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Default Re: Man United U-23 Matches 2016/17



22/08/2016 20:45, Adam Marshall
PREMIER LEAGUE 2:
SOUTHAMPTON 2 UNITED 0

Premier League 2 | 22 August 2016 | St
Mary's | Scorers: Sims 56, Stephens 62

Goals within six second-half minutes by
Josh Sims and Jack Stephens earned
Southampton a 2-0 victory over Manchester


United in the Reds' opening away game of
the new Premier League 2 season.
On a sunny evening on the South Coast,
the hosts were quick out of the blocks and
attacked with real intent in the opening
minutes. Danger man Olufela Olomola had
a shot pushed away by Dean Henderson at his near post after Joe Riley's stray pass conceded possession but United
weathered the early storm.

Indeed, with only seven minutes on the
clock, a brilliant move involving a dynamic
run and pass by Scott McTominay was
crying out for a finish from James Weir but
the skipper could only scoop over an
inviting target.

McTominay, playing in midfield rather than the lone striker's role he occupied in the Lancashire Senior Cup tie with Oldham
Athletic, fired a Riley pass off target before
the Saints enjoyed a period of pressure.

Jake Hesketh forced a top-class fingertip
save out of Henderson, in for Sam
Johnstone after the 23-year-old suffered a
knock while earning the Man-of-the-Match award in last week's opening win over Leicester City.

Thomas O'Connor blasted wide before
another glorious chance fell to Weir at the
other end. With two minutes of the half
remaining, Harry Lewis mishandled a Josh
Harrop corner under pressure from
McTominay. There was no whistle and Weir skewed the loose ball the wrong side of the keeper's right-hand post with the goal gaping.

Weir moved wide in the second half with
Harrop deployed down the middle and the
captain teed Matty Willock up for a
wayward shot. Axel Tuanzebe made a
goal-saving block to deny Olomola but the centre-back's header from a Sam McQueen cross soon afterwards only found Sims and his drive deflected off Riley and past Henderson for the opener.

United responded with a Harrop shot from
distance that forced a diving save out of
Lewis, with nobody on hand for a simple
rebound, but a killer second goal for the
home side arrived on 62 minutes. Harrison
Reed's corner allowed Stephens, up from
the back, to head home unchecked.

Olomola was guilty of a bad miss from a
Tyreke Johnson cross and the striker was
thwarted by Henderson when the keeper
gathered at the second attempt following a shot by Sims. A rare sight of goal for the
Reds ended in frustration when Reed
cleared off the line after Devonte Redmond flicked a Harrop corner towards the net.

The Saints saw the remainder of the game
out comfortably, although Willock had a
tame late header, and United need to
bounce back against a strong Chelsea side on Sunday.

United: Henderson; El Fitouri (Mitchell 63),
Tuanzebe, Poole, Riley; McTominay,
Redmond; Kehinde, Willock, Harrop; Weir.
Subs not used: O'Hara, Sang, Scott, Whelan.
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