Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 46': Ruben Van Bommel
  • 66': Vangelis Pavlidis
FT
2 - 1
FC Twente
  • 5': Sem Steijn

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.
  • 2': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 3': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 3': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 4': Gijs Smal (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 5': Goal! AZ 0, FC Twente 1. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 7': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
  • 7': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Ruben van Bommel (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 10': Foul by Youri Regeer (FC Twente).
  • 10': Ruben van Bommel (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sem Steijn.
  • 13': Foul by Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
  • 13': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Gijs Smal (FC Twente).
  • 14': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Mees de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 17': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 17': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 20': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Regeer.
  • 24': Offside, FC Twente. Youri Regeer is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 30': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 35': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 35': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Regeer with a through ball.
  • 41': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 44': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 44': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 45'+1': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, FC Twente 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, FC Twente 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 46': Goal! AZ 1, FC Twente 1. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 49': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 50': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mathias Kjølø.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mees Hilgers.
  • 55': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Youri Regeer.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Robin Pröpper.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Twente. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Naci Ünüvar.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Twente. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck replaces Robin Pröpper.
  • 58': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
  • 59': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 59': Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Kristijan Belic (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Offside, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq is caught offside.
  • 61': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Gijs Smal (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 62': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Foul by Gijs Smal (FC Twente).
  • 63': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 66': Goal! AZ 2, FC Twente 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Substitution, FC Twente. Myron Boadu replaces Sem Steijn.
  • 68': Substitution, FC Twente. Carel Eiting replaces Mathias Kjølø.
  • 71': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gijs Smal.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carel Eiting.
  • 73': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. David Møller Wolfe replaces Mees de Wit.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Maxim Dekker replaces Kristijan Belic.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Riechedly Bazoer because of an injury.
  • 76': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (FC Twente) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Michal Sadílek with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 79': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  • 82': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 82': Mitchell van Bergen (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Twente. Younes Taha replaces Gijs Smal.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Myron Boadu (FC Twente) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Daan Rots.
  • 84': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Younes Taha with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 86': Younes Taha (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 89': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 89': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 90'+2': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 90'+3': Sven Mijnans (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Ernest Poku (AZ).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 2, FC Twente 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, FC Twente 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
49.9 Possession 50.1
15 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 347
418 Passes 435
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
30 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 59
25 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 25
16 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,827

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 12 +31 33
2 FC Utrecht 11 +9 28
3 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +14 26
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 +15 25
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
25 Riechedly Bazoer
5 Alexandre Penetra
34 Mees De Wit
2 Yukinari Sugawara
14 Kristijan Belic Yellow Card
16 Sven Mijnans
10 Dani de Wit
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
15 Ruben Van Bommel Yellow Card
11 Ibrahim Sadiq Yellow Card
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Jayden Addai, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Maxim Dekker, Denso Kasius, Tiago Dantas, Myron van Brederode, Wouter Goes, Ernest Poku, Hobie Verhulst, Kees Smit, David Wolfe.

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

No. Name
1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
3 Robin Pröpper Yellow Card
2 Mees Hilgers
5 Gijs Smal
8 Youri Regeer
14 Sem Steijn
23 Michal Sadílek
4 Mathias Kjølø
9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
10 Naci Ünüvar
11 Daan Rots
FC Twente Substitutes:
Gijs Besselink, Younes Taha El Idrissi, Issam El Maach, Mats Rots, Alfons Sampsted, Myron Boadu, Mitchell van Bergen, Max Bruns, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Carel Eiting, Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine.

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