Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
  • 90'+7': Mexx Meerdink
FT
1 - 1
NAC Breda
  • 75': Leo Sauer

About

AZ Alkmaar are hosting NAC Breda 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': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
  • 4': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
  • 4': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruben van Bommel.
  • 7': Foul by Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda).
  • 7': Maxim Dekker (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 9': Ruben van Bommel (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 11': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 16': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
  • 16': Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 20': Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Boy Kemper.
  • 23': Offside, AZ. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
  • 25': Hand ball by Terence Kongolo (NAC Breda).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 29': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Cherrion Valerius.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Penetra with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Leo Sauer (NAC Breda).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
  • 39': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Denso Kasius.
  • 39': Alexandre Penetra (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda).
  • 40': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Kees Smit following a corner.
  • 43': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (AZ).
  • 45'+2': Terence Kongolo (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 46': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Clint Leemans.
  • 47': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Max Balard.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Elías Már Ómarsson (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clint Leemans.
  • 48': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Alexandre Penetra.
  • 51': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda).
  • 51': Mexx Meerdink (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ruben van Bommel (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Terence Kongolo.
  • 55': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 55': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Foul by Kees Smit (AZ).
  • 65': Max Balard (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kamal Sowah with a through ball.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Sven Mijnans replaces Zico Buurmeester.
  • 67': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  • 68': Denso Kasius (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 68': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 70': Terence Kongolo (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Denso Kasius (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Leo Sauer (NAC Breda).
  • 72': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 73': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jayden Addai (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 73': Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 74': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Denso Kasius.
  • 75': Goal! AZ 0, NAC Breda 1. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Kees Smit (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
  • 78': Foul by Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 78': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denso Kasius.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Jayden Addai (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kees Smit.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim Dekker.
  • 82': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  • 83': Substitution, NAC Breda. Maxime Busi replaces Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 83': Substitution, NAC Breda. Fredrik Oldrup Jensen replaces Clint Leemans.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (AZ) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mayckel Lahdo with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ernest Poku (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Addai.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, NAC Breda. Casper Staring replaces Cherrion Valerius.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, NAC Breda. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Leo Sauer.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
  • 90'+4': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Fredrik Oldrup Jensen.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, NAC Breda. Raul Paula replaces Kamal Sowah.
  • 90'+6': Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Goal! AZ 1, NAC Breda 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma with a headed pass.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Maxime Busi (NAC Breda).
  • 90'+8': Mayckel Lahdo (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, AZ 1, NAC Breda 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AZ 1, NAC Breda 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 1
28.9 Possession 71.1
7 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
174 Accurate Passes 543
251 Passes 621
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 9
7 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 48
26 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 9
39 Effective Clearances 13
39 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,537

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 33 +62 76
2 Ajax Amsterdam 33 +33 75
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 33 +40 68
4 FC Utrecht 33 +17 63
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
22 Maxim Dekker
5 Alexandre Penetra
18 David Wolfe
30 Denso Kasius
28 Zico Buurmeester
26 Kees Smit
6 Peer Koopmeiners
35 Mexx Meerdink
7 Ruben Van Bommel
11 Ibrahim Sadiq
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Mees De Wit, Seiya Maikuma, Mayckel Lahdo, Bruno Martins Indi, Sven Mijnans, Daniel Deen, Wouter Goes, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Jayden Addai, Hobie Verhulst, Lewis Schouten, Ernest Poku.

NAC NAC Breda (5-4-1)

No. Name
99 Daniel Bielica (GK) Yellow Card
15 Enes Mahmutovic
23 Terence Kongolo
12 Leo Greiml
4 Boy Kemper Yellow Card
25 Cherrion Valerius
8 Clint Leemans
16 Maximilien Balard
77 Leo Sauer
55 Kamal Sowah
10 Elías Már Ómarsson
NAC Breda Substitutes:
Lars Mol, Daan Van Reeuwijk, Adam Kaied, Dominik Janosek, Kostas Lamprou, Kacper Kostorz, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Raul Paula, Maxime Busi, Casper Staring, Fredrik Jensen, Saná Fernandes.

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