JAKARTA - Manchester United's match against Tottenham Hotspur became Cristiano Ronaldo's stage after he scored a hat-trick that helped his team to an important 3-2 victory in the matchday 29 of the Premier League at Old Trafford, Sunday 13 March. The match was bought up by Cristiano Ronaldo, while Tottenham reduced the deficit thanks to a Harry Kane penalty and Harry Maguire own goal. This additional three points brought Manchester United up to fourth place over Arsenal with 50 points, meanwhile, Tottenham stuck in seventh place with 45 points, according to the English Premier League's official website. Playing in front of their fans, Manchester United played attacking and tried to target a quick goal in this match. In the 12th minute, the Red Devils managed to score first. Getting feedback from Fred, Cristiano Ronaldo fired hard from outside the penalty box which Lloris failed to reach. The score became 1-0 for the hosts. Left behind by one goal, Tottenham tried to retaliate and increase the intensity of their attacks. In the 18th minute, Ben Davies had a chance to break into De Gea's goal. However, the goal was disallowed because the defender was in an offside position. Tottenham had a golden opportunity to equalize in the 32nd minute after being awarded a penalty. Alex Telles did a handball in the penalty box.
Harry Kane stepped up as executor. David De Gea actually had read the direction of Kane's penalty shot, but the pace of the ball was too strong so that it hit the goal of the Spanish national team goalkeeper. The score became 1-1. MU did not take long to get back ahead in the 38th minute. Escaped from the offside trap, Jadon Sancho sent a mature pass to Cristiano Ronaldo who without difficulty converting the opportunity into a goal. The score changed to 2-1 for MU. The 2-1 score lasted until the first half ended. Left behind by one goal in the first half, Tottenham played dominantly in possession and threatened the MU goal. Antonio Conte's squad finally managed to equalize in the 72nd minute through Harry Maguire's own goal. Intending to block Sergio Reguilon's cross, the ball went into De Gea's goal. The score returned to a draw to 2-2. MU tried to increase the intensity of their attacks. Edinson Cavani was brought on to replace Nemanja Matic. After several attempts, MU took the lead again in the 82nd minute. Using a Telles corner, Ronaldo who was not well guarded managed to head the ball perfectly into Lloris' goal. The score changed to 3-2. After scoring that goal, Ronaldo was immediately replaced by Victor Lindelof. The buying and selling of attacks continued until the end of the match, but the 3-2 position remained for the Red Devils' advantage. Line-up: Manchester United (4-2-3 -1): David De Gea; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Alex Telles; Nemanja Matic (Edinson Cavani 80'), Fred, Marcus Rashford (Anthony Elanga 68'), Paul Pogba, Jadon Sancho; Cristiano Ronaldo (Victor Lindelof 83').Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1): Hugo Lloris; Ben Davies (Steven Bergwijn 87'), Eric Dier, Cristian Romero; Sergio Reguilon, Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur (Harry Winks 88'), Matt Doherty; Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski (Lucas Moura 78'); Harry Kane.
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