ENSCHEDE. AZ succeeded in reverse the score against FC Twente to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was FC Twente to strike first with a penalty of R. van Wolfswinkel at the 48′. Then it was an own goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Pavlidis gave the win to AZ in the 82′ minute. AZ was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Joey Kooij. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
AZ was in firm control of the ball 70% while FC Twente was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
FC Twente shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 1 yellow card (M. Sadilek). On the opposite side, AZ received 2 yellow cards (P. Vindahl and Y. Sugawara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Twente stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the other side, AZ has points (0th).
Next matches
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
46'
89'
48'
FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall , Giovanni Troupee , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Michal Sadílek , Michel Vlap , Jesse Bosch , Dimitris Limnios , Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Virgil Misidjan .
The home team had on the bench: Jeffrey De Lange, Ennio Van Der Gouw, Julio Pleguezuelo , Jayden Oosterwolde, Casper Staring, Luca Everink, Max Bruns, Manfred Ugalde , Václav Černý , Denilho Cleonise and Daan Rots .
FC Twente could not rely on the presence of J. Pleguezuelo (injured).
Substitutions
FC Twente made 4 changes: V. Misidjan for D. Rots (46′), M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (46′), M. Vlap for M. Ugalde (46′) and D. Limnios for V. Cerny (85′).
Best player: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
The most impressive player for FC Twente was Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 16.
AZ – Formation
AZ
AZ started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen , Yukinari Sugawara , Aslak Fonn Witry , Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Sam Beukema , Hakon Evjen , Jordy Clasie , Fredrik Midtsjø , Owen Wijndal , Dani De Wit and Vangelis Pavlidis , Jesper Karlsson .
These were the players on the bench: Beau Reus, Hobie Verhulst, Tijjani Reijnders , Peer Koopmeiners, Zico Buurmeester, Albert Guðmundsson, Ernest Poku, Thijs Oosting and Mohamed Taabouni.
AZ could not rely on the presence of T. Reijnders (injured).
Substitutions
AZ made only 1 change substituting H. Evjen for T. Reijnders (85′).
Best player: Fredrik Midtsjø
The most impressive player for AZ was Fredrik Midtsjø even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 94 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- FC Groningen – NEC – 1-2
- FC Twente – AZ – 1-2
- NAC Breda – PEC Zwolle – 2-1
