FC Groningen at AZ Alkmaar 3-4

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FULL TIME Sunday, November 8, 2026

AZ Alkmaar D W L L L 4

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FC Groningen W L D L L 3

Mexx Meerdink 9'
Ayoub Oufkir 61'
Mateo Chávez 76'
Mexx Meerdink 90'+1' P

Jacob Ondrejka 2'
Brynjólfur Willumsson 47'
Thom Van Bergen 54'

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10/18/26	vs Ajax Amsterdam	L 2-5	Dutch Eredivisie
10/11/26	@ Excelsior	W 5-1	Dutch Eredivisie
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Key Events24 All Plays34

Red Card 90'+10'

Hans Hateboer (Groningen) is shown the red card.

Hans Hateboer
Substitution 90'+6'

Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Mateo Chávez.

Mees De Wit
Yellow Card 90'+5'

Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Peer Koopmeiners
Penalty - Scored 90'+1'

Goal! AZ 4, Groningen 3. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

Mexx Meerdink
Substitution 90'

Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.

Nils Eggens
Substitution 90'

Substitution, Groningen. Lovro Stubljar replaces Tika de Jonge.

Lovro Štubljar
Red Card 88'

Second yellow card to Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).

Etienne Vaessen
Yellow Card 85'

Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Etienne Vaessen
Substitution 84'

Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Elijah Dijkstra.

Denso Kasius
Substitution 84'

Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Calvin Stengs
Substitution 79'

Substitution, Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Jorg Schreuders.

Tyrique Mercera
Goal 76'

Goal! AZ 3, Groningen 3. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.

Mateo Chávez
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Jacob Ondrejka.

Tygo Land
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Márk Csinger.

Wouter Prins
Goal 61'

Goal! AZ 2, Groningen 3. Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.

Ayoub Oufkir
Yellow Card 61'

Pelle Clement (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Pelle Clement
Substitution 60'

Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Wouter Goes.

Jordy Clasie
Substitution 60'

Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Valdemar Byskov.

Kees Smit
Penalty - Missed 59'

Penalty missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot is too high.

Mexx Meerdink
Yellow Card 58'

Marco Rente (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Marco Rente
Goal 54'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 3. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

Thom Van Bergen
Goal 47'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 2. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ondrejka.

Brynjólfur Willumsson
Goal 9'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Mexx Meerdink
Goal - Header 2'

Goal! AZ 0, Groningen 1. Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

Jacob Ondrejka

End Regular Time 90'+11'
Red Card 90'+10'

Hans Hateboer (Groningen) is shown the red card.

Hans Hateboer
Substitution 90'+6'

Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Mateo Chávez.

Mees De Wit
Yellow Card 90'+5'

Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Peer Koopmeiners
Penalty - Scored 90'+1'

Goal! AZ 4, Groningen 3. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

Mexx Meerdink
Substitution 90'

Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.

Nils Eggens
Substitution 90'

Substitution, Groningen. Lovro Stubljar replaces Tika de Jonge.

Lovro Štubljar
Red Card 88'

Second yellow card to Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).

Etienne Vaessen
Yellow Card 85'

Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Etienne Vaessen
Substitution 84'

Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Elijah Dijkstra.

Denso Kasius
Substitution 84'

Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Calvin Stengs
Substitution 79'

Substitution, Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Jorg Schreuders.

Tyrique Mercera
Goal 76'

Goal! AZ 3, Groningen 3. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.

Mateo Chávez
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Jacob Ondrejka.

Tygo Land
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Márk Csinger.

Wouter Prins
End Delay 70'
End Delay 70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Start Delay 69'
Start Delay 69'

Delay in match because of an injury Ayoub Oufkir (AZ).
Goal 61'

Goal! AZ 2, Groningen 3. Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.

Ayoub Oufkir
Yellow Card 61'

Pelle Clement (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Pelle Clement
Substitution 60'

Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Wouter Goes.

Jordy Clasie
Substitution 60'

Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Valdemar Byskov.

Kees Smit
Penalty - Missed 59'

Penalty missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot is too high.

Mexx Meerdink
Yellow Card 58'

Marco Rente (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Marco Rente
End Delay 58'
Start Delay 57'
Goal 54'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 3. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

Thom Van Bergen
Goal 47'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 2. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ondrejka.

Brynjólfur Willumsson
Start 2nd Half 45'
Halftime 45'+2'

First Half ends, AZ 1, Groningen 1.
Goal 9'

Goal! AZ 1, Groningen 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Mexx Meerdink
Goal - Header 2'

Goal! AZ 0, Groningen 1. Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

Jacob Ondrejka
Kickoff

First Half begins.

GRO AZ

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

41.8

Possession

58.2

SHOTS

ON GOAL

On Target %

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

256

Accurate Passes

402

354

Passes

487

Pass Completion %

Accurate Crosses

Crosses

Cross %

Long Balls

Accurate Long Balls

Long Balls %

Blocked Shots

Effective Tackles

Tackles

Tackle %

Interceptions

Effective Clearances

Clearances

AZ leads series 3-1-1

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Confirmed

Jari De BusserG282 saves
Wesley HoedtCD-L29
Wouter GoesCD-R31 shot
Mateo ChávezLB51 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Elijah DijkstraRB221 shot
Valdemar ByskovAM17
Peer KoopmeinersLM6 yellow card1 shot
Dave KwakmanRM212 shots
Mexx MeerdinkF91 assist2 shots on target2 goals4 shots
Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L111 assist4 shots
Ayoub OufkirAM-R242 shots on target1 goal5 shots

Jordy ClasieSUB8
Denso KasiusSUB30
Wassim BouzianeSUB27
Bendegúz KovácsSUB18
Andrea NataliSUB20
Calvin StengsSUB14
Hobie VerhulstSUB12
Rion IchiharaSUB31
Rome-Jayden Owusu-OduroSUB1
Mees De WitSUB34
Kees SmitSUB10
Seiya MaikumaSUB2

Etienne VaessenG1 red card1 save
Marco RenteCD-L5 yellow card
Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R3
Márk CsingerLB4
Hans HateboerRB33 red card
Thom Van BergenAM262 shots on target1 goal4 shots
Pelle ClementLM24 yellow card
Tika De JongeRM8
Brynjólfur WillumssonF91 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Jacob OndrejkaAM-L111 assist2 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Jorg SchreudersAM-R14

Jesper MosselaarSUB42
Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar NordinSUB16
Pelle BoevinkSUB30
Oskar ZawadaSUB19
Tygo LandSUB18
Lovro ŠtubljarSUB13
Jismerai DillemaSUB44
Elvis LaanSUB15
Nils EggensSUB201 shot
Nikolas BrandisSUB12
Tyrique MerceraSUB29
Wouter PrinsSUB2

All news

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News Sep 11 ESPN Netherlands and Leonard Solms Ajax's Thilo Kehrer using his success to help Burundi's children Thilo Kehrer may have joined Ajax Amsterdam on loan from AS Monaco, but his mission away from football remains unchanged -- he is aiming to leverage his success in football to help children in Burundi.

News Sep 6 ESPN Goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. scores twice to secure dramatic comeback point in Eredivisie Goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr, was on the scoresheet not once, but twice for Telstar in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday.

Venue: AFAS Stadion
City: Alkmaar
Kick-off/Tip-off: 7:45 AM
Where to watch: ESPN+

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Ayoub Oufkir F 5 Total Shots
Wesley Hoedt D 69 Accurate Passes
Jari De Busser G 2 Saves