AZ Alkmaar 1 - 4 Aston Villa
AZ scorers: Ibrahim Sadiq (65’)
Villa scorers: Leon Bailey (13’), Youri Tielemans (23’), Ollie Watkins (51’), John McGinn (56’)
Venue: AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
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Mathew Ryan | Hobie Verhulst | ||
Riechedly Bazoer | 90’ | Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | |
Alexandre Penetra | 46’ | Bruno Martins Indi | 46’ |
Yukinari Sugawara | Denso Kasius | ||
David Møller Wolfe | Wouter Goes | ||
Dani de Wit | 87’ | Ruben van Bommel | 67’ |
Jordy Clasie | 44’ | Đorđe Mihailović | 87’ |
Sven Mijnans | 19’ 46’ | Tiago Dantas | 46’ |
Ibrahim Sadiq | 65’ 67’ | Kenzo Goudmijn | |
Myron van Brederode | 67’ | Ernest Poku | |
Vangelis Pavlidis | Jens Odgaard | 67’ |
Manager: Pascal Jensen (Netherlands)
Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
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Emiliano Martínez | Filip Marschall | ||
Diego Carlos | Robin Olsen | ||
Clément Lenglet | Calum Chambers | ||
Matty Cash | Pau Torres | ||
Lucas Digne | Ezri Konsa | ||
Douglas Luiz | 69’ | Leander Dendoncker | 86’ |
Boubacar Kamara | 86’ | Moussa Diaby | 81’ |
Youri Tielemans | 23’ | Nicolò Zaniolo | 69’ |
Leon Bailey | 13’ 86’ 86’ | Bertrand Traoré | 86’ |
John McGinn | 56’ 81’ | Jhon Durán | 86’ |
Ollie Watkins | 51’ 86’ |
Manager: Unai Emery (Spain)
1’: We’re off!
8’: Dani de Wit’s diving header goes wide.
13’: GOAL VILLA! The ball is deflected by AZ towards Leon Bailey, Bailey chests it down and fires quickly and it goes under Mat Ryan’s arm into the net!
19’: Sven Mijnans into the book for knocking down Tielemans
22’: Pavlidis gets AZ’s first shot on target but it’s right at the keeper.
23’: GOAL VILLA! Youri Tielemans gets the cross and puts it through the keeper’s legs!
25’: BIG MISS! Kamara puts a terrible backpass that doesn’t get anywhere close to the keeper! Pavlidis picks it up! But he puts it over the top corner!
32’: Pavlidis gets the cross from van Brederode and powers it past the keeper! But van Brederode was very offside.
44’: Jordy Clasie catches Tielemans in the foot with a high boot
HT AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Aston Villa Villa kicking ass so far.
46’: AZ double sub: Bruno Martins Indi and Tiago Dantas on for Alexandre Penetra and Sven Mijnans
46’: We’re back!
51’: GOAL VILLA! They take off on the counter! It’s Bailey one on one with the keeper, he fires and Ryan punches it away, but right into the feet of Ollie Watkins who has no difficulty finishing!
56’: GOAL VILLA!! Bailey sets it up for John McGinn who gets the cross in front of the backline and taps it past the keeper!
65’: GOAL AZ!! Ibrahim Sadiq gets one back for the home side! He chests down a long pass, fires quickly from distance and puts it into the far side!
67’: AZ double sub: Jens Odgaard and Ruben van Bommel on for Myron van Brederode and Ibrahim Sadiq
69’: Villa substitution: Nicolò Zaniolo on for Douglas Luiz
73’: Dantas with a chance but he puts it wide.
81’: Villa substitution: Moussa Diaby on for John McGinn
86’: Villa triple sub: Bertrand Traoré, Jhon Durán and Leander Dendoncker on for Leon Bailey, Boubacar Kamara and Ollie Watkins
86’: Leon Bailey carded for time wasting
87’: AZ substitution: Đorđe Mihailović on for Dani de Wit
90’: Riechedly Bazoer carded after fouling Digne from behind
FT AZ Alkmaar 1-4 Aston Villa Destruction! Great job by Villa.