SUNDERLAND. Sunderland defeats AZ Alkmaar 1-0 after E. Le scored a penalty (66′).
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard with the help of Aurélien Drouet and Hicham Zakrani. The 4th official was Romain Lissorgue. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 20 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 104 Attack 95
- 47 Dangerous attack 49
- 41 Ball safe 39
- 12 Free Kicks 16
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AZ Alkmaar had a superior ball possession 55% while Sunderland was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ Alkmaar was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sunderland succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sunderland shot 20 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, AZ Alkmaar shot 11 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete and Trai Hume). Regarding the opposition, AZ Alkmaar received 2 yellow cards (Weslley Patati and Ayoub Oufkir).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sunderland has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, AZ Alkmaar stays with 0 points (32nd).
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
52'
30'
66'
Sunderland adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Régis Le Bris decided to play with the following team: Robin Roefs , Nordi Mukiele , Kevin Danso , Omar Alderete , Reinildo Mandava , Granit Xhaka , Noah Sadiki , Trai Hume , Enzo Le Fée , Malick Fofana and Wilson Isidor .
The home team had on the bench: Dan Ballard , Brian Brobbey , Thomas Meunier , Dayann Méthalie, Nilson Angulo , Chris Rigg , Luke O’Nien, Simon Moore, Jules Ahoka, Jenson Jones, Timur Tuterov and Tom Proctor.
Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Dan Ballard (injured).
Substitutions
Sunderland made 5 changes: Omar Alderete for Dan Ballard (52′), Wilson Isidor for Nilson Angulo (67′), Malick Fofana for Brian Brobbey (67′), Trai Hume for Thomas Meunier (67′) and Kevin Danso for Chris Rigg (84′).
Player of the match: Enzo Le Fée
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Enzo Le Fée.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
AZ Alkmaar – Formation
AZ Alkmaar
Also AZ Alkmaar adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Leeroy Echteld played with: Jari De Busser , Elijah Dijkstra , Wouter Goes , Lewis Schouten , Mateo Chávez , Jordy Clasie , Peer Koopmeiners , Ayoub Oufkir , Kees Smit , Ro-Zangelo Daal and Mexx Meerdink .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Seiya Maikuma, Calvin Stengs , Dave Kwakman , Mees de Wit, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Weslley Patati , Valdemar Byskov , Bendegúz Kovács, Jizz Hornkamp , Wesley Hoedt and Rion Ichihara.
Substitutions
AZ Alkmaar made 5 changes: Ayoub Oufkir for Weslley Patati (46′), Kees Smit for Valdemar Byskov (59′), Jordy Clasie for Dave Kwakman (76′), Mexx Meerdink for Jizz Hornkamp (83′) and Lewis Schouten for Calvin Stengs (83′).
Player of the match: Jari De Busser
The player that probably impressed the most for AZ Alkmaar was the goalkeeper: Jari De Busser. His rating is 7.35. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Omonia Nicosia – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
- Ararat-Armenia – Sparta Praha – 1-4
- AC Milan – Benfica – 0-2
- Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar – 1-0
- Sturm Graz – Rennes – 0-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Celje – 2-0
- Olympiacos F.C. – Jagiellonia Białystok – 2-1
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-0
- Anderlecht – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-2
