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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24672999" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love    :love:" data-shortname=":love:" />Kristiansund 0-1 Manchester United: Controversial Mata penalty settles Oslo friendly<img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/07/30/20/16689548-7302737-image-a-15_1564514311757.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Juan Mata's stoppage-time penalty gave a profligate Manchester United a controversial 1-0 friendly win over Norwegian outfit Kristiansund in Oslo on Tuesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lacked sharpness in their penultimate  pre-season friendly and wasted a host of chances - Jesse Lingard and  Marcus Rashford the prime culprits. Scott  McTominay hit the post in the first half, too, and a draw seemed on the  cards until Mata went down in the penalty area in stoppage time.The Spaniard stepped up to take the spot-kick and coolly converted,  sparing Solskjaer's blushes against a Kristiansund side who sit seventh  in the ongoing Eliteserien.Much of the pre-match build-up  surrounded Noah Solskjaer, the 19-year-old son of the Manchester United  boss who has occasionally featured for Kristiansund's B team.Solskjaer  Jr. was a late substitute, while new Manchester United signings Aaron  Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James started for the visitors.The chances  came thick and fast in a one-sided opening half but Kristiansund held  firm with a mix of defiant defence, a goalkeeper in inspired form and  the odd stroke of luck.Defender Christoffer Aasbak produced two  vital interventions in the space of four minutes, first producing a  last-ditch challenge that deflected a Lingard effort over before he  cleared a dangerous Luke Shaw cross that James was waiting to tap in at  the far post.Kristiansund keeeper Sean McDermott was called upon  at regular intervals - saving sharply from a Rashford free-kick, denying  the same player with his legs and producing a one-handed stop to keep  out a Lingard strike.United's first half was summed up by McTominay's 42nd-minute strike  that he thrashed into the woodwork before watching it bounce away to  safety.Kristiansund should have taken a shock lead six minutes  into the second half but Sondre Sorli missed the target with a free  header from close range and the near-miss kicked Solskjaer's men into  action.Rashford  forced a one-handed save from Serigne Mor Mbaye, who replaced the  excellent McDermott, while Solskjaer made 11 changes in a bid for the  elusive first goal.Mason Greenwood fired into the side netting  and Fred then curled wide before the decisive moment, as Mata went down  softly after Andreas Vaikla - the third goalkeeper to play in the match  for Kristiansund - rushed off his line.United have one more pre-season friendly remaining and will take on AC Milan on Saturday. A clash against Chelsea - now managed by former player Frank Lampard - will follow on the first weekend of the Premier League season.</blockquote>

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