D. Rumšas as a referee in matches - Kobenhavn against Manchester United

2023-11-09 00:01 © via Reuters

“Manchester United” has found itself on the brink of disaster in the Champions League.

In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Erik ten Hag's players lost 3-4 to “Kobenhavn” in an away match. Donatas Rumšas and his Lithuanian team officiated these matches.

Action was not lacking in the very first minutes of the match. In the third minute, Rasmus Hojlund put the visitors ahead. In the middle of the half, the Dane doubled the score.

At the end of the first half, the downfall of “Man Utd” began. Marcus Rashford, who played roughly, received a red card, which D. Rumšas handed out after reviewing the episode on the VAR monitor.

It was necessary to add even 13 minutes at the end of the half. One of the reasons was a fan who ran onto the field with a Palestinian flag.

At the end of the first half, “Kobenhavn” managed to equalize the score – Mohamed Elyounoussi and Diogo Goncalves scored accurately (11 m).

After the break, the visitors from Manchester somewhat stabilized the situation, and the referee from Lithuania awarded another penalty – this time straight into the “Kobenhavn” goal. Bruno Fernandes confidently converted the set piece.

At the end of the match, the “Red Devils” once again lost control from their hands. Lukas Lerager equalized the score, and the 17-year-old Swedish youngster, with a familiar surname to “Man Utd” fans, Roony Bardghi, expanded the victory after chaos in the penalty area.

After this match, “Manchester United” has 3 points on their account. In the next round, the English team will need a victory against “Bayern” and hope for a draw between “Kobenhavn” and “Galatasaray” in order to keep their hopes alive to progress further.