Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 20': Sven Mijnans
  • 27': Jesper Karlsson
  • 30': Sven Mijnans
  • 35': Jens Odgaard
  • 38': Vangelis Pavlidis
FT
5 - 0
Excelsior

    About

    AZ Alkmaar are hosting Excelsior at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
    • 1': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, AZ. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 6': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 10': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Offside, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 14': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
    • 14': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Offside, AZ. Wouter Goes tries a through ball, but Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a through ball.
    • 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 0. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a through ball.
    • 22': Hand ball by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 25': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 25': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Goal! AZ 2, Excelsior 0. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 30': Goal! AZ 3, Excelsior 0. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a fast break.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 35': Goal! AZ 4, Excelsior 0. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
    • 38': Goal! AZ 5, Excelsior 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 42': Offside, AZ. Wouter Goes tries a through ball, but Sven Mijnans is caught offside.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Offside, Excelsior. Redouan El Yaakoubi tries a through ball, but Marouan Azarkan is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 5, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins AZ 5, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Nathangelo Markelo replaces Siebe Horemans.
    • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Couhaib Driouech.
    • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Serano Seymor replaces Maxime Awoudja.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
    • 50': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Serano Seymor.
    • 51': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 51': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
    • 52': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).
    • 55': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).
    • 57': Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara following a corner.
    • 59': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a corner.
    • 61': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Serano Seymor.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nathangelo Markelo.
    • 67': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
    • 67': Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez.
    • 68': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).
    • 68': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jens Odgaard (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
    • 71': Hand ball by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 71': Substitution, Excelsior. Vicente Besuijen replaces Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 76': Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Serano Seymor (Excelsior).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Offside, Excelsior. Julian Baas tries a through ball, but Vicente Besuijen is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, AZ. Fedde de Jong replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 79': Substitution, AZ. Zico Buurmeester replaces Jordy Clasie.
    • 79': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Jesper Karlsson.
    • 79': Substitution, AZ. Yusuf Barasi replaces Jens Odgaard.
    • 82': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Serano Seymor.
    • 82': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Vicente Besuijen.
    • 85': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 85': Vicente Besuijen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Marouan Azarkan.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
    • 89': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 89': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Offside, AZ. Tijjani Reijnders tries a through ball, but Myron van Brederode is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 90'+1': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Serano Seymor.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mees de Wit following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AZ 5, Excelsior 0.
    • 0': Match ends, AZ 5, Excelsior 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 1
    36.7 Possession 63.3
    3 SHOTS 21
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    292 Accurate Passes 568
    375 Passes 646
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 39
    32 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 2
    33 Effective Clearances 5
    33 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: AFAS Stadion
    Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Attendance: 16,187

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Ajax Amsterdam 5 +6 11
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 +7 9
    3 NEC Nijmegen 4 +10 9
    4 FC Utrecht 4 +8 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
    46 Wouter Goes
    5 Milos Kerkez
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    16 Sven Mijnans
    8 Jordy Clasie
    6 Tijjani Reijnders
    9 Vangelis Pavlidis
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    7 Jens Odgaard
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Yusuf Barasi, Fedde de Jong, Hobie Verhulst, Mees De Wit, Daniel Deen, Zico Buurmeester, Myron van Brederode, Mayckel Lahdo.

    EXC Excelsior (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    17 Maxime Awoudja
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
    16 Sven Nieuwpoort
    8 Kenzo Goudmijn
    33 Julian Baas
    23 Peer Koopmeiners
    28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
    2 Siebe Horemans
    10 Marouan Azarkan Yellow Card
    14 Couhaib Driouech
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Noah Naujoks, Joshua Eijgenraam, Arthur Zagre, Nathangelo Markelo, Lazaros Lamprou, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Reda Kharchouch, Adrian Fein, Norbert Alblas, Mike van Duinen, Serano Seymor, Vicente Besuijen.

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