Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs AZ Alkmaar, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
    FT
    0 - 3
    AZ Alkmaar
    • 16': Dani de Wit
    • 58': Vangelis Pavlidis
    • 90'+5': Ernest Poku

    About

    NEC Nijmegen are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 2': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
    • 2': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mees de Wit.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Hand ball by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
    • 4': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 4': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
    • 8': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kodai Sano with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riechedly Bazoer.
    • 12': (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Back pass by Mathew Ryan (AZ).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristijan Belic with a headed pass.
    • 16': Goal! N.E.C. 0, AZ 1. Dani de Wit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 21': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 21': Rober (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel.
    • 24': Substitution, N.E.C.. Mathias Ross replaces Philippe Sandler because of an injury.
    • 29': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 29': Rober (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 32': Mees Hoedemakers (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 34': Mees Hoedemakers (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Dani de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rober with a cross.
    • 40': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Sven Mijnans (AZ).
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Mees Hoedemakers (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rober.
    • 45': Offside, N.E.C.. Koki Ogawa is caught offside.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
    • 45'+1': Mathias Ross (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.).
    • 45'+2': Ruben van Bommel (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, N.E.C. 0, AZ 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 0, AZ 1.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mees Hoedemakers.
    • 48': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ).
    • 48': Mathias Ross (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Verdonk with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Sadiq.
    • 54': Foul by Riechedly Bazoer (AZ).
    • 54': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Rober (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mees Hoedemakers.
    • 55': Substitution, N.E.C.. Sontje Hansen replaces Brayann Pereira.
    • 58': Goal! N.E.C. 0, AZ 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 63': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.).
    • 63': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 66': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
    • 66': Sven Mijnans (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, N.E.C.. Sylla Sow replaces Rober.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Mathias Ross (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
    • 69': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Offside, N.E.C.. Sylla Sow is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Kristijan Belic (AZ).
    • 72': Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Bram Nuytinck (N.E.C.).
    • 72': Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.).
    • 73': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Kodai Sano.
    • 75': Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Kristijan Belic.
    • 76': Foul by Dani de Wit (AZ).
    • 76': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Mees Hoedemakers (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
    • 80': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Verdonk with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
    • 87': Sontje Hansen (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
    • 88': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Sylla Sow (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
    • 90': Substitution, AZ. David Møller Wolfe replaces Mees de Wit.
    • 90'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Calvin Verdonk.
    • 90'+3': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
    • 90'+3': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Goal! N.E.C. 0, AZ 3. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 0, AZ 3.
    • 0': Match ends, N.E.C. 0, AZ 3.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    6 Saves 3
    45.9 Possession 54.1
    11 SHOTS 14
    6 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    361 Accurate Passes 434
    443 Passes 509
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    11 Crosses 23
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    71 Long Balls 53
    36 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    17 Effective Tackles 8
    28 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 9
    16 Effective Clearances 14
    16 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Goffertstadion
    Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
    Attendance: 12,540

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 12 +31 33
    2 FC Utrecht 11 +9 28
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +14 26
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 +15 25
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
    17 Bram Nuytinck
    3 Philippe Sandler
    24 Calvin Verdonk
    2 Brayann Pereira
    9 Tjaronn Chery
    71 Dirk Proper Yellow Card
    6 Mees Hoedemakers
    18 Koki Ogawa
    23 Kodai Sano Yellow Card
    11 Roberto González
    NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
    Rijk Janse, Lars Olden Larsen, Youri Baas, Robin Roefs, Nils Rossen, Sontje Hansen, Lasse Schöne, Sylla Sow, D'Leanu Arts, Mathias Ross.

    AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    25 Riechedly Bazoer
    5 Alexandre Penetra
    34 Mees De Wit Yellow Card
    2 Yukinari Sugawara Yellow Card
    14 Kristijan Belic
    16 Sven Mijnans
    10 Dani de Wit
    9 Vangelis Pavlidis Yellow Card
    15 Ruben Van Bommel
    11 Ibrahim Sadiq
    AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
    Enoch Mastoras, Hobie Verhulst, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Ernest Poku, Denso Kasius, David Wolfe, Jayden Addai, Myron van Brederode, Finn Stam, Maxim Dekker, Tiago Dantas.

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