Match Report
| AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar |  |  | FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Ivo Stanoev | Ivo Stanoev | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Barbosa | J. Barbosa |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Thomas Promes | T. Promes | |||||||||
| Mike Cales | M. Cales | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Hannes Seifert | H. Seifert | |||||||||
| JŸrgen Dekker | J. Dekker | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Arnold Boschker | A. Boschker | |||||||||
| Tijani Van Halst | T. Van Halst | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Wouter Houttuin | W. Houttuin | |||||||||
| Jochem Grot | J. Grot | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 53 | | Markus Winkler | M. Winkler | |||||||||
| Shota Kromkamp | S. Kromkamp | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Ernesto Segarra | E. Segarra | |||||||||
| Menno Schaap | M. Schaap | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Carlos Karnebeek | C. Karnebeek | |||||||||
| Abel Varela | A. Varela | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Torsten Gelb | T. Gelb | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | David Viana | D. Viana | |||||||||
| Sven Ziege | S. Ziege | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Jeremy Hellemons | J. Hellemons | |||||||||
| Kevin Abidallah | K. Abidallah | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Walter Corradi | W. Corradi | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 17,949 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0AZ 67 Alkmaar start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.51
0-0JŸrgen Dekker makes a simple pass to Abel Varela. Abel Varela makes a probing pass to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
8.56
Ernesto Segarra knocks the ball forward to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi plays a perfect one-two with Jeremy Hellemons and rushes in on goal... Walter Corradi rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jose Barbosa manages to gather it comfortably.
9.25
Shota Kromkamp sees a break and surges forward. Shota Kromkamp goes all the way! Shota Kromkamp rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Thomas Promes!
12.33
0-0JŸrgen Dekker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Menno Schaap. Menno Schaap kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
14.47
Abel Varela makes a simple pass to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.56
1-0Abel Varela makes a simple pass to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.58
1-0Carlos Karnebeek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeremy Hellemons. Jeremy Hellemons knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.02
Shota Kromkamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arnold Boschker.
33.11
JŸrgen Dekker makes a probing pass to Abel Varela. Abel Varela knocks the ball forward to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb goes all the way! Torsten Gelb cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.37
Menno Schaap deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb rockets a shot on goal. Torsten Gelb scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
39.13
Ernesto Segarra knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Cales.
42.03
Jochem Grot lofts the ball long. Sven Ziege shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Thomas Promes!
44.10
Menno Schaap makes a simple pass to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Promes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
JŸrgen Dekker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Varela. Abel Varela brings the ball forward. Abel Varela shoots from distance but Thomas Promes is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Utrecht kick off!
48.37
2-0Shota Kromkamp chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Abidallah but he's offside!
54.07
Shota Kromkamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.54
2-0Shota Kromkamp hacks Callum Gemmill from behind! The referee calls over Shota Kromkamp and warns him to calm down! Callum Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.11
Abel Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah plays a perfect one-two with Torsten Gelb and rushes in on goal... Kevin Abidallah shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
75.22
JŸrgen Dekker surges forward with the ball. JŸrgen Dekker knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Gelb but he's offside!
77.12
Ernesto Segarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi plays a perfect one-two with Jeremy Hellemons and rushes in on goal... Walter Corradi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Jose Barbosa manages to gather it comfortably.
79.04
Menno Schaap controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege directs the ball goalwards with his head. Thomas Promes easily smothers it.
81.41
JŸrgen Dekker threads the ball through to Abel Varela. Abel Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
84.30
Wouter Houttuin knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi lofts in a cross ball towards David Viana. David Viana heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.20
Menno Schaap knocks the ball forward to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah goes all the way! Kevin Abidallah tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.55
Jochem Grot hacks David Viana from behind! The referee calls over Jochem Grot and warns him to calm down! David Viana runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
26.2%
43.8%
30%
Scorers