Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs FC Volendam, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 5': Ruben Van Bommel
  • 48': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 57': Bruno Martins Indi
FT
3 - 0
FC Volendam

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting FC Volendam 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.
    • 3': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Benaissa Benamar.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
    • 5': Goal! AZ 1, FC Volendam 0. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a through ball.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Oskar Buur (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal Ould-Chikh.
    • 11': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Josh Flint (FC Volendam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal Ould-Chikh with a cross.
    • 12': Offside, FC Volendam. Oskar Buur tries a through ball, but Garang Kuol is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Ernest Poku is caught offside.
    • 18': Offside, AZ. Tiago Dantas tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jordy Clasie (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 24': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Calvin Twigt (FC Volendam).
    • 27': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 27': Garang Kuol (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Benaissa Benamar.
    • 28': Offside, AZ. Ruben van Bommel tries a through ball, but Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
    • 30': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Ernest Poku is caught offside.
    • 32': Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
    • 34': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 34': Mio Backhaus (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Oskar Buur.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 42': Calvin Twigt (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oskar Buur.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Sven Mijnans because of an injury.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ernest Poku with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Garang Kuol (FC Volendam).
    • 45'+3': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, AZ 1, FC Volendam 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, FC Volendam 0.
    • 48': Goal! AZ 2, FC Volendam 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
    • 50': Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Damon Mirani (FC Volendam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Mühren.
    • 52': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
    • 53': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
    • 55': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
    • 55': Oskar Buur (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Calvin Twigt (FC Volendam).
    • 56': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Goal! AZ 3, FC Volendam 0. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Substitution, FC Volendam. Lequincio Zeefuik replaces Robert Mühren.
    • 60': Djordje Mihailovic (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Calvin Twigt (FC Volendam).
    • 63': Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
    • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Benaissa Benamar.
    • 67': Substitution, FC Volendam. Brian Plat replaces Oskar Buur.
    • 67': Substitution, FC Volendam. Zach Booth replaces Garang Kuol.
    • 69': Substitution, AZ. Alexandre Penetra replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 69': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Ernest Poku.
    • 69': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 72': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (FC Volendam).
    • 72': Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Brian Plat.
    • 75': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
    • 77': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (FC Volendam).
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Volendam. Robin Maulun replaces Damon Mirani.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan de Haan.
    • 83': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Calvin Twigt (FC Volendam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milan de Haan.
    • 86': Substitution, AZ. Wouter Goes replaces David Møller Wolfe.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jayden Addai.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
    • 90'+4': Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Josh Flint (FC Volendam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bilal Ould-Chikh with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, AZ 3, FC Volendam 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 3, FC Volendam 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 1
    38.8 Possession 61.2
    7 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    272 Accurate Passes 473
    348 Passes 545
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 9
    10 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    65 Long Balls 52
    27 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 14
    17 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 4
    29 Effective Clearances 12
    29 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Attendance: 18,261

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 +10 16
    2 PSV Eindhoven 6 +9 13
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 6 +6 12
    4 FC Groningen 6 +3 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    25 Riechedly Bazoer
    18 David Wolfe
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    16 Sven Mijnans
    8 Jordy Clasie
    6 Tiago Dantas
    9 Vangelis Pavlidis
    15 Ruben Van Bommel
    21 Ernest Poku
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Dani de Wit, Myron van Brederode, Jens Odgaard, Lewis Schouten, Denso Kasius, Hobie Verhulst, Jayden Addai, Alexandre Penetra, Djordje Mihailovic, Kenzo Goudmijn, Wouter Goes, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.

    VOL FC Volendam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mio Backhaus (GK)
    28 Josh Flint
    6 Benaissa Benamar
    5 George Cox
    2 Oskar Buur
    36 Milan De Haan
    4 Damon Mirani
    17 Calvin Twigt
    21 Robert Mühren
    14 Garang Kuol
    11 Bilal Ould-Chikh
    FC Volendam Substitutes:
    Achraf Douiri, Rob Tol, Bram Van Driel, Zach Booth, Barry Lauwers, Robin Maulun, Brian Plat, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Lequincio Zeefuik, Kayne Van Oevelen.

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