UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 22, 2026
AZ Alkmaar LWLWD 4
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Ararat-Armenia DWLWL 0
1st2ndT
AZ224
ARA000
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium · Paramount+

Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
5
60.8
Possession
39.2
17
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
496
Accurate Passes
278
572
Passes
368
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
60
27
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
13
11
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
15
13
Effective Clearances
24
13
Clearances
24

Lineups

ARA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 98João BravimG
  2. 47Alexandros MalisCD-L
  3. 43Bruno WilsonCD-R
  4. 16Edgar GrigoryanLB
  5. 2Hugo OliveiraRB
  6. 10Armen AmbartsumyanAM
  7. 17Maxence CarlierLM
  8. 8Juan Andrés BalantaRM
  9. 91Sandro LimaF
  10. 7Zhirayr ShaghoyanAM-L
  11. 77Artur SerobyanAM-R

AZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Jari De BusserG
  2. 29Wesley HoedtCD-L
  3. 4Lewis SchoutenCD-R
  4. 34Mees De WitLB
  5. 2Seiya MaikumaRB
  6. 7Weslley PatatiAM
  7. 17Valdemar ByskovLM
  8. 21Dave KwakmanRM
  9. 18Bendegúz KovácsF
  10. 24Ayoub OufkirAM-L
  11. 6Peer KoopmeinersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Sandro Lima (Ararat-Armenia).
  2. 17'
  3. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 17'
  5. 21' Goal! Ararat-Armenia 0, AZ 1. Valdemar Byskov (AZ) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  6. 23' Bruno Wilson (Ararat-Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 27' Goal! Ararat-Armenia 0, AZ 2. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  8. 36' Delay in match because of an injury João Bravim (Ararat-Armenia).
  9. 36'
  10. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 37'
  12. 44' Armen Ambartsumyan (Ararat-Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 45' Substitution, AZ. Ro-Zangelo Daal replaces Ayoub Oufkir.
  14. 57' Substitution, Ararat-Armenia. Karen Muradyan replaces Armen Ambartsumyan.
  15. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Jari De Busser (AZ).
  16. 64'
  17. 65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 65'
  19. 65' Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Bendegúz Kovács.
  20. 65' Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Seiya Maikuma.
  21. 73' Substitution, Ararat-Armenia. Benny replaces Juan Balanta.
  22. 73' Substitution, Ararat-Armenia. Arayik Eloyan replaces Sandro Lima.
  23. 73' Substitution, Ararat-Armenia. Bruno Pereira replaces Edgar Grigoryan.
  24. 73' Substitution, Ararat-Armenia. Franca replaces Zhirayr Shaghoyan.
  25. 76' Goal! Ararat-Armenia 0, AZ 3. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  26. 79' Goal! Ararat-Armenia 0, AZ 4. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weslley Patati with a cross.
  27. 80' Substitution, AZ. Rion Ichihara replaces Wesley Hoedt.
  28. 80' Substitution, AZ. Hessel de Wit replaces Valdemar Byskov.

UEFA Europa League News

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