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Brighton beat Manchester United with a goal in added time

The Red Devils disappointed with their performance

Aug 24, 2024 16:33 152

Brighton beat Manchester United with a goal in added time  - 1

Brighton beat Manchester United 2:1 at home at the "Amex Stadium" in a match of the second round of the English Premier League, BTA reported.

The match started with pressure from the guests, but until the middle of the first half they didn't have an accurate shot. In the 32nd minute, veteran Danny Welbeck intercepted Kauro Mitoma's ground pass and led the "Seagulls" forward in the result. In the counter-attack, Marcus Rashford managed to equalise, but his goal was disallowed for offside.

At the beginning of the second half, the experienced James Milner sent a strong shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball went over the goal. In the 51st minute, he again came out alone against Onana, technically put the ball past the guard, but Diogo Dalot scored with a decisive split.

In the 60th minute, Amad Diallo sped into the home team's penalty area and delivered a sharp diagonal shot, the ball ricocheted off a Brighton defender and into the net.

"The Red Devils" they got a second goal through Alejandro Garnacho, but it was disallowed because the ball hit Joshua Zirkzee, who was in an offside position. Deep into stoppage time, Brighton went on to win after Brazilian Joao Pedro took advantage of poor defensive positioning and headed home.