Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Go Ahead Eagles, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 7': Dave Kwakman
  • 35': Ro-Zangelo Daal
  • 49': Lewis Schouten
  • 68': Mateo Chávez
  • 86': Ro-Zangelo Daal
FT
5 - 2
Go Ahead Eagles
  • 22': Victor Edvardsen
  • 90'+3': Mathis Suray

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Go Ahead Eagles at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Dave Kwakman (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Weslley Patati (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dave Kwakman (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Goal! AZ 1, Go Ahead Eagles 0. Dave Kwakman (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Alfons Sampsted (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ).
  • 13': Foul by Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 13': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 16': Foul by Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 16': Elijah Dijkstra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jari De Busser (AZ).
  • 22': Goal! AZ 1, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 26': Dave Kwakman (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Handball by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 30': Foul by Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 30': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Weslley Patati (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Dijkstra.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Dave Kwakman (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 35': Goal! AZ 2, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dave Kwakman.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kjetil Haug (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Weslley Patati.
  • 38': Julius Dirksen (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Evert Linthorst.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Wouter Goes (AZ) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, AZ 2, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Stefán Sigurdarson replaces Erik Flataker.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 2, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 48': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Stefán Sigurdarson.
  • 48': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dean James.
  • 49': Goal! AZ 3, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Lewis Schouten (AZ) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Chávez with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Mateo Chávez (AZ).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Edvardsen.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Kjetil Haug (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Mateo Chávez.
  • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Kjetil Haug.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weslley Patati following a fast break.
  • 56': Handball by Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 59': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Eus Waayers replaces Alfons Sampsted.
  • 59': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Richonell Margaret replaces Victor Edvardsen.
  • 60': Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
  • 62': Offside, Go Ahead Eagles. Stefán Sigurdarson is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Kjetil Haug.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Calvin Stengs replaces Weslley Patati.
  • 64': Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Dave Kwakman.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kjetil Haug (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Ro-Zangelo Daal.
  • 68': Goal! AZ 4, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Mateo Chávez (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Thibo Baeten replaces Søren Tengstedt.
  • 70': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Richonell Margaret.
  • 70': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Julius Dirksen.
  • 72': Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Calvin Stengs (AZ).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathis Suray with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, AZ. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Kees Smit.
  • 77': Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Elijah Dijkstra.
  • 77': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Oskar Sivertsen replaces Dean James.
  • 78': Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Ayoub Oufkir (AZ).
  • 80': Foul by Eus Waayers (Go Ahead Eagles).
  • 80': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Offside, AZ. Ro-Zangelo Daal is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Wouter Goes.
  • 82': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 83': Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oskar Sivertsen with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Mateo Chávez.
  • 84': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Thibo Baeten.
  • 86': Goal! AZ 5, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Julius Dirksen (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Jari De Busser (AZ).
  • 88': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Jari De Busser.
  • 90'+1': Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Ayoub Oufkir.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oskar Sivertsen with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oskar Sivertsen.
  • 90'+3': Goal! AZ 5, Go Ahead Eagles 2. Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, AZ 5, Go Ahead Eagles 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 5, Go Ahead Eagles 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
48.1 Possession 51.9
10 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
370 Accurate Passes 405
445 Passes 486
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 45
24 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 6
9 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 16
25 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 +12 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 +18 17
3 PSV Eindhoven 7 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 +8 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Jari De Busser (GK)
4 Lewis Schouten
3 Wouter Goes
5 Mateo Chávez
22 Elijah Dijkstra
10 Kees Smit
6 Peer Koopmeiners
21 Dave Kwakman
9 Mexx Meerdink
11 Ro-Zangelo Daal
7 Weslley Patati
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Jordy Clasie, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Rion Ichihara, Seiya Maikuma, Bendegúz Kovács, Ismail Ka, Mees De Wit, Hessel De Wit, Ayoub Oufkir, Andrea Natali, Jizz Hornkamp, Calvin Stengs.

GAE Go Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kjetil Haug (GK)
4 Joris Kramer
26 Julius Dirksen
5 Dean James
2 Alfons Sampsted
16 Victor Edvardsen
21 Melle Meulensteen
8 Evert Linthorst
29 Erik Flataker
17 Mathis Suray
10 Sören Tengstedt
Go Ahead Eagles Substitutes:
Thibo Baeten, Ofosu Boakye, Terence Lantveld, Eus Waayers, Tino Jukić, Yassir Rahmouni, Dani Tijman, Nando Verdoni, Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson, Richonell Margaret, Thomas Hulleman, Oskar Siira Sivertsen.

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