Real Betis 2-3 Manchester United
Manchester United lifted the Snapdragon Cup after a well-deserved 3-2 win over Real Betis at the stadium of the same name in San Diego.
On the part of the Andalusian opponent, Iker Losada took the lead, completely contrary to the course of the match, but Erik ten Hag’s crew was able to turn around and win the match. In addition, the Red Devils were able to do all this quite stylishly, as they scored three goals in the space of 13 minutes in the first half, first through Marcus Rashford’s penalty, then Amad fired a long-range shot into the bottom left corner, and after a corner, Casemiro dug in from close range. ball.
Diego Llorente’s second-half header made the clash tighter, at least in terms of the result, but more importantly, the United manager was able to secure valuable playing time for most of the squad on another night.
There is only one stop left on the 2024 American preparation tour, when the Manchester team will face arch-rivals Liverpool in South Carolina.
FIRST HALF
United seemed to be off to a dream start through Jadon Sancho, as he found the back of the net after just five minutes of playing time. However, the English winger was in ambush before Amad’s short pass; which was preceded by Casemiro delivering the ball to the Ivory Coast from the depth control role.
Had United taken the lead, it would have been fully deserved. Instead, however, Real Betis got the upper hand, in which their right winger, Rodri, took an active part. The 17 of the Spanish team faced the young left defender of Manchester, Harry Amass, then pushed the ball past him and forced Tom Heaton to make a save. United’s keeper tried to get the rebounding ball, but Iker Losada got into a huge slide and was able to shoot into the empty net. 1-0
Fortunately, however, United were only short-handed. Amad broke into the corner of the Betis penalty area and tried to shoot when former Southampton defender Romain Perraud fouled him. The French player tried to prove his innocence, but was unsuccessful, so Rashford was allowed to take the penalty. The team’s 10 sent the Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva in the opposite direction and calmly shot into the bottom left corner. 1-1
The Manchester team’s next spot kick was wrapped by Christian Eriksen in Silva’s hands, but it didn’t take long for Ten Hag’s squad to take the lead.
Nobel Mendy was unable to complete the delivery of young Amass, who repeatedly made a good impression, so Amad approx. from the same angle from which he won the penalty, he mercilessly cut the ball in. 1-2
From there, United switched to an even higher gear and Sancho’s corner coming in from the right side was brilliantly crossed from the opposite side by Rashford, where Casemiro made no mistake from close range. 1-3
SECOND HALF
After replacing 10 outfield players at half-time in the last warm-up match against Arsenal, Ten Hag made only two changes at half-time this time. Jonny Evans and Will Fish, two academy graduates who are 15 years apart in age, joined the center of defense to replace Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelöf.
The attacking section staying on the field allowed United to continue to come up with a spectacular game – for example, Scott McTominay forced the goalkeeper, Francisco Vieites, who was replaced at halftime, to make a great save.
After that, Sergi Altimira stepped on the right ankle of Marcus Rashford, who was trying to pull past Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin in his own penalty area, causing him to fall to the ground injured. The Red Devils’ 10 limped off the field after the incident, and soon Llorente reduced his team’s deficit when he was free to head Rodri’s pass from the right into the goal. 2-3
After an hour of playing time, Ten Hag made their next pre-planned changes and made eight substitutions, including Antony and Mason Mount. They were joined by Toby Collyer, Ethan Wheatley and James Scanlon, with whom the team started with renewed strength to score the fourth goal. One of the most striking examples of this was when Scanlon’s clearance allowed Mount to shoot, but his effort narrowly missed the top right corner. Mount then tried to set it up for Hannibal, but his Tunisian shot was blocked by Vieites.
The match ended with Betis dominating the field, but they really couldn’t get Tom Heaton to work, who spent the whole match on the pitch, while Andre Onana rested on the bench.
POSITIONS:
United: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka (Scanlon 63), Maguire (Fish 46), Lindelof (Evans 46), Amass (Murray 63), McTominay (Mount 63), Casemiro (Oyedele 62), Amad (Antony 62 (Mather 86)), Eriksen (Collyer 62), Sancho (Wheatley 62), Rashford (Hannibal 63).
Subs not used: Onana, Mee, J. Fletcher.
Goals: Rashford pen. 18, Amad 24, Casemiro 31.
Real Betis: Silva (Vieites 46), Bellerin (Sabaly 69), Llorente (Bartra 69), Mendy, Perraud (Alcazar 88), Rodri (Fernandez 80), Altimira (Carvalho 69), Roca (Cardoso 46 (Lozano 88)), Avila ( Juanmi 69), Ruibal (Fornals 81), Losada (Fekir 69).
Goals: Losada 15, Llorente 61.
Audience: 26,248.
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