Manchester United vs Brighton
16 September 2026 ko Carabao Cup ka ek bada match khela gaya, jahan Manchester United ne apne home ground Old Trafford par Brighton and Hove Albion ka swagat kiya. Fans ek thrilling tactical battle ki umeed kar rahe the kyunki dono teams agle round mein pahunchne ke liye bechain thi.
Red Devils ka Shuruati Dabdaba
Manchester United ne match ki shuruat bohot hi aggressive dhang se ki. 8th minute mein hi young player Shea Lacey ne goal karke United ko lead dila di. Unhone Youri Tielemans ke assist par box ke center se kamaal ka left-footed finish kiya. Abhi Brighton is jhatke se ubhri bhi nahi thi ki 10th minute mein Mason Mount ne ek aur goal daag diya. Mount ne box mein space banaya aur right foot se ball ko top right corner mein bhej kar score 2-0 kar diya.
Brighton ne thoda sambhalne ki koshish ki jab Olivier Boscagli ne ek long-range shot liya, lekin United ke goalkeeper Karl Darlow ne usey bacha liya. Marcus Rashford bhi lagatar attacks kar rahe the, lekin Brighton ki defense ne dhire-dhire United ko rokna shuru kiya.
Break se Pehle Brighton ki Wapsi
Jab aisa lag raha tha ki Manchester United first half ko 2-0 se finish karegi, tabhi extra time (45+1') mein Brighton ne comeback ka rasta dhund liya. Ek fast counter-attack par Jaouen Hadjam ne Charalampos Kostoulas ko ball di, jinhone goal karke score 2-1 kar diya. Is goal ne match ka momentum puri tarah badal diya.
Second Half ka Drama aur Brighton ki Jeet
Second half mein Brighton ek alag hi energy ke saath maidan par utri. 65th minute mein Pascal Groß ne goal karke match ko 2-2 par la khada kiya. Unhe Luka Vuskovic ne head se pass diya tha. Lekin drama abhi khatam nahi hua tha. Sirf char minute baad, 69th minute mein, substitute player Maxim De Cuyper ne ek spectacular shot ke saath Brighton ko 3-2 se aage kar diya, jisse pura Old Trafford sannate mein aa gaya.
United ki koshish aur Akhiri Moments
Match bachane ke liye United ke manager ne Bruno Fernandes, Joshua Zirkzee, aur Matheus Cunha ko field par bheja. Rashford ne 77th minute mein ek accha chance banaya par Jason Steele ne brilliant save kiya. Akhiri minutes mein Tielemans aur Zirkzee ne mauke gawaye, aur Bruno Fernandes ka shot bhi bar ke upar se nikal gaya. Is tarah Brighton ne ye match 3-2 se jeet kar Carabao Cup mein apni jagah pakki kar li.
