Aussie legends 3 Manchester United legends 0: Paul Scholes hobbles off injured as Old Devils are beaten in charity game in Perth
The likes of Paul Scholes, Dwight Yorke and Karel Poborsky all took part as both teams raised money for the DT38 Foundation to raise awareness over men's health issues and testicular cancer
MANCHESTER UNITED Legends were comfortably beaten in a charity match in Perth as an Aussie Legends side ran riot winning 3-0.
A collection of former Red Devils including the likes of Paul Scholes and Dwight Yorke took part in the charity match in honour of former West Ham man Dylan Tombides.
The Australian striker sadly passed away in April 2014 due to testicular cancer aged just 20, and the two sides came together to raise money for the DT38 Foundation, which was set up by Tracy Tombides after the death of her son to raise awareness surrounding men's health issues.
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In the 38th minute, some 20,000 fans joined together as they broke out in applause for Tombides - the number in which he wore the only senior appearance for the Hammers, which the club have since retired.
There was to be no trademark stunner from Scholes at the nib Stadium - 17 years ago today fans witnessed that spectacular volley against Bradford, but he was replaced after 28 minutes after failing to get a kick in.
Australia, who had started the game with an average age of 35 then took the lead in the 36th minute, former Crystal Palace star Nick Carle curling in a sublime effort from the edge of the box that nestled in the top corner.
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It got worse for the Red Devils shortly after the break when Bobby Despotovski prodded the ball home into an empty net, after Gary Walsh had spilled his initial effort.
Just nine minutes later the game was put to bed when Con Boutsianis - who scored four times in four games for the national side, tapped home.
The English team who boasted an average age of 44 hardly threatened, but they came close in the 67th minute when Danny Webb first had a shot tipped round the post before Yorke saw a strike blaze high over the bar.
In the 76th minute, an incident threatened to spoil the day when Keith Gillespie elbowed Dean Heffernan off the ball, which left the Aussie on the ground to receive treatment for a considerable period of time before he had to be substituted.
