Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 90'+3': Mexx Meerdink
FT
1 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 72': Shunsuke Mito
  • 90'+5': Arno Verschueren

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Sparta Rotterdam 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': Attempt blocked. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
  • 1': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carel Eiting with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Zico Buurmeester (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 8': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 9': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  • 9': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 9': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 12': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 14': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 14': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Shunsuke Mito.
  • 17': Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 17': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 20': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Arno Verschueren is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  • 28': Attempt missed. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordy Clasie following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 29': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Carel Eiting.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners following a corner.
  • 32': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ernest Poku following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45': First Half ends, AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Joshua Kitolano because of an injury.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross.
  • 53': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 54': Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 54': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 55': Offside, AZ. Wouter Goes is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
  • 60': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 60': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Peer Koopmeiners because of an injury.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross following a fast break.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Julian Baas.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 68': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
  • 72': Goal! AZ 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a through ball.
  • 74': Delay in match (AZ).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Ernest Poku.
  • 75': Substitution, AZ. Kristijan Belic replaces Alexandre Penetra.
  • 76': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  • 77': Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 77': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Carel Eiting (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 79': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
  • 83': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 83': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 85': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Carel Eiting.
  • 87': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kristijan Belic.
  • 88': Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 88': Jayden Addai (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Belic (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jayden Addai (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristijan Belic.
  • 90': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 90'+2': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  • 90'+3': Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wouter Goes following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Wouter Goes (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Camiel Neghli.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 3
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 2
36.8 Possession 63.2
11 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 544
368 Passes 634
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 58
24 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 13
39 Effective Clearances 8
39 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,758

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 28 +41 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 +21 53
3 NEC Nijmegen 28 +22 50
4 Ajax Amsterdam 28 +18 48
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra
3 Wouter Goes
18 David Møller Wolfe
16 Seiya Maikuma
10 Sven Mijnans
8 Jordy Clasie
6 Peer Koopmeiners
9 Troy Parrott
21 Ernest Poku
28 Zico Buurmeester
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Jeroen Zoet, Kristijan Belic, Bruno Martins Indi, Mayckel Lahdo, Mees De Wit, Hobie Verhulst, Kees Smit, Jayden Addai, Denso Kasius, Mexx Meerdink, Maxim Dekker.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nick Olij (GK)
4 Mike Eerdhuijzen Yellow Card
3 Marvin Young Yellow Card
5 Patrick van Aanholt
2 Saïd Bakari
10 Arno Verschueren
8 Carel Eiting
6 Joshua Kitolano
9 Tobias Lauritsen Yellow Card
11 Shunsuke Mito
7 Camiel Neghli Yellow Card
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Nökkvi Thórisson, Teo Quintero, Jonathan de Guzmán, Boyd Reith, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Julian Baas, Ayoub Oufkir, Kaylen Reitmaier, Rick Meissen, Mohamed Nassoh, Djevencio van der Kust, Pelle Clement.

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