Match Report
| AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar |  |  | NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Barbosa | J. Barbosa |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Dave Verlinden | D. Verlinden | |||||||||
| Antonino Cevoli | A. Cevoli |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Brutil Veldman | B. Veldman | |||||||||
| JŸrgen Dekker | J. Dekker | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Mauricio Nieto | M. Nieto | |||||||||
| Jesper Van Thiel | J. Van Thiel | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Thijs Paauwe | T. Paauwe | |||||||||
| Tijani Van Halst | T. Van Halst | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Eduardo Neves | E. Neves | |||||||||
| Edgar Andrade | E. Andrade | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Wout Luijpers | W. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Menno Schaap | M. Schaap | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Ulrich de Jong | U. de Jong | |||||||||
| Abel Varela | A. Varela | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Mauro Nista | M. Nista | |||||||||
| Torsten Gelb | T. Gelb |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Billy de Jong | B. de Jong | |||||||||
| Sven Ziege | S. Ziege | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Thomas De Romijn | T. De Romijn | |||||||||
| Kevin Abidallah | K. Abidallah | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Johan Langerak | J. Langerak | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 18,984 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
3.01
0-0Edgar Andrade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.32
1-0Menno Schaap knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Dave Verlinden had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
14.22
Abel Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah goes all the way! Kevin Abidallah takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.23
1-0Edgar Andrade kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.01
Menno Schaap kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dave Verlinden who gathers it comfortably.
27.50
Eduardo Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wout Luijpers. Wout Luijpers knocks the ball forward to Thomas De Romijn. Thomas De Romijn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
38.26
1-0Eduardo Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy de Jong. Billy de Jong makes a probing pass to Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas De Romijn but the linesman indicates offside!
40.05
1-0Edgar Andrade makes a simple pass to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Dave Verlinden.
44.02
Jesper Van Thiel threads the ball through to Edgar Andrade. Edgar Andrade threads the ball through to Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb goes all the way! Torsten Gelb tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
45.00
1-0Johan Langerak clumsily knocks into JŸrgen Dekker. Johan Langerak is given a warning by the referee! JŸrgen Dekker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and NEC Nijmegen kick off!
57.02
Menno Schaap kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah plays a perfect one-two with Sven Ziege and rushes in on goal... Kevin Abidallah tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.11
Edgar Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Ziege. Sven Ziege goes all the way! Sven Ziege takes a shot at goal. Dave Verlinden easily smothers it.
60.24
Menno Schaap advances with the ball. Menno Schaap knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Dave Verlinden had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
77.31
Abel Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Gelb. Torsten Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.40
Jesper Van Thiel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Andrade. Edgar Andrade brings the ball forward. Edgar Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Neves.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.9%
28.1%
Play Area
19.3%
47.4%
33.3%
Scorers