Man United vs Sabah

10 September 2026 · Champions League · Matchday 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Matheus Cunha 27’
Bruno Fernandes 42’
Benjamin Šeško 45’
Lisandro Martínez 68’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Sabah. Man United led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matheus Cunha put Man United ahead in the 27th minute, Bruno Fernandes made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, and Benjamin Šeško made it 3-0 in the 45th minute. In the second half, Lisandro Martínez made it 4-0 in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 3.88 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sabah's 0.84 from 11.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

21 Shots 11

10 Shots on target 0

7 Corners 2

71 Attacks 44

46 Dangerous attacks 32

624 Passes 455

91.8% Pass accuracy 85.9%

17 Tackles 19

12 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 0

Key events

Man United Sabah

Kick-off

Matheus CunhaShot on target

8’

Bryan MbeumoShot on target

25’

Matheus CunhaRight foot shot

1-0

27’

Bruno FernandesRight foot shot

2-0

42’

Benjamin ŠeškoLeft foot shot

3-0

45’

Half-time3-0

46’

Patrick Orphe M'BinaChristian Nwachukwu

Mason MountYouri Tielemans

46’

Second half underway

Bruno FernandesShot on target

61’

Matheus CunhaShot on target

61’

Patrick DorguFoul

62’

63’

Aleksey IsayevKaheem Parris

Andrey SantosKobbie Mainoo

64’

Joshua ZirkzeeBenjamin Šeško

64’

Joshua ZirkzeeShot on target

66’

67’

Ivan LepinjicaFoul

Lisandro MartínezLeft foot shot

4-0

68’

71’

Abdulakh KhaybulaevUmarali Rakhmonaliev

Harry AmassPatrick Dorgu

72’

Shea LaceyBryan Mbeumo

72’

75’

Du QueirozVeljko Simić

76’

Júnior AlmeidaAkim Zedadka

Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Man United 3.88 xGSabah 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sabah attacking Man United attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Senne Lammens	90′	0	0	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Noussair Mazraoui	90′								–	–	–
Leny Yoro	90′	2	2	2	3	1	50	2	–	–	–
Lisandro Martínez	90′	2	–	2	4	2	67	1	1	–	–
Harry Amass Came on as a substitute	18′								–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Patrick Dorgu Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–
Youri Tielemans Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–
Kobbie Mainoo Taken off	64′	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan Mbeumo Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Fernandes	90′	1	–	–	–	–
Matheus Cunha	90′	1	–	–	–	–
Mason Mount Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–
Andrey Santos Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Benjamin Šeško Taken off	64′	1	–	2	1	1.20	–	–	4	–	7	–
Joshua Zirkzee Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	3	2	0.24	–	–	5	1	12	–
Shea Lacey Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–		–	–	–				–

Goalkeeper1 player


Stas Pokatilov	90′	5	4	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Akim Zedadka Taken off	76′	2	1	2	7	3	34	–	–	–	–
Rahman Dashdamirov	90′	2	2	–	4	1	58	–	–	–	–
Aden McCarthy	90′	1	1	2	2	–	52	1	–	–	–
Tymoteusz Puchacz	90′	5	–	–	5	–	44	–	–	–	–
Júnior Almeida Came on as a substitute	14′	2	–	–	2	–	12	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Umarali Rakhmonaliev Taken off	71′	–	–	39	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Ivan Lepinjica	90′	–	–	59	–	–	3	2	6	2	1
Veljko Simić Taken off	75′	–	–	30	–	–	1	–	3	1	–	–
Kaheem Parris Taken off	63′	–	–	20	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	–
Joy Lance Mickels	90′	–	–	31	1	–	1	1	8	1	3	–
Christian Nwachukwu Taken off	45′	–	–	6	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Aleksey Isayev Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abdulakh Khaybulaev Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	13	1	–	–	–	–	5	–	–
Du Queiroz Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Patrick Orphe M'Bina Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.21	–	–	1	1	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

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