Dutch Eredivisie

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

· 2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 4-3 on aggregate
AZ Alkmaar
  • 5': Dani de Wit
  • 88': Zakaria Aboukhlal
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 4-3 on aggregate
Heerenveen

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting Heerenveen 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.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 5': Goal! AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie with a through ball.
    • 6': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
    • 6': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 12': Foul by Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen).
    • 12': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 14': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 14': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Offside, AZ. Milos Kerkez tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
    • 16': Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 21': Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (sc Heerenveen).
    • 23': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Erwin Mulder (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 24': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 32': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (AZ).
    • 32': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 38': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Erwin Mulder tries a through ball, but Sydney van Hooijdonk is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
    • 41': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Milos Kerkez (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
    • 42': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Rami Kaib tries a through ball, but Tibor Halilovic is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Syb van Ottele replaces Ibrahim Dresevic.
    • 47': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Anas Tahiri tries a through ball, but Sydney van Hooijdonk is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 52': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sven van Beek.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 56': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
    • 56': Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen).
    • 60': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Substitution, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 61': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Håkon Evjen.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Syb van Ottele.
    • 65': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen).
    • 65': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 65': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Amin Sarr (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rami Kaib.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Sarr.
    • 75': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
    • 75': Sydney van Hooijdonk (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
    • 76': Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen).
    • 78': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sven van Beek.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Aslak Witry (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
    • 87': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Milos Kerkez because of an injury.
    • 88': Goal! AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 0. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 90': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Anthony Musaba replaces Lucas Woudenberg.
    • 90': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Rami Al Hajj replaces Tibor Halilovic.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a through ball.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
    • 90'+5': Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/146.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originHEE AZhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/140.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    5 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    35.8 Possession 64.2
    10 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    259 Accurate Passes 553
    335 Passes 624
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    59 Long Balls 60
    29 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    15 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 8
    12 Effective Clearances 25
    12 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Attendance: 11,521

    Line-Ups

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

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

    HEE Heerenveen (3-5-2)

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

    Eredivisie News

    Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal, Barça, Liverpool, Man Utd eye Godts
    Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal, Barça, Liverpool, Man Utd eye Godts

    Many of Europe's biggest clubs had scouts present to see Ajax's Mika Godts score a goal worthy of the Puskás Award. Transfer Talk has the latest.

    Epic tifo honours exiting kit manager after 27 years of service
    Epic tifo honours exiting kit manager after 27 years of service

    The fans of an Eredivisie club in the Netherlands have paid an epic tribute to an exiting kit manager.

    Shin pad expert says pros can 'make their own decisions' after injury concern
    Shin pad expert says pros can 'make their own decisions' after injury concern

    Speaking to Mark Ogden, Zack Chislett of Joga Shin Pads says it is "the player's decision" whether to wear tiny shin pads.

    Attack, attack, attack: N.E.C. Nijmegen's tactics have to be seen to be believed
    Attack, attack, attack: N.E.C. Nijmegen's tactics have to be seen to be believed

    NEC have the most attacking, aggressive style around, and it's working as they sit third in the Dutch Eredivisie and are into the final of the Dutch Cup.

    Attack, attack, attack: N.E.C. Nijmegen's tactics have to be seen to be believed
    Attack, attack, attack: N.E.C. Nijmegen's tactics have to be seen to be believed

    NEC have the most attacking, aggressive style around, and it's working as they sit third in the Dutch Eredivisie and are into the final of the Dutch Cup.