ANN ARBOR – The expectation going into Saturday's match at Michigan Stadium was that Manchester United and Real Madrid would break the all-time attendance record for a soccer game in the U.S.

It didn't disappoint.

Manchester United and Real Madrid play each other during an exhibition game for the International Champions Cup at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 3, 2014. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News

The estimated attendance for Saturday's International Champions Cup match was 109,318.

“It’s not every day we get to play in front of a crowd like that,” Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said.

It broke the previous record set in the 1984 Olympic finals between Brazil and France. The game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California drew 101,799 fans.

“Within 14 days we have played in front of 300,000 fans, that’s amazing” Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said. “The atmosphere was fantastic.”

Earlier this week, 74 percent of MLive Ann Arbor News readers voted that the game would set the attendance record with 1,228 people voting in the poll.

It is the second time this year that Michigan Stadium has put its name in the record books. The 2014 NHL Winter Classic set the single game record for a professional hockey game with 105,491 tickets sold.

Michael Niziolek covers local sports for MLive Ann Arbor News. Email him at mniziole@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+