Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Fortuna Sittard, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 41': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 51': Jesper Karlsson
FT
2 - 1
Fortuna Sittard
  • 9': Zian Flemming

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Fortuna Sittard 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.
  • 1': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 1': Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Nigel Lonwijk (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Tesfaldet Tekie (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 6': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Tesfaldet Tekie (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 8': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Cox with a cross.
  • 9': Goal! AZ 0, Fortuna Sittard 1. Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Richie Musaba (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 13': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Richie Musaba (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 23': Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
  • 26': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Richie Musaba tries a through ball, but Tijanni Noslin is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Deroy Duarte.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 40': Foul by Richie Musaba (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 40': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! AZ 1, Fortuna Sittard 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Nigel Lonwijk (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 42': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Hand ball by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 1, Fortuna Sittard 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, Fortuna Sittard 1.
  • 46': Foul by Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 46': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
  • 48': Tijanni Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 49': Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 51': Goal! AZ 2, Fortuna Sittard 1. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 54': Dangerous play by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 54': Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 55': Richie Musaba (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
  • 57': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Aslak Fonn Witry.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Cox with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Ivo Pinto tries a through ball, but George Cox is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Ben Rienstra replaces Tijanni Noslin.
  • 60': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Andreas Samaris replaces Richie Musaba.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
  • 60': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Aslak Fonn Witry.
  • 62': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Jordy Clasie.
  • 65': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Ben Rienstra (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 66': Offside, AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis tries a through ball, but Pantelis Hatzidiakos is caught offside.
  • 67': Andreas Samaris (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 67': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
  • 67': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
  • 80': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Toshio Lake replaces Martin Angha because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Emil Hansson replaces Tesfaldet Tekie.
  • 81': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 81': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Emil Hansson (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 86': Substitution, AZ. Yusuf Barasi replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 86': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yusuf Barasi.
  • 87': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Toshio Lake (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 88': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 90': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Toshio Lake (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 90': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Ryan Johansson replaces Ivo Pinto.
  • 90'+3': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Emil Hansson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AZ 2, Fortuna Sittard 1.
  • 90'+5': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, Fortuna Sittard 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 1
43.2 Possession 56.8
7 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 469
436 Passes 574
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.5
76 Long Balls 68
31 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 14
14 Effective Clearances 7
14 Clearances 7

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
3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos Yellow Card
5 Owen Wijndal
15 Aslak Witry
10 Dani de Wit
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
20 Jordy Clasie
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
11 Jesper Karlsson
28 Albert Gudmundsson
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Zakaria Aboukhlal, Sam Beukema, Mohamed Taabouni, Tijjani Reijnders, Beau Reus, Ernest Poku, Yusuf Barasi, Peer Koopmeiners, Yukinari Sugawara, Hobie Verhulst, Thijs Oosting.

FOR Fortuna Sittard (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yanick van Osch (GK)
12 Ivo Pinto
2 Martin Angha
35 George Cox Yellow Card
18 Nigel Lonwijk
6 Deroy Duarte
29 Ritchie Musaba Yellow Card
14 Tesfaldet Tekie
8 Zian Flemming
10 Mats Seuntjens
77 Tijjani Noslin
Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
Stijn Hogervorst, Tom Hendriks, Ryan Johansson, Ruben Van Kouwen, Samy Baghdadi, Ben Rienstra, Toshio Lake, Emil Hansson, Andreas Samaris, Yigit Celtik.

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