lads at times when Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane leaving the blades as bottom-dwellers in the competition.
Middlesbrough’s Rhys Williams clashed with fellow West Australian and former junior grade teammate, Sheffield defender on loan from Aston Villa, Shane Lowry in the 30th minute, committing a foul and giving away a free kick just minutes after being carded for unsporting behaviour on another opponent.
Williams, who had two shots at goal in the match, again met with Lowry in the 80th minute but this time it was the latter who fouled and was carded.
Twenty-one-year-old Lowry this week looked past this season’s commitments and said his mind is set on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he thinks he will be joined by Williams and fellow Villa man Chris Herd, in representing Australia.
“The key for us is to keep playing well and playing regularly,” Lowry told The World Game.
“We all come from the same club in Perth and we’ve had great coaching from an early age. Joondalup (in Western Australia) is really an academy as much as a club and a great breeding ground for talent.
“The good thing for us, and maybe also for the national team in the future, is that we can fill a variety of roles.”
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