Vitesse vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Europa Conference Playoffs - Final

· 1st Leg

Vitesse

22': Thomas Buitink
86': Loïs Openda

FT
2 - 1
1st Leg

AZ Alkmaar

59': Jordy Clasie

About

Vitesse are hosting AZ Alkmaar at GelreDome, Arnhem, 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.
6': Foul by Thomas Buitink (Vitesse).
6': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse).
7': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Danilho Doekhi.
14': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
16': Substitution, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Fredrik Midtsjø because of an injury.
20': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
22': Goal! Vitesse 1, AZ 0. Thomas Buitink (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
29': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
29': Foul by Patrick Vroegh (Vitesse).
29': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Offside, AZ. Jordy Clasie tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Håkon Evjen.
36': Foul by Thomas Buitink (Vitesse).
36': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
40': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Million Manhoef with a cross.
40': Hand ball by Loïs Openda (Vitesse).
44': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
45': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Matús Bero (Vitesse).
45'+2': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
45'+2': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Vitesse 1, AZ 0.
45': Second Half begins Vitesse 1, AZ 0.
45': Substitution, Vitesse. Tomas Hajek replaces Toni Domgjoni.
49': Foul by Tomas Hajek (Vitesse).
49': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Tomas Hajek (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Clasie with a through ball.
50': Attempt blocked. Romaric Yapi (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
51': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
51': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
51': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Patrick Vroegh (Vitesse).
52': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Million Manhoef (Vitesse).
57': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Hand ball by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
58': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Håkon Evjen.
58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jeroen Houwen.
59': Goal! Vitesse 1, AZ 1. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
61': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
61': Thomas Buitink (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt missed. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
65': Foul by Patrick Vroegh (Vitesse).
65': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).
72': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
72': Million Manhoef (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tomas Hajek.
75': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
76': Substitution, Vitesse. Daan Huisman replaces Thomas Buitink.
76': Substitution, Vitesse. Miliano Jonathans replaces Patrick Vroegh.
76': Substitution, Vitesse. Gyan de Regt replaces Romaric Yapi.
80': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Milos Kerkez.
80': Substitution, AZ. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Håkon Evjen.
83': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gyan de Regt.
86': Goal! Vitesse 2, AZ 1. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
87': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Tomas Hajek.
88': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
89': Substitution, Vitesse. Marcus Steffen replaces Loïs Openda.
89': Foul by Aslak Witry (AZ).
89': Gyan de Regt (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Aslak Witry (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Vitesse).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Vitesse 2, AZ 1.
0': Match ends, Vitesse 2, AZ 1.

Statistics

AZ		VIT
6	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
63.1	Possession	36.9
12	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
499	Accurate Passes	249
584	Passes	341
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	2
19	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	64
43	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	4
22	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
6	Interceptions	9
15	Effective Clearances	29
15	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: GelreDome
Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,547

Line-Ups

Vitesse (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
24	Jeroen Houwen (GK)
3	Danilho Doekhi
10	Riechedly Bazoer
8	Sondre Tronstad
42	Million Manhoef
27	Romaric Yapi
36	Patrick Vroegh
22	Toni Domgjoni
21	Matús Bero
7	Loïs Openda
29	Thomas Buitink

Vitesse Substitutes:

Tomas Hajek, Gyan De Regt, Daan Huisman, Marcus Steffen, Nigel Van Haveren, Enzo Cornelisse, Eric Verstappen, Miliano Jonathans, Giovanni van Zwam.

AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

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
18	Hakon Evjen

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Kamal Sowah, Mohamed Taabouni, Tijjani Reijnders, Yukinari Sugawara, Peer Koopmeiners, Aslak Witry, Hobie Verhulst, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Jelle Duin, Maxim Dekker, Myron van Brederode, Zico Buurmeester.

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