UEFA Europa League

Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 6-3 on aggregate
Galatasaray
  • 56': Victor Osimhen
  • 70': Roland Sallai
FT
2 - 2
2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 6-3 on aggregate
AZ Alkmaar
  • 42': Seiya Maikuma
  • 55': Denso Kasius

About

Galatasaray are hosting AZ Alkmaar at RAMS Park, Istanbul, Turkey, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 3': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray).
  • 3': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 5': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Günay Güvenç.
  • 9': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 9': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Sven Mijnans (AZ).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 12': Substitution, AZ. Zico Buurmeester replaces Sven Mijnans because of an injury.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Cuesta with a headed pass.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Belic (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 13': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 13': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
  • 16': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 16': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  • 16': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 25': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Kristijan Belic (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 26': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Günay Güvenç.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt saved. David Møller Wolfe (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 32': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Elias Jelert.
  • 32': Offside, AZ. Zico Buurmeester is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  • 34': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Carlos Cuesta (Galatasaray) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 40': Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
  • 42': Goal! Galatasaray 0, AZ 1. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 44': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
  • 44': Zico Buurmeester (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray).
  • 45': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 45'+2': Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dries Mertens (Galatasaray).
  • 45'+3': Seiya Maikuma (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, AZ 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, AZ 1.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Mayckel Lahdo.
  • 45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Kerem Demirbay replaces Dries Mertens.
  • 45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Metehan Baltaci replaces Davinson Sánchez.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
  • 47': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 47': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 49': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 49': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray).
  • 49': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 50': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray).
  • 52': Zico Buurmeester (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Troy Parrott (AZ).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! Galatasaray 0, AZ 2. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 56': Goal! Galatasaray 1, AZ 2. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 57': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 57': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
  • 60': Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Kristijan Belic.
  • 61': Substitution, Galatasaray. Berkan Kutlu replaces Lucas Torreira.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Kristijan Belic.
  • 62': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 62': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denso Kasius with a cross.
  • 65': Denso Kasius (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Elias Jelert (Galatasaray).
  • 65': Elias Jelert (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 66': Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 70': Goal! Galatasaray 2, AZ 2. Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Metehan Baltaci with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Elias Jelert.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Günay Güvenç (Galatasaray).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Hand ball by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 73': Substitution, Galatasaray. Yusuf Demir replaces Gabriel Sara.
  • 74': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Metehan Baltaci (Galatasaray).
  • 75': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray).
  • 75': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Ernest Poku (AZ).
  • 76': Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
  • 78': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 79': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray).
  • 79': Wouter Goes (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Galatasaray. Berat Lus replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 81': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Yusuf Demir (Galatasaray).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Denso Kasius (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ernest Poku (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 83': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray).
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernest Poku.
  • 83': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Metehan Baltaci.
  • 84': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) hits the right post with a header from very close range following a corner.
  • 84': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Elias Jelert.
  • 85': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Carlos Cuesta.
  • 87': Carlos Cuesta (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  • 88': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray).
  • 88': Elias Jelert (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Denso Kasius (AZ).
  • 90': Foul by Berkan Kutlu (Galatasaray).
  • 90': Kees Smit (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 2, AZ 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Galatasaray 2, AZ 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 8
35.1 Possession 64.9
26 SHOTS 20
11 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
215 Accurate Passes 484
304 Passes 564
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 12
16 Crosses 33
0.1 Cross % 0.4
65 Long Balls 41
17 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 9
28 Effective Clearances 25
28 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 37,343

Line-Ups

GAL Galatasaray (4-4-2)

No. Name
19 Günay Güvenc (GK)
42 Abdülkerim Bardakci
6 Davinson Sánchez
24 Elias Jelert Yellow Card
26 Carlos Cuesta
20 Gabriel Sara
34 Lucas Torreira
7 Roland Sallai
53 Baris Alper Yilmaz
45 Victor Osimhen
10 Dries Mertens
Galatasaray Substitutes:
Kerem Demirbay, Hasan Turan, Jankat Yilmaz, Yusuf Demir, Metehan Baltaci, Berkan Kutlu, Fernando Muslera, Berat Lus, Kadir Subasi, Çagri Balta, Isa Halidi, Efe Akman.

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

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra
3 Wouter Goes
18 David Wolfe
16 Seiya Maikuma
10 Sven Mijnans
14 Kristijan Belic
6 Peer Koopmeiners
9 Troy Parrott
23 Mayckel Lahdo
21 Ernest Poku
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Hobie Verhulst, Kees Smit, Zico Buurmeester, Sem van Duijn, Ibrahim Sadiq, Bruno Martins Indi, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Jeroen Zoet, Maxim Dekker, Denso Kasius, Mees De Wit.

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