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Penalty anguish for United
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Bayern Munich claimed Audi Cup glory courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United. An evenly-matched contest remained goalless at 90 minutes, with Bayern enjoying the better of the first half and United carving out some good chances in the second period.Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen both squandered opportunities and United were made to pay as Bayern held their nerve to win on spot-kicks.Michael Rensing proved to be Bayern's hero as he made saves from Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans in the shoot-out before Daniel van Buyten stroked in the winner.ChangesUnited manager Sir Alex Ferguson changed his entire starting XI from Wednesday's 2-1 win against Boca Juniors, with Owen and Dimitar Berbatov leading the attack and Ryan Giggs given the captaincy.Bayern coach Louis van Gaal also made wholesale changes with Breno and MartinDemichelis coming into the centre of his defence, Anatoliy Tymoschuk commanding the midfield and Rensing returning in goal.The changes had not done much to slow the momentum Bayern had built up in their 4-1 win over AC Milan 24 hours earlier.Mario Gomez went close to breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute when he hammered a 12-yard shot on the stretch against Edwin van der Sar's crossbar.Thomas Muller, whose double saw off Milan, missed the chance to add to his impressive tally of pre-season goals when he shot straight at Van der Sar after being released by Alexander Baumjohann in the 28th minute.Five minutes later, Bayern were pleading for a penalty when Muller fell under the challenge of Evans, but referee Dr Felix Brych waved play on.The Red Devils had to be patient before creating their first chance of the match five minutes before the interval.Bayern failed to clear their lines after a Giggs corner had been flicked on to Berbatov by Rio Ferdinand and Owen only just failed to bundle the ball over the line.The ball than sprang up for Berbatov to try an acrobatic overhead kick which cannoned off Rensing's right-hand post with the Bayern goalkeeper beaten.BrightUnited started the second half a lot brighter with Berbatov going close with a header from a Giggs free-kick before Owen had a chance to punish Bayern for losing possession in midfield.The lively Nani was quick to react when Hamit Altintop lost the ball on the halfway line and he passed on the responsibility to Paul Scholes, who in turn threaded a pass into the path of Owen, but he arrowed his shot straight into the chest of Rensing.Ferguson brought Rooney, Anderson and Antonio Valencia on and the fresh legs spurred them forward for one final assault on the Bayern goal.Rooney should perhaps have grabbed a winner five minutes from time when he was put through by Giggs, but he blazed his angled shot high and wide with just Rensing to beat.The game had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, and another dose of England against Germany spot-kick drama.Rensing made a one-handed save to deny Evra, but Van der Sar responded with a save from Daniel Pranjic.Rooney scored United's fifth penalty, putting the pressure on Jose Ernesto Sosa, who found the bottom corner to force sudden death.Evans had his effort saved by Rensing, leaving Van Buyten to score the winning penalty.