AZ defeats NEC 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NIJMEGEN. AZ overcomes NEC 3-1.

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AZ defeats NEC 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NIJMEGEN. AZ conquers NEC 3-1.

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the support of Freek Vandeursen and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

NEC

1 - 3

Team 1

AZ

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 122
  • 44 Dangerous attack 54
  • 104 Ball safe 123
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 3 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. NEC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. AZ that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AZ was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the contest.​

NEC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (P. Vindahl).

Match Timeline

8'
Calvin Verdonk- sub ->M. Duelund
23'
42'
44'
64'
64'
Dirk Proper- sub ->E. Barreto
70'
70'
76'
83'
83'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After this match, NEC will stay with 31 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will have 51 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against FC Groningen on the 12th of March with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of NEC (9 draws).

AZ will host FC Twente on the 13th of March with a 17-12 head to head stats in favor of AZ (7 draws).

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
Rodrigo Guth 5.Brazil
7.4
Goals44'
D
Cas Odenthal 26.Netherlands
6.7
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.1
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
6.9
M
É. Barreto Cáceres 8.Paraguay
6.7
70'
M
Lasse Schöne   20.Denmark
6.5
M
Mikkel Duelund 14.Denmark
6.7
23'
F
Magnus Mattsson 11.Denmark
6.7
83'
F
Jonathan Okita 10.Germany
6.5
F
Ali Akman 9.Turkey
7.1
83'
Substitutes
G
R. Roefs 31.Netherlands
G
Maximilian Mehring 27.Australia
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
6.6
83'
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
6.6
23'
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
6.1
70'
M
Mathias De Wolf 18.Belgium
6.8
83'
M
Nils Rossen  32.Netherlands
F
Joep van der Sluijs 22.Netherlands

NEC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst (6.2), Bart van Rooij (6.9), Rodrigo Guth (7.4), Cas Odenthal (6.7), Souffian El Karouani (6.1), Édgar Barreto (6.7), Mikkel Duelund (6.7), Lasse Schöne (6.5), Jonathan Okita (6.5), Ali Akman (7.1) and Magnus Mattsson (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ilias Bronkhorst (6.6), Dirk Proper (6.1), Joep van der Sluijs, Robin Roefs, Danny Vukovic, Mathias de Wolf (6.8), Calvin Verdonk (6.6) and Nils Rossen.

NEC could not rely on the presence of C. Verdonk (injured).

Substitutions

NEC made 4 changes: M. Duelund for C. Verdonk (23′), E. Barreto for D. Proper (70′), M. Mattsson for M. de Wolf (83′) and A. Akman for I. Bronkhorst (83′).

Best player: Rodrigo Guth​

The most impressive player for NEC was Rodrigo Guth.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 74 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Peter Vindahl 1.Denmark
7.0
42'
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
7.5
D
Pantelis Hatzidiakos 3.Greece
6.4
D
Aslak Witry 15.Norway
9.0
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
6.2
M
Jordy Clasie 20.Netherlands
7.8
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
6.5
64'
M
Håkon Evjen 18.Norway
7.2
Goals76'
M
Tijjani Reijnders 24.Netherlands
7.1
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
6.8
64'
F
Jesper Karlsson  11.Sweden
8.5
87' Goals8', 70'
Substitutes
G
Hobie Verhulst  12.Netherlands
G
Beau Reus 16.Netherlands
D
Milos Kerkez 26.Hungary
D
Sam Beukema 31.Netherlands
87'
M
Peer Koopmeiners 14.Netherlands
M
M. Taabouni 23.Netherlands
M
Kamal Sowah 8.Ghana
6.6
64'
F
Zakaria Aboukhlal 7.Morocco
6.1
64'
F
Mexx Meerdink 29.Netherlands

AZ started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen (7.0), Yukinari Sugawara (6.2), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (6.4), Bruno Martins Indi (7.5), Aslak Fonn Witry (9.0), Dani De Wit (6.5), Tijjani Reijnders (7.1), Jordy Clasie (7.8), Håkon Evjen (7.2), Jesper Karlsson (8.5) and Vangelis Pavlidis (6.8).

They had on the bench: Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.1), Miloš Kerkez, Peer Koopmeiners, Hobie Verhulst, Mohamed Taabouni, Beau Reus, Sam Beukema, Kamal Sowah (6.6) and Mexx Meerdink.

Substitutions

AZ made 3 changes: V. Pavlidis for Z. Aboukhlal (64′), D. de Wit for K. Sowah (64′) and J. Karlsson for S. Beukema (87′).

Best player: Aslak Fonn Witry​

The most impressive player for AZ was Aslak Fonn Witry even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.0) with 62 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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