【Now Sports】Sunday’s English League Cup final, Manchester United relied on Casmelo and Washufu to make a contribution in the first half, and finally defeated Newcastle 2-0 at Wembley Stadium, winning the championship since 2017 First Championship.
After the start of the game, the pace was brisk, and Manchester United had a slight upper hand, but it took 13 minutes to take the first shot. Weihes turned around and kicked in the penalty area. Calles, who had been out of battle for a long time, tried his skills and easily received it. Afterwards, the pace of the game slowed down a bit. Newcastle had a chance in 32 minutes. Xin Mesiwen got rid of Darroch on the left side of the penalty area and kicked, but mightn’t pass De Gea.
Two minutes following the Magpies scored this time, Manchester United broke the deadlock. A free kick from Pannu on the left, Kasmelu headed in the penalty area, Calles watched the ball into the net without any reaction, then VAR intervened, but the goal was confirmed to be valid following inspection; 5 minutes later, Manchester United scored once more In the high-altitude competition in the midfield, let Wei Hesi quickly lead the ball forward following getting the ball, and then give Fu Tsai, who quickly wedged in from behind, a kick in the penalty area. The score expanded to 2:0.
Before half-time, Calles made a good show, saving Weihes’ top shot from the penalty area. In the second half, the team replaced Issa to strengthen the attack. Although the Magpies actively counterattacked, the quality of their shots was not good. Among them, 69 minutes was regarded as the most threatening time. Unfortunately, Zuanington and Kimanis were unable to break through the iron wall of the Red Devils following repeated attempts.
Manchester United also mightn’t add records in the second half, but they controlled the situation and replaced Sabisha and McToveney to strengthen the defense. In the end, they kept the 2:0 victory and ended the nearly 6-year championship drought.
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