Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
    FT
    0 - 1
    FC Twente
    • 62': Joshua Brenet

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting FC Twente at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
    • 5': Julio Pleguezuelo (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
    • 7': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
    • 12': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joshua Brenet.
    • 19': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil Misidjan with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 22': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 28': Julio Pleguezuelo (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, FC Twente. Michel Vlap tries a through ball, but Daan Rots is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
    • 32': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
    • 35': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Brenet with a cross.
    • 35': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 37': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 37': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
    • 38': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 42': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Robin Pröpper.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 43': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 0, FC Twente 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, FC Twente 0.
    • 45': Substitution, AZ. Kamal Sowah replaces Håkon Evjen.
    • 45': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
    • 46': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 50': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
    • 50': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Foul by Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente).
    • 52': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Brenet with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 53': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 55': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, FC Twente. Joshua Brenet tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
    • 58': Hand ball by Gijs Smal (FC Twente).
    • 60': Offside, FC Twente. Julio Pleguezuelo tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, FC Twente. Vaclav Cerny replaces Virgil Misidjan.
    • 62': Goal! AZ 0, FC Twente 1. Joshua Brenet (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a through ball.
    • 63': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 63': Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
    • 64': Hand ball by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kamal Sowah (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 65': Offside, AZ. Kamal Sowah tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
    • 67': Hand ball by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aslak Witry with a cross.
    • 72': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
    • 74': Substitution, FC Twente. Jesse Bosch replaces Michel Vlap.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Twente. Dimitris Limnios replaces Daan Rots.
    • 74': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 74': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
    • 78': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Aslak Witry (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 82': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 82': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Substitution, FC Twente. Kik Pierie replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 90'+2': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Offside, FC Twente. Dimitris Limnios tries a through ball, but Vaclav Cerny is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 0, FC Twente 1.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 0, FC Twente 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    43.8 Possession 56.2
    7 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    318 Accurate Passes 435
    432 Passes 546
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 9
    12 Crosses 19
    0.5 Cross % 0.5
    76 Long Balls 74
    31 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    10 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 5
    17 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Attendance: 15,349

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 10 +29 30
    2 FC Utrecht 9 +5 22
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 8 +11 19
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 +13 19
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos Yellow Card
    5 Owen Wijndal
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    10 Dani de Wit
    14 Peer Koopmeiners Yellow Card
    24 Tijjani Reijnders
    9 Vangelis Pavlidis
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    18 Hakon Evjen
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Mexx Meerdink, Sam Beukema, Milos Kerkez, Beau Reus, Jordy Clasie, Zico Buurmeester, Hobie Verhulst, Kamal Sowah, Aslak Fonn Witry, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Maxim Dekker, Mohamed Taabouni.

    TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
    4 Julio Pleguezuelo
    3 Robin Pröpper Yellow Card
    5 Gijs Smal
    20 Joshua Brenet
    14 Michel Vlap
    23 Michal Sadílek Yellow Card
    19 Ramiz Zerrouki
    13 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
    10 Virgil Misidjan
    39 Daan Rots
    FC Twente Substitutes:
    Manfred Ugalde, Jeffrey de Lange, Denilho Cleonise, Kik Pierie, Giovanni Troupée, Václav Cerný, Max Bruns, Casper Staring, Jesse Bosch, Dimitrios Limnios.

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