Apollon Limassol vs AZ Alkmaar, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
Apollon Limassol
  • 32': Valentin Roberge
FT
1 - 0
AZ Alkmaar

    About

    Apollon Limassol are hosting AZ Alkmaar at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
    • 7': Dani de Wit (AZ) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
    • 7': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
    • 7': Nicolas Diguiny (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 11': Charalambos Kyriakou (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 12': Amine Khammas (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 15': Offside, Apollon Limassol. Bagaliy Dabo tries a through ball, but Nicolas Diguiny is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Maxim Dekker (AZ).
    • 16': Patrick Joosten (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (Apollon Limassol) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 24': Foul by Bagaliy Dabo (Apollon Limassol).
    • 24': Hobie Verhulst (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Hobie Verhulst (AZ).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 26': Panagiotis Artymatas (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 28': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Panagiotis Artymatas.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Corner, Apollon Limassol. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
    • 32': Goal! Apollon Limassol 1, AZ 0. Valentin Roberge (Apollon Limassol) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
    • 34': Ido Shahar (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Amine Khammas (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Danilo Spoljaric (Apollon Limassol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 44': Hand ball by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ).
    • 45'+2': Ido Shahar (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ido Shahar (Apollon Limassol) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Apollon Limassol 1, AZ 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Apollon Limassol 1, AZ 0.
    • 45': Substitution, AZ. Jens Odgaard replaces Jordy Clasie.
    • 45': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
    • 45': Substitution, Apollon Limassol. Ioannis Pittas replaces Bagaliy Dabo.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo.
    • 50': Foul by Euclides Cabral (Apollon Limassol).
    • 50': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
    • 54': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Amine Khammas.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 55': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
    • 55': Nicolas Diguiny (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Apollon Limassol. Israel Coll replaces Danilo Spoljaric.
    • 57': Substitution, Apollon Limassol. Bassel Jradi replaces Patrick Joosten.
    • 57': Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).
    • 57': Ido Shahar (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 59': Ido Shahar (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Apollon Limassol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Israel Coll with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Beukema with a through ball.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Bassel Jradi (Apollon Limassol) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Diguiny with a headed pass.
    • 63': Offside, AZ. Riechedly Bazoer tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez.
    • 63': Substitution, AZ. Peer Koopmeiners replaces Maxim Dekker.
    • 63': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Jesper Karlsson.
    • 64': Substitution, Apollon Limassol. Ezekiel Henty replaces Nicolas Diguiny.
    • 67': Bassel Jradi (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
    • 69': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 69': Valentin Roberge (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Foul by Jens Odgaard (AZ).
    • 73': Panagiotis Artymatas (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Jens Odgaard (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Myron van Brederode (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Odgaard.
    • 78': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Amine Khammas.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer following a corner.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Jovanovic (Apollon Limassol).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Apollon Limassol. Vukasin Jovanovic replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
    • 82': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Israel Coll.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
    • 86': Foul by Bassel Jradi (Apollon Limassol).
    • 86': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Ezekiel Henty.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Valentin Roberge.
    • 88': Euclides Cabral (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Myron van Brederode (AZ).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mayckel Lahdo (AZ).
    • 90'+1': Vukasin Jovanovic (Apollon Limassol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Aleksandar Jovanovic (Apollon Limassol) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Apollon Limassol. Conceded by Peer Koopmeiners.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Apollon Limassol. Bassel Jradi tries a through ball, but Ezekiel Henty is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Apollon Limassol 1, AZ 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Apollon Limassol 1, AZ 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 3
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    60.6 Possession 39.4
    17 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    484 Accurate Passes 287
    556 Passes 367
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.6
    49 Long Balls 49
    32 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 18
    7 Effective Clearances 22
    7 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: GSP Stadium
    Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
    Attendance: 3,011

    Line-Ups

    APL Apollon Limassol (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    26 Aleksandar Jovanovic (GK) Yellow Card
    22 Valentin Roberge
    6 Panagiotis Artymatas
    24 Amine Khammas
    19 Euclides Da Silva Cabral
    25 Charis Kyriakou
    20 Danilo Spoljaric
    36 Ido Shahar
    65 Patrick Joosten
    11 Bagaliy Dabo
    28 Nicolas Diguiny
    Apollon Limassol Substitutes:
    Vukasin Jovanovic, Dimitris Dimitriou, Israel Coll, George Loizou, Ioannis Pittas, Bassel Jradi, Ezekiel Henty, Hervin Ongenda.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    12 Hobie Verhulst (GK)
    31 Sam Beukema
    22 Maxim Dekker
    3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos Yellow Card
    8 Jordy Clasie
    6 Tijjani Reijnders
    5 Milos Kerkez
    2 Yukinari Sugawara
    10 Dani de Wit Yellow Card
    11 Jesper Karlsson
    25 Riechedly Bazoer
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Myron van Brederode, Sem Westerveld, Jens Odgaard, Peter Vindahl Jensen, Mees De Wit, Zico Buurmeester, Yusuf Barasi, Peer Koopmeiners, Mayckel Lahdo, Iman Griffith, Fedde de Jong.

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