European Cup · 3rd Qualifying Round - 2nd Leg (agg 5-1)
Manchester United v Zalaegerszeg
5–0
Manchester United beat Zalaegerszeg 5–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 27th August 2002 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (6', 76'), David Beckham (15'), Paul Scholes (21') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (84') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 15' David Beckham 2–0
- 21' Paul Scholes 3–0
- Half Time
- 50' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Scholes
- 68' John O'Shea for Ferdinand
- 72' Diego Forlan for Beckham
- 76' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 4–0
- 84' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 5–0
- Full Time 5–0
Match Facts
- David Beckham scored his 75th goal for United in all competitions.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored his 100th goal for United in all competitions.
- Laurent Blanc made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Rio Ferdinand made his Manchester United debut.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's brace took him to 2 in 2002-2003 and 36 for United.
- Paul Scholes' 1st goal of 2002-2003, and his 79th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
84' 50' for Scholes
John O'Shea
68' for Ferdinand
Diego Forlan
72' for Beckham
Zalaegerszeg Lineup
Starting XI
4 Tamas Szamosi D
5 Igor Budisa D
6 Florian Urban D
7 Balazs Molnar M
10 Ferenc Babati M
12 Sasa Ilic G
15 Gabor Egressy F
17 Zsolt Csoka D
20 Krisztian Kenesei F
22 Darko Ljubojevic M
77 Otto Vincze M
Substitutes
1 Geza Turi on
8 Radu Sabo
11 Istvan Farago on
18 Radoslav Kral
19 Bela Koplarovic
21 Csaba Balogh on
23 Gyorgy Jozsi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Peter Bozsik
Zalaegerszeg
United vs Zalaegerszeg History
Meeting 2 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
5
Goals For
1
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th August 2002.
14 Aug 2002 L 0–1 EC
27 Aug 2002 W 5–0 This match
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →