In the early morning of October 4, Man United held host Porto to a 3-3 draw in the Europa League, thanks to a goal in the 90+1 minute by Harry Maguire. In this match, captain Bruno Fernandes received a red card again.
Man United captain Bruno Fernandes receives second red card in just 1 week – Photo: REUTERS
The match at Estadio do Dragao was very exciting, when both teams started with fiery attacking play. The away team Manchester United started better and quickly opened the score 1-0 thanks to Marcus Rashford in the 7th minute.
That was the situation where Marcus Rashford dribbled the ball strongly on the left wing. He penetrated the opponent’s penalty area and then fired a decisive shot to defeat Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
By the 20th minute, the score was 2-0 for Man United. This time Marcus Rashford was the one who created for Rasmus Højlund to break free and shoot into the near corner, forcing goalkeeper Diogo Costa to pick the ball out of the net for the second time.
The match then continued at a breakneck pace. And the home team Porto rose up and scored two goals in just seven minutes.
The first goal was in the 27th minute, striker Samuel Omorodion jumped high and headed the ball very hard but was excellently pushed out by goalkeeper Andre Onana ( Man United ). But striker Pepe rushed in and headed the ball back from close range to shorten the score to 1-2.
In the 34th minute, Samuel Omorodion equalized 2-2 for Porto, also from a header. In the following minutes, Man United played better. But Porto took the lead 3-2 in the 50th minute and the scorer was still striker Samuel Omorodion.
Harry Maguire celebrates after scoring the equalizer 3-3 for Manchester United in the 90+1 minute – Photo: Reuters
In the remaining time, Man United pushed up the attack formation to find an equalizer but all their efforts were unsuccessful. Not only that, they also lost a man in the 80th minute, when captain midfielder Bruno Fernandes received a second yellow card for a high kick on a Porto defender.
Immediately after losing a man, Man United almost conceded a fourth goal in the 82nd minute when Alan Varela broke free to face goalkeeper Andre Onana. But the Argentine midfielder’s shot was blocked by Onana’s right foot.
Just when it seemed that Man United would suffer their second consecutive defeat, Harry Maguire shone with a beautiful header to equalize 3-3 in the 90+1 minute. With this result, Man United is ranked 21st in the Europa League rankings with 2 points after 2 rounds.
