Match Report


AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar     Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Anwar LawalAnwar Lawal Computer Player Computer Player
Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka83
G
1
G
84Roberto KnopperR. Knopper
Dario VecchiolaD. Vecchiola75
D
2captain
D
66Christian NeeskensC. Neeskens
Vincenzo NeudeckerV. Neudecker75
D
3
D
66William De PalmaW. De Palma
Hugo BentoH. Bento70
D
4
D
62Jean-Michel ColyJ. Coly
Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum79
M
5
D
61Brutil VerhoevenB. Verhoeven
Steve Van Der WeerdenS. Van Der Weerden73
M
6
M
71Jesper De GraefJ. De Graef
Alistair TaylorA. Taylor72
M
captain7
M
58Guilherme SousaG. Sousa
Pascal SchillingP. Schilling77
M
8
A
73Daniel WijkerD. Wijker
Anselmo PandolfiA. Pandolfi69
A
9
A
68Abubakari Dos SantosA. Dos Santos
Johan NordahlJ. Nordahl76
A
10
A
65Gary GemmillG. Gemmill
Albrecht RiemannA. Riemann69
A
11
A
61Silvio MoreiraS. Moreira
 
Stefano HammingS. Hamming71
D
12
G
62Dami‘n VerhoevenD. Verhoeven
Dean HughesD. Hughes75
M
13
A
61Joost Van Der PennenJ. Van Der Pennen
Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma62
A
14
M
56Tjalle RedekerT. Redeker

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to Helmond Sport. A crowd of 19,420 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Helmond Sport appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Eric Van Hintum.


0.00
The first half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
2.58
Guilherme Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Wijker. Daniel Wijker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
3.55
Alistair Taylor flicks a high pass forward to Johan Nordahl who brings the ball under control. Johan Nordahl lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
4.34
Alistair Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Riemann shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.22
Alistair Taylor comes in with a late challenge on William De Palma. The referee calls over Alistair Taylor and shows him a yellow card! William De Palma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.12
Vincenzo Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Steve Van Der Weerden collects the pass. Steve Van Der Weerden chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Neeskens.
22.30
Without breaking stride, Vincenzo Neudecker plays the ball forward to Steve Van Der Weerden. Steve Van Der Weerden kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl lofts in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by William De Palma. Excellent block.
28.03
Jesper De Graef hits a low pass to Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Joseph-Desire Njanka gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
30.01
Abubakari Dos Santos catches Dario Vecchiola on the ankles. Abubakari Dos Santos is given a warning by the referee! Dario Vecchiola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.56
Guilherme Sousa barges into Dario Vecchiola. Guilherme Sousa is shown the yellow card! Dario Vecchiola carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.23
Steve Van Der Weerden sees space and advances. Steve Van Der Weerden rushes past Brutil Verhoeven! Brutil Verhoeven catches Steve Van Der Weerden on the ankles. Steve Van Der Weerden appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
42.39
Hugo Bento makes a probing pass to Albrecht Birnbaum. Albrecht Birnbaum makes a beautiful solo run. Albrecht Birnbaum shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.54
Christian Neeskens runs forward with the ball. Christian Neeskens flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Wijker collects the pass. Daniel Wijker knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Joseph-Desire Njanka.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Vincenzo Neudecker plays the ball forward to Albrecht Birnbaum. Albrecht Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi plays a quick one-two with Johan Nordahl and rushes in on goal... Anselmo Pandolfi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Roberto Knopper has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Helmond Sport kick off the second half!
47.04
Guilherme Sousa catches Alistair Taylor on the ankles. The referee brings Guilherme Sousa to one side and gives him a warning! Alistair Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
47.04
AZ 67 Alkmaar are in full control of this game.
48.57
Jesper De Graef flicks a high pass forward to Silvio Moreira who brings the ball under control. Silvio Moreira skips past Dario Vecchiola! Silvio Moreira rockets a shot on goal but somehow Joseph-Desire Njanka manages to keep it out.
49.50
Jesper De Graef knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Wijker. Daniel Wijker edges inside the box! Daniel Wijker shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.19
Steve Van Der Weerden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl puts a great ball through. Albrecht Riemann runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
53.58
Albrecht Birnbaum makes a run forward as Steve Van Der Weerden takes the throw-in. Albrecht Birnbaum skillfully chests the ball down. Albrecht Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Jean-Michel Coly is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
54.14
Albrecht Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Pandolfi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anselmo Pandolfi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
57.35
Showing composure, Jesper De Graef plays the ball forward to Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Joseph-Desire Njanka gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
60.39
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Joost Van Der Pennen replacing Brutil Verhoeven and Tjalle Redeker replacing Abubakari Dos Santos .
63.11
Albrecht Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Michel Coly.
65.31
Guilherme Sousa surges forward with the ball. Guilherme Sousa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dario Vecchiola.
75.34
Vincenzo Neudecker threads the ball through to Steve Van Der Weerden. Steve Van Der Weerden runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Steve Van Der Weerden plays a one-two with Anselmo Pandolfi and advances towards the goal... Steve Van Der Weerden shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Roberto Knopper.
77.13
Hugo Bento knocks the ball forward to Alistair Taylor. Alistair Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
83.51
Jesper De Graef passes the ball forward to Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira shoots from 20 yards but somehow Joseph-Desire Njanka manages to keep it out.
85.19
Pascal Schilling threads a neat ball through to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl threads the ball through to Albrecht Riemann but he's offside!
87.06
Alistair Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Guilherme Sousa sees Silvio Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Joseph-Desire Njanka is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AZ 67 Alkmaar

Helmond Sport
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.8%
31.2%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Anselmo Pandolfi 45
Silvio Moreira 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Silvio Moreira of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings