Eleven days after their elimination in the semifinals of the FA Cup, on penalties, Brighton took revenge on Manchester United by winning 1-0 in the last moments, this Thursday, in a postponed game of the 28th round of the Premier League.
“There is a God in football,” cheered Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi in an interview with Sky Sports.
“We deserved to win the (Cup) semi-final but we lost on penalties. Today we won with a penalty. In both games I think we played better than United,” he said.
Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag lamented his team’s failures in the match. “We have to take chances, be more precise and not make mistakes like the ones we made in the last few seconds,” said the Dutch coach.
match summary
Argentine Alexis Mac Allister, at 90+9, was the author of the only goal of the match converting a penalty.
With four points ahead of Liverpool (5th) and having played one game less, Manchester United (4th) remains well placed in the race for a place in the next Champions League.
To Brighton, the three points this Thursday allow the team to rise to sixth place, within the European zone. And with two games in hand to rivals Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham, he has reason to dream.
As in the recent clash for the King’s Cup, the game was quite balanced, without many chances and with the goalkeepers very attentive.
Chances followed each other on both goals and United had several to win the three points.
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The Brazilian Antony (2′ and 20′) tried in the first half, as did the Portuguese Bruno Fernandes (68′) and the also Brazilian Casemiro (74′) in the second stage.
In stoppage time, United’s Spanish goalkeeper, David De Gea, shone by preventing goals from Mac Allister (90′) and Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo (90+5′), but after that second save, to everyone’s surprise, including the players from Brighton, VAR signaled the referee for a handshake in the penalty area by Luke Shaw.
At the time of the penalty, Mac Allister (90+9) showed coolness and overcame De Gea, leaving the three points at home.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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