Match Report


AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar     HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem
Firoz MohamedFiroz Mohamed Computer Player Computer Player
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff72
G
1captain
G
68Ronald van DijkR. van Dijk
Marinus HilgerinkM. Hilgerink77
D
2
D
67Bram Van De HorB. Van De Hor
Cosmin LuijpersC. Luijpers72
D
3
D
67Luis CostaL. Costa
Niels TrustfullN. Trustfull63
D
4
D
66Christian VisserC. Visser
Ramon GrotR. Grot69
M
5
D
63Jason MilburnJ. Milburn
Jan MatthäusJ. Matthäus55
M
captain6
M
77Shota MokoenaS. Mokoena
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill71
M
7
M
65Mustapha QuansahM. Quansah
Cosmin Van Der LeegteC. Van Der Leegte57
M
8
M
54Jan Vennegoor WesterveldJ. Westerveld
Jo FrijtersJ. Frijters65
A
9
M
52Jos van GastelJ. van Gastel
Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant68
A
10
A
75Mitchell PiketM. Piket
Robert RivalR. Rival67
A
11
A
68ƒtienne de Jongƒ. de Jong
 
Ivo GentileI. Gentile64
D
12
D
62Geoffrey Van WonderenG. Van Wonderen
Marc LeeM. Lee47
M
13
D
62Nigel OwenN. Owen
Pim CaluwéP. Caluwé59
A
14
A
57Roland Van MolR. Van Mol

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to HFC Haarlem in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while HFC Haarlem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Arjen Darwinkel.


0.00
HFC Haarlem get the match underway!
3.05
Jos van Gastel flicks a high pass forward. ƒtienne de Jong holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. ƒtienne de Jong knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cosmin Luijpers.
4.45
Mustapha Quansah catches Cosmin Luijpers on the ankles. The referee brings Mustapha Quansah to one side and gives him a warning! Cosmin Luijpers runs off the knock.
10.22
Jo Frijters kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Rival. Robert Rival rushes past Luis Costa! Robert Rival comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.17
Jan Vennegoor Westerveld sees Mitchell Piket in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mitchell Piket skips past Marinus Hilgerink! Mitchell Piket comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.15
Jan Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Ramon Grot. Ramon Grot whips in a cross ball towards Jo Frijters. Jo Frijters jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
21.16
Mustapha Quansah makes a simple pass to Mitchell Piket. Mitchell Piket knocks in a cross ball towards ƒtienne de Jong. ƒtienne de Jong is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.10
Jan Matthäus kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ronald van Dijk comfortably smothers it!
28.11
Jan Matthäus makes a beautiful solo run. Jan Matthäus shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.11
Stuart Gemmill makes a simple pass to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant makes a defence splitting pass to Jo Frijters. Some silky footwork from Jo Frijters provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Ronald van Dijk gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
32.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Ramon Grot plays the ball forward to Cosmin Van Der Leegte. Cosmin Van Der Leegte hits a low pass to Jo Frijters. Jo Frijters skips past Jason Milburn! Jo Frijters looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
33.28
Marinus Hilgerink hacks Jan Vennegoor Westerveld from behind! Marinus Hilgerink is warned by the referee! Jan Vennegoor Westerveld carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.08
Jonathan Serrant controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Rival. Robert Rival shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Ronald van Dijk.
40.47
It's a corner kick. Niels Trustfull kicks a low ball out wide. Shota Mokoena reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
44.46
Shota Mokoena flicks a high pass forward. Mustapha Quansah holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mustapha Quansah shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. HFC Haarlem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar start the second half!
51.05
Jan Vennegoor Westerveld sees space and advances. Jan Vennegoor Westerveld whips in a cross ball towards ƒtienne de Jong. ƒtienne de Jong heads the ball goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
54.41
Jason Milburn threads the ball through to Mitchell Piket. Mitchell Piket threads the ball through to ƒtienne de Jong. ƒtienne de Jong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.48
Marinus Hilgerink pushes up the pitch. Marinus Hilgerink runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marinus Hilgerink finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
57.07
Niels Trustfull threads a neat ball through to Cosmin Van Der Leegte. Cosmin Van Der Leegte hits a low pass to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.52
Robert Rival hacks Luis Costa from behind! The referee calls over Robert Rival and shows him a yellow card! Luis Costa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.05
Niels Trustfull sees Stuart Gemmill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Gemmill passes the ball forward to Cosmin Van Der Leegte. Cosmin Van Der Leegte knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.01
Marinus Hilgerink flicks a high pass forward. Jan Matthäus collects the pass. Jan Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant runs straight at the defence! Jonathan Serrant rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ronald van Dijk with no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
72.24
ƒtienne de Jong clumsily knocks into Cosmin Luijpers. ƒtienne de Jong is warned by the referee! Cosmin Luijpers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.31
Marinus Hilgerink hits a low pass to Jo Frijters. Jo Frijters threads the ball through to Jonathan Serrant but he's offside!
77.08
Shota Mokoena makes a simple pass to Jason Milburn. Jason Milburn flicks a high pass forward to ƒtienne de Jong who brings the ball under control. ƒtienne de Jong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.28
Jan Matthäus makes an attacking run forward. Jan Matthäus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronald van Dijk who gathers it comfortably.
81.51
Cosmin Luijpers threads the ball through to Jan Matthäus. With great vision, Jan Matthäus plays the ball forward to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.36
Cosmin Van Der Leegte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant plays a quick one-two with Robert Rival and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jonathan Serrant provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.46
Jan Vennegoor Westerveld comes in with a late challenge on Jan Matthäus. The referee calls over Jan Vennegoor Westerveld and warns him to calm down! Jan Matthäus grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AZ 67 Alkmaar

HFC Haarlem
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
25%
46.6%
28.4%

Scorers
Jonathan Serrant 69
Stuart Gemmill 82
Mitchell Piket 12
ƒtienne de Jong 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Serrant of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings