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Manchester United u19s took on Galatasaray within the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon on the Kasimpasa stadium.
After continuous heavy rain all day, the waterlogged pitch seemed removed from playable however the match went forward.
United threatened rapidly with James Scanlon beating his marker on the surface to maneuver into the field and strike throughout aim to power an early save.
However it was the house aspect who would take the lead within the tenth minute after they labored the ball down the left aspect earlier than chopping again for Baran Demiroglu to complete from the centre of the world.
Ali Turap Bülbül charged via the centre of the pitch over 50 yards earlier than shedding the ball however a poor end let United off after some wayward defending.
United loved a superb spell across the half hour mark with Scanlon inches away from a close-range tap-in earlier than he then offered a curled cross to Habeeb Ogunneye on the again submit who hit the aspect netting together with his try.
The match went into the break with Galatasaray holding their 1-0 lead. The house aspect seemed extra comfy enjoying direct within the poor circumstances whereas United struggled to get out from the again with the water holding up the ball.
The second half was no higher for the model of soccer on show with United’s proper aspect turning into nearly unplayable as a result of quantity of water that had gathered.
The younger Reds began to point out their high quality late on although and Willy Kambwala got here shut when he rose on the again submit to move down but it surely was blocked off the road.
Isak Hansen-Aaroen was someway managing to gracefully dribble via the opposition regardless of the pitch and on one event drove previous plenty of Galatasaray defenders on the left aspect of the field earlier than being denied by a improbable save.
The farcical nature of the match was nearly summed up within the 82nd minute when Elyh Harrison’s cross was stopped useless by a puddle which gifted an open shot for the Galatasaray forwards, who thankfully hit the cross bar.
Into harm time, a pair of possibilities fell to Ethan Wheatley and Kambwala however once more the flooded pitch was an excessive amount of to beat as each struggled to get their pictures off with the balls caught within the water.
In the end, the match ended 1-0 to Galatasaray after 90 minutes which was surprisingly not known as off earlier. The loss gives critical penalties although as United now head into matchday six backside of the desk with no likelihood of development.
United: Harrison, Ogunneye (McAllister 70), Kambwala, Kingdon, Nolan (Jackson 86), T. Fletcher (Sharpe 57), Fitzgerald (Curley 57), J. Fletcher, Hansen-Aaroen, Scanlon, Wheatley
Unused subs: Wooster, Missin, Musa
