Dutch Eredivisie

RKC Waalwijk vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
  • 45': Michiel Kramer
FT
1 - 0
AZ Alkmaar

    About

    RKC Waalwijk are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk, 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': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Melle Meulensteen tries a through ball, but Michiel Kramer is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
    • 2': Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 5': Offside, AZ. Thijs Oosting tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
    • 11': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
    • 13': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Bakari with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 19': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Juriën Gaari tries a through ball, but Iliass Bel Hassani is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 23': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
    • 27': Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Offside, AZ. Albert Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Richard van der Venne (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 29': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
    • 32': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 32': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 33': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joel Pereira.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 35': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joel Pereira.
    • 38': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Thijs Oosting.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Richard van der Venne (RKC Waalwijk) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Büttner with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
    • 45': Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 1, AZ 0. Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juriën Gaari.
    • 45'+1': Offside, AZ. Albert Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 1, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins RKC Waalwijk 1, AZ 0.
    • 47': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 48': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 48': Timo Letschert (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 50': Alexander Büttner (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Saïd Bakari (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richard van der Venne.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Oosting.
    • 58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 60': Substitution, AZ. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 60': Substitution, AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Jesper Karlsson.
    • 60': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Jens Odgaard replaces Iliass Bel Hassani.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 65': Foul by Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 65': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 70': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Shawn Adewoye replaces Thierry Lutonda.
    • 71': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 74': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
    • 74': Substitution, AZ. Fredrik Midtsjø replaces Jordy Clasie.
    • 75': Alexander Büttner (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (AZ).
    • 75': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Achraf El Bouchataoui replaces Richard van der Venne.
    • 76': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers replaces Michiel Kramer.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf El Bouchataoui.
    • 78': Foul by Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 78': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Stokkers.
    • 80': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 80': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Alexander Büttner.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
    • 82': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 82': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 84': Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Thijs Oosting (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
    • 89': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Achraf El Bouchataoui (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 90': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 90'+3': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 90'+5': Dangerous play by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 90'+5': Finn Stokkers (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Thijs Oosting (AZ).
    • 90'+5': Jens Odgaard (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 1, AZ 0.
    • 0': Match ends, RKC Waalwijk 1, AZ 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 5
    72 Possession 28
    19 SHOTS 7
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    545 Accurate Passes 159
    628 Passes 244
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    12 Accurate Crosses 3
    34 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    57 Long Balls 66
    36 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    22 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 26
    9 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Mandemakers Stadion
    Location: Waalwijk, Netherlands
    Attendance: 3,860

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 32 +49 78
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 32 +24 61
    3 NEC Nijmegen 32 +24 56
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 32 +22 55
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RKC RKC Waalwijk (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Joel Pereira (GK)
    59 Ahmed Touba
    3 Melle Meulensteen
    5 Thierry Lutonda
    2 Juriën Gaari
    10 Richard van der Venne
    28 Alexander Büttner
    8 Ayman Azhil
    29 Michiel Kramer
    22 Saïd Bakari
    11 Iliass Bel Hassani
    RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
    Jens Odgaard, Shawn Adewoye, Issam El Maach, Hans Mulder, Finn Stokkers, Sebbe Augustijns, Etienne Vaessen, Lars Nieuwpoort, Yassin Oukili, Achraf El Bouchataoui, Lennerd Daneels.

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

    No. Name
    12 Hobie Verhulst (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    22 Timo Letschert
    25 Thijs Oosting
    2 Yukinari Sugawara Yellow Card
    10 Dani de Wit
    20 Jordy Clasie
    24 Tijjani Reijnders
    28 Albert Gudmundsson Yellow Card
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    17 Zakaria Aboukhlal
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Aslak Witry, Maxim Gullit, Teun Koopmeiners, Sam Beukema, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Ernest Poku, Sem Westerveld, Fredrik Midtsjo, Beau Reus, Hakon Evjen, Peer Koopmeiners, Vangelis Pavlidis.

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