Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs VVV-Venlo, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 2': Jesper Karlsson
  • 24': Calvin Stengs
  • Red Card 41': Jonas Svensson
FT
2 - 2
VVV-Venlo
  • 86': Evert Linthorst
  • 88': Giorgos Giakoumakis (P)

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AZ Alkmaar are hosting VVV-Venlo 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': Goal! AZ 1, VVV-Venlo 0. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 6': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo).
  • 9': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Zinedine Machach.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 10': Ramon Leeuwin (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo).
  • 12': Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 15': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 15': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Zinedine Machach tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
  • 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 19': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 19': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 21': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 0. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonas Svensson with a headed pass.
  • 25': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo).
  • 26': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 26': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Owen Wijndal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a headed pass.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 29': Myron Boadu (AZ) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo).
  • 30': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Zinedine Machach tries a through ball, but Josua John is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 34': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 36': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lukas Schmitz.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
  • 38': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Delano van Crooij.
  • 40': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
  • 40': Josua John (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
  • 41': Josua John (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Jonas Svensson (AZ) is shown the red card.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte replaces Roy Gelmi.
  • 46': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo).
  • 46': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Hand ball by Lukas Schmitz (VVV-Venlo).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 49': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Offside, AZ. Hobie Verhulst tries a through ball, but Myron Boadu is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Ramon Leeuwin (AZ).
  • 50': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Josua John.
  • 51': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 52': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Georgios Giakoumakis tries a through ball, but Josua John is caught offside.
  • 54': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 55': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Evert Linthorst tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 56': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Christian Kum tries a through ball, but Torino Hunte is caught offside.
  • 58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Arjan Swinkels.
  • 59': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 59': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
  • 60': Tristan Dekker (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Lukas Schmitz (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 62': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Vito van Crooij tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Ante Coric replaces Zinedine Machach.
  • 63': Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 64': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 64': Ramon Leeuwin (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Torino Hunte with a headed pass.
  • 68': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
  • 74': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Jafar Arias replaces Josua John.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 77': Foul by Myron Boadu (AZ).
  • 77': Tristan Dekker (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ante Coric.
  • 78': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 78': Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo).
  • 79': Ramon Leeuwin (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 80': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 80': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 81': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Stan van Dijck replaces Lukas Schmitz.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ante Coric with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Stan van Dijck (VVV-Venlo) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kum.
  • 85': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Hobie Verhulst.
  • 86': Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 1. Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Calvin Stengs.
  • 87': Penalty VVV-Venlo. Georgios Giakoumakis draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Goal! AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 2. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Stan van Dijck (VVV-Venlo).
  • 90'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Torino Hunte.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ante Coric (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jafar Arias following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, VVV-Venlo 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
6 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
43.9 Possession 56.1
11 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
250 Accurate Passes 358
332 Passes 436
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 67
31 Accurate Long Balls 46
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 16
25 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 31 +49 77
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 30 +21 55
3 NEC Nijmegen 30 +24 54
4 FC Twente 30 +19 53
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Hobie Verhulst (GK)
15 Bruno Martins Indi
27 Ramon Leeuwin
5 Owen Wijndal
2 Jonas Svensson
10 Dani de Wit
8 Teun Koopmeiners
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
9 Myron Boadu
11 Jesper Karlsson
7 Calvin Stengs
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Juan Castillo, Tijjani Reijnders, Albert Gudmundsson, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Hakon Evjen, André Krul, Yukinari Sugawara, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Elber Evora.

VVV VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Delano van Crooij (GK)
3 Arjan Swinkels
14 Christian Kum
26 Lukas Schmitz
17 Tristan Dekker
4 Roy Gelmi Yellow Card
21 Evert Linthorst
8 Zinédine Machach Yellow Card
11 Giorgos Giakoumakis
10 Vito van Crooij
12 Josua John
VVV-Venlo Substitutes:
Guus Hupperts, Yahcuroo Roemer, Ante Coric, Torino Hunte, Jafar Arias, Jens Craenmehr, Steffen Schäfer, Lars Nabbe, Wassim Essanoussi, Stan Van Dijck, Bram Verbong.

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