Sheriff Tiraspol vs Manchester United, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueCristiano Ronaldo nets first goal of season as Manchester United beat Sheriff in Europa League
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season and first-ever goal in the Europa League as Manchester United beat Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
- 8': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 9': Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 11': Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
- 12': Attempt missed. Mouhamed Diop (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abou Ouattara.
- 13': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 13': Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Sheriff Tiraspol. Patrick Kpozo tries a through ball, but Rasheed Akanbi is caught offside.
- 16': Hand ball by Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 17': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 1. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 19': Foul by Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 19': Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Badolo.
- 25': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Moussa Kyabou (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 26': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 28': Attempt missed. Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mouhamed Diop.
- 32': Attempt missed. Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Cédric Badolo.
- 33': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 33': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 34': Foul by Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 34': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 38': Penalty Manchester United. Diogo Dalot draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 41': Corner, Sheriff Tiraspol. Conceded by Tyrell Malacia.
- 42': Attempt missed. Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Mouhamed Diop (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Badolo.
- 45': Corner, Sheriff Tiraspol. Conceded by Tyrell Malacia.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Scott McTominay.
- 48': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 48': Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 50': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antony.
- 54': Foul by Armel Zohouri (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 54': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Abou Ouattara (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
- 57': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
- 57': Stjepan Radeljic (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 61': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Moussa Kyabou.
- 62': Foul by Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 62': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Armel Zohouri.
- 65': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 65': Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 70': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 72': Offside, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Felipe Vizeu replaces Rasheed Akanbi.
- 73': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Pernambuco replaces Abou Ouattara.
- 75': Attempt saved. Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mouhamed Diop.
- 76': Hand ball by Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 76': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 81': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Gaby Kiki (Sheriff Tiraspol).
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 81': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Salifu Mudasiru replaces Iyayi Atiemwen.
- 82': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Armel Zohouri.
- 84': Hand ball by Anthony Elanga (Manchester United).
- 85': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 85': Pernambuco (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 86': Salifu Mudasiru (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 87': Stjepan Radeljic (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Pernambuco (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt missed. Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Antony.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2.
Statistics
 MAN |
SHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 550 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 628 | Passes | 292 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 12 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 8,734
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 8,734
Line-Ups
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Maksym Koval (GK) |
| 6 | Stjepan Radeljic |
| 15 | Gaby Junior Kiki |
| 2 | Patrick Kpozo  |
| 20 | Armel Junior Zohouri |
| 18 | Moussa Kyabou |
| 10 | Cedric Badolo |
| 8 | Mouhamed Diop |
| 80 | Iyayi Atiemwen |
| 61 | Ibrahim Rasheed |
| 7 | Abou Ouattara |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 12 | Tyrell Malacia |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 21 | Antony |
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