Complex sentence: Despite missing several of their first-choice defenders and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, United won the match 1--0 with a first-half goal from Wayne Rooney in the 34th minute, when Dimitar Berbatov released Nani down the left.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite missing several of their first-choice defenders and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, United won the match 1--0 with a first-half goal from Wayne Rooney. The goal came in the 34th minute, when Dimitar Berbatov released Nani down the left.