Match Report


AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar     Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Henk RudgeH. Rudge64
G
1
G
70Victor HeesakkersV. Heesakkers
Mark MatteassiM. Matteassi72
D
2
D
73Billy BoothB. Booth
Stephen GemmillS. Gemmill67
D
3
D
68Steven CornelisseS. Cornelisse
Wouter de GrootW. de Groot67
D
4
D
67Henry KoncheskyH. Konchesky
Guillermo ArtsG. Arts58
D
captain5
M
72Noah LittbarskiN. Littbarski
Andy VerlindenA. Verlinden77
M
6
M
70Edmundo GarciaE. Garcia
Youssef de JongY. de Jong72
M
7
M
69Graeme ByrneG. Byrne
Gregoor CruzG. Cruz72
M
8captain
M
65Gijs Van DinterenG. Van Dinteren
Dennis KettingD. Ketting78
A
9
A
72Yuri DenneboomY. Denneboom
Rodney ArveladzeR. Arveladze67
A
10
A
66Alexander MustoeA. Mustoe
Gonzalo UrasG. Uras66
A
11
A
65Nicholas BuzareN. Buzare
 
Robin SchultzR. Schultz65
A
12
G
68Roland van DamR. van Dam
Julian RedknappJ. Redknapp65
M
13
A
64Ferdi De VetF. De Vet
Tom GoossenT. Goossen62
G
14
A
61Gerard ArveladzeG. Arveladze

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to Feyenoord Rotterdam. A crowd of 18,101 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Feyenoord Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Cairo.


0.00
The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
2.38
Stephen Gemmill makes a simple pass to Youssef de Jong. Youssef de Jong flicks a high pass forward. Rodney Arveladze holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodney Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Gonzalo Uras. Gonzalo Uras makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
3.16
Wouter de Groot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youssef de Jong. Youssef de Jong runs straight at the opposition's defence. Youssef de Jong finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
4.06
Youssef de Jong flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.32
Henry Konchesky makes a simple pass to Noah Littbarski. Noah Littbarski threads a neat ball through to Alexander Mustoe. Alexander Mustoe lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Buzare. Nicholas Buzare connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Henk Rudge with no chance!! Goal for Feyenoord Rotterdam!
20.56
Steven Cornelisse sees Gijs Van Dinteren in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gijs Van Dinteren threads a neat ball through to Alexander Mustoe. Alexander Mustoe lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Buzare. Nicholas Buzare makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Henk Rudge with no chance!! Goal for Feyenoord Rotterdam!
27.46
Edmundo Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Mustoe controls it well on his chest. Alexander Mustoe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henk Rudge who gathers it comfortably.
28.45
Guillermo Arts threads the ball through to Youssef de Jong. Youssef de Jong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Booth.
32.36
Wouter de Groot flicks a high pass forward. Gregoor Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregoor Cruz passes the ball forward to Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. Feyenoord Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The AZ 67 Alkmaar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off the second half!
48.28
Yuri Denneboom clumsily knocks into Wouter de Groot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wouter de Groot stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.46
Gijs Van Dinteren makes a simple pass to Alexander Mustoe. Alexander Mustoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.14
Stephen Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Youssef de Jong collects the pass. Youssef de Jong threads a neat ball through to Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Victor Heesakkers gets down and covers it.
54.09
Henry Konchesky knocks the ball to his team mate, Noah Littbarski. Noah Littbarski flicks a high ball forward to Yuri Denneboom who takes it down. Yuri Denneboom lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Mustoe. Alexander Mustoe connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
55.24
Edmundo Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Yuri Denneboom who takes it down. Yuri Denneboom lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Buzare. Nicholas Buzare outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies well off target!
59.13
Billy Booth hacks Rodney Arveladze from behind! Billy Booth is shown the yellow card! Rodney Arveladze grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.40
Edmundo Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Denneboom collects the pass. Yuri Denneboom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.01
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.42
Guillermo Arts plays the ball forward to Andy Verlinden. Andy Verlinden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Uras. Gonzalo Uras knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.24
Billy Booth threads a neat ball through to Graeme Byrne. Graeme Byrne knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Buzare. Nicholas Buzare knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Mustoe. Guillermo Arts comes in with a late challenge on Alexander Mustoe. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.50
Youssef de Jong passes the ball forward to Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze skips past Steven Cornelisse! Rodney Arveladze muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.58
Stephen Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef de Jong. Youssef de Jong hits a low pass to Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Gonzalo Uras. Gonzalo Uras directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Victor Heesakkers.
79.49
Gregoor Cruz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gijs Van Dinteren reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
83.01
Henry Konchesky hits a low pass to Noah Littbarski. Noah Littbarski sees space and advances. Noah Littbarski finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.34
Andy Verlinden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Gonzalo Uras. Gonzalo Uras is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Victor Heesakkers is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AZ 67 Alkmaar

Feyenoord Rotterdam
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
32.4%
42.3%
25.4%

Scorers
Nicholas Buzare 14, 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Buzare of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings