Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Excelsior, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 65': Troy Parrott
FT
1 - 1
Excelsior
  • 81': Miliano Jonathans

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.
  • 3': Handball by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 3': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
  • 3': Isak Jensen (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 7': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  • 10': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Weslley Patati (AZ).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Boogaard.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kasper Boogaard (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 32': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  • 32': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 38': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 38': Kasper Boogaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Alexandre Penetra (AZ).
  • 40': Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Weslley Patati.
  • 47': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 47': Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kasper Boogaard.
  • 48': Offside, AZ. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kasper Boogaard with a through ball.
  • 52': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jeroen Zoet (AZ).
  • 56': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 56': Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Isak Jensen (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Elijah Dijkstra.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, AZ. Ro-Zangelo Daal replaces Isak Jensen.
  • 64': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
  • 64': Substitution, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt replaces Emil Hansson.
  • 64': Foul by Kasper Boogaard (AZ).
  • 64': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kasper Boogaard.
  • 65': Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 0. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
  • 67': Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
  • 67': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 70': Foul by Elijah Dijkstra (AZ).
  • 70': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Offside, AZ. Troy Parrott is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
  • 74': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Substitution, AZ. Mateo Chávez replaces Kasper Boogaard.
  • 77': Foul by Elijah Dijkstra (AZ).
  • 77': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf.
  • 78': Substitution, Excelsior. Miliano Jonathans replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 78': Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  • 79': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 80': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 80': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gyan de Regt.
  • 81': Goal! AZ 1, Excelsior 1. Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike van Duinen.
  • 84': Substitution, AZ. Jizz Hornkamp replaces Mees de Wit.
  • 84': Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
  • 84': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lewis Schouten.
  • 85': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
  • 86': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Adam Carlén.
  • 86': Foul by Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior).
  • 86': Mateo Chávez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Mateo Chávez (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 89': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 90': Offside, Excelsior. Adam Carlén is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 90'+3': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 1, Excelsior 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, Excelsior 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
40 Possession 60
8 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
308 Accurate Passes 522
402 Passes 618
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 0
16 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.0
71 Long Balls 45
31 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 10
31 Effective Clearances 26
31 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 16,997

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 19 +36 52
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 19 +20 36
3 Ajax Amsterdam 19 +11 34
4 NEC Nijmegen 18 +15 32
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

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

EXC Excelsior (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
3 Rick Meissen
4 Casper Widell
12 Arthur Zagre
2 Ilias Bronkhorst
14 Lewis Schouten
23 Irakli Yegoian
7 Emil Hansson
30 Sanches Fernandes
33 Jerolldino Armantrading
10 Noah Naujoks
Excelsior Substitutes:
Lennard Hartjes, Adam Carlén, Nolan Martens, Stjin Middendorp, Mike van Duinen, Chris-Kevin Nadje, Miliano Jonathans, Gyan De Regt, Calvin Raatsie, Stan Hendrikx, Simon Janssen.

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