Match Report


PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Adam Williams Adam Williams
Ernesto SotoE. Soto72
G
1captain
G
79Adrian VelaA. Vela
Juan-Carlos GaladamesJ. Galadames72
D
2
D
75Rodrigue WolskyR. Wolsky
Frederico MenendezF. Menendez72
D
3
D
80Alex McStayA. McStay
Adolfo FarinosA. Farinos71
D
4
D
73Cliff DijkstraC. Dijkstra
Louis De VogtL. De Vogt67
D
5
D
75Kouki YamamotoK. Yamamoto
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith79
M
6
M
83Alejandro GaladamesA. Galadames
Stefano Van NistelrooyS. Van Nistelrooy73
M
captain7
M
82Leonardo RamirezL. Ramirez
Scott CollinsS. Collins72
M
8
A
71Demetrio LazzariniD. Lazzarini
Manuel BarbosaM. Barbosa71
A
9
M
64Nikos MeijerN. Meijer
Dave BrandD. Brand69
A
10
A
73Clarence ArtsC. Arts
Aron de GraafA. de Graaf68
A
11
A
79Duncan MatteoD. Matteo
 
Marcos HelgueraM. Helguera72
M
12
M
77Steven WitschgeS. Witschge
Sylvain MikeS. Mike69
M
13
M
78Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Iwan Van Der WoerdtI. Van Der Woerdt68
G
14
A
68Alje MentinkA. Mentink

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Philips Stadion where PSV Eindhoven play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 20,378 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
PSV Eindhoven are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ger Abidallah.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off and get the match underway!
8.21
Stefano Van Nistelrooy advances with the ball. Stefano Van Nistelrooy makes a great pass forward. Dave Brand runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
9.22
Alex McStay barges into Aron de Graaf. The referee calls over Alex McStay and warns him to calm down! Aron de Graaf stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.51
Scott Collins flicks a high pass forward. Aron de Graaf controls it well on his chest. Aron de Graaf shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Adrian Vela manages to gather it.
12.20
Alex McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Ramirez. Without breaking stride, Leonardo Ramirez plays the ball forward to Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Ernesto Soto. What a save!
14.53
Clarence Arts barges into Adolfo Farinos. The referee calls over Clarence Arts and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Farinos runs off the knock.
22.43
Rodrigue Wolsky takes a quick throw-in. Alex McStay threads a neat ball through to Cliff Dijkstra. Cliff Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Arts controls it well on his chest. Clarence Arts whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
24.24
Leonardo Ramirez barges into Adolfo Farinos. The referee brings Leonardo Ramirez to one side and gives him a warning! Adolfo Farinos stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.43
Aron de Graaf comes in with a late challenge on Kouki Yamamoto. The referee warns Aron de Graaf to calm down! Kouki Yamamoto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.22
Kouki Yamamoto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clarence Arts. Clarence Arts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ernesto Soto is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.24
Matt Naysmith sees space and advances. Matt Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Aron de Graaf. Aron de Graaf controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
34.36
Leonardo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.06
Leonardo Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan-Carlos Galadames.
40.03
Cliff Dijkstra makes a simple pass to Rodrigue Wolsky. Rodrigue Wolsky flicks the ball to his team mate, Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Alejandro Galadames chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Ramirez. Leonardo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Soto who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. PSV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
PSV Eindhoven start the second half!
48.51
Stefano Van Nistelrooy makes a simple pass to Aron de Graaf. Aron de Graaf runs straight at the defence! Aron de Graaf takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.57
Stefano Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Barbosa who brings the ball under control. Manuel Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
51.05
Leonardo Ramirez makes a probing pass to Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.54
Leonardo Ramirez chips the ball to his team mate, Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.09
Manuel Barbosa clumsily knocks into Alex McStay. The referee warns Manuel Barbosa to calm down! Alex McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.07
Stefano Van Nistelrooy makes a simple pass to Scott Collins. Scott Collins shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
57.00
Alejandro Galadames sees Duncan Matteo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.13
Adolfo Farinos makes a simple pass to Scott Collins. Without breaking stride, Scott Collins plays the ball forward to Dave Brand. Dave Brand shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
67.22
Kouki Yamamoto knocks the ball forward to Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo makes a probing pass to Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adolfo Farinos.
69.39
With a delightful solo run, Matt Naysmith stretches the opposition's defence. Matt Naysmith shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Leonardo Ramirez plays the ball forward to Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ernesto Soto who gathers it comfortably.
78.24
Alejandro Galadames flicks a high pass forward to Clarence Arts who brings the ball under control. Clarence Arts whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Ernesto Soto. Excellent save.
83.56
Without breaking stride, Leonardo Ramirez plays the ball forward to Clarence Arts. Clarence Arts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Farinos.
84.10
Alex McStay threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Galadames. Without breaking stride, Alejandro Galadames plays the ball forward to Demetrio Lazzarini. Demetrio Lazzarini kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Meijer but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.35
Matt Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Aron de Graaf. Aron de Graaf plays a scrappy one-two with Manuel Barbosa and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Aron de Graaf provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.07
Nikos Meijer sees space and advances. Nikos Meijer tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

PSV Eindhoven

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
29.8%
42.9%
27.4%

Scorers
Aron de Graaf 85
Clarence Arts 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aron de Graaf of PSV Eindhoven

Match Ratings