Europa League: Manchester United demolishes Omonia Nicosia 3-2 with 2 goals from M. Rashford
NICOSíA. Manchester United beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 thanks to M. Rashford who scored in the 53rd and 84th minute.
NICOSíA. Manchester United conquered Omonia Nicosia 3-2 thanks to M. Rashford who scored in the 53rd and 84th minute. Manchester United was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Neo GSP stadium in Nicosía on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the help of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 73%.
Match Statistics
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 66% while Omonia Nicosia was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the encounter.
Omonia Nicosia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 28 times, 7 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Omonia Nicosia received 2 yellow cards (C. Charalampous and A. Kakoullis). On the other side, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (L. Martinez and L. Shaw).
After this match, Omonia Nicosia stays with 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. while Manchester United has 3 points (3rd).
Match Events
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34'34'
K. Ansarifard
Bruno
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46'46'
M. Rashford
J. Sancho
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46'46'
L. Shaw
T. Malacia
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53'53'
M. Rashford
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62'62'
F. Papoulis
B. Barker
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62'62'
A. Kakoullis
K. Ansarifard
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62'62'
A. Martial
B. Fernandes
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62'62'
C. Charalampous
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63'63'
A. Martial
M. Rashford
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72'72'
L. Loizou
Bruno
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72'72'
N. Panagiotou
M. Diskerud
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74'74'
Fred
Antony
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82'82'
S. McTominay
Casemiro
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82'82'
R. Bezus
N. Miletic
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84'84'
M. Rashford
C. Ronaldo
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85'85'
N. Panagiotou
A. Kakoullis
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87'87'
A. Kakoullis
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88'88'
L. Martinez
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90'90'
L. Shaw
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, Omonia Nicosia will play away against Manchester United on the 13th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Manchester United will host Omonia Nicosia on the 13th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Omonia Nicosia: Formation and Lineups
Omonia Nicosia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Neil Lennon chose to play with the following team: Fabiano , Adam Matthews , Nemanja Miletić , Hector Yuste , Ádám Lang , Jan Lecjaks , Mix Diskerud , Charalambos Charalambous , Brandon Barker , Bruno and Karim Ansarifard .
Substitutes
Omonia Nicosia made 5 changes: B. Barker for F. Papoulis (62′), K. Ansarifard for A. Kakoullis (62′), Bruno for L. Loizou (72′), M. Diskerud for N. Panagiotou (72′) and N. Miletic for R. Bezus (82′).
Top player: Bruno
The player who no doubt impressed Omonia Nicosia the most was Bruno.
His rating is with 9 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Lisandro Martínez , Tyrell Malacia , Casemiro , Christian Eriksen , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 5 changes: J. Sancho for M. Rashford (46′), T. Malacia for L. Shaw (46′), B. Fernandes for A. Martial (62′), Antony for Fred (74′) and Casemiro for S. McTominay (82′).
Top player: Marcus Rashford
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Marcus Rashford.
His rating is with 2 goals, 30 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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