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

· Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

32': Vangelis Pavlidis
56': Jacob Rasmussen (OG)
83': Jesper Karlsson (P)

FT
3 - 1

Vitesse

63': Sondre Tronstad

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Vitesse 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. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer.
6': Adrian Grbic (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Aslak Witry (AZ).
7': Attempt missed. Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek following a set piece situation.
8': Offside, Vitesse. Romaric Yapi tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
8': Aslak Witry (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Loïs Openda (Vitesse).
9': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Riechedly Bazoer.
10': Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
10': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
10': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
12': Foul by Toni Domgjoni (Vitesse).
12': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Vitesse. Riechedly Bazoer tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
18': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
19': Attempt saved. Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek with a cross.
20': Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
21': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrian Grbic.
22': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
22': Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
27': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Aslak Witry.
28': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
28': Hand ball by Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse).
29': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
32': Goal! AZ 1, Vitesse 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
34': Foul by Loïs Openda (Vitesse).
34': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Loïs Openda (Vitesse).
36': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Adrian Grbic (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek with a cross.
40': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
41': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
41': Matús Bero (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
43': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 1, Vitesse 0.
45': Second Half begins AZ 1, Vitesse 0.
50': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
52': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
56': Own Goal by Jacob Rasmussen, Vitesse. AZ 2, Vitesse 0.
58': Foul by Matús Bero (Vitesse).
58': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Matús Bero (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
60': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
62': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
63': Attempt missed. Jacob Rasmussen (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek with a cross following a corner.
63': Goal! AZ 2, Vitesse 1. Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda following a corner.
64': Substitution, Vitesse. Yann Gboho replaces Romaric Yapi.
64': Substitution, Vitesse. Thomas Buitink replaces Toni Domgjoni.
66': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Jordy Clasie.
69': Offside, AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
70': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
70': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
70': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
71': Foul by Thomas Buitink (Vitesse).
71': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
77': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
77': Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Hand ball by Jacob Rasmussen (Vitesse).
80': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Aslak Witry because of an injury.
81': Penalty AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) after a foul in the penalty area.
83': Goal! AZ 3, Vitesse 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
84': Substitution, Vitesse. Simon van Duivenbooden replaces Sondre Tronstad.
84': Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
85': Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
87': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
87': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt missed. Matús Bero (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann Gboho.
90': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
90': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
90': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jacob Rasmussen with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+1': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
90'+3': Offside, Vitesse. Adrian Grbic tries a through ball, but Thomas Buitink is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek.
90'+5': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Foul by Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse).
90'+6': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Foul by Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse).
90'+6': Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 3, Vitesse 1.
0': Match ends, AZ 3, Vitesse 1.

Statistics

VIT		AZ
11	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	3
53.7	Possession	46.3
15	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
336	Accurate Passes	299
446	Passes	392
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	63
37	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	6
11	Effective Clearances	38
11	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,406

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	19	+36	52
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	19	+20	36
3	Ajax Amsterdam	19	+11	34
4	NEC Nijmegen	18	+15	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
4	Bruno Martins Indi
31	Sam Beukema
5	Owen Wijndal
15	Aslak Witry
10	Dani de Wit
20	Jordy Clasie
6	Fredrik Midtsjo
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
11	Jesper Karlsson
2	Yukinari Sugawara

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Peer Koopmeiners, Zico Buurmeester, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Hakon Evjen, Tijjani Reijnders, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Hobie Verhulst, Milos Kerkez, Beau Reus, Kamal Sowah.

Vitesse (3-5-2)

No.	Name
24	Jeroen Houwen (GK)
10	Riechedly Bazoer
6	Jacob Rasmussen
3	Danilho Doekhi
22	Toni Domgjoni
21	Matús Bero
8	Sondre Tronstad
32	Maximilian Wittek
27	Romaric Yapi
7	Loïs Openda
9	Adrian Grbic

Vitesse Substitutes:

Yann Gboho, Million Manhoef, Daan Huisman, Enzo Cornelisse, Daan Reiziger, Tomas Hajek, Gyan De Regt, Thomas Buitink, Patrick Vroegh, Simon Van Duivenbooden, Eric Verstappen.

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