Dutch Eredivisie

Heerenveen vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Europa Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Heerenveen
  • 58': Sydney van Hooijdonk
  • 90': Amin Sarr
  • 90'+5': Tibor Halilovic
FT
3 - 2
1st Leg
AZ Alkmaar
  • 59': Hakon Evjen
  • 65': Vangelis Pavlidis

About

Heerenveen are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, 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.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
  • 4': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen).
  • 4': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 8': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Håkon Evjen.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anas Tahiri following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Rami Kaib.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 14': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen).
  • 18': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen).
  • 20': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sydney van Hooijdonk with a headed pass.
  • 26': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
  • 26': Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 32': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Thom Haye.
  • 32': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 32': Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  • 45': First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, AZ 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 0, AZ 0.
  • 48': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 49': Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen).
  • 50': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Håkon Evjen.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tibor Halilovic.
  • 58': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, AZ 0. Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, AZ 1. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Thom Haye.
  • 65': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, AZ 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Dani de Wit.
  • 67': Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 67': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 67': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Nicolas Madsen replaces Thom Haye.
  • 76': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Anthony Musaba replaces Lucas Woudenberg.
  • 77': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Milos Kerkez because of an injury.
  • 79': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
  • 79': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tibor Halilovic.
  • 80': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen).
  • 80': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 84': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Rami Al Hajj replaces Anas Tahiri.
  • 84': Substitution, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 85': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 87': Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aslak Witry.
  • 90': Goal! sc Heerenveen 2, AZ 2. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rami Al Hajj.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rami Al Hajj (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rami Kaib.
  • 90'+4': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Aslak Witry.
  • 90'+5': Goal! sc Heerenveen 3, AZ 2. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 3, AZ 2.
  • 0': Match ends, sc Heerenveen 3, AZ 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
54.2 Possession 45.8
12 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
507 Accurate Passes 404
581 Passes 481
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
38 Long Balls 57
20 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 6
17 Effective Clearances 15
17 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Attendance: 15,765

Line-Ups

HEE Heerenveen (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Erwin Mulder (GK)
14 Ibrahim Dresevic
5 Lucas Woudenberg
4 Sven van Beek
13 Rami Kaib
27 Milan van Ewijk Yellow Card
33 Thom Haye Yellow Card
26 Anas Tahiri
10 Tibor Halilovic
20 Sydney van Hooijdonk Yellow Card
9 Amin Sarr
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Timo Zaal, Rami Al Hajj, Nicolas Madsen, Syb van Ottele, Anthony Musaba, Arjen van der Heide, Xavier Mous, Jan Bekkema, Djenahro Nunumete, Hamdi Akujobi, Filip Stevanovic, Siem de Jong.

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

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi
31 Sam Beukema
26 Milos Kerkez
3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
10 Dani de Wit
20 Jordy Clasie
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
11 Jesper Karlsson Yellow Card
18 Hakon Evjen
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Zico Buurmeester, Jelle Duin, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Kamal Sowah, Yukinari Sugawara, Tijjani Reijnders, Hobie Verhulst, Maxim Dekker, Peer Koopmeiners, Myron van Brederode, Mohamed Taabouni, Aslak Witry.

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