Omonia 2-3 Man Utd: Red Devils survive a scare in Cyprus

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Manchester United beated Omonia Nicosia 3-2 on Thursday at Gsp Stadium. Omonia arrived at the match looking to pick up more points after losing their last match 2-1 to Real Sociedad. Man U were able to continue their winning streak after a 2-0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol in their last match. Omonia and Man U sit 4th, (0 points) and 2nd, (6 points), in the league respectively, after 3 matches.

Omonia started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, when Karim Ansarifard gave them the lead in the 34th minute. They then managed to see out the first half 1-0.

The Red Devils staged a comeback in the second half, when Marcus Rashford found the net in the 53rd minute. The momentum was again with Man U, who then scored again courtesy of a goal from Anthony Martial, 63 minutes in to establish a 2-1 result. The momentum was again with Man U, who then scored again courtesy of a 2nd effort from Marcus Rashford on the 84 minute mark to establish a 3-1 result. In the end though, Omonia hit back though following a Nikolas Panagiotou goal just before the final whistle. When the final whistle blew, the result was 3-2 to Man U.

Substitutions for Omonia included Fotis Papoulis, Andronikos Kakoullis, Loizos Loizou, Nikolas Panagiotou and Roman Bezus for Brandon Barker, Charalambos Charalambous, Bruno, Mix Diskerud and Nemanja Miletic, respectively. Man U brought on Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Fred and Scott Mctominay, to replace Jadon Sancho, Tyrell Malacia, Bruno Fernandes, Antony and Casemiro.

There were bookings for Charalambos Charalambous and Andronikos Kakoullis from Omonia, and Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw, for Man U.

Omonia will next travel to Manchester United, while Man U will face Omonia Nicosia at home.

Technical card:
Omonia Nicosia:Fabiano, Adam Matthews, Nemanja Miletic (Roman Bezus, min.83), Hector Yuste, Adam Lang, Jan Lecjaks, Brandon Barker (Fotis Papoulis, min.61), Charalambos Charalambous (Andronikos Kakoullis, min.62), Mix Diskerud (Nikolas Panagiotou, min.72), Bruno (Loizos Loizou, min.72) and Karim Ansarifard
Manchester United:David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia (Luke Shaw, min.46), Antony (Fred, min.74), Bruno Fernandes (Anthony Martial, min.62), Casemiro (Scott Mctominay, min.82), Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho (Marcus Rashford, min.46) and Cristiano Ronaldo
Stadium:Gsp Stadium
Goals:Karim Ansarifard (1-0, min. 34), Marcus Rashford (1-1, min. 53), Anthony Martial (1-2, min. 63), Marcus Rashford (1-3, min. 84) and Nikolas Panagiotou (2-3, min. 85)
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