Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Heracles Almelo, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 25': Tijjani Reijnders
  • 48': Vangelis Pavlidis
FT
2 - 1
Heracles Almelo
  • 42': Nikolai Laursen

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Heracles Almelo 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.
  • 4': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mats Knoester tries a through ball, but Adrián Szoke is caught offside.
  • 4': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Adrián Szoke (Heracles Almelo).
  • 6': Offside, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos tries a through ball, but Owen Wijndal is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 11': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
  • 11': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 14': Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 19': Hand ball by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Adrián Szoke (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 21': Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos because of an injury.
  • 22': Foul by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo).
  • 22': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Ruben Roosken (Heracles Almelo).
  • 22': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Justin Hoogma.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
  • 25': Goal! AZ 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Ruben Roosken (Heracles Almelo).
  • 30': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Goal! AZ 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Nikolai Laursen (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Roosken with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
  • 44': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Nikolai Laursen (Heracles Almelo).
  • 45': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, Heracles Almelo 1.
  • 48': Goal! AZ 2, Heracles Almelo 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
  • 52': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 52': Janis Blaswich (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Noah Fadiga.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 59': Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Emil Hansson replaces Bilal Basacikoglu.
  • 61': Foul by Noah Fadiga (Heracles Almelo).
  • 61': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 67': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo).
  • 67': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Noah Fadiga.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Håkon Evjen with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Sinan Bakis replaces Adrián Szoke.
  • 72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Elias Sierra-Cappelleti replaces Anas Ouahim.
  • 74': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 74': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 77': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 78': Emil Hansson (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Håkon Evjen (AZ).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Elias Sierra-Cappelleti (Heracles Almelo).
  • 81': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Elias Sierra-Cappelleti (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Håkon Evjen.
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Kamal Sowah replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 84': Hand ball by Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Noah Fadiga (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Sierra-Cappelleti.
  • 86': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
  • 87': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
  • 87': Nikolai Laursen (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 89': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nikolai Laursen (Heracles Almelo).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 90'+4': Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kamal Sowah (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 2, Heracles Almelo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, Heracles Almelo 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 0
35.6 Possession 64.4
3 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
250 Accurate Passes 559
364 Passes 666
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.5
54 Long Balls 68
17 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 13
25 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 9
13 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,616

Eredivisie Table

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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 AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

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

HER Heracles Almelo (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Janis Blaswich (GK)
21 Justin Hoogma
13 Mats Knoester
5 Marco Rente
12 Ruben Roosken
23 Noah Fadiga
30 Anas Ouahim
6 Orestis Kiomourtzoglou Yellow Card
7 Bilal Basacikoglu
11 Nikolai Laursen
17 Adrian Szöke
Heracles Almelo Substitutes:
Navajo Bakboord, Emil Hansson, Elias Sierra, Robin Jalving, Sven Sonnenberg, Rohat Agca, Giacomo Quagliata, Melih Ibrahimoglu, Robin Polley, Koen Bucker, Kasper Lunding Jakobsen, Sinan Bakıs.

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