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Default Re: Man United U-18 Matches 2015/16



UNDER-18S: MANCHESTER CITY 2 UNITED 0

Barclays Under-18 Premier League | 27 January 2016 | Scorers: Nmecha (pen) 20, Brahim 78

Manchester United slipped to defeat in the Academy derby on Wednesday afternoon despite putting in a battling performance against title favourites Manchester City.

Goals by Lukas Nmecha and Brahim Diaz in the first and second half respectively were enough to give the Blues victory after the Reds' Charlie Scott was dismissed in the 20th minute.

Cloudy, windy and chilly was the only way to describe the conditions as the game got under way at City’s Academy Stadium on the Etihad Campus in Clayton. Both sides were wearing their traditional kits with the only exception being that United were in black shorts to contrast with City's white.

There was a tentative start to the contest with neither side pulling out the stops in an attempt to claim the first goal of the game. But as time wore on the Blues began to have more possession of the ball and as a result chances started to arrive.

United were working hard against the league leaders, but then, in the 20th minute, another City attack was ended abruptly when Scott felled Nmecha just inside the penalty area. The referee awarded the spot-kick instantly, but then, following consultation with his assistant showed Scott the red card and directed him to the dressing room.

It was a major blow for United and the situation was compounded when Nmecha stepped forward to comfortably despatch the penalty past Reds goalkeeper Oliver Byrne.

City continued to dominate the play during the first half and despite looking capable of adding to their tally, Nmecha’s goal was all that separated the teams at the break.

The pattern of the game altered little after the restart with the Blues continuing to make most of the pressing, but without any end product.

Midway through the second half, United broke away down the right wing in what looked to be a promising attack, but it all came to nothing when Zachary Dearnley fired just wide of the far post.

City had threatened to increase their lead for most of the second half despite a good performance from United’s defence and, with twelve minutes remaining, the Blues eventually found a second successful route to goal when Diaz fired home from close range to complete their 2-0 triumph.

United: Byrne; Reid, Warren, Scott, Kenyon; Dearnley (Gomes 79), Whelan, Kehinde, Boonen (Diedrick-Roberts 89); Gribbin; Rashford. Subs not used: Dunne, Moutha-Sebtaoui, Sang. Pictured: Callum Gribbin.

MUTV will show highlights of this match at 21:00 GMT tonight (Wednesday).

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