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Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu - Cluj-Napoca 02/10/2012 - 20:45CET (21:45 local time)
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CFR Cluj - Man. United 1-2 - 02/10/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Van Persie digs United out of a hole at CFR
Behind to CFR 1907 Cluj inside 15 minutes, Manchester United FC bounced back to record their 100th UEFA Champions League victory thanks to two typically deadly finishes from Robin van Persie.
Both sides had begun Group H with wins and the hosts took an early step in the right direction against United with a Pantelis Kapetanos goal on 14 minutes. Wayne Rooney set up Van Persie to level close to the half-hour mark, however, and the same combination provided what proved the decisive goal four minutes into the second period to leave the Romanian team wondering what might have been.
Match in 5
- Robin van Persie double gives United comeback win
- Pantelis Kapetanos opens scoring for home side
- David de Gea makes last-minute save from Rafael Bastos
- United record 100th UEFA Champions League win
- SC Braga up next for Sir Alex Ferguson's team
Reaction
We started the match badly, but we achieved a positive result. It is very hard to come back, especially in away matches, but we were the better team.
Sir Alex Ferguson, United manager
They dominated us physically and we were not capable of managing our 1-0 lead. I really hoped for a positive result, but we made mistakes.
Ioan Andone, CFR coach
Lineups
 | CFR Cluj |  | Man. United |
| 1 | Mário Felgueiras (GK) | 1 | De Gea (GK) |
| 3 | Ivo Pinto | 2 | Rafael |
| 6 | Mureşan | 3 | Evra (C) |
| 8 | Sepsi | 5 | Ferdinand 86 |
| 9 | Kapetanos 14 61 | 6 | J. Evans79 |
| 16 | Rafael Bastos | 8 | Anderson |
| 20 | Cadú (C) | 10 | Rooney |
| 24 | Rada | 14 | Hernández83 |
| 31 | Aguirregaray80 | 20 | Van Persie2949 |
| 45 | Camora | 23 | Cleverley |
| 99 | Sougou24 | 24 | D. Fletcher |
Substitutes | |||
| 44 | Stăncioiu (GK) | 13 | Lindegaard (GK) |
| 10 | Diogo Valente | 17 | Nani |
| 11 | Nicoară80 | 19 | Welbeck83 |
| 12 | Maftei | 25 | Powell |
| 13 | Piccolo | 26 | Kagawa |
| 19 | Bjelanović61 | 28 | Büttner |
| 25 | Luís Alberto24 | 31 | Wootton79 |
Coaches | |||
| Ioan Andone (ROU) | Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO) | ||
Referee | |||
| Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) | |||
Standings
Group H
| P | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Man. United | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  CFR Cluj | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Braga | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Galatasaray | 2 | 0 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 86Ferdinand (Man. United) is cautioned by the referee.
- 83Welbeck (in) - Hernández (out) (Man. United)
- 80Nicoară (in) - Aguirregaray (out) (CFR Cluj)
- 79Wootton (in) - J. Evans (out) (Man. United)
What a week for this young man! Just seven days after his Man United debut the 21-year-old comes on for a taste of UEFA Champions League football.
See also
CFR Cluj
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Galatasaray, 23 October 2012, 1-1
Man. United
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Braga, 23 October 2012, 3-2
Robin van Persie brilliant double and a last second save from David de Gea inspired United to yet another comeback victory which was also their 100th UEFA Champions League win and takes them top of Group H.