Drita Gjilan vs AZ Alkmaar, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

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17': Sven Mijnans
58': Isak Jensen
90': Ibrahim Sadiq

About

Drita Gjilan are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtina, Kosovo, 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.
2': Corner, Drita. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
2': Attempt saved. Kristal Abazaj (Drita) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ). Assisted by Almir Ajzeraj with a cross.
3': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Faton Maloku (Drita). Assisted by Weslley Patati with a through ball.
5': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
7': Attempt blocked. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weslley Patati.
8': Attempt blocked. Arb Manaj (Drita) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blerton Sheji with a headed pass.
9': Attempt blocked. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
9': Arb Manaj (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
10': Delay in match because of an injury Arb Manaj (Drita).
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Chávez with a cross.
17': Goal! Drita 0, AZ 1. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isak Jensen.
19': Besnik Krasniqi (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
20': Attempt blocked. Arb Manaj (Drita) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raddy Ovouka with a cross.
21': Foul by Vesel Limaj (Drita).
21': Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Handball by Kees Smit (AZ).
22': Attempt blocked. Vesel Limaj (Drita) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Attempt saved. Mees de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Faton Maloku (Drita). Assisted by Troy Parrott.
28': Almir Ajzeraj (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
31': Almir Ajzeraj (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mateo Chávez (AZ).
32': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Besnik Krasniqi.
33': Attempt missed. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross following a corner.
33': Handball by Vesel Limaj (Drita).
36': Besnik Krasniqi (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Mateo Chávez (AZ).
37': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Faton Maloku (Drita). Assisted by Kees Smit.
38': Attempt saved. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Faton Maloku (Drita).
39': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
40': Foul by Vesel Limaj (Drita).
40': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Jorgo Pëllumbi.
42': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Blerton Sheji.
43': Attempt missed. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Chávez with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isak Jensen.
45'+2': Corner, Drita. Conceded by Mateo Chávez.
45'+3': First Half ends, Drita 0, AZ 1.
45': Second Half begins Drita 0, AZ 1.
45': Substitution, Drita. Blerim Krasniqi replaces Kristal Abazaj.
50': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Chávez with a cross.
51': Foul by Vesel Limaj (Drita).
51': Sven Mijnans (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Blerton Sheji (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
52': Handball by Raddy Ovouka (Drita).
54': Foul by Blerton Sheji (Drita).
54': Weslley Patati (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Almir Ajzeraj (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Isak Jensen (AZ).
56': Corner, Drita. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
58': Goal! Drita 0, AZ 2. Isak Jensen (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kees Smit.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Vesel Limaj (Drita).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Drita. Ilir Mustafa replaces Vesel Limaj because of an injury.
62': Substitution, Drita. Liridon Balaj replaces Almir Ajzeraj.
63': Substitution, Drita. Mamadou Soumahoro replaces Arb Manaj.
63': Besnik Krasniqi (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Mateo Chávez (AZ).
63': Mateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Jorgo Pëllumbi (Drita) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raddy Ovouka.
64': Corner, Drita. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
65': Blerton Sheji (Drita) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
65': Weslley Patati (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Blerton Sheji (Drita).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Attempt missed. Mamadou Soumahoro (Drita) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Dabiqaj.
67': Foul by Jorgo Pëllumbi (Drita).
67': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Jorgo Pëllumbi (Drita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Troy Parrott (AZ).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Blerim Krasniqi (Drita).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
73': Foul by Mamadou Soumahoro (Drita).
73': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Mamadou Soumahoro (Drita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, AZ. Matej Sín replaces Weslley Patati.
75': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Troy Parrott.
75': Substitution, AZ. Ro-Zangelo Daal replaces Isak Jensen.
76': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mamadou Soumahoro.
76': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Chávez (AZ).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt missed. Matej Sín (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kees Smit with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Matej Sín (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Faton Maloku (Drita). Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
81': Substitution, Drita. Mike Arthur replaces Raddy Ovouka.
82': Substitution, AZ. Elijah Dijkstra replaces Mateo Chávez.
83': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kees Smit.
84': Foul by Blerim Krasniqi (Drita).
84': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
87': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Besnik Krasniqi.
87': Faton Maloku (Drita) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Matej Sín (AZ).
88': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Dijkstra following a fast break.
89': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Ilir Mustafa (Drita).
89': Ilir Mustafa (Drita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Goal! Drita 0, AZ 3. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mees de Wit with a cross.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Albert Dabiqaj.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Drita 0, AZ 3.
0': Match ends, Drita 0, AZ 3.

Statistics

AZ		DRI
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	5
67.7	Possession	32.3
25	SHOTS	6
9	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
489	Accurate Passes	174
554	Passes	257
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	11
0.5	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	73
27	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	6
26	Effective Clearances	21
26	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Attendance: 2,231

UEFA Conference League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Strasbourg	6	+6	16
2	Raków Czestochowa	6	+7	14
3	AEK Athens	6	+7	13
4	Sparta Prague	6	+7	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Drita Gjilan (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Faton Maloku (GK)
32	Jorgo Pellumbi
15	Egzon Bejtulai
26	Raddy Machel Ovouka
2	Besnik Krasniqi
77	Kristal Abazaj
14	Albert Dabiqaj
8	Vesel Limaj
3	Blerton Sheji
7	Almir Ajzeraj
9	Arb Manaj

Drita Gjilan Substitutes:

Mike Arthur, Salifu Ibrahim, Blerim Krasniqi, Laurit Behluli, Leutrim Rexhepi, Liridon Balaj, Endrit Morina, Ilir Mustafa, Engjëll Sylejmani, Mamadou Soumahoro.

AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5	Alexandre Penetra
3	Wouter Goes
15	Mateo Chávez
34	Mees De Wit
6	Peer Koopmeiners
10	Sven Mijnans
26	Kees Smit
9	Troy Parrott
17	Isak Jensen
7	Weslley Patati

AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:

Dave Kwakman, Elijah Dijkstra, Jeroen Zoet, Lequincio Zeefuik, Billy Van Duijl, Maxim Dekker, Ibrahim Sadiq, Hobie Verhulst, Matej Sin, Ro-Zangelo Daal.

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