Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 13': Jordy Clasie
  • 66': Dani de Wit
FT
2 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a through ball.
    • 2': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
    • 3': Offside, AZ. Jesper Karlsson tries a through ball, but Calvin Stengs is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Svensson.
    • 13': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tom Beugelsdijk.
    • 13': Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Svensson following a corner.
    • 15': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
    • 15': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tom Beugelsdijk.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
    • 18': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
    • 24': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
    • 24': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 29': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
    • 29': Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 37': Offside, AZ. Calvin Stengs tries a through ball, but Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 39': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Timo Letschert (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonas Svensson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 46': Offside, AZ. Marco Bizot tries a through ball, but Myron Boadu is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 51': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 56': Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
    • 56': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Reda Kharchouch replaces Bryan Smeets.
    • 56': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Sven Mijnans.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 59': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 61': Substitution, AZ. Dani de Wit replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 62': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Jordy Clasie (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 64': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 66': Goal! AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 68': Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 71': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Mica Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 71': Mica Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Offside, AZ. Fredrik Midtsjø tries a through ball, but Bruno Martins Indi is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tom Beugelsdijk.
    • 75': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 75': Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Aaron Meijers replaces Mica Pinto.
    • 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger replaces Laros Duarte.
    • 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch replaces Lennart Thy.
    • 82': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Jordy Clasie.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch.
    • 83': Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Timo Letschert (AZ).
    • 85': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 87': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 89': Danzell Gravenberch (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Timo Letschert (AZ).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Danzell Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    8 Saves 3
    39.9 Possession 60.1
    5 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 11
    0.6 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    316 Accurate Passes 546
    414 Passes 638
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    12 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    76 Long Balls 58
    33 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 6
    15 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 4
    12 Effective Clearances 11
    12 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 28 +41 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 +21 53
    3 NEC Nijmegen 28 +22 50
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 28 +18 48
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marco Bizot (GK)
    15 Bruno Martins Indi
    22 Timo Letschert
    5 Owen Wijndal
    2 Jonas Svensson
    28 Albert Gudmundsson
    20 Jordy Clasie
    6 Fredrik Midtsjo
    9 Myron Boadu
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    7 Calvin Stengs
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Yukinari Sugawara, Ramon Leeuwin, Jelle Duin, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Tijjani Reijnders, Dani de Wit, Hakon Evjen, Hobie Verhulst, Kenzo Goudmijn, Mees Bakker.

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
    4 Michaël Heylen
    3 Tom Beugelsdijk
    5 Mica Pinto Yellow Card
    2 Dirk Abels
    10 Bryan Smeets
    6 Laros Duarte
    8 Abdou Harroui
    9 Lennart Thy
    11 Sven Mijnans
    7 Jeffry Fortes
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Benjamin van Leer, Jason Meerstadt, Deroy Duarte, Aaron Meijers, Wouter Burger, Jeremy Van Mullem, Reda Kharchouch, Mario Engels, Michael Fabrie, Delano Vianello, Danzell Gravenberch.

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