Match Report
| AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar |  |  | ADO Den Haag | ADO Den Haag | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houssin Fertout | H. Fertout |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Roger de Jong | R. de Jong | |||||||||
| Mike Cales | M. Cales | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Rob Faber | R. Faber | |||||||||
| Mohammed Lawal | M. Lawal |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Scott Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Edwin Dos Santos | E. Dos Santos | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Garry Hasselbaink | G. Hasselbaink | |||||||||
| Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Stefan Stroeve | S. Stroeve | |||||||||
| Oleh Lytvynchuk | O. Lytvynchuk |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Karim Keller | K. Keller | |||||||||
| Eduardo Blanco | E. Blanco |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Barry Condé | B. Condé | |||||||||
| Abel Varela | A. Varela |  | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Jan Vennegoor Grim | J. Grim | |||||||||
| Ian de Vries | I. de Vries | | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Rene Cruz | R. Cruz | |||||||||
| Paolo Mathijssen | P. Mathijssen | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Arco Boschker | A. Boschker | |||||||||
| Nicolás Flores | N. Flores |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Mustapha Houttuin | M. Houttuin | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to ADO Den Haag. A crowd of 20,644 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while ADO Den Haag appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while ADO Den Haag appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0AZ 67 Alkmaar start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.53
0-0Jan Vennegoor Grim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arco Boschker. Arco Boschker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.28
0-0Karim Keller barges into Eduardo Blanco. Karim Keller is given a warning by the referee! Eduardo Blanco runs off the knock.
6.26
Barry Condé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.11
Stefan Stroeve chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Grim. Jan Vennegoor Grim surges forward with the ball. Jan Vennegoor Grim knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Cales.
10.19
0-0Mohammed Lawal chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Blanco. Eduardo Blanco makes a simple pass to Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
15.51
Paul Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.16
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.17
Eduardo Blanco threads the ball through to Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen goes all the way! Paolo Mathijssen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.32
0-0Edwin Dos Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleh Lytvynchuk. Oleh Lytvynchuk flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries makes a probing pass to Nicolás Flores but he's offside!
28.53
Rene Cruz knocks the ball forward to Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Houssin Fertout who gathers it comfortably.
30.22
0-0Karim Keller threads the ball through to Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Houssin Fertout manages to gather it comfortably.
33.58
1-0Paul Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Roger de Jong had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
36.28
Garry Hasselbaink makes a probing pass to Rene Cruz. Rene Cruz makes a simple pass to Arco Boschker. Arco Boschker knocks in a cross ball towards Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
39.25
Mike Cales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Blanco. Eduardo Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Glass.
44.13
Paul Ferguson makes a simple pass to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roger de Jong who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Rene Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin whips in a cross ball towards Arco Boschker. Arco Boschker powers a header at goal. Houssin Fertout manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and ADO Den Haag get the second half underway!
51.20
Arco Boschker barges into Mike Cales. The referee calls over Arco Boschker and warns him to calm down! Mike Cales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.38
AZ 67 Alkmaar are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
67.15
Abel Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Roger de Jong had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
71.58
Barry Condé passes the ball forward to Arco Boschker. Arco Boschker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Houssin Fertout.
72.34
Scott Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Barry Condé. Barry Condé chips the ball to his team mate, Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Houssin Fertout who gathers it comfortably.
75.10
2-0Mohammed Lawal catches Jan Vennegoor Grim on the ankles. Mohammed Lawal is given a warning by the referee! Jan Vennegoor Grim carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.20
Oleh Lytvynchuk threads the ball through to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.03
Edwin Dos Santos hoofs the ball up the pitch. Ian de Vries knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Mathijssen. Paolo Mathijssen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.21
Rob Faber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Vennegoor Grim. Jan Vennegoor Grim brings the ball forward. Jan Vennegoor Grim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.33
Barry Condé threads the ball through to Mustapha Houttuin. Mustapha Houttuin shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
33%
44%
23.1%
Scorers
| Paolo Mathijssen 34, 67, 79 |