Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 90'+3': Zakaria Aboukhlal
  • 90'+3': Zakaria Aboukhlal
FT
1 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
  • 9': Jordy Bruijn
  • 9': Jordy Bruijn

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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.
  • 7': Foul by Ali Akman (N.E.C.).
  • 7': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 1. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 9': VAR Decision: Goal AZ 0-1 N.E.C. (Jordy Bruijn).
  • 7': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cas Odenthal.
  • 12': Foul by Iván Márquez (N.E.C.).
  • 12': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a headed pass.
  • 9': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
  • 15': Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
  • 18': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Edgar Barreto.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson following a corner.
  • 21': Offside, N.E.C.. Lasse Schöne tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 23': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 23': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cas Odenthal.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn with a headed pass.
  • 27': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 27': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 31': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 35': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cas Odenthal.
  • 37': Offside, N.E.C.. Edgar Barreto tries a through ball, but Jordy Bruijn is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Edgar Barreto.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 41': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
  • 45': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 45'+2': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, N.E.C. 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 47': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 47': Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
  • 55': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 60': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.).
  • 60': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 63': Offside, N.E.C.. Jordy Bruijn tries a through ball, but Jonathan Okita is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 64': Substitution, N.E.C.. Pedro Ruiz replaces Ali Akman.
  • 65': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 72': Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Edgar Barreto because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, N.E.C.. Javier Vet replaces Jordy Bruijn.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 76': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lasse Schöne.
  • 77': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Fonn Witry replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 77': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Håkon Evjen with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Håkon Evjen.
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Sam Beukema replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Calvin Verdonk replaces Magnus Mattsson.
  • 85': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 85': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Javier Vet (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
  • 90': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
  • 90': Pedro Ruiz (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aslak Fonn Witry.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Pedro Ruiz (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+3': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 1. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Håkon Evjen with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 15
6 Saves 1
29.5 Possession 70.5
7 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
237 Accurate Passes 638
313 Passes 732
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 12
7 Crosses 46
0.0 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 59
31 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 12
9 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 11
36 Effective Clearances 6
36 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 31 +49 77
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 31 +23 58
3 NEC Nijmegen 31 +24 55
4 Ajax Amsterdam 31 +22 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi Yellow Card
3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
5 Owen Wijndal
2 Yukinari Sugawara
10 Dani de Wit
20 Jordy Clasie
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
11 Jesper Karlsson
28 Albert Gudmundsson
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Hakon Evjen, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Peer Koopmeiners, Mohamed Taabouni, Hobie Verhulst, Beau Reus, Jelle Duin, Aslak Witry, Timo Letschert, Sam Beukema, Thijs Oosting, Tijjani Reijnders.

NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
26 Cas Odenthal
4 Iván Márquez
20 Lasse Schöne
16 Souffian El Karouani
28 Bart van Rooij
6 Jordy Bruijn
8 Édgar Barreto
11 Magnus Mattsson
10 Jonathan Okita
9 Ali Akman
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Thomas Beekman, Ilias Bronkhorst, Javier Vet, Ole Romeny, Calvin Verdonk, Pedro, Danny Vukovic, Robin Roefs, Rodrigo Guth, Dirk Proper.

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