UEFA Europa League

Manchester United vs Omonia Nicosia, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Manchester United
  • 90'+3': Scott McTominay
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Omonia Nicosia

    Manchester United beat Omonia Nicosia on late Scott McTominay strike

    Scott McTominay's late winner saved Manchester United from embarrassment in a 1-0 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
    • 1': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Moreto Cassamá.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 3': Fotis Kitsos (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
    • 5': Charalampos Charalampous (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
    • 10': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Moreto Cassamá.
    • 11': Bruno Felipe (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 12': Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 24': Foul by Moreto Cassamá (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 24': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
    • 28': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fred.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Bruno Felipe (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous following a fast break.
    • 45': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 45': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Omonia Nicosia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Omonia Nicosia 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 49': Foul by Andronikos Kakoulli (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 49': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Andronikos Kakoulli (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Andronikos Kakoulli (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 54': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Fotis Kitsos (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
    • 54': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 58': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 59': Hand ball by Andronikos Kakoulli (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.
    • 59': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Antony.
    • 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Tyrell Malacia.
    • 60': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 60': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 64': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Karim Ansarifard replaces Andronikos Kakoulli.
    • 65': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Paris Psaltis replaces Adam Matthews.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nemanja Miletic.
    • 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
    • 67': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Moreto Cassamá (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 68': Moreto Cassamá (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nemanja Miletic.
    • 70': 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 Marcus Rashford.
    • 70': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Fred.
    • 71': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
    • 71': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 73': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Héctor Yuste.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Loizos Loizou replaces Bruno Felipe.
    • 74': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Fotios Papoulis replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 74': Fotis Kitsos (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
    • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Casemiro.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 84': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
    • 84': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Mikkel Diskerud replaces Moreto Cassamá.
    • 87': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 87': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia).
    • 90'+1': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Manchester United 1, Omonia Nicosia 0. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Héctor Yuste (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
    • 90'+5': Nikolas Panagiotou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Omonia Nicosia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Omonia Nicosia 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 13
    12 Saves 1
    22.1 Possession 77.9
    3 SHOTS 34
    1 ON GOAL 13
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    127 Accurate Passes 663
    213 Passes 745
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    5 Crosses 29
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    59 Long Balls 49
    23 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 10
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    9 Interceptions 8
    27 Effective Clearances 5
    27 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 74,310

    UEFA Europa League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 6 +10 12
    2 Toulouse 6 -1 11
    3 Union St.-Gilloise 6 -3 8
    4 LASK Linz 6 -6 3
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    Line-Ups

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David de Gea (GK)
    6 Lisandro Martínez
    2 Victor Lindelöf
    12 Tyrell Malacia
    20 Diogo Dalot
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    17 Fred
    18 Casemiro
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    10 Marcus Rashford
    21 Antony
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Martin Dúbravka, Jadon Sancho, Tom Heaton, Luke Shaw, Raphaël Varane, Zidane Iqbal, Facundo Pellistri, Scott McTominay, Alejandro Garnacho, Christian Eriksen, Anthony Elanga.

    OMON Omonia Nicosia (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    23 Francis Uzoho (GK)
    6 Hector Yuste
    22 Adam Lang
    73 Nemanja Miletic
    14 Fotios Kitsos
    3 Adam Matthews
    8 Moreto Cassamá Yellow Card
    30 Nikolas Panayiotou Yellow Card
    76 Charalampos Charalampous
    7 Bruno
    80 Andronikos Kakoulis Yellow Card
    Omonia Nicosia Substitutes:
    Loizos Loizou, Fotis Papoulis, Mix Diskerud, Konstantinos Panagi, Andreas Savva, Roman Bezus, Paris Psaltis, Brandon Barker, Panayiotis Zachariou, Konstantinos Venizelos, Jan Lecjaks, Karim Ansarifard.

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