AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

57': Jens Odgaard

FT
1 - 1

NEC Nijmegen

54': Iván Márquez

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AZ Alkmaar are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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.
5': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
6': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
7': Attempt missed. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
10': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
14': Attempt missed. Myron van Brederode (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
17': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
17': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Håkon Evjen.
18': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Joris Kramer.
19': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
20': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elayis Tavsan.
20': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Hobie Verhulst.
22': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
22': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Iván Márquez (N.E.C.).
23': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
27': Foul by Pedro Marques (N.E.C.).
27': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
29': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie with a cross following a corner.
29': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
29': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
30': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dirk Proper.
33': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
37': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
40': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
40': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
44': Foul by Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.).
44': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Duelund.
45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, N.E.C. 0.
45': Second Half begins AZ 0, N.E.C. 0.
46': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
46': Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
52': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
52': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
53': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
54': Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 1. Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
57': Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 1. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
58': Attempt missed. Håkon Evjen (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
60': Attempt missed. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
61': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
63': Attempt saved. Håkon Evjen (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
63': Delay in match (AZ).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': 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 Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
68': Substitution, N.E.C.. Jordy Bruijn replaces Pedro Marques.
71': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
71': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.).
72': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Håkon Evjen.
75': Attempt blocked. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a through ball.
75': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
75': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Beukema with a headed pass following a corner.
75': Offside, AZ. Jens Odgaard tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Landry Dimata replaces Elayis Tavsan.
78': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
78': Attempt saved. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
78': Foul by Landry Dimata (N.E.C.).
78': Sam Beukema (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Substitution, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
79': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Myron van Brederode.
80': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.).
82': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
83': Substitution, AZ. Yusuf Barasi replaces Jens Odgaard.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Calvin Verdonk replaces Mikkel Duelund.
84': Hand ball by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
85': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
85': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
86': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
86': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez because of an injury.
88': Attempt blocked. Håkon Evjen (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
88': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lasse Schöne.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jasper Cillessen (N.E.C.).
90'+3': Pedro Marques (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
90'+4': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
90'+7': Second Half ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 1.
0': Match ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 1.

Statistics

NEC		AZ
10	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	8
11	Saves	1
36.8	Possession	63.2
4	SHOTS	30
2	ON GOAL	13
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	534
349	Passes	600
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	49
23	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	9
6	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	17
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	10
22	Effective Clearances	6
22	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,945

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	27	+43	68
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	27	+21	52
3	NEC Nijmegen	27	+22	49
4	Ajax Amsterdam	27	+18	47

Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Hobie Verhulst (GK)
22	Maxim Dekker
31	Sam Beukema
5	Milos Kerkez
3	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
10	Dani de Wit
6	Tijjani Reijnders
8	Jordy Clasie
7	Jens Odgaard
19	Myron van Brederode
18	Hakon Evjen

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Peter Vindahl Jensen, Peer Koopmeiners, Zico Buurmeester, Mayckel Lahdo, Yusuf Barasi, Yukinari Sugawara, Mees De Wit, Fedde de Jong, Sem Westerveld.

NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
5	Joris Kramer
4	Iván Márquez
16	Souffian El Karouani
28	Bart van Rooij
14	Oussama Tannane
20	Lasse Schöne
71	Dirk Proper
9	Pedro Marques
10	Mikkel Duelund
7	Elayis Tavsan

NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:

Robin Roefs, Ilias Bronkhorst, Mattijs Branderhorst, Ibrahim Cissoko, Calvin Verdonk, Magnus Mattsson, Jordy Bruijn, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Landry Dimata, Terry Lartey Sanniez.

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