UEFA Europa League

Manchester United vs Sheriff Tiraspol, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Manchester United
  • 44': Diogo Dalot
  • 65': Marcus Rashford
  • 81': Cristiano Ronaldo
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3 - 0
Sheriff Tiraspol

    Cristiano Ronaldo scores in return as Manchester United beat Sheriff Tiraspol

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his return to the pitch for Manchester United in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday night at Old Trafford.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
    • 7': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Salifu Mudasiru (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 22': Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 23': Salifu Mudasiru (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Salifu Mudasiru (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antony.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 32': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gaby Kiki.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 33': Cédric Badolo (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
    • 35': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Renan Guedes (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen following a set piece situation.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Maksym Koval.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 43': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Salifu Mudasiru.
    • 44': Goal! Manchester United 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
    • 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Antony.
    • 51': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Moussa Kyabou (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
    • 52': Gaby Kiki (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
    • 53': Renan Guedes (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
    • 59': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Moussa Kyabou (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 62': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Diogo Dalot.
    • 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Casemiro.
    • 64': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Renan Guedes (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 64': Renan Guedes (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Goal! Manchester United 2, Sheriff Tiraspol 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 69': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Stjepan Radeljic (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
    • 77': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Maksym Koval.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Adrian Hatman replaces Mouhamed Diop.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Pernambuco replaces Rasheed Akanbi.
    • 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
    • 80': Foul by Moussa Kyabou (Sheriff Tiraspol).
    • 80': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 81': Goal! Manchester United 3, Sheriff Tiraspol 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
    • 84': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
    • 84': Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Moussa Kyabou.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 89': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Nichita Covali replaces Iyayi Atiemwen.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Eugeniu Gliga replaces Cédric Badolo.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 8
    7 Saves 0
    25.3 Possession 74.7
    0 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    165 Accurate Passes 642
    240 Passes 702
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    3 Crosses 29
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 34
    19 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    20 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 1
    27 Effective Clearances 0
    27 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 73,764

    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
    14 Christian Eriksen
    18 Casemiro
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    49 Alejandro Garnacho
    21 Antony
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Scott McTominay, Luke Shaw, Martin Dúbravka, Zidane Iqbal, Marcus Rashford, Donny van de Beek, Fred, Harry Maguire, Anthony Elanga, Facundo Pellistri, Jadon Sancho, Tom Heaton.

    SHE Sheriff Tiraspol (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    35 Maksym Koval (GK)
    6 Stjepan Radeljic
    15 Gaby Junior Kiki
    2 Patrick Kpozo
    42 Renan Guedes Yellow Card
    17 Salifu Mudasiru
    8 Mouhamed Diop
    18 Moussa Kyabou
    61 Ibrahim Rasheed Yellow Card
    10 Cedric Badolo
    80 Iyayi Atiemwen
    Sheriff Tiraspol Substitutes:
    Danila Ignatov, Heron, Felipe Vizeu, Eugeniu Gliga, Pernambuco , Dumitru Celeadnic, Adrian Hatman, Serghei Pascenco, Nichita Covali.

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