AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar

13': Dani de Wit
15': Vangelis Pavlidis
25': Sven Mijnans
72': Sven Mijnans

FT
4 - 0

Excelsior

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Excelsior 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.
1': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
2': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
2': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, AZ. Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
8': Delay in match (AZ).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Offside, AZ. Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
12': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Casper Widell.
13': Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 0. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer with a cross following a corner.
15': Goal! AZ 2, Excelsior 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
24': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Goal! AZ 3, Excelsior 0. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
26': Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
28': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristijan Belic.
30': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a cross.
30': Foul by Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior).
30': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Tiago Dantas (AZ).
32': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Tiago Dantas (AZ) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
38': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Excelsior).
38': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Offside, AZ. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
45': Offside, AZ. Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
45': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Sven Mijnans (AZ) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
45'+1': VAR Decision: No Goal AZ 3-0 Excelsior.
45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 3, Excelsior 0.
45': Second Half begins AZ 3, Excelsior 0.
47': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
50': Attempt missed. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
51': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
52': Attempt missed. Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a set piece situation.
52': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wouter Goes.
54': Attempt blocked. Mimeirhel Benita (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Offside, AZ. Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
59': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.
59': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
61': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
61': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
61': Attempt blocked. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Goes.
63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Kenzo Goudmijn.
67': Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
67': Substitution, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks replaces Richie Omorowa.
72': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross.
72': Goal! AZ 4, Excelsior 0. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
74': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Kristijan Belic.
74': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Dani de Wit.
75': Substitution, Excelsior. Siem de Moes replaces Mimeirhel Benita.
75': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lance Duijvestijn.
76': Attempt saved. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
77': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
77': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
79': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Siem de Moes (Excelsior).
82': Sven Mijnans (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Siem de Moes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, AZ. Alexandre Penetra replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
84': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
84': Attempt saved. Tiago Dantas (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
84': Attempt saved. Tiago Dantas (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
88': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Oscar Uddenäs (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Wouter Goes (AZ).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
90'+3': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 4, Excelsior 0.
0': Match ends, AZ 4, Excelsior 0.
0': Match ends, AZ 4, Excelsior 0.

Statistics

EXC		AZ
5	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
0	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	0
42.3	Possession	57.7
4	SHOTS	16
0	ON GOAL	10
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	484
418	Passes	576
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.4
75	Long Balls	59
42	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	11
10	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	9
18	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,195

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	ADO Den Haag	0	0	0
2	AZ Alkmaar	0	0	0
3	Ajax Amsterdam	0	0	0
4	SC Cambuur	0	0	0

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Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
25	Riechedly Bazoer
3	Wouter Goes
18	David Møller Wolfe
2	Yukinari Sugawara
10	Dani de Wit
6	Tiago Dantas
14	Kristijan Belic
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
15	Ruben Van Bommel
16	Sven Mijnans

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Jayden Addai, Hobie Verhulst, Mees De Wit, Kees Smit, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Alexandre Penetra, Lequincio Zeefuik, Ernest Poku, Maxim Dekker, Dave Kwakman, Myron van Brederode, Ibrahim Sadiq.

Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Stijn van Gassel (GK)
16	Sven Nieuwpoort
5	Casper Widell
22	Mimeirhel Benita
2	Siebe Horemans
10	Kenzo Goudmijn
8	Cisse Sandra
33	Julian Baas
17	Richie Omorowa
23	Lance Duijvestijn
30	Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior Substitutes:

Raphaël Eyongo, Norbert Alblas, Mike van Duinen, Noah Naujoks, Siem De Moes, Jeremy Udenhout, Jacky Donkor, Pascal Kuiper, Oscar Uddenas.

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