West Ham United vs AZ Alkmaar, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
West Ham United
  • 67': Saïd Benrahma (P)
  • 75': Michail Antonio
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
AZ Alkmaar
  • 41': Tijjani Reijnders

West Ham come from behind to win first leg against AZ

West Ham United came surging back with two second-half goals to beat AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semifinal.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 13': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
  • 17': Myron van Brederode (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 19': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 19': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 24': Hand ball by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 35': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 35': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 37': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 39': Dangerous play by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
  • 39': Sam Beukema (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 41': Goal! West Ham United 0, AZ 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, AZ 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, AZ 1.
  • 48': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 48': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  • 56': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 56': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 57': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 58': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a headed pass.
  • 62': Offside, AZ. Jordy Clasie tries a through ball, but Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a headed pass.
  • 65': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 65': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Penalty West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Mathew Ryan (AZ) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Mathew Ryan (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Goal! West Ham United 1, AZ 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Jens Odgaard.
  • 68': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 68': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sven Mijnans.
  • 75': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 75': Goal! West Ham United 2, AZ 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 80': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
  • 80': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Myron van Brederode.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Offside, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos tries a through ball, but Mayckel Lahdo is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, AZ 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, AZ 1.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, AZ 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, AZ 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
56.8 Possession 43.2
8 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
501 Accurate Passes 364
589 Passes 435
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 46
34 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 14
23 Effective Clearances 3
23 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,471

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Alphonse Areola (GK)
27 Nayef Aguerd
4 Kurt Zouma
3 Aaron Cresswell
24 Thilo Kehrer
11 Lucas Paquetá Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
28 Tomás Soucek
9 Michail Antonio
22 Saïd Benrahma
20 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United Substitutes:
Joseph Anang, Divin Mubama, Flynn Downes, Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Lukasz Fabianski, Danny Ings, Freddie Potts, Maxwel Cornet, Ben Johnson, Emerson .

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

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

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