A double from the Danish striker Rasmus Hojlundwho also fully participated in the first goal, allowed the Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim end his Old Trafford debut with Manchester United with a victory, after defeating Norwegian Bodo/Glimt 3-2 on Thursday in the Europa League.
A tight score that no one could have imagined, after seeing how almost fifty seconds into the game the English team already controlled the scoreboard (1-0). with a goal from Argentine Alejandro Garnacho, who pushed a ball stolen by Hojlund into the net after a rude error by visiting goalkeeper Nikita Haikin.
United’s defense, pending issue
But if Amorim is satisfied with his team’s attack, the same cannot be said about the defense, where it seems that this Thursday against Bodo/Glint, the Portuguese coach has a tough job ahead of him.
As evidenced by the two goals of the Norwegian team, which, to everyone’s surprise and despite their bad start at 23 minutes, had restored the score with goals from Hakon Evjen and the Danish Philip Zinckernagel.
If in the first visiting goal United allowed the Bodo/Glint players to combine with unusual ease around the area until the ball reached Evjen, who solved it with a spectacular shot, in the second the defense of English showed alarming slowness.
Hojlund, decisive
But luckily for the ‘red devils’ The Nordics did not show the same strength in defense that they showed in attack, which Hojlund did not waste to seal the tie (2-2) in the last minute of the first half, in an action where the Danish striker was able to control his left and finish with his right in between. two rivals.
That’s a goal did not indulge Hojlund’s greed, that five minutes into the start of the second half he signed the final 3-2 after finishing a cross from the Uruguayan in the nets. Manuel Ugarte.
The result was that Rúben Amorim’s team could not expand, despite having the occasional good chance in Garnacho boots, that condemned Manchester United to a few last minutes of suffering that did not, however, prevent the Portuguese coach from achieving his first success in charge of the English team. On Sunday they made their Premier League debut with a 1-1 win over Ipswich.
match lineup
24
21
12
6
4
3
25
8
9
7
17
12
5
15
7
4
6
26
19
21
77
23
Old Trafford
88′
Nikita Haikin12
59′
Brice Wembangomo5
62′
45′
Fredrik Bjørkan15
59′
Patrick Berg7
65′
Odin Bjørtuft4
Jostein Gundersen6
Håkon Evjen26
18′
82′
Sondre Fet19
71′
44′
49′
Andreas Helmersen21
30′
62′
58′
Philip Zinckernagel77
22′
71′
0′
Jens Petter Hauge23
Replacements
Julian Faye Lund1
Villads Nielsen2
45′
Brede Moe18
59′
Isak Määttä25
71′
Adam Sorensen30
65′
90′
Sondre Auklend8
82′
Ulrik Saltnes14
71′
58′
Fredrik Sjøvold20
62′
Kasper Hogh9
62′
59′
Runar Mirror11
Sondre Sørli27
August Mikkelsen94
coach
Ruben Filipe Marques Diogo Amorim
Kjetil Knutsen
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
