Match Report
| AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar |  |  | Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Michael Brutaru | Michael Brutaru | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houssin Fertout | H. Fertout |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Ishak Bendjaballah | I. Bendjaballah | |||||||||
| Patrick Fanchone | P. Fanchone |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Armin Eder | A. Eder | |||||||||
| Matthias Helmer | M. Helmer | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 75 |  | Quim Varela | Q. Varela | |||||||||
| Mohammed Lawal | M. Lawal |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Goran Jurcic | G. Jurcic | |||||||||
| Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson |  | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 70 |  | Emile Tchoutang | E. Tchoutang | |||||||||
| Oleh Lytvynchuk | O. Lytvynchuk |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Said Turpijn | S. Turpijn | |||||||||
| Eduardo Blanco | E. Blanco |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Jonatan Eneberg | J. Eneberg | |||||||||
| Abel Varela | A. Varela | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Dmytro Prykhodnoy | D. Prykhodnoy | |||||||||
| Ian de Vries | I. de Vries | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 |  | León Escamilla | L. Escamilla | |||||||||
| Kevin Abidallah | K. Abidallah | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 |  | Rafael Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Paolo Mathijssen | P. Mathijssen | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Hugo Amunike | H. Amunike | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to Heracles Almelo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
2.10
0-0Jonatan Eneberg kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.01
Jonatan Eneberg makes a probing pass to León Escamilla. León Escamilla sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.53
0-0Said Turpijn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, León Escamilla. León Escamilla goes all the way! León Escamilla tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
9.15
0-0Abel Varela makes a simple pass to Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian de Vries but he's offside!
10.43
Armin Eder makes a simple pass to Dmytro Prykhodnoy. Dmytro Prykhodnoy threads the ball through to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike goes all the way! Hugo Amunike shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.34
0-1Jonatan Eneberg kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Houssin Fertout is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.35
0-1Matthias Helmer makes a probing pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson advances with the ball. Paul Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.50
0-1Oleh Lytvynchuk hacks Emile Tchoutang from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Emile Tchoutang hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.21
0-1Eduardo Blanco catches Said Turpijn on the ankles. The referee calls over Eduardo Blanco and warns him to calm down! Said Turpijn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.26
Armin Eder advances with the ball. Armin Eder makes a simple pass to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.14
Goran Jurcic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Turpijn. Said Turpijn surges forward with the ball. Said Turpijn goes all the way! Said Turpijn takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.49
Abel Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
40.57
Paul Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Dmytro Prykhodnoy. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dmytro Prykhodnoy stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.25
Abel Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Dmytro Prykhodnoy knocks the ball forward to León Escamilla. León Escamilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off!
48.49
Matthias Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Blanco. Eduardo Blanco kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Ishak Bendjaballah!
53.25
Jonatan Eneberg makes a beautiful solo run. Jonatan Eneberg whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
57.13
Dmytro Prykhodnoy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike flicks the ball to his team mate, León Escamilla. León Escamilla takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.02
Eduardo Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries goes all the way! Ian de Vries tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.16
Paul Ferguson makes a probing pass to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Goran Jurcic.
63.23
Patrick Fanchone catches Rafael Castro on the ankles. The referee calls over Patrick Fanchone and warns him to calm down! Rafael Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.18
Oleh Lytvynchuk passes the ball forward to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries shoots from outside the area but Ishak Bendjaballah is on top of it.
69.21
Armin Eder makes a probing pass to Dmytro Prykhodnoy. Dmytro Prykhodnoy passes the ball forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike shoots from 20 yards but Houssin Fertout is on top of it.
71.32
Patrick Fanchone makes a probing pass to Paul Ferguson. Paul Ferguson knocks the ball forward to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Ishak Bendjaballah manages to gather it comfortably.
72.25
Paul Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah goes all the way! Kevin Abidallah cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Ishak Bendjaballah manages to gather it comfortably.
75.53
Jonatan Eneberg kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Houssin Fertout easily smothers it.
81.55
Eduardo Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ishak Bendjaballah had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
84.46
Goran Jurcic knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Eneberg. Jonatan Eneberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike whips in a cross ball towards León Escamilla. León Escamilla connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Houssin Fertout has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.58
Eduardo Blanco chips the ball to his team mate, Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ishak Bendjaballah who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Abel Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ishak Bendjaballah manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
27.5%
46.2%
26.4%
Scorers
| Kevin Abidallah 42, 82 | Rafael Castro 12 León Escamilla 57, 84 |