UEFA Europa League

AZ Alkmaar vs Athletic Club, 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, 2015 First Round

· UEFA Europa League
AZ Alkmaar
  • 55': Markus Henriksen
  • 65': Eneko Bóveda (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Athletic Club
  • 75': Aritz Aduriz

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Athletic Club at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Jop van der Linden (AZ).
  • 1': Kike Sola (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Ben Rienstra (AZ).
  • 3': Kike Sola (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Iturraspe (Athletic Club).
  • 4': Vincent Janssen (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris van Overeem.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eraso.
  • 11': Foul by Ben Rienstra (AZ).
  • 11': Mikel Rico (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Kike Sola (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kike Sola (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eraso.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Borja Viguera (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 15': Ben Rienstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Iturraspe (Athletic Club).
  • 17': Offside, Athletic Club. Eneko Bóveda tries a through ball, but Kike Sola is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Vincent Janssen (AZ).
  • 18': Gurpegi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Borja Viguera (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Mattias Johansson (AZ).
  • 19': Offside, Athletic Club. Kike Sola tries a through ball, but Eraso is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Mattias Johansson.
  • 25': Foul by Eneko Bóveda (Athletic Club).
  • 25': Muamer Tankovic (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Vincent Janssen (AZ).
  • 26': Gurpegi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Eneko Bóveda (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Dabney dos Santos (AZ).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Ben Rienstra (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ridgeciano Haps.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Eraso (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
  • 32': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Gino Coutinho.
  • 33': Offside, Athletic Club. Aketxe tries a through ball, but Kike Sola is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Borja Viguera (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eraso.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Aketxe (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Borja Viguera.
  • 37': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Gino Coutinho.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 40': Offside, AZ. Muamer Tankovic tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Iturraspe (Athletic Club).
  • 42': Muamer Tankovic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, AZ. Dabney dos Santos tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Joris van Overeem (AZ).
  • 43': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Dabney dos Santos (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Markus Henriksen.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 0, Athletic Club 0.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, Athletic Club 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Athletic Club 0.
  • 46': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Muamer Tankovic (AZ).
  • 47': Foul by Mattias Johansson (AZ).
  • 47': Iturraspe (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Mattias Johansson (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Gurpegi (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Hand ball by Ben Rienstra (AZ).
  • 53': Foul by Iturraspe (Athletic Club).
  • 53': Markus Henriksen (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Iturraspe (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Delay in match Markus Henriksen (AZ) because of an injury.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Iturraspe (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Goal! AZ 1, Athletic Club 0. Markus Henriksen (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic with a through ball.
  • 57': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams replaces Aketxe.
  • 62': Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (AZ).
  • 62': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Aduriz replaces Kike Sola.
  • 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Iturraspe.
  • 63': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Dabney dos Santos.
  • 65': Own Goal by Eneko Bóveda, Athletic Club. AZ 2, Athletic Club 0.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Muamer Tankovic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
  • 68': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams tries a through ball, but Raúl García is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iago Herrerín.
  • 71': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
  • 71': Ridgeciano Haps (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Raúl García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Mattias Johansson.
  • 74': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Mattias Johansson (AZ).
  • 74': Foul by Dabney dos Santos (AZ).
  • 74': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Goal! AZ 2, Athletic Club 1. Aduriz (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eneko Bóveda.
  • 76': Substitution, AZ. Derrick Luckassen replaces Muamer Tankovic.
  • 78': Substitution, AZ. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Vincent Janssen.
  • 79': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ).
  • 79': Gurpegi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Gurpegi (Athletic Club).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue with a cross.
  • 82': Ben Rienstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Aduriz (Athletic Club).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl García with a headed pass.
  • 85': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ben Rienstra.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Thom Haye replaces Dabney dos Santos.
  • 88': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 88': Joris van Overeem (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 89': Joris van Overeem (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jop van der Linden.
  • 90': Gino Coutinho (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
  • 90'+1': Joris van Overeem (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 2, Athletic Club 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 5
57.2 Possession 42.8
13 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
338 Accurate Passes 208
479 Passes 355
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
2 Accurate Crosses 0
12 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.0
83 Long Balls 87
34 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 18
13 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
14 Effective Clearances 20
17 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 11,434

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
16 Gino Coutinho (GK) Yellow Card
14 Jop van der Linden
3 Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
17 Ben Rienstra
24 Ridgeciano Haps
2 Mattias Johansson Yellow Card
10 Markus Henriksen
19 Dabney Souza
8 Joris van Overeem
11 Muamer Tankovic
18 Vincent Janssen
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Sergio Rochet, Rajko Brezancic, Robert Mühren, Jan Wuytens, Derrick Luckassen, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Thom Haye.

ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Iago Herrerín (GK)
4 Aymeric Laporte
18 Carlos Gurpegi Yellow Card
30 Iñigo Lekue
2 Eneko Bóveda
5 Javier Eraso
17 Mikel Rico
8 Ander Iturraspe Yellow Card
9 Enrique Sola
21 Borja Viguera
23 Ager Aketxe
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Beñat , Raúl García, Óscar de Marcos, Aritz Aduriz, Gorka Iraizoz, Gorka Elustondo, Iñaki Williams.

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