AZ Alkmaar vs Manchester United, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
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Manchester United played to a scoreless draw against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in Europa League group stage action.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
- 1': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 3': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 5': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
- 10': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Marcos Rojo.
- 11': Offside, AZ. Fredrik Midtsjø tries a through ball, but Myron Boadu is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Brandon Williams.
- 14': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Marcos Rojo.
- 14': Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Corner, AZ. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 15': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 16': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Marcos Rojo.
- 20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Angel Gomes.
- 21': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 24': Foul by Angel Gomes (Manchester United).
- 24': Ron Vlaar (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Angel Gomes (Manchester United).
- 27': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 31': Offside, Manchester United. David de Gea tries a through ball, but Mason Greenwood is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Angel Gomes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 0, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Manchester United 0.
- 52': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oussama Idrissi with a cross.
- 54': Angel Gomes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
- 55': Foul by Marcos Rojo (Manchester United).
- 55': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 57': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 60': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Brandon Williams.
- 61': Hand ball by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
- 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Daniel James.
- 64': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 66': Angel Gomes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
- 67': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 67': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Brandon Williams (Manchester United).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
- 69': Offside, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf tries a through ball, but Mason Greenwood is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 73': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt missed. Oussama Idrissi (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 77': Attempt saved. Oussama Idrissi (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 81': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 82': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
- 82': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Juan Mata.
- 83': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 86': Offside, Manchester United. Fred tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Dani de Wit.
- 89': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
- 90'+1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Oussama Idrissi (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Jesse Lingard went off injured after Manchester United had used all subs.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 0, Manchester United 0.
- 0': Match ends, AZ 0, Manchester United 0.
Statistics
 MAN |
AZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 538 |
| 572 | Passes | 616 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 17 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: WerkTalent Stadion
Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,863
Venue: WerkTalent Stadion
Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,863
Line-Ups
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 30 | Stijn Wuytens |
| 4 | Ron Vlaar |
| 15 | Owen Wijndal |
| 26 | Yukinari Sugawara |
| 10 | Dani de Wit |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 6 | Fredrik Midtsjo |
| 9 | Myron Boadu |
| 11 | Oussama Idrissi |
| 7 | Calvin Stengs |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 53 | Brandon Williams |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot  |
| 8 | Juan Mata |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 17 | Fred |
| 21 | Daniel James |
| 28 | Angel Gomes |
| 26 | Mason Greenwood |
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