Excelsior clutches a draw against AZ

ROTTERDAM. Excelsior was able to capture a late draw against AZ with a late goal from C. Sandra.

By
Mark Hall
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Excelsior clutches a draw against AZ

ROTTERDAM. Excelsior was able to snatch a draw against AZ with a late goal from C. Sandra scored in the (90′) after AZ got a lead with a goal from M. Lahdo (72′).

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 4,400 spectators.​ The referee was Laurens Gerrets with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Joey Waleveld. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.21 degrees Celsius or 48.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Excelsior

1 - 1

Team 1

AZ

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 105 Attack 116
  • 51 Dangerous attack 52
  • 103 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. AZ that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AZ was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough AZ to win the match​.

Excelsior shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, AZ shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Julian Baas and Lazaros Lamprou). On the opposite side, AZ received 3 yellow cards (Riechedly Bazoer, David Møller Wolfe and Dani de Wit).

Match Timeline

Lazaros Lamprou- Yellow
7'
25'
D. de Wit- Yellow
65'
Tiago Dantas- sub ->Dani de Wit
65'
Mayckel Lahdo- sub ->Jens Odgaard
65'
Alexandre Penetra- sub ->Bruno Martins Indi 
69'
Riechedly Bazoer- Yellow
J. Baas- Yellow
71'
72'
Mayckel Lahdo(goal)Sven Mijnans
73'
Mayckel Lahdo(VAR)
Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Lazaros Lamprou
77'
Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Troy Parrott
78'
Ian Smeulers - sub ->Arthur Zagré
78'
Noah Naujoks- sub ->Kian Fitz-Jim
85'
Richie Omorowa- sub ->Sven Nieuwpoort
85'
87'
R. van Bommel- sub ->Myron van Brederode 
87'
I. Sadiq- sub ->Mayckel Lahdo
89'
David Møller Wolfe- Yellow
C. Sandra(goal)
90'
Mimeirhel Benita- sub ->Couhaib Driouech
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this contest, Excelsior will have 14 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, AZ will have 26 points like Feyenoord to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).

AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
7.7
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
7.9
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
7.0
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
7.0
78'
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
6.8
85'
M
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 10.Netherlands
7.0
85'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
7.7
71'
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
7.3
Goals90'
F
Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece
7.7
77' 7'
F
Troy Parrott  9.Republic of Ireland
7.0
78'
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
6.6
90'
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
90'
D
Ian Smeulers  28.Netherlands
6.7
78'
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.7
85'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 19.Serbia
6.8
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands
6.7
78'
F
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.4
85'

Excelsior adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Redouan El Yaakoubi, Stijn van Gassel (7.7), Siebe Horemans (7.9), Casper Widell (7.0), Sven Nieuwpoort (6.8), Arthur Zagré (7.0), Kian Fitz-Jim (7.0), Julian Baas (7.7), Cisse Sandra (7.3), Lazaros Lamprou (7.7), Troy Parrott (7.0) and Couhaib Driouech (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Nikolas Agrafiotis (6.8), Derensili Sanches Fernandes (6.7), Oscar Uddenäs, Noah Naujoks (6.7), Richie Omorowa (6.4), Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita and Ian Smeulers (6.7).

Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Mimeirhel Benita (injured).

Substitutions

Excelsior made 6 changes: Troy Parrott for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (78′), Lazaros Lamprou for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (77′), Arthur Zagré for Ian Smeulers (78′), Kian Fitz-Jim for Noah Naujoks (85′), Sven Nieuwpoort for Richie Omorowa (85′) and Couhaib Driouech for Mimeirhel Benita (90′).

Best player: Siebe Horemans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Siebe Horemans.

His rating is (7.9) with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan  1.Australia
7.5
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
7.7
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
6.6
89'
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
6.7
69'
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
7.1
65'
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
7.1
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
6.4
65' 25'
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.3
M
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
6.8
87'
M
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
6.4
65'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.5
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst  12.Netherlands
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
6.8
65'
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
D
W. Goes 33.Netherlands
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
6.7
65'
M
Djordje Mihailovic 14.United States
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 28.Netherlands
F
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
7.3
65' Goals72'
F
I. Sadiq 11.Ghana
6.8
87'
F
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
6.4
87'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands

Also AZ adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan (7.5), Yukinari Sugawara (7.7), Riechedly Bazoer (6.7), Bruno Martins Indi  (7.1), David Møller Wolfe (6.6), Jordy Clasie  (7.1), Sven Mijnans (7.3), Jens Odgaard (6.4), Dani de Wit (6.4), Myron van Brederode  (6.8), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Alexandre Penetra (6.8), Mayckel Lahdo (7.3), Tiago Dantas  (6.7), Ibrahim Sadiq (6.8), Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic, Ruben van Bommel (6.4), Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Ernest Poku, Kenzo Goudmijn, Denso Kasius and Wouter Goes .

AZ could not rely on the presence of Tiago Dantas  (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Dani de Wit for Tiago Dantas  (65′), Jens Odgaard for Mayckel Lahdo (65′), Bruno Martins Indi  for Alexandre Penetra (65′), Myron van Brederode  for Ruben van Bommel (87′) and Mayckel Lahdo for Ibrahim Sadiq (87′).

Best player: Yukinari Sugawara​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Yukinari Sugawara.

His rating is (7.7) with 62 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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