Match Report


PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Dylan CostaD. Costa75
G
captain1
G
84Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka
Rui Van Der WeerdenR. Van Der Weerden69
D
2
D
75Vincenzo NeudeckerV. Neudecker
Tomasz AnolfoT. Anolfo74
D
3
D
55Miel Van EijkM. Van Eijk
Ivo Van FessemI. Van Fessem70
D
4
D
71Stefano HammingS. Hamming
Gerard BobsonG. Bobson83
M
5
M
61Eric de WitE. de Wit
Joris Van Der SchaafJ. Van Der Schaaf74
M
6
M
75Jan Van Der LeegteJ. Van Der Leegte
Ulrich GrotU. Grot78
M
7
M
80Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Albert MeijerA. Meijer77
M
8captain
M
73Alistair TaylorA. Taylor
Kofi Van De OuwelandK. Van De Ouweland66
A
9
A
78Hannes BreyerH. Breyer
Joris De VetJ. De Vet67
A
10
A
69Anselmo PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Adilson HasselbainkA. Hasselbaink68
A
11
A
71Albrecht RiemannA. Riemann
 
Robin AbidallahR. Abidallah64
D
12
D
70Hugo BentoH. Bento
Regi DirkR. Dirk78
M
13
M
73Steve Van Der WeerdenS. Van Der Weerden
Jerome De RomijnJ. De Romijn60
A
14
A
57Sean GrellaS. Grella

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Philips Stadion where PSV Eindhoven play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both PSV Eindhoven and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Franken.


0.00
The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
3.46
Jan Van Der Leegte sees Albrecht Riemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Albrecht Riemann knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Hannes Breyer is offside!
9.30
Vincenzo Neudecker flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Birnbaum. Albrecht Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi beats his man to it with a header but Dylan Costa is on top of it.
18.39
Ivo Van Fessem takes it forward alone. Ivo Van Fessem decides to run forward with the ball. Ivo Van Fessem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.30
Albrecht Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann collects the pass. Albrecht Riemann runs straight at the defence! Albrecht Riemann muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
21.58
Ivo Van Fessem kicks a strong pass forward to Gerard Bobson. Gerard Bobson flicks a high pass forward. Adilson Hasselbaink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adilson Hasselbaink tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.56
Albert Meijer hits a low pass to Kofi Van De Ouweland. Kofi Van De Ouweland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.17
Rui Van Der Weerden threads a neat ball through to Joris Van Der Schaaf. Joris Van Der Schaaf plays the ball forward to Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink plays a scrappy one-two with Kofi Van De Ouweland and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Adilson Hasselbaink provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
32.37
Jan Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Riemann who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Riemann whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Breyer. Rui Van Der Weerden comes in with a late challenge on Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.31
Rui Van Der Weerden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joris Van Der Schaaf. Joris Van Der Schaaf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.08
Miel Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Birnbaum collects the pass. Albrecht Birnbaum makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.47
Alistair Taylor sees Hannes Breyer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Breyer knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Dylan Costa!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
PSV Eindhoven kick off the second half!
55.36
Jan Van Der Leegte threads a neat ball through to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
60.21
PSV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Regi Dirk replacing Ulrich Grot .
63.48
Miel Van Eijk flicks a high ball forward to Alistair Taylor who takes it down. Alistair Taylor threads the ball through to Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann beats his man to it with a header. Dylan Costa picks it out of the air!
73.40
Regi Dirk kicks a strong pass forward to Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink finds some space and shoots from distance but Joseph-Desire Njanka is on top of his game. Great save!
77.26
Eric de Wit passes the ball forward to Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Dylan Costa. Excellent save.
79.37
Miel Van Eijk threads a neat ball through to Alistair Taylor. Alistair Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Breyer. Hannes Breyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Van Der Weerden.
84.53
Hannes Breyer barges into Ivo Van Fessem. Hannes Breyer is given a warning by the referee! Ivo Van Fessem stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.38
Joris Van Der Schaaf barges into Albrecht Birnbaum. The referee warns Joris Van Der Schaaf to calm down! Albrecht Birnbaum runs off the knock.
87.34
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

PSV Eindhoven

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Albrecht Riemann 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albrecht Riemann of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings