
Sheriff vs Man United 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Cristiano Ronaldo nets first goal of season as Manchester United beat Sheriff in Europa League
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season and first-ever goal in the Europa League as Manchester United beat Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 1. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 38': Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Goal! Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Scott McTominay.
- 63': Iyayi Atiemwen (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 73': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Felipe Vizeu replaces Rasheed Akanbi.
- 73': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Pernambuco replaces Abou Ouattara.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 81': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Salifu Mudasiru replaces Iyayi Atiemwen.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Antony.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sheriff Tiraspol 0, Manchester United 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 8,734
Statistics
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SHE![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 14 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
8 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
550 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
628 | Passes | 292 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
13 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
43 | Long Balls | 55 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
22 | Tackles | 11 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 13 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
12 | Clearances | 15 |
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
35 | Maksym Koval (GK) |
6 | Stjepan Radeljic |
15 | Gaby Junior Kiki |
2 | Patrick Kpozo ![]() |
20 | Armel Junior Zohouri |
18 | Moussa Kyabou |
10 | Cedric Badolo |
8 | Mouhamed Diop |
80 | Iyayi Atiemwen ![]() |
61 | Ibrahim Rasheed |
7 | Abou Ouattara |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David de Gea (GK) |
6 | Lisandro Martínez |
19 | Raphaël Varane |
12 | Tyrell Malacia |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
8 | Bruno Fernandes |
14 | Christian Eriksen |
39 | Scott McTominay |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
25 | Jadon Sancho |
21 | Antony |
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