ENSCHEDE. FC Twente prevails over AZ Alkmaar 3-1. FC Twente got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. van Wolfswinkel (1′) and D. Rots (17′). AZ Alkmaar tried to recover with a goal from J. Karlsson (44′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by D. Limnios for FC Twente. AZ Alkmaar lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 22,000 spectators.​ The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up. On the opposite side, AZ Alkmaar adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.

FC Twente – Formation

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (7.1), Giovanni Troupee (6.5), Mees Hilgers (7.1), Robin Pröpper (6.4), Michal Sadílek (6.5), Wout Brama (6.8), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.3), Michel Vlap (7.0), Daan Rots (7.2), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.1) and Dimitris Limnios (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ennio Van Der Gouw, Manfred Ugalde (7.3), Denilho Cleonise, Virgil Misidjan (7.0), Julio Pleguezuelo, Gijs Smal, Jayden Oosterwolde (6.7), Jeffrey De Lange, Luca Everink, Dario Đumić, Casper Staring and Jesse Bosch (6.5).

FC Twente could not rely on the presence of J. Bosch (injured).

Best player: Dimitris Limnios​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Dimitris Limnios.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

AZ Alkmaar – Formation

On the opposite side, Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen (6.2), Yukinari Sugawara (6.5), Timo Letschert (4.9), Bruno Martins Indi (6.5), Owen Wijndal (6.0), Tijjani Reijnders (6.4), Fredrik Midtsjø (7.4), Albert Guðmundsson (6.3), Dani De Wit (6.3), Jesper Karlsson (7.5) and Vangelis Pavlidis (6.4).

They had on the bench: Beau Reus, Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.6), Pantelis Chatzidiakos (6.1), Peer Koopmeiners, Hobie Verhulst, Thijs Oosting (6.0), Mohamed Taabouni, Hakon Evjen (6.2), Jelle Duin (6.5) and Sam Beukema.

Best player: Jesper Karlsson​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ Alkmaar was Jesper Karlsson.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 41 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Match Statistics​

AZ Alkmaar was in firm control of the ball 58% while FC Twente was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

AZ Alkmaar was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Twente managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Twente shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, AZ Alkmaar shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (R. Propper). On the other side, AZ Alkmaar received 4 yellow cards (B. Martins Indi, D. de Wit, A. Gudmundsson and P. Chatzidiakos).

Standings

After playing this encounter, FC Twente will have 10 points like SC Heerenveen to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, AZ Alkmaar will stay with 3 points to stay in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with SC Heerenveen on the 26th of September with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).

AZ Alkmaar will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 26th of September with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of AZ Alkmaar (1 draw).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• SC Cambuur – Heracles – 2-1
• FC Twente – AZ Alkmaar – 3-1