Thwart Penalty In The Last Minute, Goalkeeper Andre Onana Saves Manchester United

Goalkeeper Andre Onana et al celebrate Manchester United's victory over FC Copenhagen in the Champions League. (Twitter @ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Andre Onana's emotional goalkeeper. Onana saved the penalty at the last minute when Manchester United beat FC Copenhagen 1-0 in their Champions League Group A match at Old Trafford Stadium, Wednesday, October 25 in the morning WIB.

The drama was full of emotions when MU won the first victory in the Champions League. This victory became more and more meaningful because it was achieved through the contribution of two players who have often made blunders.

Yes, MU's only goal was scored by defender Harry Maguire who had often blundered. Even Maguire almost sold it because of a lot of mistakes. However, MU failed to sell this England defender.

But Maguire had already lost the captain's armband that had been wrapped around his arm. The frequent blunder made his captain's armband removed and then it belonged to Bruno Fernandes.

Not only that, he also sat on the bench more often because he was eliminated by duo Leandro Martinez and Raphael Varane. In the match against Copenhagen, Maguire finally started a duet with Varane because Martinez was injured.

In three years with Onana. The Nigerian goalkeeper's unfortunate fate made several unnecessary mistakes so that his goal often conceded.

Even the record of defeat suffered by MU was due to Onana's fault. In fact, Onana was brought from Inter Milan to replace David de Gea, which ironically often made brilliant saves while still with MU.

In the duel against Copenhagen, the two seemed to be redeeming. Maguire scored his only goal in the game. Meanwhile, Onana saved the penalty with one minute remaining.

The victory was greeted with joy by fans who had just mourned the passing of legend Sir Bobby Charlton. The victory also made MU return to the right path.

Playing at home, MU was forced to work hard against this team from Denmark. Manager Erik ten Hag again placed the Rasmus Hojlund striker as the spearhead. He was supported by Anthony, Marcus Rashford and Fernandes who guaranteed that MU would play offensively.

Only they struggled to penetrate Copenhagen's solid defense. The visitors gave no gap at all for Hojlund et al to dismantle their defense. Even until the first half was over, MU still had difficulty breaking into the visitors' goal.

In the second half, MU tried to increase attacks. However, their efforts remained fruitless. Until finally the patience of Ten Hag's troops was not in vain in the 73rd minute.

Maguire successfully broke into Copenhagen's goal after welcoming midfielder Christian Eriksen's cross. However, referee Marco Guida briefly reviewed the incident through VAR because there was potential for an annulled goal. But Guida decided the goal was legal. MU also won 1-0.

The advantage was indeed to raise the spirit of MU players. However, their attack still did not give good results. On the other hand, Copenhagen had threatened Onana's goal. Even the visitors had the opportunity to equalize the score when they got a penalty in the 90+7 minute.

Penalti diberikan karena-gara gelandang Scott McTominay yang memenangkan MU pada dua laga terakhir di Premier League Inggris melakukan kesalahan fatal. Dia melakukan pelanggaran terhadap Mohamed Elyounoussi di kotak terlarang.

Guida again reviewed the incident via VAR. As a result, there was a violation and he pointed to the spot. The execution was carried out by Jordan Larsson, who was none other than Henrik Larsson's son who had defended MU.

It's just that Larsson's left-foot execution was brilliantly thwarted by Onana. He could guess the direction of the ball and block it so that it only produced a corner.

Onana's rescue was greeted with cheers from supporters. Not long after, the referee blew the long whistle. MU also ended the match with a 1-0 advantage. Onana, who had made a mistake, received a warm welcome from the players. Supporters also gave applause.

This result is MU's first win in the Champions League. The victory opened the hope that the Red Devils would qualify for the next round even though they were still in third place with three points.

Bayern Munich who beat Gaatasaray 3-1 perched at the top of the standings with nine points. Followed by Galatasaray which has four points.