JAKARTA - Manchester United fell to the hands of Young Boys with a score of 1-2 in the first matchday of the Champions League group at Stade de Suisse, Switzerland on Tuesday night, September 14.
Launching Antara, despite playing as a guest, Manchester United was still able to control the game from the early minutes. However, not many chances were created during the first 10 minutes of the match.
Manchester United could only score in the 13th minute through the action of the superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who grabbed the ball in front of goal after getting a cross from Bruno Fernandes. Score 1-0 for the visitors.
Ten-man United taste defeat in Switzerland.#MUFC | #UCL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 14, 2021
This is Ronaldo's 135th goal in this event. That advantage made MU even more eager to attack the Young Boys defense in search of additional goals.
However, Manchester United had to go down to 10 men in the 35th minute after right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka fouled Christopher Martins Pereira.
Losing the number of players makes the movement of the Red Devils limited. The 1-0 score remained until the first half was over.
In the second half, Young Boys were more in control of the game. The advantage of the players used by the home team to confine Manchester United in its own defense area.
In the 53rd minute, Fernandes' long pass reached Ronaldo who was alone up front and duel with Mohamed Ali Camara. Ronaldo fell in the penalty box, but the referee did not consider it a foul.
Young Boys finally managed to equalize in the 66th minute. Moumi Ngamaleu managed to receive Silvan Hefti's pass and with one touch, he could nest the ball into David De Gea's escort goal. The position is 1-1.
The advantage of the number of players was really taken advantage of by Young Boys. They can put a lot of pressure on the Manchester United area which is also difficult to launch a counter-attack.
The game looks set to end in a draw after MU managed to survive the onslaught of Young Boys. However, Jesse Lingard made a blunder with a half-hearted backpass in the 94th minute.
Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu Pefok took the ball and it was completed with a close-range shot. Young Boys also won 2-1.
Line-up: Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire (c), Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Fred (Anthony Martial 89'); Jadon Sancho (Diogo Dalot 37'), Bruno Fernandes (Nemanja Matic 72'), Donny van de Beek (Raphael Varane 46'); Cristiano Ronaldo (Jesse Lingard 72').
Young Boys (4-2-3-1): David von Ballmoos (c); Silvan Hefti (Miralem Sulejmani 83'), Mohamed Ali Camara, Sandro Lauper (Cedric Zesiger 90'), Ulisses Garcia; Vincent Sierro (Jordan Siebatcheu 46'), Christopher Martins Pereira (Fabian Rieder 82'); Christian Fassnacht, Michel Aebischer, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu; Meschak Elijah (Wilfried Kanga 90').
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