Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Europa Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 3': Mexx Meerdink
  • 21': Mexx Meerdink
  • 45': Mexx Meerdink
  • 66': Alexandre Penetra
FT
4 - 1
Heerenveen
  • 74': Ion Nicolaescu

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Heerenveen 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.
  • 2': Corner,AZ. Conceded by Mats Köhlert.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mickey van der Hart (sc Heerenveen). Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 3': Goal! AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 7': Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).
  • 7': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mickey van der Hart (sc Heerenveen). Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 8': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a fast break.
  • 9': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 9': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Milos Lukovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Smans with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Eser Gürbüz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 15': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
  • 17': Milos Lukovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Eser Gürbüz (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 18': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen).
  • 19': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Eser Gürbüz (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Levi Smans.
  • 21': Goal! AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 30': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 30': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen).
  • 31': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen).
  • 32': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Milos Lukovic is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
  • 37': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Milos Lukovic is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
  • 38': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Mexx Meerdink (AZ).
  • 41': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Goal! AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
  • 45'+1': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Maxim Dekker replaces Wouter Goes.
  • 49': Corner,AZ. Conceded by Marcus Linday.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Mexx Meerdink (AZ).
  • 52': Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Trenskow.
  • 52': Corner,sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 53': Foul by Mexx Meerdink (AZ).
  • 53': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen).
  • 55': Sven Mijnans (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Eser Gürbüz (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ). Assisted by Jacob Trenskow.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Eser Gürbüz (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Lukovic.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Mexx Meerdink.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Seiya Maikuma.
  • 65': Corner,AZ. Conceded by Mats Köhlert.
  • 66': Goal! AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 0. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Marcus Linday (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a headed pass.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hussein Ali replaces Nikolai Hopland.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Dimitris Rallis replaces Jacob Trenskow.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ion Nicolaescu replaces Milos Lukovic.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
  • 71': Hand ball by Dimitris Rallis (sc Heerenveen).
  • 72': Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Kees Smit.
  • 72': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 72': Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Goal! AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 1. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
  • 75': Denso Kasius (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen).
  • 76': Denso Kasius (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).
  • 76': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Robin Bouw replaces Mats Köhlert.
  • 79': Substitution, AZ. Troy Parrott replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Mickey van der Hart (sc Heerenveen).
  • 83': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Bernt Klaverboer replaces Mickey van der Hart because of an injury.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Robin Bouw is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernt Klaverboer (sc Heerenveen). Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Hussein Ali.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernt Klaverboer (sc Heerenveen). Assisted by Jordy Clasie with a cross.
  • 89': Corner,AZ. Conceded by Bernt Klaverboer.
  • 90': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
  • 90': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Second Half ends, AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
56.6 Possession 43.4
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
467 Accurate Passes 338
551 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.5
56 Long Balls 54
28 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 16
21 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 26
23 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,007

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 Wolfe
16 Seiya Maikuma
10 Sven Mijnans
26 Kees Smit
6 Peer Koopmeiners Yellow Card
35 Mexx Meerdink
7 Ruben Van Bommel
21 Ernest Poku
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Ibrahim Sadiq, Mayckel Lahdo, Jeroen Zoet, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Maxim Dekker, Mees De Wit, Jordy Clasie, Denso Kasius, Lewis Schouten, Zico Buurmeester, Hobie Verhulst, Troy Parrott.

HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Mickey van der Hart (GK)
28 Hristiyan Petrov
17 Nikolai Hopland
11 Mats Köhlert
45 Oliver Braude Yellow Card
14 Levi Smans
8 Luuk Brouwers
16 Marcus Linday
24 Milos Lukovic
50 Eser Gürbüz
20 Jacob Trenskow
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Hussein Ali, Jan Bekkema, Ion Nicolaescu, Ché Nunnely, Bernt Klaverboer, Denzel Hall, Sam Kersten, Amara Conde, Espen Van Ee, Robin Bouw, Dimitris Rallis.

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