European Cup · Group C - Matchday 03
Otelul Galati v Manchester United
0–2
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Otelul Galati 2–0 at Arena Nationala on Tuesday 18th October 2011 in the European Cup. Wayne Rooney (64', 90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time 0–0
- 52' Cornel Emilian Rapa
- 52' Cornel Rapa
- 54' Michael Carrick
- 56' Milan Perendija
- 62' Ionut Neagu
- 64' Wayne Rooney pen 0–1
- 64' Sergiu Costin
- 64' Sergiu Ioan Viorel Costin
- 67' Nemanja Vidic
- 71' Jonny Evans for Valencia
- 76' Phil Jones for Fabio
- 81' Gabriel Giurgiu
- 81' Gabriel Nicu Giurgiu
- 89' Milan Perendija 2nd yellow
- 90+2' Wayne Rooney pen 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Otelul Galati.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's brace took him to 11 in 2011-2012 and 156 for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 64', 90'+2
Otelul Galati Lineup
5-2-3
Starting XI
3 Cornel Rapa RB
4 Ioan Filip RCM
8 Liviu Antal RM
11 Sorin Frunza LM
12 Branko Grahovac G
18 Sergiu Costin CD-L
19 Bratislav Punosevac F
23 Adrian Salageanu LB
26 Ionut Neagu CM-R
29 Gabriel Giurgiu CM-L
55 Milan Perendija CD-R
Substitutes
1 Cristian Branet
2 Nejc Skubic
7 Laurentiu Iorga
14 Silviu Ilie on
16 Cristian Sarghi
27 Marius Pena on
37 Gabriel Viglianti on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dorinel Munteanu
Otelul Galati
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Otelul Galati
5-2-3
United vs Otelul Galati History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
2
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
4
Goals For
0
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 18th October 2011. After this match United had played Otelul Galati 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
18 Oct 2011 W 2–0 This match
2 Nov 2011 W 2–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 →