AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
AZ Alkmaar
  • 65': Ibrahim Sadiq
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1 - 4
Aston Villa
  • 13': Leon Bailey
  • 23': Youri Tielemans
  • 51': Ollie Watkins
  • 56': John McGinn

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Aston Villa at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, 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.
  • 5': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 10': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 10': Myron van Brederode (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 16': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 16': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  • 16': Myron van Brederode (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 19': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Sven Mijnans (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 22': Hand ball by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 23': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 2. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 29': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 32': Offside, AZ. David Møller Wolfe tries a through ball, but Myron van Brederode is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 36': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Offside, AZ. Alexandre Penetra tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
  • 37': Offside, Aston Villa. Matty Cash tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 42': Offside, AZ. Myron van Brederode tries a through ball, but David Møller Wolfe is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 44': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+1': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': Hand ball by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, AZ 0, Aston Villa 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Aston Villa 2.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi replaces Alexandre Penetra.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Sven Mijnans.
  • 46': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa).
  • 46': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  • 51': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 3. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 54': Offside, AZ. Riechedly Bazoer tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 4. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 58': Offside, AZ. Myron van Brederode tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 59': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 65': Goal! AZ 1, Aston Villa 4. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 67': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Jens Odgaard replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Ruben van Bommel replaces Myron van Brederode.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Offside, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 71': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a headed pass.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tiago Dantas (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Tiago Dantas (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel.
  • 73': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 75': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 78': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 78': Tiago Dantas (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa).
  • 80': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces John McGinn.
  • 81': Offside, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Dani de Wit is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
  • 86': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 86': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Dani de Wit.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 89': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
  • 89': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
  • 90': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
  • 90': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Djordje Mihailovic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+2': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Aston Villa 4.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Aston Villa 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 8
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
53 Possession 47
5 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
1.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 391
522 Passes 454
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 58
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 15
14 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 9
9 Effective Clearances 6
9 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 16,633

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

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

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
17 Clément Lenglet Yellow Card
3 Diego Carlos
12 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
44 Boubacar Kamara
7 John McGinn
31 Leon Bailey
11 Ollie Watkins
8 Youri Tielemans
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Filip Marschall, Jhon Durán, Nicolò Zaniolo, Robin Olsen, Ezri Konsa, Moussa Diaby, Leander Dendoncker, Bertrand Traoré, Calum Chambers, Pau Torres.

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