Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs RKC Waalwijk, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 5': Calvin Stengs
  • 72': Albert Gudmundsson
  • 90'+1': Albert Gudmundsson
FT
3 - 0
RKC Waalwijk

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting RKC Waalwijk 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 missed. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 5': Goal! AZ 1, RKC Waalwijk 0. Calvin Stengs (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 8': Foul by Sylla Sow (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 8': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
    • 11': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 12': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Vitalie Damascan.
    • 15': Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Calvin Stengs (AZ).
    • 15': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Nicolas Olsak (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 16': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a through ball.
    • 18': Foul by Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 18': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
    • 21': Luuk Wouters (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 25': Foul by Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 25': Jonas Svensson (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Offside, AZ. Owen Wijndal tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
    • 30': Sylla Sow (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
    • 34': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 34': Sylla Sow (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Kostas Lamprou tries a through ball, but Sylla Sow is caught offside.
    • 38': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Ola John replaces Sylla Sow because of an injury.
    • 39': Foul by Vitalie Damascan (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 39': Jonas Svensson (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 41': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Calvin Stengs is caught offside.
    • 42': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 44': Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 1, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 45': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Ayman Azhil replaces Nicolas Olsak.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 56': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 56': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
    • 57': Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Said Bakari (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 58': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Hand ball by Vitalie Damascan (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
    • 61': Offside, AZ. Fredrik Midtsjø tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
    • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 66': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Lennerd Daneels replaces Vitalie Damascan.
    • 67': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Paul Quasten replaces Luuk Wouters.
    • 67': Penalty AZ. Albert Gudmundsson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty conceded by Paul Quasten (RKC Waalwijk) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': Penalty saved! Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Substitution, AZ. Myron Boadu replaces Bruno Martins Indi because of an injury.
    • 72': Goal! AZ 2, RKC Waalwijk 0. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge.
    • 75': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Calvin Stengs.
    • 76': Substitution, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Jonas Svensson.
    • 77': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 77': Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers replaces Cyril Ngonge.
    • 78': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 81': Attempt saved. Finn Stokkers (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ola John.
    • 83': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 83': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Jesper Karlsson.
    • 84': Substitution, AZ. Timo Letschert replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 89': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 90'+1': Goal! AZ 3, RKC Waalwijk 0. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 90'+3': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
    • 90'+4': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Finn Stokkers (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    8 Saves 1
    44.1 Possession 55.9
    3 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    357 Accurate Passes 474
    436 Passes 547
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 50
    22 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 20
    18 Tackles 28
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 3
    22 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Excelsior 1 +4 3
    2 Go Ahead Eagles 1 +3 3
    3 AZ Alkmaar 1 +2 3
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 1 +2 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

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

    RKC RKC Waalwijk (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Kostas Lamprou (GK)
    59 Ahmed Touba
    3 Melle Meulensteen
    34 Luuk Wouters
    28 Saïd Bakari
    8 Anas Tahiri
    6 Nicolás Olsak
    4 Vurnon Anita
    99 Vitalie Damascan
    19 Sylla Sow
    7 Cyril Ngonge Yellow Card
    RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
    Ayman Azhil, Mike Grim, Lars Nieuwpoort, Paul Quasten, Ola John, Richard van der Venne, Lennerd Daneels, Etienne Vaessen, Finn Stokkers, Juriën Gaari.

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