Saturday, 27 September 2025

The Match

Manchester United lost 3-1 to Brentford on Saturday. It was a difficult day for United at Brentford's stadium.

First Half

Brentford started very well. Igor Thiago scored two goals in the first 20 minutes. The first goal came after 8 minutes. The second goal came after 20 minutes. United were losing 2-0.

But United did not give up. Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal for United after 26 minutes. The score was now 2-1. United had hope.

Second Half

In the second half, United tried to score again. After 70 minutes, United got a penalty. Bruno Fernandes took the penalty, but the goalkeeper saved it. This was very unlucky for United.

United tried hard to score, but they could not. Then, in the last minute, Matthias Jensen scored for Brentford. The final score was 3-1.

What This Means

United are still looking for their first away win this season. It was their third loss in the Premier League. Brentford played very well and won the match.

Glossary

Away win - when a team wins at another team's stadium

Deficit - the difference in score when you are losing (example: 2-0 means a two-goal deficit)

Final score - the score at the end of the match

First half - the first 45 minutes of a football match

Give up - to stop trying

Goal - when the ball goes into the net and a team gets one point

Goalkeeper - the player who tries to stop goals (also called "keeper")

Loss - when a team does not win (they lose the match)

Penalty - a free kick from 12 yards when a player does something wrong in the box

Save - when the goalkeeper stops the ball from going into the goal

Score - to make a goal; also means the number of goals each team has

Second half - the last 45 minutes of a football match

Stadium - the place where football matches are played

Unlucky - when something bad happens by chance