European Cup · Group H - Matchday 02
CFR Cluj v Manchester United
1–2
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat CFR Cluj 2–1 at Dr Constantin Radulescu Stadium on Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in the European Cup. Robin van Persie (29', 49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Pantelis Kapetanos Assist: Modou Sougou 1–0
- 29' Robin van Persie Assist: Wayne Rooney 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 49' Robin van Persie Assist: Wayne Rooney 1–2
- 79' Scott Wootton for Evans
- 83' Danny Welbeck for Hernandez
- 86' Rio Ferdinand
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
20 Robin van Persie 29', 49'
CFR Cluj Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
1 Mario Felgueiras G
3 Ivo Pinto RB
6 Gabriel Muresan CM-L
8 Laszlo Sepsi LB
9 Pantelis Kapetanos CF-R ⚽
16 Rafael Bastos CF-L
20 Cadu CD-R
24 Ionut Rada CD-L
31 Matías Aguirregaray CM-R
45 Mário Camora LM
99 Modou Sougou RM
Substitutes
10 Diogo Valente
11 Viorel Nicoara on
12 Vasile Maftei
13 Felice Piccolo
19 Sasa Bjelanovic on
25 Luis Alberto on
44 Eduard Stancioiu
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ioan Andone
CFR Cluj
Match Information
Man Utd
3-4-1-2
Formation
CFR Cluj
4-4-2
United vs CFR Cluj History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
2
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 2nd October 2012. After this match United had played CFR Cluj 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
2 Oct 2012 W 2–1 This match
5 Dec 2012 L 0–1 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →