09/26/2020 - 12:17
Clarín.com
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Manchester United beat Brighton as a visitor on Saturday 3-2, for the third round of the English Premier League, with a penalty kick sanctioned by order of the VAR once the referee had whistled the end of the match.
Yes, the game continued to be played for technology and the
Red Devils
had their unexpected prize.
Referee
Chris Kavanagh
had ended the duel after a corner kick taken by United - which had been tied in the fifth additional minute - which culminated with a header from Harry Maguire miraculously saved over the line.
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After that play,
Kavanagh whistled the end of the match but all Manchester players surrounded him,
indicating that Brighton French forward Neal Maupay had touched the ball with his hand when he started the header.
Finally, the VAR asked the referee to review the play and the images showed Maupay's hand.
Therefore, even though the final whistle had already sounded, the kick from the penalty spot was sanctioned and converted by the Portuguese Bruno Fernández to establish the final 3-2.
Bruno Fernandes scores a last minute penalty to win it for Manchester United.
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The match was played at The American Express Community Stadium, in the town of Falmer, nine kilometers from Brighton.
Maupay himself, with a penalty kick, had put the local ahead in the 40th minute.
Right away, Lewis Dunk, against, at 43 had left the shares 1-1 at the end of the first half.
Chris Kavannagh checks the VAR and then resumes the match.
Photo: AFP
Already 10 minutes into the complement, Marcus Rashford put United 2-1 up on the scoreboard, but in the fifth additional minute Solomon March scored the 2-2 that seemed final and finally broke with the shot from the penalty spot that he decreed the referee at the request of the VAR.
Alexis MacAllister (ex Argentinos Juniors and Boca) did not play in Brighton and neither did Marcos Rojo (ex Students) and goalkeeper Sergio Romero (exRacing) in Manchester.
