Michael Carrick’s team, having squandered a two-goal lead, lost 2:3 to Brighton in the third round of the English League Cup on Wednesday and ended their fight for the trophy. The winning goal for the visitors was scored by Maxime De Cuyper.
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The start of the match promised a very different story for the hosts. 19-year-old Shea Lacey, appearing for the first time in the main team’s starting lineup, scored a great goal in the eighth minute, and Mason Mount doubled the lead.
However, before the break, Charalampos Kostoulas restored hope for the visitors, and in the second half, Pascal Gross took advantage of a mistake by Diogo Dalot to equalize the score.
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Fabiano Hürzeler’s trainees recovered after conceding two goals and prepared the ground for the decisive strike.
M. De Cuyper completed Brighton’s comeback and led the coastal club to the round of 16.
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