Young Boys vs Manchester United, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Man United lose at Young Boys thanks to USMNT's Jordan Pefok's goal; Cristiano Ronaldo also on target
Manchester United suffered a stoppage-time 2-1 defeat away to Young Boys after a calamitous defensive mistake in their Champions League opener.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Sierro following a fast break.
- 4': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys).
- 5': Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys).
- 11': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Manchester United).
- 11': Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Young Boys 0, Manchester United 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 20': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Luke Shaw is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 22': Attempt missed. Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Ali Camara.
- 23': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Vincent Sierro (Young Boys).
- 24': Attempt saved. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Lauper.
- 25': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 25': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by David von Ballmoos.
- 26': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 32': Attempt missed. Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vincent Sierro.
- 35': Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 35': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the red card.
- 37': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 38': Attempt missed. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ulisses García with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 41': Foul by Silvan Hefti (Young Boys).
- 41': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Vincent Sierro (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Martins Pereira.
- 43': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
- 43': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys).
- 45'+1': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Raphaël Varane replaces Donny van de Beek.
- 45': Substitution, Young Boys. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Vincent Sierro.
- 47': Offside, Young Boys. David von Ballmoos tries a through ball, but Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
- 50': Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 52': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys).
- 52': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ulisses García (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Martins Pereira.
- 55': Attempt missed. Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christopher Martins Pereira.
- 56': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Fred.
- 57': Attempt missed. Meschak Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ulisses García with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Silvan Hefti (Young Boys).
- 62': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys).
- 63': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Ulisses García (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Lauper.
- 66': Goal! Young Boys 1, Manchester United 1. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Silvan Hefti.
- 67': Attempt missed. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Meschak Elia.
- 69': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ulisses García (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michel Aebischer following a corner.
- 71': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Silvan Hefti (Young Boys).
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 74': Attempt missed. Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
- 75': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 76': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 77': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Young Boys).
- 77': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Young Boys).
- 80': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Young Boys. Fabian Rieder replaces Christopher Martins Pereira.
- 83': Substitution, Young Boys. Miralem Sulejmani replaces Silvan Hefti.
- 85': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 86': Attempt missed. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu.
- 88': Attempt saved. Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 88': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Fred.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Meschak Elia.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Young Boys. Cédric Zesiger replaces Sandro Lauper.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys).
- 90'+3': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Goal! Young Boys 2, Manchester United 1. Jordan Siebatcheu (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Young Boys 2, Manchester United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Young Boys 2, Manchester United 1.
Statistics
 MAN |
YB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 410 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,120
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,120
Line-Ups
Young Boys (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | David Von Ballmoos (GK) |
| 30 | Sandro Lauper |
| 4 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| 21 | Ulisses Garcia |
| 36 | Silvan Hefti |
| 20 | Michel Aebischer |
| 8 | Vincent Sierro |
| 35 | Christopher Martins Pereira  |
| 15 | Meschack Elia |
| 13 | Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu |
| 16 | Christian Fassnacht |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka  |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 17 | Fred |
| 34 | Donny van de Beek |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
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