Manchester United vs AZ Alkmaar, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Mason Greenwood helps Manchester United to Europa League group win
Two second-half goals from Mason Greenwood helped Manchester United to a 4-0 group-topping win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
- 2': James Garner (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oussama Idrissi.
- 6': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 6': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 7': Offside, AZ. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Oussama Idrissi is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
- 11': Offside, AZ. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Oussama Idrissi is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 22': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by James Garner (Manchester United).
- 26': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
- 26': Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Greenwood with a headed pass.
- 28': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
- 28': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (AZ).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 33': Hand ball by Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United).
- 35': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 35': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
- 37': Offside, AZ. Oussama Idrissi tries a through ball, but Calvin Stengs is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 41': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonas Svensson with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a headed pass.
- 44': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stijn Wuytens.
- 44': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Oussama Idrissi is caught offside.
- 45': Hand ball by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 45'+1': Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Harry Maguire is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, AZ 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, AZ 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 1, AZ 0. Ashley Young (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Mata.
- 56': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
- 58': Goal! Manchester United 2, AZ 0. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester United. Tahith Chong replaces Anthony Martial.
- 61': Penalty Manchester United. Mason Greenwood draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Jordy Clasie (AZ) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Manchester United 3, AZ 0. Juan Mata (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 63': Substitution, AZ. Ferdy Druijf replaces Dani de Wit.
- 64': Goal! Manchester United 4, AZ 0. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Mata.
- 65': Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
- 65': Oussama Idrissi (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tahith Chong.
- 67': Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
- 68': Substitution, AZ. Ron Vlaar replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester United. Ethan Laird replaces Ashley Young.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Harry Maguire.
- 69': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
- 69': Tahith Chong (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Brandon Williams (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 73': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 75': Offside, Manchester United. Andreas Pereira tries a through ball, but Juan Mata is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Juan Mata (Manchester United).
- 77': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, AZ. Thomas Ouwejan replaces Oussama Idrissi.
- 79': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferdy Druijf with a headed pass.
- 79': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
- 80': Brandon Williams (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
- 81': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ethan Laird (Manchester United).
- 82': Ethan Laird (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 84': Tahith Chong (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mata.
- 87': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Fredrik Midtsjø.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 90'+2': Offside, AZ. Jordy Clasie tries a through ball, but Ferdy Druijf is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, AZ 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 4, AZ 0.
Statistics
 AZ |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 506 | Accurate Passes | 489 |
| 559 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 12 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 65,773
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 65,773
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 38 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 53 | Brandon Williams |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 8 | Juan Mata |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 15 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | Mason Greenwood |
AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 30 | Stijn Wuytens |
| 20 | Jordy Clasie  |
| 15 | Owen Wijndal |
| 2 | Jonas Svensson |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 10 | Dani de Wit |
| 6 | Fredrik Midtsjo |
| 7 | Calvin Stengs |
| 11 | Oussama Idrissi |
| 26 | Yukinari Sugawara |
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