Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
  • 44': Rodrigo Guth
FT
1 - 3
AZ Alkmaar
  • 8': Jesper Karlsson
  • 70': Jesper Karlsson
  • 76': Hakon Evjen

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 2': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bart van Rooij with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 7': Offside, N.E.C.. Mikkel Duelund tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 8': Goal! N.E.C. 0, AZ 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aslak Witry following a fast break.
  • 14': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 14': Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Substitution, N.E.C.. Calvin Verdonk replaces Mikkel Duelund because of an injury.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 32': Offside, N.E.C.. Jonathan Okita tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 33': Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 34': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Aslak Witry (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
  • 37': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cas Odenthal.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Akman.
  • 40': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 40': Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Peter Vindahl (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 44': Goal! N.E.C. 1, AZ 1. Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Edgar Barreto.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, N.E.C. 1, AZ 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 1, AZ 1.
  • 46': Offside, N.E.C.. Magnus Mattsson tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 47': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 47': Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bart van Rooij.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 52': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Aslak Witry (AZ).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Håkon Evjen following a fast break.
  • 57': Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 60': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.).
  • 60': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aslak Witry with a headed pass.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Kamal Sowah replaces Dani de Wit.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kamal Sowah (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 66': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 68': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Edgar Barreto.
  • 70': Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Edgar Barreto.
  • 70': Goal! N.E.C. 1, AZ 2. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamal Sowah.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Akman with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 76': Goal! N.E.C. 1, AZ 3. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Mathias De Wolf replaces Magnus Mattsson.
  • 83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Ali Akman.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Mathias De Wolf (N.E.C.) left footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ilias Bronkhorst (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 86': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
  • 86': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bart van Rooij.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 1, AZ 3.
  • 0': Match ends, N.E.C. 1, AZ 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 4
50.3 Possession 49.7
10 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 7
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
459 Accurate Passes 442
570 Passes 561
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.3
76 Long Balls 42
42 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 2
13 Effective Clearances 22
13 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0
2 AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0
3 Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0
4 SC Cambuur 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
26 Cas Odenthal
5 Rodrigo Guth
16 Souffian El Karouani
28 Bart van Rooij
14 Mikkel Duelund
20 Lasse Schöne
8 Édgar Barreto
9 Ali Akman
11 Magnus Mattsson
10 Jonathan Okita
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Nils Rossen, Ilias Bronkhorst, Calvin Verdonk, Robin Roefs, Joep van der Sluijs, Dirk Proper, Danny Vukovic, Mathias de Wolf.

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK) Yellow Card
4 Bruno Martins Indi
3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
15 Aslak Witry
2 Yukinari Sugawara
20 Jordy Clasie
24 Tijjani Reijnders
18 Hakon Evjen
10 Dani de Wit
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
11 Jesper Karlsson
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Peer Koopmeiners, Hobie Verhulst, Mexx Meerdink, Mohamed Taabouni, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Sam Beukema, Beau Reus, Kamal Sowah, Milos Kerkez.

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