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Round of 32, Second leg - 23/02/2012 - 21:05CET (20:05 local time) - Old Trafford - Manchester
1-2
- Özbiliz 37
- Alderweireld 87
Aggregate: 3-2
Man. United - Ajax 1-2 - 23/02/2012 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2012
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The final whistle is blown.
That's it at Old Trafford, United have scraped through 3-2 on aggregate, unconvincingly overcoming a committed Ajax side, who earned a well-deserved 2-1 win tonight. The Red Devils will now face Athletic Club in the last 16.
89J. Evans (Man. United) is cautioned by the referee.
89Nani (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Van Rhijn (Ajax).- 88S. De Jong (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Fabio (Man. United).
87Alderweireld (Ajax) scores!
Aras Özbiliz clips in a middle-distance free-kick, and Toby Alderweireld meets it with a stooping header to pull another goal back for the Dutchmen!- 87Özbiliz (Ajax) takes the free-kick.
- 86Scholes (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Serero (Ajax).
- 85Özbiliz (Ajax) takes the free-kick.
- 85Nani (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Van Rhijn (Ajax).
- 84Rafael (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Serero (Ajax).
- 82Scholes (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Özbiliz (Ajax).
81Blind (in) - Lodeiro (out) (Ajax)- 78Van Rhijn (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Nani (Man. United).
- 78Klaassen (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Jones (Man. United).
- 75Nani (Man. United) takes the corner.
- 73Nani (Man. United) misses the target.
Nani has been quiet tonight, but cuts inside away from Anita and cracks a left-footed effort against the crossbar from the edge of the box. - 72Welbeck (in) - Berbatov (out) (Man. United)
- 69Berbatov (Man. United) is flagged for offside.
- 68Van Rhijn (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Park Ji-Sung (Man. United).
- 65Scholes (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Anita (Ajax).
- 63Rafael (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on S. De Jong (Ajax).
- 63Scholes (Man. United) takes the free-kick.
- 63S. De Jong (Ajax) is cautioned by the referee.
- 62S. De Jong (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Jones (Man. United).
- 62Serero (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Scholes (Man. United).
- 61J. Evans (in) - Young (out) (Man. United)
- 61Scholes (in) - Cleverley (out) (Man. United)
- 61Serero (in) - Eriksen (out) (Ajax)
- 58Vertonghen (Ajax) misses the target.
- 58Eriksen (Ajax) takes the corner.
- 58De Gea (Man. United) makes a save.
- 58S. De Jong (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
- 58Eriksen (Ajax) takes the corner.
- 57Özbiliz (Ajax) has a shot blocked.
- 56Lodeiro (Ajax) misses the target.
Christian Eriksen teases Smalling before pulling the ball back to Nicolás Lodeiro, who fires over from just outside the six-yard box. - 54Sulejmani (Ajax) has a shot blocked.
- 54Eriksen (Ajax) takes the corner.
- 52Berbatov (Man. United) is flagged for offside.
- 51Nani (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Eriksen (Ajax).
- 50Özbiliz (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Fabio (Man. United).
- 47Lodeiro (Ajax) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 46Klaassen (in) - Koppers (out) (Ajax)
The second half begins.
The referee blows for half-time.
It has been a good first half, with Aras Özbiliz's well-taken equaliser cancelling out an early Javier Hernández effort and giving the visitors the faintest glimmer of hope. It is 1-1, but if both sides keep up their smart attacking play, it is unlikely to stay this way.- 42Vermeer (Ajax) makes a save.
Tom Cleverley tries to curl the ball inside the right upright, Kenneth Vermeer is equal to it, palming the ball away from the dangerzone. - 42Cleverley (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
- 41Smalling (Man. United) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 40Young (Man. United) takes the free-kick.
- 40Eriksen (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Young (Man. United).
- 38Vermeer (Ajax) makes a save.
- 38Hernández (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
- 37Özbiliz (Ajax) scores!
Aras Özbiliz finishes superbly from the D, firing De Jong's loose lay-off beyond De Gea's right palm into the bottom corner. - 36Alderweireld (Ajax) takes the free-kick.
The curling delivery from the left wing somehow contrives to miss everyone in the area, including several Ajax heads. It was a delicious cross, and cried out to be put in the back of the net. - 36Smalling (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Koppers (Ajax).
- 33Lodeiro (Ajax) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 32Young (Man. United) delivers the corner.
- 28Rafael (Man. United) is booked.
Rafael earns a caution for a late tackle on Nicolás Lodeiro, who had nipped the ball away intelligently before the Brazilian arrived. - 28Rafael (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Lodeiro (Ajax).
- 27Eriksen (Ajax) has a shot blocked.
- 25Jones (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on S. De Jong (Ajax).
- 23De Gea (Man. United) makes a save.
Nicolás Lodeiro twists and turns his way free of Tom Cleverley and Phil Jones and gets a shot away, but it is a simple save for De Gea. - 23Özbiliz (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
- 22S. De Jong (Ajax) misses the target.
- 20Sulejmani (Ajax) has a shot blocked.
- 19Vermeer (Ajax) makes a save.
- 19Rafael (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
- 19Sulejmani (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rafael (Man. United).
- 17Sulejmani (Ajax) misses the target.
Christian Eriksen breaks for Ajax, surges towards the defence and plays the ball left to Miralem Sulejmani, who cuts inside and blazes over with his right foot. - 15Berbatov (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Vermeer (Ajax).
- 15Young (Man. United) delivers the corner.
- 14Özbiliz (Ajax) delivers the corner.
- 13Özbiliz (Ajax) delivers the corner.
- 13Eriksen (Ajax) misses the target.
- 6Hernández (Man. United) scores!
- 5Hernández (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Vertonghen (Ajax).
- 4Eriksen (Ajax) delivers the corner.
- 3Eriksen (Ajax) delivers the corner.
- 1Vermeer (Ajax) makes a save.
- 1Nani (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
The match is under way.
Legend:
- Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red card- Yellow card
Second yellow card- Substitution
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