Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs NEC Nijmegen, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 40': Troy Parrott
FT
1 - 3
NEC Nijmegen
  • 10': Tjaronn Chery
  • 12': Basar Önal
  • 52': Kodai Sano

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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': Attempt missed. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
  • 5': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.).
  • 6': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 8': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gonzalo Crettaz.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Maxim Dekker (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
  • 10': Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 1. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
  • 12': Goal! AZ 0, N.E.C. 2. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Matej Sín (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darko Nejasmic with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Jeroen Zoet (AZ).
  • 17': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 17': Kasper Boogaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.).
  • 17': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Offside, AZ. Matej Sín is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Kasper Boogaard (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Goes.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Kasper Boogaard (AZ).
  • 27': Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.).
  • 27': Jeroen Zoet (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Offside, N.E.C.. Basar Önal is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
  • 32': Foul by Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.).
  • 32': Mees de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Linssen with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jeroen Zoet (AZ). Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Darko Nejasmic (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Isak Jensen (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Sín with a through ball.
  • 40': Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 2. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isak Jensen.
  • 42': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 42': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jeroen Zoet (AZ).
  • 45': Offside, AZ. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, N.E.C. 2.
  • 46': Foul by Matej Sín (AZ).
  • 46': Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.).
  • 46': Mees de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.).
  • 47': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Wouter Goes (AZ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Matej Sín.
  • 49': Offside, N.E.C.. Basar Önal is caught offside.
  • 52': Goal! AZ 1, N.E.C. 3. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 54': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Darko Nejasmic.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Sín with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 57': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 57': Matej Sín (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sami Ouaissa.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jeroen Zoet (AZ). Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
  • 62': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 62': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 65': Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Matej Sín.
  • 65': Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Maxim Dekker.
  • 65': Substitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Isak Jensen.
  • 65': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 66': Handball by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 67': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 67': Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 69': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Kasper Boogaard (AZ).
  • 70': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 71': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.).
  • 71': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 71': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 74': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Eli Dasa.
  • 75': Substitution, N.E.C.. Brayann Pereira replaces Sami Ouaissa.
  • 76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Philippe Sandler replaces Noé Lebreton.
  • 76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Bryan Linssen.
  • 77': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 77': Jizz Hornkamp (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Ayoub Oufkir (AZ).
  • 79': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
  • 79': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 82': Substitution, N.E.C.. Virgil Misidjan replaces Basar Önal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Virgil Misidjan with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 83': Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  • 85': Deveron Fonville (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ayoub Oufkir (AZ).
  • 86': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (AZ).
  • 88': Handball by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jizz Hornkamp (AZ) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq with a cross following a fast break.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jeroen Zoet (AZ). Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 90': Ayoub Oufkir (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Tjaronn Chery.
  • 90'+1': Eli Dasa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Eli Dasa (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+3': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 3.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, N.E.C. 3.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 5
51.7 Possession 48.3
19 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 278
418 Passes 394
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.6
88 Long Balls 70
29 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 10
21 Effective Clearances 29
21 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,391

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 23 +39 59
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 22 +20 42
3 NEC Nijmegen 22 +19 41
4 Ajax Amsterdam 22 +13 39
Full Table

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No. Name
41 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
4 Maxim Dekker
3 Wouter Goes
34 Mees De Wit Yellow Card
5 Alexandre Penetra
6 Peer Koopmeiners
33 Matej Sin
20 Kasper Boogaard
9 Troy Parrott
27 Ro-Zangelo Daal
17 Isak Jensen
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Elijah Dijkstra, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Jizz Hornkamp, Hobie Verhulst, Ibrahim Sadiq, Billy Van Duijl, Weslley Patati, Rio Robbemond, Ayoub Oufkir, Mateo Chávez, Seiya Maikuma.

NEC NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gonzalo Crettaz (GK)
4 Ahmetcan Kaplan
24 Deveron Fonville
14 Eli Dasa
23 Kodai Sano
6 Darko Nejasmic
11 Basar Önal
25 Sami Ouaissa
30 Bryan Linssen
20 Noé Lebreton Yellow Card
10 Tjaronn Chery
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Brayann Pereira, Koki Ogawa, Jetro Willems, Kevin Kers, Philippe Sandler, Virgil Misidjan, Dirk Proper, Youssef El Kachati, Thomas Ouwejan, Sam De Laat, Rijk Janse, Jasper Cillessen.

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