At 19 hours and 15 minutes Lithuanian time, the 20th round match of the English "Premier" league was played.
At the Olympic Stadium, the players of "West Ham" and "Manchester United" clashed. In a match filled with questionable referee decisions, the victory with a score of 2-0 went to the "Red Devils".
The match started with active play from both teams. Both sides tried to play with the ball and create dangerous attacks, but referee Mike Dean decided to show a red card to Sofiane Feghouli for a dangerous tackle on Phil Jones in the 15th minute, which caused dissatisfaction among the fans in the stadium.
The first half ended with a 0-0 score, with both teams resisting each other.
In the second half, "West Ham" also showed determination, but Juan Mata's goal crushed the hosts' hopes of fighting for victory. In the 63rd minute, the Spaniard scored a great goal after a pass from Marcus Rashford.
The final blow in this match came in the 78th minute from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This moment also caused dissatisfaction among the fans, as the video replay showed an offside position.
With this consecutive win, the "Man Utd" club remains in the sixth position with 39 points, but has reduced the gap to five points from the second-placed "Liverpool".
Result:
"West Ham" 0 - 2 "Man Utd" 63' [0 - 1] J. Mata 78' [0 - 2] Z. Ibrahimovic 15' S. Feghouli ("West Ham") sent off
League table:
