AMSTERDAM. AZ was ultimately too strong for NEC with the goal of D. de Wit (16′), Vangelis Pavlidis (58′) and Ernest Poku (90′).
The match was played at the Sportpark De Weeren stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who was helped by Michael Osseweijer and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.03 degrees Celsius or 60.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​
Match Statistics​
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. NEC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. AZ that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
NEC was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, AZ was capable to find the solution to win this match.​
NEC shot 14 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, AZ shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
NEC received 2 yellow cards (K. Sano and Dirk Proper). Talking about the opposition, AZ received 4 yellow cards (Yukinari Sugawara, Mees de Wit, Vangelis Pavlidis and D. de Wit).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, NEC stays with 47 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, AZ will has 58 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against Excelsior on the 5th of May with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Excelsior (5 draws).
AZ will host FC Twente on the 5th of May with a 16-15 head to head record in favor of AZ (7 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen
, B. Pereira , Philippe Sandler , Bram Nuytinck , Calvin Verdonk , Mees Hoedemakers , Dirk Proper , Rober González , Tjaronn Chery , K. Sano and Koki Ogawa .The home team had on the bench: Y. Baas, M. Ross
, S. Hansen , Lars Olden Larsen, Sylla Sow , Lasse Schöne  , D’Leanu Arts, R. Roefs, R. Janse and Nils Rossen .NEC could not rely on the presence of M. Ross (injured).
Substitutions
NEC made 3 changes: B. Pereira for S. Hansen (55′), Philippe Sandler for M. Ross (24′) and Rober González for Sylla Sow (67′).
Player of the match: Tjaronn Chery​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Tjaronn Chery.
His rating is
with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.AZ – Formation
AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maarten Martens played with: Dave Kwakman, Mathew RyanÂ
, Yukinari Sugawara , Alexandre Penetra , Riechedly Bazoer , Mees de Wit , D. de Wit , Kristijan Belic , Sven Mijnans , I. Sadiq and Vangelis Pavlidis , R. van Bommel .The following players were sitting on the bench: Tiago Dantas
, David Møller Wolfe, Maxim Dekker, Hobie Verhulst , Jayden Addai, M. van Brederode , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Ernest Poku , Denso Kasius, Finn Stam and Enoch Mastoras.Substitutions
AZ made 4 changes: Kristijan Belic for Tiago Dantas (75′), R. van Bommel for M. van Brederode (81′), I. Sadiq for Ernest Poku (90′) and Mees de Wit for David Møller Wolfe (90′).
Player of the match: Mathew Ryan ​
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was the goalkeeper: Mathew Ryan . His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​
- RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht – 2-2
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Volendam – 1-0
- PEC Zwolle – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
- Vitesse – Fortuna Sittard – 3-2
- NEC – AZ – 0-3