AZ Alkmaar vs FC Vaduz, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
AZ Alkmaar
  • 19': Yusuf Barasi
  • 81': Sam Beukema
  • 90'+2': Yukinari Sugawara
  • 90'+5': Dani de Wit
FT
4 - 1
FC Vaduz
  • 22': Anthony Goelzer
  • Red Card 61': Benjamin Büchel

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting FC Vaduz at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dario Ulrich (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 4': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lars Traber.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mees de Wit with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 5': Milan Gajic (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 14': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gabriel Isik.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jens Odgaard with a through ball.
  • 16': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cédric Gasser.
  • 19': Goal! AZ 1, FC Vaduz 0. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 22': Goal! AZ 1, FC Vaduz 1. Anthony Goelzer (FC Vaduz) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tunahan Çiçek.
  • 26': Offside, FC Vaduz. Milan Gajic tries a through ball, but Dario Ulrich is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Milan Gajic (FC Vaduz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Foul by Gabriel Isik (FC Vaduz).
  • 29': Yusuf Barasi (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Gabriel Isik (FC Vaduz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Lars Traber (FC Vaduz).
  • 31': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 32': Anthony Goelzer (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 35': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 35': Franklin Sasere (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, FC Vaduz. Anthony Goelzer tries a through ball, but Franklin Sasere is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
  • 37': Dani de Wit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Kristijan Dobras (FC Vaduz).
  • 39': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
  • 39': Kristijan Dobras (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 40': Tunahan Çiçek (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 41': Milan Gajic (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 1, FC Vaduz 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 1, FC Vaduz 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 61': Foul by Benjamin Büchel (FC Vaduz).
  • 61': Jens Odgaard (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Benjamin Büchel (FC Vaduz) is shown the red card.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 64': Substitution, FC Vaduz. Fabio Fehr replaces Anthony Goelzer.
  • 64': Substitution, FC Vaduz. Gion Chande replaces Tunahan Çiçek.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Yusuf Barasi (AZ) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Peer Koopmeiners replaces Jordy Clasie.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Maxim Dekker replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Yusuf Barasi.
  • 68': Foul by Fabio Fehr (FC Vaduz).
  • 68': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 70': Dario Ulrich (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 71': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gion Chande.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mees de Wit with a through ball.
  • 75': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gion Chande.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 78': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 78': Nicolas Hasler (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
  • 78': Kristijan Dobras (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, AZ. Riechedly Bazoer replaces Myron van Brederode.
  • 79': Substitution, AZ. Milos Kerkez replaces Mees de Wit.
  • 80': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Gabriel Isik.
  • 81': Goal! AZ 2, FC Vaduz 1. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
  • 82': Gabriel Isik (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Nicolas Hasler (FC Vaduz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 83': Kristijan Dobras (FC Vaduz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
  • 86': Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Milos Kerkez is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Vaduz. Ryan Fosso replaces Lars Traber.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Vaduz. Dejan Djokic replaces Dario Ulrich.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fosso (FC Vaduz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Djokic.
  • 88': Corner, FC Vaduz. Conceded by Maxim Dekker.
  • 89': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
  • 89': Milan Gajic (FC Vaduz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ryan Fosso (FC Vaduz) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dejan Djokic.
  • 90'+2': Goal! AZ 3, FC Vaduz 1. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani de Wit following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cédric Gasser.
  • 90'+5': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
  • 90'+5': Goal! AZ 4, FC Vaduz 1. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AZ 4, FC Vaduz 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 4, FC Vaduz 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 0
35.1 Possession 64.9
5 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 12
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
268 Accurate Passes 599
362 Passes 680
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 20
0.0 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 46
23 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 15
24 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 14
19 Effective Clearances 11
19 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 8,523

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Hobie Verhulst (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi
31 Sam Beukema
34 Mees De Wit
2 Yukinari Sugawara
10 Dani de Wit
8 Jordy Clasie
6 Tijjani Reijnders
17 Yusuf Barasi
19 Myron van Brederode
7 Jens Odgaard
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Iman Griffith, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Riechedly Bazoer, Milos Kerkez, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Peer Koopmeiners, Zinho Vanheusden, Mayckel Lahdo, Fedde de Jong, Maxim Dekker, Zico Buurmeester, Sem Westerveld.

FCVA FC Vaduz (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Benjamin Büchel (GK) Red Card
29 Gabriel Isik Yellow Card
28 Lars Traber
24 Cedric Gasser
4 Nicolas Hasler
14 Milan Gajic
77 Kristijan Dobras Yellow Card
3 Anthony Goelzer
23 Dario Ulrich
10 Tunahan Cicek
27 Franklin Sasere
FC Vaduz Substitutes:
Ryan Fosso, Fabio Fehr, Kevin Iodice, Gabriel Foser, Merlin Hadzi, Elmin Rastoder, Arbenit Xhemajli, Gion Chande, Anes Omerovic, Gezim Pepsi, Manuel Sutter, Dejan Djokic.

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