European Cup · Group H - Matchday 04
SC Braga v Manchester United
1–3
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat SC Braga 3–1 at Estadio Municipal de Braga on Wednesday 7th November 2012 in the European Cup. Robin van Persie (80'), Wayne Rooney (85') and Javier Hernandez (90+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 38' Chris Smalling
- Half Time 0–0
- 49' Alan pen 1–0
- 58' Rio Ferdinand for Evans
- 64' Robin van Persie for Welbeck
- 66' Éder
- 67' Eder
- 70' Custódio
- 71' Custodio
- 73' Rafael da Silva for Nani
- 80' Robin van Persie Assist: Anderson 1–1
- 85' Wayne Rooney pen 1–2
- 90+2' Javier Hernandez 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Rio Ferdinand
58' for Evans
Robin van Persie
80' 64' for Welbeck
Rafael da Silva
73' for Nani
SC Braga Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
4 Nuno Coelho CD-R
5 Rúben Amorim AM-L
14 Micael RCF
17 Éder F
20 Elderson Echiéjilé LB
25 Leandro Salino RB
27 Custódio RM
30 Alan AM-R ⚽
33 Beto G
44 Douglas Ferreira CD-L
45 Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana LM
Substitutes
1 Quim
8 Mossoró on
10 Hélder Barbosa on
15 Baiano
21 Ismaily
22 Djamal Mahamat Bindi
29 Zé Luís on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jose Peseiro
SC Braga
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
SC Braga
4-2-3-1
United vs SC Braga History
Meeting 2 of 2
2
Played
2
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
6
Goals For
3
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 23rd October 2012.
23 Oct 2012 W 3–2 EC
7 Nov 2012 W 3–1 This match
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 →