Aalesund 2-1 AZ Alkmaar: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 18 August 2011
Result
Aalesund 2-1 AZ Alkmaar
Europa League · Thursday 18 August 2011, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Aalesund 2-1 AZ Alkmaar: match report
Aalesund beat AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday 18 August 2011. It was 1-1 at half-time.
M. Barrantes opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Aalesund's goals came from M. Barrantes (14', penalty) and M. Barrantes (74'). AZ Alkmaar scored through M. Martens (30').
Discipline: Aalesund received 1 yellow card; AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Aalesund were 6th on 11 points from 6 and AZ Alkmaar 54th on 4 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Aalesund lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AZ Alkmaar in a 4-2-3-1.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Niklas Moisander
- 14'Penalty goal · M. Barrantes
- 30'Goal · M. Martens
- 51'Yellow card · Jason Morrison
- 74'Goal · M. Barrantes
- 87'Yellow card · Charlison Benschop
Team news
Aalesund line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sten Grytebust, Jonatan Nation, Daniel Arnefjord, Enar Jaager, Jo Nymo Matland, Jason Morrison, Fredrik Carlsen, Demar Phillips, Michael Barrantes, Magnus Sylling Olsen, Christian Myklebust
AZ Alkmaar expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sergio Romero, Héctor Moreno, Niklas Moisander, Ragnar Klavan, Dirk Marcellis, Stijn Schaars, Pontus Wernbloom, Rasmus Elm, Jonathas, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson