ALKMAAR. SC Heerenveen and AZ draw 1-1. S. van scored the first goal (5′) for SC Heerenveen. X. Mous equalized (75′) with an own goal. AZ was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)
Jesper Karlsson missed a decisive penalty (50′). That would have allowed AZ to win the match.
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the collaboration of Rob van de Ven and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 7 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 148 Attack 81
- 85 Dangerous attack 34
- 96 Ball safe 96
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AZ had a superior ball possession 66% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough AZ to win the match.
AZ shot 21 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, SC Heerenveen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
AZ received 5 yellow cards (Jesper Karlsson, Jordy Clasie, Tijjani Reijnders, Myron van Brederode and D. Mihailovic). On the other side, SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (Rami Kaib and Che Nunnely).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AZ will have 54 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Heerenveen will have 35 points like RKC Waalwijk to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host RKC Waalwijk on the 23rd of April with a 15-4 head to head record in favor of AZ (1 draw).
SC Heerenveen will host FC Emmen on the 22nd of April with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (2 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
74'
52'
AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Sam Beukema , Miloš Kerkez , Tijjani Reijnders , Jordy Clasie , Jens Odgaard , Sven Mijnans , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Mees de Wit, Zico Buurmeester, Myron Van Brederode , Zinho Vanheusden, Riechedly Bazoer, Djordje Mihailović , Yusuf Barasi, Wouter Goes, Mexx Meerdink , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Hobie Verhulst and Mayckel Lahdo .
AZ could not rely on the presence of D. Mihailovic (injured).
Substitutions
AZ made 4 changes: Vangelis Pavlidis for Mexx Meerdink (64′), Jens Odgaard for Mayckel Lahdo (64′), Jesper Karlsson for Myron van Brederode (74′) and Pantelis Chatzidiakos for Djordje Mihailovic (74′).
Best player: Sven Mijnans
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Sven Mijnans.
His rating is with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
5'
Also SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kees van Wonderen played with: Xavier Mous , Milan van Ewijk , Syb van Ottele , Paweł Bochniewicz , Mats Köhlert , Thom Haye , Anas Tahiri , Simon Olsson , Pelle van Amersfoort , Osame Sahraoui and Sydney van Hooijdonk .
They had on the bench: Bernt Klaverboer, Rami Kaib , Alex Timossi Andersson, Hussein Ali, Che Nunnely , Antoine Colassin, Tibor Halilović, Jesper van der Mark, Daniel Karlsbakk , Jeffrey Bruma and Rami Al Hajj.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 4 changes: Simon Olsson for Che Nunnely (67′), Sydney van Hooijdonk for Daniel Seland Karlsbakk (67′), O. Sahraoui for Rami Kaib (78′) and Pelle van Amersfoort for Antoine Colassin (90′).
Best player: Xavier Mous
The most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was the goalkeeper: Xavier Mous. His rating is 8.15. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – FC Emmen – 1-2
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 1-0
- NEC – PSV – 2-4
- Excelsior – FC Twente – 0-0
- AZ – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
