Youth League: Inter falter again and face an uphill battle, Roma draw and remain in the play-off race
Both Italian teams in Youth League action today slip up.
Alongside the Champions League for senior players, the Youth League, the Champions League for youngsters, was also in action. Inter and Roma Primavera travelled to Feyenoord and Manchester United respectively. Inter lost for the second time in four games, while Roma drew but remain firmly in the play-off places.
Feyenoord-Inter 3-1 - Bigica's Inter fell behind after just four minutes when Haps struck. Vukaj equalised with a superb finish, but El Harmouz put Feyenoord back in front while Inter were pressing hardest. Inter faded in the second half, then conceded a late penalty after a careless mistake. Haps converted it to make it 3-1.
Feyenoord-Inter 3-1
Scorers: 4' Haps (F), 20' Vukaj (I), 32' El Harmouz (F), 86' pen. Haps (F)
Feyenoord (4-3-3): 1 de Mol; 2 Mahamud (88' 15 Roovers), 3 Schens, 4 Plantinga, 5 Baks (70' 22 Silva Dias); 10 Grootfaam (80' 19 El Boujjoufi), 6 El Harmouz (C), 8 Faik; 7 Verdonk (70' 17 Wilbrenninck-Van Cuilenborg), 9 Neijenhuis (80' 20 Hadidi), 11 Haps Substitutes: 16 Van Bennekom, 14 Pieterse, 18 Akkermans, 21 Progetti Coach: Jimmy Lucassen
Inter (4-3-3): 1 Farronato; 2 Lissi (75' 15 Moranduzzo), 4 Breda, 6 Peletti, 3 Sorino (67' 14 Rocca); 8 D'Agostino (67' 17 Putsen), 5 La Torre (C) (75' 18 Moressa), 7 Cerpelletti, 10 El Mahboubi, 9 Grisoni Fasana, 11 Vukaj (80' 20 Kukulis) Substitutes: 12 Galliera, 13 Pavan, 16 Kartelo, 19 Franchi Coach: Emiliano Bigica
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (CYP)
Assistant referees: George Kontemeniotis (CYP) - Evagoras Evagorou (CYP)
Fourth official: Erwin Blank (NED)
Booked: Sorino (I), Lissi (I), Mahamud (F), La Torre (I)
Manchester United-Roma 1-1 - Anticipation of seeing Rooney's son, who started on the bench before coming on late, and Fletcher's son in person seemed to unsettle Mattia Scala's players early on. Thompson gave the Red Devils a deserved lead in the 39th minute, turning Mantato's cross from the left into a goal. Roma responded in the second half when Italian-Australian talent Arena converted a penalty awarded for handball by a Manchester United defender in the area.
Manchester United-Roma 1-1
Scorers: 39' Thompson (M), 80' Arena (pen.)(R)
Manchester United (4-3-3): Hardy; Helafu, Mills, Armer, Watson; J. Fletcher, Camacho (85' Rooney), T. Fletcher; Mantato (70' Ajayi), Ibragimov, Thompson (88' Brown).
Subs: Ford, Orozco, Eze, Shah, McEvoy, McCormack.
Coach: Adam Lawrence
Roma (3-5-2): Kilvinger; Basile (65' Loreti), Paul, Bonifazi; Cama, Maccaroni (83' Forni), Ballarin (74' Romero), Giammattei (46' Arduini), Marchetti; Camara (65' Paratici), Arena.
Subs: Marcaccini, Bouaskar, Dattilo, Strata.
Coach: Mattia Scala
Referee: Jacob Karlsen (DEN)
Booked: Paul (R), Giammattei (R), Basile (R), Helafu (M), Marchetti (R), Camacho (M), Bonifazi (R), Mills (M), Fletcher (M).
Standings - Inter remain 26th and well outside the play-off places after these results. Roma remain sixth and firmly in contention for a play-off place.
