Manchester United 1-2 Ajax: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 23 February 2012
Result
Manchester United 1-2 Ajax
Europa League · Thursday 23 February 2012, 20:05 UTC · half-time 1-1
Manchester United 1-2 Ajax: match report
Manchester United lost to Ajax 1-2 in the Europa League on Thursday 23 February 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.
Chicharito opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Manchester United's goal came from Chicharito (6'). Ajax scored through Aras Özbiliz (37') and Toby Alderweireld (87').
Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Ajax received 1 yellow card.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Ajax in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Manchester United win, 0 draws and 0 for Ajax.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Chicharito
- 29'Yellow card · Rafael
- 37'Goal · Aras Özbiliz
- 62'Yellow card · Siem de Jong
- 87'Goal · Toby Alderweireld
- 89'Yellow card · Jonny Evans
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester United line-up (4-4-2)
David de Gea, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Ashley Young, Fábio, Rafael, Park Ji-Sung, Dimitar Berbatov, Javier Hernández Balcázar, Nani, Tom Cleverley
Ajax line-up (4-3-3)
Kenneth Vermeer, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Ricardo van Rhijn, Dico Koppers, Vurnon Anita, Christian Eriksen, Siem de Jong, Nicolás Lodeiro, Aras Özbiliz, Miralem Sulejmani