Today, at one of the largest stadiums, "Wembley," the first match of the 2016-17 season for the trophy in England took place. "Community Shield" tournament saw "Leicester City" against "Manchester United."
The title was contested by the English Premier League champion and the FA Cup winner. Claudio Ranieri's players had to admit the advantage of the "Red Devils," who achieved victory with a score of 1-2.
The entire match was a fierce battle. In the 19th minute, Shinji Okazaki had a good chance to score, but his shot hit the post.
In the 31st minute, the "Man Utd" team managed to score the first goal. Jesse Lingard intercepted the ball near the midfield, made an individual run, and without the effort of his teammates, managed to break through to the goalkeeper's box and beat Kasper Schmeichel.
However, the "Foxes" were not willing to accept defeat in the second half, and in the 52nd minute, the English champions equalized. Marouane Fellaini's mistake led to Jamie Vardy scoring to level the game.
Unfortunately, at the end of the match, the "Foxes" were burned, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winning goal for "Man Utd" in the 83rd minute, sending the ball into the opponent's goal with his head.
This is the 17th time that "Man Utd" has won the "Community Shield" trophy in history.
Result:
"Leicester City" 1 - 2 "Man Utd" 31' [0 - 1] J. Lingard 52' [1 - 1] J. Vardy 83' [1 - 2] Z. Ibrahimovic
Starting line-ups:
"Leicester City": Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, King, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy. Substitutes: Zieler, Hernandez, Musa, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Mendy.
"Man Utd": De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Fellaini, Rooney, Lingard, Martial, Ibrahimovic. Substitutes: Romero, Rojo, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford.
