Dutch Eredivisie

FC Twente vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente
  • 1': Ricky van Wolfswinkel
  • 17': Daan Rots
  • 90'+1': Dimitrios Limnios
FT
3 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
  • 44': Jesper Karlsson

About

FC Twente are hosting AZ Alkmaar at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, 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.
  • 1': Goal! FC Twente 1, AZ 0. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michel Vlap.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  • 4': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Robin Pröpper.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 11': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mees Hilgers.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 17': Goal! FC Twente 2, AZ 0. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 20': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a through ball.
  • 21': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lars Unnerstall.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi with a through ball.
  • 23': Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Timo Letschert.
  • 23': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
  • 23': Wout Brama (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 24': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Giovanni Troupée (FC Twente).
  • 24': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 33': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Wout Brama (FC Twente).
  • 33': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Giovanni Troupée.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 37': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 38': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 38': Wout Brama (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 39': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 44': Goal! FC Twente 2, AZ 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios.
  • 45'+2': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Twente 2, AZ 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 2, AZ 1.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Twente. Manfred Ugalde replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 46': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 46': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
  • 47': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 51': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 51': Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 53': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 53': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 56': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Brama.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Wout Brama (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 66': Offside, AZ. Owen Wijndal tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Giovanni Troupée (FC Twente).
  • 68': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Dani de Wit.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Twente. Jayden Oosterwolde replaces Michel Vlap.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Twente. Virgil Misidjan replaces Daan Rots.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Thijs Oosting replaces Owen Wijndal.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Jelle Duin replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 77': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 77': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 78': Jelle Duin (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Thijs Oosting (AZ).
  • 79': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Twente. Jesse Bosch replaces Ramiz Zerrouki because of an injury.
  • 83': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
  • 84': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Bosch.
  • 84': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 88': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 88': Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Twente. Dario Dumic replaces Mees Hilgers.
  • 90': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 90': Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 90'+1': Goal! FC Twente 3, AZ 1. Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Virgil Misidjan following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 90'+4': Jelle Duin (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Twente 3, AZ 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Twente 3, AZ 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
58 Possession 42
11 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
434 Accurate Passes 284
529 Passes 384
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 73
36 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 12
12 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 10
6 Effective Clearances 11
6 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 27 +43 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +21 52
3 NEC Nijmegen 27 +22 49
4 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +18 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

TWE FC Twente (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
3 Robin Pröpper Yellow Card
35 Mees Hilgers
23 Michal Sadílek
2 Giovanni Troupée
19 Ramiz Zerrouki
14 Michel Vlap
6 Wout Brama
13 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
18 Dimitrios Limnios
39 Daan Rots
FC Twente Substitutes:
Jeffrey de Lange, Jayden Oosterwolde, Julio Pleguezuelo, Ennio van der Gouw, Manfred Ugalde, Gijs Smal, Virgil Misidjan, Denilho Cleonise, Dario Dumic, Jesse Bosch, Luca Everink, Casper Staring.

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

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

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