Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Groningen, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 21': Teun Koopmeiners
  • Red Card 57': Fredrik Midtsjo
  • Red Card 85': Bruno Martins Indi
FT
1 - 2
FC Groningen
  • 69': Ahmed El Messaoudi
  • 74': Ahmed El Messaoudi
  • Red Card 90'+5': Mohamed El Hankouri

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AZ Alkmaar are hosting FC Groningen 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.
  • 4': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 5': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 5': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Myron Boadu (AZ).
  • 8': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 8': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 15': Offside, AZ. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Calvin Stengs is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
  • 16': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Daniël van Kaam.
  • 21': Goal! AZ 1, FC Groningen 0. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 22': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 26': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 27': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 28': Foul by Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen).
  • 28': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
  • 29': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 32': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 32': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Hand ball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bart van Hintum.
  • 37': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 37': Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 44': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 45': Offside, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
  • 45': First Half ends, AZ 1, FC Groningen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, FC Groningen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Remco Balk replaces Tomas Suslov.
  • 47': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 47': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remco Balk.
  • 53': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 54': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 54': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 57': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 57': Remco Balk (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Second yellow card to Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 61': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 64': Offside, FC Groningen. Gabriel Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Remco Balk is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 65': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Damil Dankerlui with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 69': Goal! AZ 1, FC Groningen 1. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 72': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Calvin Stengs.
  • 74': Goal! AZ 1, FC Groningen 2. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 76': Substitution, AZ. Ferdy Druijf replaces Dani de Wit because of an injury.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria Aboukhlal with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 77': Remco Balk (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen).
  • 79': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 80': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri replaces Patrick Joosten.
  • 85': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 85': Remco Balk (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Second yellow card to Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
  • 86': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 87': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
  • 87': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 90': Sergio Padt (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+1': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Calvin Stengs (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+2': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wessel Dammers replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+4': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+5': Owen Wijndal (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 1, FC Groningen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, FC Groningen 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 2
1 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
57 Possession 43
16 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 250
452 Passes 348
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
29 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
75 Long Balls 66
44 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 7
10 Effective Clearances 22
10 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 29 +42 71
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 29 +21 54
3 NEC Nijmegen 29 +24 53
4 FC Twente 29 +18 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marco Bizot (GK)
15 Bruno Martins Indi
3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
5 Owen Wijndal Yellow Card
26 Yukinari Sugawara
10 Dani de Wit
8 Teun Koopmeiners
6 Fredrik Midtsjo Yellow Card
9 Myron Boadu
11 Jesper Karlsson
7 Calvin Stengs Yellow Card
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Albert Gudmundsson, Beau Reus, Hobie Verhulst, Hakon Evjen, Ramon Leeuwin, Timo Letschert, Juan Castillo, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ferdy Druijf, Tijjani Reijnders.

GRO FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sergio Padt (GK)
3 Bart Van Hintum
5 Kou Itakura
15 Gabriel Gudmundsson
2 Damil Dankerlui
18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
26 Daniel Van Kaam
6 Azor Matusiwa
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
14 Patrick Joosten
31 Tomás Suslov
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Nigel Bertrams, Joël van Kaam, Wessel Dammers, Sam Schreck, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Remco Balk, Miguel Angel Leal, Jan de Boer, Mohamed El Hankouri.

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