He Manchester United thad to resort to penalties to overcome a rebel Coventry City. Those of Ten Hag They let a 3-0 lead slip away in regulation time and were miraculously saved in extra time, when the referee annulled the 3-4 goal in the 122nd minute due to a millimeter offside. They will be in the final on May 25 against the Manchester City.
Ten Hag’s team started strong, pressing high and locking Coventry City into their own half, which could barely get past midfield. The few times they could do it they had clear ideas, with a direct game in search of O’ Hare inside so that you will find the space Simms o Wright.
Despite the absolute control of the territory and the ball, the chances for Manchester United did not come, until Casemiro – central for one day – put a perfect long pass behind the defense to leave the goalkeeper alone in front of the goalkeeper. Rashford, who after good control stumbled and defined poorly.
In the 23rd, Grenache focused all the eyes of the defense and put it in depth to Sharingwho centered at the far post so that McTominay made it 1-0 and broke the tie.
Coventry barely got past the center of the field and United fell into relaxation and almost paid dearly for it, since Eccles got rid of all the rivals that appeared along the way and put in a pass of death that Dalot providentially cut off. The warning served so that in the next one Dalot himself put it behind him. Rashford and that he shot from the front, meeting the brutal response of ‘airlines’ Collins. In that same corner kick, Bruno played it with music in the heart of the area and Maguire With an imperial header he put the ball in the way (45+1′).
Second half of absolute madness
After the restart, Coventry took a risk from the beginning and it didn’t take them long to pay for it. Bruno Fernandes in the 58th minute made it 3-0, which seemed like the sentence. It was in a play in which Rashford drove, lost it inside the area and Bruno He was able to recover it, to shape himself and with a smooth shot get what seemed like the ticket for the final.
The changes, a before and after
At Manchester United, a dejected Garnacho left the field, who again did not like the change. They entered Coventry Torp and Tavares. One gave oxygen in the center and the other electricity on the sides. From his boots was born the hope of the sky blue, with excellent assistance from the band that finished off the ball early and first. Simms (71′).
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From that moment on, both the public and the Robins players believed it was possible. And boy was it. They bottled up Manchester United and began to hang one ball after another, making Onana the best player for the Red Devils.
In 79′ O’Hare from the front he shot and his shot bounced off Wan Bissaka, diverting the trajectory and making Onana’s stretch useless, who was huffing knowing what was coming at her. Precisely thanks to him United resisted, until at 90+4 Wan Bissaka committed a clear penalty by touching an extension with his arm. Wright He transformed it and sent the game to extra time.
In extra time it could have been heads or tails
In the first half there was equality and the only chance was for Bruno Fernandes, with a shot from the front that hit the crossbar. In the second, Coventry used its best physique to stalk Onana’s goal, which with his saves was decisive. He saved with his fingertips a point-blank shot from Simms, which ended up bouncing off the crossbar. He couldn’t do anything in 123′ chen Torp finished off an assist from Wright at will. The VAR annulled the goal due to a millimetric previous offside.
Ten Hag’s team also suffered on penalties, whose tie was tightened in a bad way. Casemiro started by failing, but he was the only one from the Mancuan club who did so, since Dalot, Eriksen, Bruno and Holjund did not forgive. On Coventry’s part Wright and Torp notedbut later Onana stopped O’Hare and Sheaf sent her to the clouds.
Wembley and penalties were again enemies of Coventry City, who despite the painful defeat gave a lesson in courage, heart and resilience. In the final on May 25, Manchester City and Manchester United will face each other.
Match sheet
3 – Coventry City: Collins; Latibeaudiere (Tavares, m.63 (Godden, m.106)), Thomas, Kitching (Binks, m.63), Bidwell (Dasilva, m.80); Sheaf, Eccles (Torp, m.63), O’Hare; Van Ewijk, Wright y Simms.
3 – Manchester United: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Casemiro, Dalot; Mainoo (Eriksen, m.72), McTominay (Forson, m.103), Fernandes; Grenache (Antony, m.66), Rashford (Diallo, m.97) and Hojlund.
Goals: 0-1 McTominay, m.23, 0-2. Maguire, m.45+1, 0-3. Fernandes, m.58, 1-3. Simms, m.71, 2-3. O’Hare, m.79 and 3-3. Wright, m.95.
