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Manchester United u19s took half on the 2024 Mladen Ramljak Memorial Match in current days after making it to the finals in final yr’s version.
Falling to Robin van Perie’s Feyenoord final yr, United appeared to go one higher this yr and began out nice with a 5-0 demolition of Udinese.
The targets have been shared round within the first match with Jayce Fitzgerald, Bendito Mantato, Gabriele Biancheri, Jim Thwaites, and Douka Nkoto all getting their identify on the scoresheet.
The robust efficiency continued into the second match within the group stage with a 4-1 victory over AS Trencin due to a brace from Biancheri and Thwaites and Fitzgerald additionally including their second of the event.
The ultimate group stage match noticed United face SK Speedy Wien with the winner taking the spot within the finals after each side received their opening two matches.
At all times a tricky opponent at youth stage, this time was no completely different and Speedy Wien initially took the lead after capitalising on a mistake from Elyh Harrison.
Within the second half, Biancheri was tripped up as he was about to latch onto a rebound to earn United a penalty. The Welsh striker stepped as much as take himself and duly dispatched for his fourth of the event.
The match completed 1-1, which was sufficient to place United by to the finals with hosts Dinamo Zagreb.
A memorable encounter final yr, the 2 sides met within the group stage the place United got here out 5-4 victors.
This yr appeared prefer it was going to be a goalfest once more with Dinamo threatening from the primary minute, forcing an enormous save from Harrison.
The house facet took the lead within the sixth minute after Jaydan Kamason’s slide deal with noticed the ball favourably bounce again to the winger to place a ball into the field for a straightforward end.
Jacob Devaney pulled it again within the twenty second minute after Mantato laid it off to the sting of the field for the midfielder to run onto.
Dinamo retook the lead simply earlier than the break when Petar Andric took the ball on the flip and smashed the ball into the left nook which gave Harrison no likelihood.
After the restart, Thwaites made an instantaneous affect from the bench to attract it stage. Mantato beat his marker on the correct wing earlier than reducing again to Thwaites inside the world whose shot was deflected previous the keeper.
After controlling a lot of the second half, a bitter blow was dealt by the medical Dinamo facet as they grabbed a winner with lower than 10 minutes remaining.
United chased one other purpose to the dying seconds however couldn’t handle to bundle it residence, seeing them fall within the finals of the Mladen Ramljak Memorial event for the second yr operating.
It was an important expertise although, with a whole lot of soccer now of their legs, Adam Lawrence’s facet look ready forward of their league marketing campaign kicking off in three weeks time.
United squad: 1 Harrison, 2 Kamason, 3 Kukonki, 4 McAllister, 5 Armer, 6 Devaney, 7 Mantato, 8 T.Fletcher, 9 Biancheri, 10 Fitzgerald, 11 Baumann, 12 Mills, 13 Heath, 14 Thwaites, 15 Kaba, 16 B.Nkoto, 17 D.Nkoto, 18 Bradbury
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