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Scott McTominay makes history with this action, it has not happened in recent years

The Scottish player came on as a substitute and in the 92nd minute scored the goal that gave his team the victory in the Europa League.

By Harry Smith

The Scottish player came on as a substitute and in the 92nd minute scored the goal that gave his team the victory in the Europa League.
The Scottish player came on as a substitute and in the 92nd minute scored the goal that gave his team the victory in the Europa League.
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The match against Omonia was more complicated than it seemed, different occasions where the rival goalkeeper intervened or simply there was no forcefulness from many players who had clear options to score goals, it was a match where the Cyprus team showed a great defensive resistance.

The match was started by the Brazilians, Casemiro and Fred, who made a good midfield duo at the beginning of the match. Players like Eriksen who had been given a lot of minutes in the team were rested, the Danish player was given the chance to start the game from the bench to give his teammates a chance to carry the midfield play.

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Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernande had great chances to score the winning goal, but on many occasions they failed in their search for the goal, on many other occasions they failed because of the great intervention of the goalkeeper of the visit, who at the end of the game declared himself a fan of the Red Devils, a game that meant a lot to this goalkeeper, who was the most important player for his role defending the zero against.

But the game was entering its final minutes and after Jadon Sancho made a bouncing move, the Scottish midfielder entered the game at 81' to score a goal that meant the big relief, a very good move to win this result that was a goalless draw at the time, it was a great goal at 92'.

McTominay joins Solskjaer (1999) as the only substitutes to score a winning goal in European competition

A great stat dating back to when Manchester United won the Champions League that year against Bayern Munich was the last time a player from the bench scored the winning goal, now it was the turn of Scottish midfield great Scott McTominay, who will be looking to get back into the starting line-up. This goal will no doubt motivate him, it was a special moment for everyone.

 


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