A phenomenal match in the south of England, a great battle, drama and in the end the victory of the hosts with a goal by Joao Pedro in the 95th minute: Brighton - Manchester United 2:1, in the first match of the 2nd round of the Premier League.
The goal that brought down the old man from "Old Trafford" deep in stoppage time came after a perfect and intelligent cross from Simon Adinga, after which Pedro bowed...
For two of the two Brighton at the start, for the ideal start in the Premier League of the young specialist Fabijan Hirceler.
An even first half without many great chances went to the home side when Kaoru Mitoma masterfully found a lone shot two meters from the goal. Danijela Welbek, who in the 32nd minute slightly shook the net for 1:0.
It was the Brighton striker's fifth goal against his former club and his 100th in club football.
United's equalizer came after an hour of play and after a great chance for Brighton, more precisely Welbeck's crossbar after a corner.
Nusair Mazraui "opened" the right side for Amada Dijaloa, who "broke" Jack Hilshenwood, shot, and the ball went past two Brighton defenders into the goal.
The "devils" deserved to take the lead after that, Alejandro Garnaćo tightened the net, but the ball hit Joshua Zirkze on the goal line, so VAR signaled offside.
Until the end, Erik ten Haag "killed" the "devil's" rhythm with substitutions, his much younger colleague Hirzeler did it much better, so Brighton put on total pressure in the finish, and until the aforementioned Gola Pedra he arrived at the best possible moment.
Brighton, with the youngest coach in the Premier League, opened the new season with two victories, United may have slipped at the start with Zirkze's goal against Fulham, but today they once again showed all their flaws.
The team from the south thus won the fifth of the last six duels with United, and in total they have a 47 percent triumph against the giants from the north - the best percentage of all clubs in the Premier League (15 games, seven wins).
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