AZ Alkmaar vs Willem II, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

63': Mexx Meerdink

FT
1 - 2

Willem II

37': Kyan Vaesen
41': Cisse Sandra

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Willem II 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.
3': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan.
4': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
4': Mees de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ).
8': Raffael Behounek (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
13': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
13': Maxim Dekker (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
15': Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.
18': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
19': Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Boris Lambert (Willem II).
19': Boris Lambert (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
21': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
27': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mickaël Tirpan.
29': Attempt saved. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
30': Cisse Sandra (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Denso Kasius (AZ).
33': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
33': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt saved. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
34': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
34': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Goal! AZ 0, Willem II 1. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
38': Foul by Boris Lambert (Willem II).
38': Mees de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
40': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Goal! AZ 0, Willem II 2. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer following a set piece situation.
43': Foul by Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II).
43': Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Willem II. Cisse Sandra is caught offside.
45'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cisse Sandra (Willem II) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
45'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal AZ 0-2 Willem II.
45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, Willem II 2.
45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Willem II 2.
45': Substitution, AZ. David Møller Wolfe replaces Mees de Wit.
45': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Dave Kwakman.
45': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
47': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
48': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
48': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesse Bosch following a fast break.
50': Kees Smit (AZ) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
52': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer.
53': Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a headed pass.
53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
54': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denso Kasius following a corner.
54': Foul by Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
54': Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Thomas Didillon-Hödl (Willem II) is shown the yellow card.
61': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
61': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
63': Goal! AZ 1, Willem II 2. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe following a fast break.
66': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
66': Offside, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo is caught offside.
68': Attempt blocked. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim Dekker.
68': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
69': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Emilio Kehrer.
69': Attempt blocked. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
70': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denso Kasius with a cross following a corner.
71': Offside, AZ. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
72': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mickaël Tirpan.
73': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
75': Hand ball by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
75': Substitution, AZ. Wouter Goes replaces Alexandre Penetra.
76': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
76': Attempt missed. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
77': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
78': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
78': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Boris Lambert.
78': Attempt blocked. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Goes.
79': Attempt blocked. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
80': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Denso Kasius with a cross.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
80': Substitution, Willem II. Amine Lachkar replaces Cisse Sandra.
80': Substitution, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila replaces Kyan Vaesen.
81': Substitution, Willem II. Rob Nizet replaces Rúnar Sigurgeirsson because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
82': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Amine Lachkar.
83': Hand ball by Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II).
84': Attempt blocked. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Emilio Kehrer.
85': Attempt missed. Wouter Goes (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Denso Kasius with a cross following a corner.
86': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Mayckel Lahdo.
87': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
88': Substitution, Willem II. Nick Doodeman replaces Emilio Kehrer.
88': Offside, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Ringo Meerveld.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim Dekker with a cross.
90'+4': Sven Mijnans (AZ) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
90'+5': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
90'+7': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Willem II 2.
90'+7': Raffael Behounek (Willem II) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, AZ 1, Willem II 2.

Statistics

WIL		AZ
10	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	1
30.6	Possession	69.4
7	SHOTS	30
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
185	Accurate Passes	511
264	Passes	586
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	32
0.0	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	56
19	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	14
8	Effective Tackles	12
11	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	7
32	Effective Clearances	11
32	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,593

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	6	+15	16
2	AZ Alkmaar	6	+11	16
3	Feyenoord Rotterdam	6	+13	14
4	Ajax Amsterdam	6	+12	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
22	Maxim Dekker
5	Alexandre Penetra
34	Mees De Wit
30	Denso Kasius
10	Sven Mijnans
33	Dave Kwakman
6	Peer Koopmeiners
9	Troy Parrott
37	Ro-Zangelo Daal
23	Mayckel Lahdo

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Elijah Dijkstra, Kees Smit, Wouter Goes, Mexx Meerdink, David Møller Wolfe, Hobie Verhulst, Jeroen Zoet, Jayden Addai, Seiya Maikuma.

Willem II (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Didillon (GK)
33	Tommy St. Jago
30	Raffael Behounek
6	Boris Lambert
5	Runar Sigurgeirsson
25	Mickaël Tirpan
8	Jesse Bosch
16	Ringo Meerveld
11	Emilio Kehrer
9	Kyan Vaesen
14	Cisse Sandra

Willem II Substitutes:

Patrick Joosten, Amine Lachkar, Maarten Schut, Per Van Loon, Miodrag Pivas, Jeremy Bokila, Rob Nizet, Nick Doodeman, Connor van den Berg.

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