Dutch KNVB Beker

FT Sunday, April 19, 2026
NEC Nijmegen WWDWD 1
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AZ Alkmaar LWLWD 5
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AZ145
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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
59.2
Possession
40.8
11
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
5
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroG
  2. 5Alexandre PenetraCD-L
  3. 3Wouter GoesCD-R
  4. 34Mees De WitLB
  5. 22Elijah DijkstraRB
  6. 26Kees SmitCM
  7. 6Peer KoopmeinersLM
  8. 8Jordy ClasieRM
  9. 9Troy ParrottF
  10. 27Ro-Zangelo DaalLF
  11. 10Sven MijnansRF

NEC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Jasper CillessenG
  2. 3Philippe SandlerCD
  3. 24Deveron FonvilleCD-L
  4. 14Eli DasaCD-R
  5. 23Kodai SanoCM-L
  6. 6Darko NejasmicCM-R
  7. 11Basar ÖnalLM
  8. 25Sami OuaissaRM
  9. 30Bryan LinssenF
  10. 20Noé LebretonCF-L
  11. 10Tjaronn CheryCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Jordy Clasie (AZ Alkmaar) Yellow Card at 8'
  2. 10' Sami Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen) Yellow Card at 10'
  3. 32' Mees De Wit (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 32'
  4. 45' Willum Thór Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen) Substitution at 45'
  5. 53' Mees De Wit (AZ Alkmaar) Yellow Card at 53'
  6. 55' Isak Jensen (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 55'
  7. 67' Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 67'
  8. 69' Billy Van Duijl (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 69'
  9. 73' Peer Koopmeiners (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 73'
  10. 74' Danilo (NEC Nijmegen) Substitution at 74'
  11. 74' Youssef El Kachati (NEC Nijmegen) Substitution at 74'
  12. 74' Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen) Substitution at 74'
  13. 75' Philippe Sandler (NEC Nijmegen) Yellow Card at 75'
  14. 78' Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen) Goal at 78'
  15. 86' Denso Kasius (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 86'
  16. 90'+1' Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 91'
  17. 90'+1' Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar) Yellow Card at 91'
  18. 90'+4' Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen) Yellow Card at 94'
  19. 90'+5' Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 95'
  20. 90'+5' Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) Yellow Card at 95'

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