AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
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About
AZ Alkmaar are hosting Sparta Rotterdam
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.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
- 1': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
- 6': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma with a cross.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Zico Buurmeester (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra.
- 8': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
- 9': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 9': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 9': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
- 12': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 14': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
- 14': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Shunsuke Mito.
- 17': Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 17': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
- 20': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Arno Verschueren is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 28': Attempt missed. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordy Clasie following a corner.
- 29': Attempt blocked. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
- 29': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Carel Eiting.
- 30': Attempt missed. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 32': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 33': Attempt saved. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ernest Poku following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
- 49': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Joshua Kitolano because of an injury.
- 52': Attempt missed. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross.
- 53': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 54': Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 54': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Offside, AZ. Wouter Goes is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
- 60': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Troy Parrott.
- 60': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Peer Koopmeiners because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
- 62': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross following a fast break.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
- 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Julian Baas.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
- 68': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 69': Attempt missed. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
- 72': Goal! AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a through ball.
- 74': Delay in match (AZ).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Ernest Poku.
- 76': Substitution, AZ. Kristijan Belic replaces Alexandre Penetra.
- 76': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
- 77': Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 77': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 79': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
- 83': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 83': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
- 85': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Carel Eiting.
- 87': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kristijan Belic.
- 88': Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 88': Jayden Addai (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Belic (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jayden Addai (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristijan Belic.
- 90': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+1': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
- 90'+2': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 90'+3': Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wouter Goes following a corner.
- 90'+5': Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Wouter Goes (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Shunsuke Mito.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Camiel Neghli.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
- 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
Statistics
 SPA |
AZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 3 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.8 | Possession | 63.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 544 |
| 369 | Passes | 635 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 38 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | +45 | 49 |
| 2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 19 | +24 | 45 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 20 | +7 | 41 |
| 4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 19 | +18 | 36 |
Line-Ups
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK) |
| 5 | Alexandre Penetra |
| 3 | Wouter Goes |
| 18 | David Wolfe |
| 16 | Seiya Maikuma |
| 10 | Sven Mijnans |
| 8 | Jordy Clasie |
| 6 | Peer Koopmeiners |
| 9 | Troy Parrott |
| 21 | Ernest Poku |
| 28 | Zico Buurmeester |
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
| 4 | Mike Eerdhuijzen  |
| 3 | Marvin Young |
| 5 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Saïd Bakari |
| 10 | Arno Verschueren |
| 8 | Carel Eiting |
| 6 | Joshua Kitolano |
| 9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
| 11 | Shunsuke Mito |
| 7 | Camiel Neghli |
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