ALKMAAR. PSV conquered AZ to win 2-1. X. Simons was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was PSV to strike first with a goal of X. Simons at the 65′. Then it was a penalty in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, X. Simons gave the win to PSV in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
PSV remained in 10 after Anwar El Ghazi received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who had the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. AZ was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. PSV that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AZ had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, PSV was capable to find the solution to win this match.
AZ shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, PSV shot 7 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
AZ received 2 yellow cards (Anwar El Ghazi and Jordy Clasie). On the other side, PSV received 3 yellow cards (Jesper Karlsson, X. Simons and Joey Veerman).
Also, PSV didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Anwar El Ghazi (PSV) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, AZ will stay with 67 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, PSV will have 75 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
AZ – Formation
AZ adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Sam Beukema , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Milos Kerkez , Tijjani Reijnders , Jordy Clasie , Sven Mijnans , Myron Van Brederode , Vangelis Pavlidis and Jesper Karlsson .
The home team had on the bench: Yusuf Barasi, Mayckel Lahdo , Daniel Deen, Wouter Goes, Riechedly Bazoer , Dani de Wit , Zico Buurmeester, Hobie Verhulst, Mees de Wit, Đorđe Mihailović and Zinho Vanheusden.
Substitutions
AZ made 4 changes: Myron van Brederode for Mayckel Lahdo (68′), S. Mijnans for Djordje Mihailovic (68′), Vangelis Pavlidis for Dani De Wit (76′) and Sam Beukema for Riechedly Bazoer (77′).
Best player: Riechedly Bazoer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Riechedly Bazoer.
His rating is with 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.
PSV – Formation
Also PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ruud van Nistelrooy played with: Walter Benítez , Phillipp Mwene , André Ramalho , Jarrad Branthwaite , Patrick van Aanholt , Guus Til , Ibrahim Sangaré , Joey Veerman , Anwar El Ghazi , Luuk de Jong and Xavi Simons .
They had on the bench: Jordan Teze , Olivier Boscagli, Érick Gutiérrez, Thorgan Hazard, Ismael Saibari, Fábio Silva, Johan Bakayoko, Joël Drommel and Boy Waterman.
PSV could not rely on the presence of Olivier Boscagli (injured).
Substitutions
PSV made 3 changes: André Ramalho for Jordan Teze (55′), Patrick van Aanholt for Olivier Boscagli (82′) and Guus Til for Érick Gutiérrez (87′).
Best player: Walter Benítez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was the goalkeeper: Walter Benítez. His rating is 7.40. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – Excelsior – 3-2
- AZ – PSV – 1-2
- FC Utrecht – FC Emmen – 3-2
- FC Twente – Ajax – 3-1
- SC Heerenveen – Go Ahead Eagles – 2-0
- FC Groningen – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-5
- Fortuna Sittard – NEC – 1-1
- Feyenoord – Vitesse – 0-1
- SC Cambuur – RKC Waalwijk – 4-0