EFL Cup - 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest Manchester United to advance to the final

2023-02-02 08:01

EFL Cup - 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest Manchester United to advance to the final


In the second round of the 2022/23 EFL Cup semi-finals, Manchester United, sitting at Old Trafford, finally defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 after scoring goals from Martial and Fred in the second half , successfully advanced to the League Cup final.


During the first half of the game, Manchester United took the lead in possession of the ball. In the 16th minute, Manchester United organized a counterattack opportunity. Ganacho received the ball from the left and scored into the penalty area. After being interfered by the opposing defender, he fell to the ground, but the referee on duty did not signal a foul. Subsequently, Anthony got the ball from the right and got rid of the defense in front of the penalty area before attacking the goal, but there was no threat.


In the 33rd minute, Nottingham Forest launched a counterattack. After Johnson scored into the penalty area, he pushed directly, but the ball was blocked by Manchester United goalkeeper Heaton. In the 40th minute, Bruno Fernandes fell to the ground and let Manchester United get a free kick on the right side of the front court. Then Luke Shaw took a tactical free kick, but Weihorst in the penalty area was unable to dodge and accidentally blocked his teammate. shoot.


In the 42nd minute, Johnson crossed Casemiro's defense and scored into the penalty area and then made an inverted triangle pass. Dennis near the penalty spot responded and shot with one foot without marking, but the ball hit his teammate. The pop-up made Nottingham Forest miss a great opportunity to take the lead. In the 45th minute, Casemiro made a cross from the right, and Verhorst headed the goal from the middle of the penalty area but hit the post.


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In the 55th minute of the second half, Verhorst was kicked to the ground, but the referee refused to award a penalty. In the 60th minute, Bruno Fernandes scored the ball to the left. After receiving the ball, Ganajo scored into the penalty area and swayed the defense. Then he shot hard, but because the angle was too straight, the ball was blocked by Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Hennessy.


In the 73rd minute, Casemiro got the ball from the midfielder and returned directly. Martial rushed to the penalty area and then split the ball to the left. After Rashford tried to attack and was blocked, Martial immediately A supplementary shot hit, helping Manchester United break the deadlock 1-0. In the 76th minute, Manchester United organized an attack from the right, Bruno Fernandes picked a pass to the penalty area, Rashford scored the ball from the back point into the middle, and then Fred shot the ball into the empty goal without anyone defending, helping Manchester United extended their lead 2-0.


In the 82nd minute, Dennis of Nottingham Forest broke through the defense and scored the ball to the middle. Danilo hit the ball and shot a burst, but was saved by Manchester United goalkeeper Heaton, and then Suric's supplementary shot went over the post. In the 85th minute, Bruno Fernandes scored a low shot into the penalty area but missed it.


In the end, Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 and advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 5-0. At that time, Manchester United will compete with Newcastle at Wembley Stadium for the first Champions League of the season.