Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, December 5, 2021
Sparta Rotterdam WLWLL 1
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AZ Alkmaar LDDDW 3
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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
3
40.6
Possession
59.4
8
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
372
Accurate Passes
571
469
Passes
677
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.2
75
Long Balls
52
34
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
5
10
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
6
14
Clearances
6

Head to Head

AZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AZ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Peter Vindahl JensenG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 15Aslak WitryRB
  6. 24Tijjani ReijndersCM
  7. 10Dani de WitLM
  8. 6Fredrik MidtsjoRM
  9. 9Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 11Jesper KarlssonLF
  11. 2Yukinari SugawaraRF

SPA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Benjamin van LeerG
  2. 4Tom BeugelsdijkCD-L
  3. 3Bart VriendsCD-R
  4. 5Mica PintoLB
  5. 2Giannis MasourasRB
  6. 6Adil AuassarCM-L
  7. 8Dirk AbelsCM-R
  8. 10Bryan SmeetsLM
  9. 7Vito van CrooijRM
  10. 9Lennart ThyCF-L
  11. 11Mario EngelsCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  2. 27' Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 31' Goal! AZ 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  4. 38' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Bart Vriends because of an injury.
  5. 45' Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laurent Jans replaces Giannis Masouras.
  7. 58' Goal! AZ 3, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Lennart Thy.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Kenzo Goudmijn replaces Vito van Crooij.
  10. 78' Substitution, AZ. Yusuf Barasi replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  11. 85' Substitution, AZ. Mohamed Taabouni replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  12. 86' Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  13. 90' Substitution, AZ. Zico Buurmeester replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.

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