
AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 1st LegBergvall own goal condemns Spurs to defeat at AZ
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Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
- 1': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
- 5': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 5': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Mayckel Lahdo because of an injury.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 13': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 18': Own Goal by Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur. AZ 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 19': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
- 19': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Parrott with a headed pass.
- 26': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
- 26': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 31': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denso Kasius with a through ball.
- 31': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 32': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 33': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
- 36': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djed Spence with a headed pass.
- 43': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 43': Attempt saved. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Denso Kasius (AZ) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
- 45'+1': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Seiya Maikuma.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+2': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Mathys Tel.
- 49': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 50': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 52': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wilson Odobert following a fast break.
- 53': Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 53': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
- 56': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 58': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
- 60': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
- 60': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 62': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 65': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
- 65': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Denso Kasius because of an injury.
- 67': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
- 68': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Ernest Poku (AZ).
- 68': Ernest Poku (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 69': Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces James Maddison.
- 80': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 81': Substitution, AZ. Kristijan Belic replaces Ernest Poku.
- 81': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Zico Buurmeester.
- 81': Substitution, AZ. Sem van Duijn replaces Troy Parrott.
- 82': Offside, AZ. Sem van Duijn is caught offside.
- 83': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
- 84': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 87': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dominic Solanke.
- 88': Attempt saved. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 90': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Dominic Solanke because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sem van Duijn (AZ).
- 90'+4': Sem van Duijn (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
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AZ![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
61.6 | Possession | 38.4 |
7 | SHOTS | 12 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
510 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
583 | Passes | 354 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
10 | Crosses | 14 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
32 | Long Balls | 48 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
19 | Tackles | 29 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
9 | Interceptions | 5 |
38 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
38 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,281
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,281
Line-Ups
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK) |
5 | Alexandre Penetra |
3 | Wouter Goes |
18 | David Wolfe |
16 | Seiya Maikuma |
28 | Zico Buurmeester |
6 | Peer Koopmeiners ![]() |
8 | Jordy Clasie |
9 | Troy Parrott |
23 | Mayckel Lahdo |
21 | Ernest Poku ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
4 | Kevin Danso |
14 | Archie Gray |
13 | Destiny Udogie |
24 | Djed Spence |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur ![]() |
10 | James Maddison |
15 | Lucas Bergvall |
11 | Mathys Tel |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
22 | Brennan Johnson |
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