AZ Alkmaar defeats SC Cambuur 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEUWARDEN. AZ Alkmaar beats SC Cambuur 3-1.

October 4, 2021

LEEUWARDEN. AZ Alkmaar beats SC Cambuur 3-1. AZ Alkmaar was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with D. de Wit (17′), O. Wijndal (33′) and J. Clasie (60′). SC Cambuur reduced the distance with a goal (72′) by R. Uldrikis, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who was helped by Sjoerd Nanninga and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

SC Cambuur

1 - 3

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

11 Total 10
4 On Target 6
7 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

100 Attack 107
36 Dangerous attack 41
95 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1
3 Off Sides 4

Fouls

12 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. SC Cambuur was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. AZ Alkmaar that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

AZ Alkmaar was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ Alkmaar won the match.

SC Cambuur shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, AZ Alkmaar shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

SC Cambuur received 3 yellow cards (A. Bangura, E. Schouten and D. Sambissa). On the other side, AZ Alkmaar received 3 yellow cards (A. Gudmundsson, O. Wijndal and Z. Aboukhlal).

A. Bangura (SC Cambuur) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).

Match Timeline

17'

25'

33'

39'

43'

46'

58'

60'

Jordy Clasie(goal)V. Pavlidis

Roberts Uldrikis- sub ->T. Boere

62'

Marco Tol- sub ->E. Schouten

62'

66'

70'

Roberts Uldrikis(goal)M. Breij

72'

74'

79'

81'

86'

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After playing this encounter, SC Cambuur will stay with 12 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, AZ Alkmaar will have 9 points to stay in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Cambuur will play away with Fortuna Sittard on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

AZ Alkmaar will host FC Utrecht on the 17th of October with a 16-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ Alkmaar (5 draws).

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur

Sonny Stevens 1.Netherlands

6.4

Calvin Mac-Intosch 3.Suriname

6.2

74'

Erik Schouten 4.Netherlands

6.4

62'

58'

D. Schmidt 5.Netherlands

6.9

Alex Bangura 16.Sierra Leone

6.4

89'

Mitchell Paulissen 10.Netherlands

6.4

46'

Robin Maulun 20.France

6.5

Mees Hoedemakers 6.Netherlands

6.8

Michael Breij 14.Netherlands

7.4

Issa Kallon 7.Sierra Leone

6.8

70'

Tom Boere 9.Netherlands

6.8

62'

Substitutes

P. Bos 12.Netherlands

Brett Minnema 31.Netherlands

David Sambissa 18.Gabon

6.8

70'

79'

Marco Tol 15.Netherlands

7.0

62'

Maxim Gullit 23.Netherlands

Jasper ter Heide 2.Netherlands

6.7

74'

Jhondly van der Meer 33.Haiti

Filip Krastev 30.Bulgaria

Nick Doodeman 17.Netherlands

Sam Hendriks 19.Netherlands

Tamás Kiss 21.Hungary

6.6

46'

Roberts Uldrikis 28.Latvia

7.3

62'

72'

SC Cambuur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Henk de Jong decided to play with the following team: Sonny Stevens (6.4), Doke Schmidt (6.9), Calvin Mac-Intosh (6.2), Erik Schouten (6.4), Alex Bangura (6.4), Mees Hoedemakers (6.8), Michael Breij (7.4), Mitchell Paulissen (6.4), Robin Maulun (6.5), Issa Kallon (6.8) and Tom Boere (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Doodeman, Sam Hendriks, Tamás Kiss (6.6), David Sambissa (6.8), Pieter Bos, Marco Tol (7.0), Bret Minnema, Jhondly van der Meer, Maxim Gullit, Filip Krastev, Roberts Uldriķis (7.3) and Jasper ter Heide (6.7).

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 5 changes: M. Paulissen for T. Kiss (46′), T. Boere for R. Uldrikis (62′), E. Schouten for M. Tol (62′), I. Kallon for D. Sambissa (70′) and C. Mac-Intosch for J. Ter Heide (74′).

Best player: Michael Breij

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Cambuur was Michael Breij.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

AZ Alkmaar – Formation

Peter Vindahl 1.Denmark

7.1

Bruno Martins Indi 4.Netherlands

6.8

Pantelis Hatzidiakos 3.Greece

7.0

Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands

7.8

86'

33'

Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan

7.0

Jordy Clasie 20.Netherlands

7.4

60'

F. Midtsjø 6.Norway

7.0

43'

D. de Wit 10.Netherlands

7.7

17'

Albert Gudmundsson 28.Iceland

7.0

66'

39'

Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece

7.1

81'

Jesper Karlsson 11.Sweden

6.7

81'

Substitutes

Beau Reus 16.Netherlands

Hobie Verhulst 12.Netherlands

Aslak Witry 15.Norway

6.6

81'

Sam Beukema 31.Netherlands

Timo Letschert 22.Netherlands

Thijs Oosting 25.Netherlands

Tijjani Reijnders 24.Netherlands

6.1

43'

Mohamed Taabouni 23.Netherlands

Peer Koopmeiners 14.Netherlands

Håkon Evjen 18.Norway

6.4

66'

Zakaria Aboukhlal 7.Morocco

6.8

81'

90'

J. Duin 19.Netherlands

AZ Alkmaar started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen (7.1), Yukinari Sugawara (7.0), Pantelis Chatzidiakos (7.0), Bruno Martins Indi (6.8), Owen Wijndal (7.8), Dani De Wit (7.7), Fredrik Midtsjø (7.0), Jordy Clasie (7.4), Albert Guðmundsson (7.0), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.1) and Jesper Karlsson (6.7).

They had on the bench: Beau Reus, Aslak Fonn Witry (6.6), Sam Beukema, Tijjani Reijnders (6.1), Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.8), Mohamed Taabouni, Timo Letschert, Peer Koopmeiners, Hakon Evjen (6.4), Thijs Oosting, Hobie Verhulst and Jelle Duin.

AZ Alkmaar could not rely on the presence of T. Reijnders (injured).

Substitutions

AZ Alkmaar made 4 changes: F. Midtsjo for T. Reijnders (43′), A. Gudmundsson for H. Evjen (66′), J. Karlsson for Z. Aboukhlal (81′) and V. Pavlidis for A. F. Witry (81′).