CFR Cluj 1-2 Manchester United: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 2 October 2012

Result

CFR Cluj 1-2 Manchester United

Champions League · Tuesday 2 October 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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CFR Cluj 1-2 Manchester United: match report

CFR Cluj lost to Manchester United 1-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 2 October 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.

Pantelis Kapetanos opened the scoring in the 14th minute. CFR Cluj's goal came from Pantelis Kapetanos (14'). Manchester United scored through Robin van Persie (29') and Robin van Persie (49').

Discipline: CFR Cluj received no yellow cards; Manchester United received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

CFR Cluj lined up in a 4-4-2 and Manchester United in a 4-2-3-1.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Pantelis KapetanosCFR Cluj · 1-0
  • 29'Goal · Robin van PersieManchester United · 1-1
  • 49'Goal · Robin van PersieManchester United · 1-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Rio FerdinandManchester United

Team news

CFR Cluj line-up (4-4-2)

Mário Felgueiras, Ivo Pinto, Laszló Sepsi, Cadu, Ionuţ Alin Rada, Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga, Mário Camora, Gabriel Muresan, Pantelis Kapetanos, Rafael Bastos, Modou Sougou

Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, S. Kagawa, Robin van Persie, Nani, Anders Lindegaard, Paul Scholes