Match Report


AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Computer Player Computer Player Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff74
G
1captain
G
72Hugo BentoH. Bento
Paul CaldwellP. Caldwell69
D
2
D
71Sergio SoaresS. Soares
Antonio ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta67
D
3
D
76Claus HøghC. Høgh
Hugo ArreolaH. Arreola67
D
captain4
D
71Spiros TsoukalasS. Tsoukalas
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill75
M
5
D
75Yuri VenemaY. Venema
Rodney LindenberghR. Lindenbergh71
M
6
M
77Ensio TaulerusE. Taulerus
Ramon GrotR. Grot71
M
7
M
74Sven OverathS. Overath
Philipp KöpkeP. Köpke70
M
8
A
72Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai
Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker76
A
9
A
69Albrecht LensingA. Lensing
Bjorn-Tore JohnsenB. Johnsen75
A
10
A
78Frank MatthijsF. Matthijs
Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant71
A
11
A
69Fabrizio BiagioniF. Biagioni
 
Helder MoreiraH. Moreira71
A
12
D
71Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui
Sebastian ThielemannS. Thielemann69
M
13
M
69Colin TelferC. Telfer
Robert RivalR. Rival69
A
14
A
69John BlinkerJ. Blinker

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 19,092 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NAC Breda appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Arjen Darwinkel.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
3.21
Yuri Venema knocks the ball forward to Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus makes a simple pass to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs whips in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
12.03
Spiros Tsoukalas takes it forward alone. Spiros Tsoukalas chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs threads the ball through to Fouad Bezzai but he's offside!
18.41
Ramon Grot hits a low pass to Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Serrant but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.07
With a delightful solo run, Stuart Gemmill stretches the opposition's defence. Stuart Gemmill plays a scrappy one-two with Bjorn-Tore Johnsen and advances towards the goal... Sergio Soares hacks Stuart Gemmill from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
24.09
Philipp Köpke kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant plays a one-two with Christian Neudecker and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Serrant shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.53
Rodney Lindenbergh flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Serrant who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Serrant lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.54
Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Philipp Köpke. Philipp Köpke flicks a high pass forward to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen who brings the ball under control. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen plays a sublime one-two with Christian Neudecker and races in on goal... Bjorn-Tore Johnsen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Gemmill picks a pass forward to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. NAC Breda also appear unchanged since the first half. The NAC Breda players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
NAC Breda start the second half!
47.45
Rodney Lindenbergh makes a simple pass to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Hugo Bento manages to gather it effortlessly.
48.19
With some swift thinking, Sven Overath plays the ball forward to Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus hits a low pass to Albrecht Lensing. Albrecht Lensing lofts in a cross ball towards Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai heads the ball goalwards but Matthias Bierhoff is on top of it.
53.18
Rodney Lindenbergh hits a low pass to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
57.51
Sven Overath flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Biagioni controls it well on his chest. Fabrizio Biagioni passes the ball forward but Frank Matthijs is offside!
59.25
Ensio Taulerus flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Biagioni controls it well on his chest. Fabrizio Biagioni tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
60.40
NAC Breda have made 2 substitutions with Yassine Abdellaoui replacing Spiros Tsoukalas and John Blinker replacing Albrecht Lensing .
69.27
Rodney Lindenbergh threads the ball through to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Bento who gathers it comfortably.
71.13
Hugo Arreola comes in with a late challenge on Frank Matthijs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frank Matthijs stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.27
Sven Overath hits a low pass to Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Sven Overath is offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AZ 67 Alkmaar

NAC Breda
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.9%
36.1%
Play Area
24.6%
49.2%
26.2%

Scorers
Bjorn-Tore Johnsen 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings