Manchester United 3-2 Sporting Braga: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012
Result
Manchester United 3-2 Sporting Braga
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-2
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Manchester United 3-2 Sporting Braga: match report
Manchester United defeated Sporting Braga 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 23 October 2012. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Alan opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Chicharito (25'), Jonny Evans (62') and Chicharito (75'). Sporting Braga scored through Alan (2') and Alan (20').
Discipline: Manchester United received no yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 24th on 6 points from 2 and Sporting Braga 28th on 5 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting Braga in a 4-2-3-1.
Key events
- 2'Goal · Alan
- 20'Goal · Alan
- 25'Goal · Chicharito
- 48'Yellow card · Paulo Vinícius
- 53'Yellow card · Elderson Echiejile
- 62'Goal · Jonny Evans
- 75'Goal · Chicharito
Team news
Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, S. Kagawa, Robin van Persie, Nani, Anders Lindegaard, Paul Scholes
Sporting Braga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nuno André Coelho, Elderson Echiejile, Rúben Micael, Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro, Hugo Viana, Éder, Alan, Ruben Amorim, Leandro Salino, Paulo Vinícius, Beto