Kansas City (US), July 26: Davy Arnaud and Kei Kamara scored first-half goals as the Kansas City Wizards beat Manchester United 2-1 in a friendly on Sunday in Kansas City.
A crowd of 52,342, the biggest for Manchester United on its North American tour so far — eclipsed the 37,319 who witnessed a World Cup qualifier in 2001. Arnaud scored in the 11th minute. Dimitar Berbatov converted a penalty to equalize in the 41st after defender Jimmy Conrad was sent off for a dangerous tackle on the Man United striker, but Kamara headed in the winner a minute later for the Wizards.
United was missing some star players, including Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Park Ji-sung, but Conrad was still jubilant afterward.
In the 11th minute, Arnaud beat United’s offside trap and took a through ball from Kamara. Given the one-on-one against backup keeper Ben Amos, Arnaud dribbled into the penalty area and calmly slotted it home.
Berbatov equalised from the penalty spot in the 41st minute after Conrad was dismissed for a sliding tackle on him. Replays appeared to show Conrad made contact with the ball before Berbatov went down, but referee Terry Vaughn went straight for the red card and Berbatov converted low into the right corner.