ALKMAAR. NEC beat AZ to win 2-1. It was NEC to strike first with a goal of Bas Dost at the 11′. Then Magnus Mattsson scored again for NEC in the 31′ minute. Eventually, Vangelis Pavlidis reduced the distance for AZ (57′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. AZ was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Cristian Dobre. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.77 degrees Celsius or 54.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, AZ stays with 30 points like FC Twente to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, NEC will has 15 points like Heracles Almelo to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will host Almere City on the 9th of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (0 draws).
NEC will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 9th of December with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of PEC Zwolle (5 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
73'
57'
AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pascal Jansen decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Riechedly Bazoer , Alexandre Penetra , David Møller Wolfe , Jordy Clasie , Sven Mijnans , Mayckel Lahdo , Dani de Wit , Myron van Brederode and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Sadiq, Bruno Martins Indi , Tiago Dantas , Jens Odgaard , Sem Westerveld , Djordje Mihailovic, Ruben van Bommel , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Ernest Poku, Kenzo Goudmijn , Denso Kasius , Wouter Goes , Hobie Verhulst and Maxim Dekker.
Substitutions
AZ made 7 changes: Yukinari Sugawara for Denso Kasius (73′), Sven Mijnans for Kenzo Goudmijn (46′), Mayckel Lahdo for Jens Odgaard (73′), Riechedly Bazoer for Mexx Meerdink (90′), Denso Kasius for Tiago Dantas (90′), Myron van Brederode for Myron van Brederode (46′) and Alexandre Penetra for Alexandre Penetra (46′).
Player of the match: Bruno Martins Indi
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Bruno Martins Indi .
His rating is with 56 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
NEC – Formation
NEC
55'
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Bram Nuytinck, Jasper Cillessen , Sai Van Wermeskerken , Mathias Ross , Calvin Verdonk , Youri Baas , Mees Hoedemakers , Dirk Proper , Lars Olden Larsen , Magnus Mattsson and Sontje Hansen , Bas Dost .
They had on the bench: Rober González, Lasse Schöne , Robin Roefs, Elayis Tavsan , D’Leanu Arts, Kodai Sano, Rijk Janse, Luc Netten and Koki Ogawa.
NEC could not rely on the presence of Elayis Tavsan (injured).
Substitutions
NEC made 6 changes: Sai Van Wermeskerken for D. Arts (87′), Sontje Hansen for Elayis Tavsan (63′), Lars Olden Larsen for Lasse Schöne (63′), Lasse Schöne for Bram Nuytinck (90′), Bas Dost for Kodai Sano (90′) and D’Leanu Arts for Philippe Sandler (90′).
Player of the match: Bas Dost
The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Bas Dost.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (48% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
