Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 44': Jesper Karlsson
  • 87': Tijjani Reijnders
FT
2 - 1
Heerenveen
  • 7': Amin Sarr

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Heerenveen 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.
  • 5': Foul by Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen).
  • 5': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Goal! AZ 0, sc Heerenveen 1. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tibor Halilovic with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a headed pass.
  • 13': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 13': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a through ball.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
  • 32': Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
  • 36': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 39': Hand ball by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 39': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 42': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 44': Goal! AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 1.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Dani de Wit.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
  • 47': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Woudenberg.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 57': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 57': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 63': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
  • 63': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Anthony Musaba replaces Sydney van Hooijdonk.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thom Haye.
  • 73': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 76': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Arjen van der Heide replaces Tibor Halilovic.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 79': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Timo Zaal replaces Hamdi Akujobi because of an injury.
  • 81': Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Zaal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 84': Foul by Timo Zaal (sc Heerenveen).
  • 84': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Timo Zaal (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Erwin Mulder (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Anthony Musaba (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timo Zaal.
  • 87': Goal! AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Beukema with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, AZ. Kamal Sowah replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 90': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Owen Wijndal.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Arjen van der Heide (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kamal Sowah (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Arjen van der Heide (sc Heerenveen).
  • 90'+5': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 3
41.9 Possession 58.1
12 SHOTS 24
4 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 455
401 Passes 547
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
12 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.4
88 Long Balls 50
35 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 9
24 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 12
22 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,198

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 25 +43 65
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 25 +20 48
3 Ajax Amsterdam 26 +14 44
4 NEC Nijmegen 25 +18 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi
31 Sam Beukema
5 Owen Wijndal
2 Yukinari Sugawara
10 Dani de Wit
20 Jordy Clasie Yellow Card
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
7 Zakaria Aboukhlal
11 Jesper Karlsson
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Milos Kerkez, Zico Buurmeester, Aslak Witry, Peer Koopmeiners, Beau Reus, Kamal Sowah, Hobie Verhulst, Hakon Evjen, Tijjani Reijnders.

HEE Heerenveen (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Erwin Mulder (GK) Yellow Card
15 Nick Bakker
2 Syb van Ottele
4 Sven van Beek
26 Anas Tahiri
10 Tibor Halilovic
33 Thom Haye
5 Lucas Woudenberg
18 Hamdi Akujobi
9 Amin Sarr
20 Sydney van Hooijdonk
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Arjen van der Heide, Nicolas Madsen, Jan Bekkema, Filip Stevanovic, Anthony Musaba, Jan Ras, Rami Al Hajj, Xavier Mous, Djenahro Nunumete, Timo Zaal.

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