Manchester United asked to start with seven teens and three debutants and lost with 1-2 to FC Astana.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær sent on Thursday evening, the youngest Manchester United team that have ever played in a european tournament, on the field, as the Premier League club was FC Astana in the Europa League group stage.
The young United team spoke three debutants and seven teenagers, and they could not stand against the group’s bundhold, who won 2-1.
United were already before the match safe on the advancement from the group stage and is still number one in group L with ten points. However, it may change later on Thursday, when AZ Alkmaar meetings FK Partizan in the group’s other match.
Astana has already played its role in the tournament, and the three points against United are the team’s first in the Europa League this season.
Despite the heat of less importance had the players on both teams are still going to give the attendees the spectators some good football to look at.
After ten minutes gave the paw for United. Jesse Lingard put the ball to the right of himself a few metres outside of the box and hammered a shot Gobahis of the place, as Nenad Eric in Astana-the goal is not to do anything about.
the Second half was ten minutes old when United’s Tahith Chong got a great opportunity. But completely free sent the dutchman the ball over the goal
instead, it was Astana who got turned 0-1 to 2-1.
a Minute after chong’s big burn was Astana’s Dmitri Shomko in turn, sent a fine shot towards goal.
the Ball ended up with to put in behind the United keeper Lee Grant.
five minutes later the bread jublen out again among hjemmeholdets followers.
United-newcomer Di’Shon Bernard got sent the ball into the goal. Unfortunately for the 19-year-old defender was in his own net as he tried to prevent a post.
The young United players ‘ lack of routine made it difficult for the English to find the rhythm, and thus be able to Astana for the last cheer of his first victory in the Europa League this season.
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