Hewson sets up Man United for final date against Juventus
Striker Sam Hewson had but two chances and took full advantage of them to help Manchester United set up a date with Juventus in the final of the inaugural Champions Youth Cup.
Hewson nodded Manchester United ahead in the 25th minute but Flamengo's Kayke Rodrigues soon cancelled it out nine minutes later.
With seven minutes on the clock, Febian Brandy sent in a long cross over the goal that found Michael Barnes lurking behind the defence. Barnes caught sight of Hewson in the middle and headed to his teammate who easily nodded Manchester United ahead for the second time.
Flamengo tried desperately to launch a comeback. They came frustratingly close twice, hitting the woodwork on both occasions. They also had several close attempts but that was as good as it got for the South Americans who had to settle for a 2-1 defeat.
Flamengo manager Adilio Goncalves summed it perfectly. "They (Manchester) had two chances and they got two goals, we attacked, attacked and attacked, and after all that, only had one goal," said Adilio. "Overall, we had a great tournament here and I was satisfied with they way the boys carried themselves."
Andrew Welsh, the Manchester United coach, was all smiles as he entered the Press Conference room to meet the Media. "I am absolutely delighted with the performance of my players tonight. It was a very very tough game and we expected it to be, but our boys were just great," said Welsh.
"We knew we could score … we had the artillery in Brandy, Scott and Conor," he added.
In the second semifinal match tonight, Juventus survived a late onslaught from their rivals, AC Milan, to win 2-1. Juventus snatched the lead in the 18 th minute through Simone Esposito and they doubled it in the 40th minute, this time through Christian Pasquatto who converted a penalty.
AC Milan refused to accept defeat and charged back, continuously harassing the Juve defence with quick strikes led by their ace striker, Pierre Aubameyang. Milan had numerous close calls before finally hitting the target in the 58th minute when Andrea Cosner stabbed in the ball during a melee.
Although Juventus were a man down in the 62nd minute when Yobid Bassaoule was sent off for a second bookable offence, AC Milan were unable to make good the advantage they had to score the equalizer.
Hewson nodded Manchester United ahead in the 25th minute but Flamengo's Kayke Rodrigues soon cancelled it out nine minutes later.
With seven minutes on the clock, Febian Brandy sent in a long cross over the goal that found Michael Barnes lurking behind the defence. Barnes caught sight of Hewson in the middle and headed to his teammate who easily nodded Manchester United ahead for the second time.
Flamengo tried desperately to launch a comeback. They came frustratingly close twice, hitting the woodwork on both occasions. They also had several close attempts but that was as good as it got for the South Americans who had to settle for a 2-1 defeat.
Flamengo manager Adilio Goncalves summed it perfectly. "They (Manchester) had two chances and they got two goals, we attacked, attacked and attacked, and after all that, only had one goal," said Adilio. "Overall, we had a great tournament here and I was satisfied with they way the boys carried themselves."
Andrew Welsh, the Manchester United coach, was all smiles as he entered the Press Conference room to meet the Media. "I am absolutely delighted with the performance of my players tonight. It was a very very tough game and we expected it to be, but our boys were just great," said Welsh.
"We knew we could score … we had the artillery in Brandy, Scott and Conor," he added.
In the second semifinal match tonight, Juventus survived a late onslaught from their rivals, AC Milan, to win 2-1. Juventus snatched the lead in the 18 th minute through Simone Esposito and they doubled it in the 40th minute, this time through Christian Pasquatto who converted a penalty.
AC Milan refused to accept defeat and charged back, continuously harassing the Juve defence with quick strikes led by their ace striker, Pierre Aubameyang. Milan had numerous close calls before finally hitting the target in the 58th minute when Andrea Cosner stabbed in the ball during a melee.
Although Juventus were a man down in the 62nd minute when Yobid Bassaoule was sent off for a second bookable offence, AC Milan were unable to make good the advantage they had to score the equalizer.
