Anderlecht vs AZ Alkmaar, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Anderlecht
  • 22': Michael Murillo
  • 70': Majeed Ashimeru
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
AZ Alkmaar

    About

    Anderlecht are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Lotto Park, Brussels, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Moussa N'Diaye.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Islam Slimani (RSC Anderlecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francis Amuzu.
    • 8': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 8': Moussa N'Diaye (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 9': Moussa N'Diaye (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 13': Lior Refaelov (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Anders Dreyer (RSC Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
    • 14': Foul by Anders Dreyer (RSC Anderlecht).
    • 14': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Moussa N'Diaye (RSC Anderlecht).
    • 15': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Goal! RSC Anderlecht 1, AZ 0. Michael Murillo (RSC Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
    • 27': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Moussa N'Diaye.
    • 31': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
    • 31': Francis Amuzu (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Sam Beukema (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Myron van Brederode (AZ).
    • 35': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
    • 35': Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Lior Refaelov (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
    • 38': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 38': Moussa N'Diaye (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 41': Jan Vertonghen (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Diawara (RSC Anderlecht).
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Corner, RSC Anderlecht. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 45'+3': Lior Refaelov (RSC Anderlecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, RSC Anderlecht 1, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins RSC Anderlecht 1, AZ 0.
    • 47': Offside, AZ. Sven Mijnans tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Myron van Brederode (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Moussa N'Diaye.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
    • 59': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Anders Dreyer.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
    • 66': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Benito Raman replaces Islam Slimani.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 67': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 68': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Moussa N'Diaye.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Foul by Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht).
    • 68': Sam Beukema (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 70': Goal! RSC Anderlecht 2, AZ 0. Majeed Ashimeru (RSC Anderlecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francis Amuzu.
    • 73': Lior Refaelov (RSC Anderlecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, AZ. Jesper Karlsson replaces Jens Odgaard.
    • 75': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Sven Mijnans.
    • 77': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Kristian Arnstad replaces Lior Refaelov.
    • 77': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Mario Stroeykens replaces Francis Amuzu.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 79': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 83': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Myron van Brederode.
    • 83': Substitution, RSC Anderlecht. Marco Kana replaces Amadou Diawara.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Kristian Arnstad (RSC Anderlecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anders Dreyer with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (RSC Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Kana.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mario Stroeykens (RSC Anderlecht) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa N'Diaye.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, RSC Anderlecht 2, AZ 0.
    • 0': Match ends, RSC Anderlecht 2, AZ 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 3
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 2
    51.1 Possession 48.9
    12 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    416 Accurate Passes 412
    492 Passes 483
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 41
    20 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 6
    9 Effective Clearances 19
    9 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Lotto Park
    Location: Brussels, Belgium
    Attendance: 18,157

    Line-Ups

    AND Anderlecht (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
    14 Jan Vertonghen
    56 Zeno Debast
    5 N'Diaye Moussa
    62 Michael Murillo
    18 Majeed Ashimeru
    11 Lior Refaelov Yellow Card
    21 Amadou Diawara
    13 Islam Slimani
    7 Francis Amuzu
    36 Anders Dreyer
    Anderlecht Substitutes:
    Colin Coosemans, Noah Sadiki, Abdulrazaq Ishaq, Hendrik van Crombrugge, Theo Leoni, Kristian Malt Arnstad, Killian Sardella, Hannes Delcroix, Benito Raman, Nilson Angulo, Marco Kana, Mario Stroeykens.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
    31 Sam Beukema Yellow Card
    5 Milos Kerkez
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    16 Sven Mijnans
    6 Tijjani Reijnders Yellow Card
    8 Jordy Clasie
    9 Vangelis Pavlidis Yellow Card
    19 Myron van Brederode
    7 Jens Odgaard
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Mayckel Lahdo, Jesper Karlsson, Zico Buurmeester, Riechedly Bazoer, Wouter Goes, Hobie Verhulst, Mexx Meerdink, Zinho Vanheusden, Yusuf Barasi, Mees De Wit, Djordje Mihailovic.

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