Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to Cambuur. A crowd of 19,316 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AZ 67 Alkmaar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cambuur appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Paul Van Galen.


0.00
Cambuur start the match!
15.00
Mark Matteassi flicks a high pass forward. Andy Verlinden controls it well on his chest. Andy Verlinden knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
22.28
Youssef de Jong knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting rockets a shot on goal. Ferry Mulder gets down and covers it.
24.16
Artur Pinto threads the ball through to Paolo Vos. Paolo Vos threads a neat ball through to Billy Souness. Billy Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henk Rudge who gathers it comfortably.
28.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Gemmill plays the ball forward to Andy Verlinden. Andy Verlinden kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Schultz. Robin Schultz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Ferry Mulder gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
32.51
Leon Birkwald flicks a high pass forward. Andre Bizzarri collects the pass. Andre Bizzarri makes a simple pass to Billy Souness. Billy Souness shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Henk Rudge manages to gather it.
42.24
Youssef de Jong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Ferry Mulder. Excellent save.
45.00
Andre Bizzarri hacks Youssef de Jong from behind! Andre Bizzarri is shown the yellow card! Youssef de Jong stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. Cambuur also appear unchanged since the first half. The AZ 67 Alkmaar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off!
47.25
Andy Verlinden clumsily knocks into Scott Gemmell. Andy Verlinden is shown the yellow card! Scott Gemmell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.52
Artur Pinto catches Andy Verlinden on the ankles. The referee calls over Artur Pinto and shows him a yellow card! Andy Verlinden stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.10
Stephen Gemmill passes the ball forward to Andy Verlinden. Andy Verlinden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
57.13
Youssef de Jong passes the ball forward to Dennis Ketting. Dennis Ketting lofts in a cross ball towards Rodney Arveladze. Rodney Arveladze beats his man to it with a header. Rodney Arveladze scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
60.48
Cambuur have made 3 substitutions with Olaf Waterreus replacing Leon Birkwald, Boudewijn Groenendijk replacing Andre Bizzarri and Jorge Fonseca replacing Billy Souness .
63.57
Gerard van Vliet hits a low pass to Glenn Mariana. Glenn Mariana plays a quick one-two with Anselmo Fissore and rushes in on goal... Glenn Mariana looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Stephen Gemmill.
65.17
It's a corner kick. Paolo Vos loops the ball over to the far post. Jorge Fonseca shoots from just inside the box but it slams into the crowd!
67.20
AZ 67 Alkmaar are in full control of this game.
69.47
Alex Aloisio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Groenendijk. Boudewijn Groenendijk threads a neat ball through to Jorge Fonseca. Jorge Fonseca plays a one-two with Glenn Mariana and rushes in on goal... Jorge Fonseca tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.01
Boudewijn Groenendijk sees Anselmo Fissore in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anselmo Fissore plays a one-two with Glenn Mariana and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Anselmo Fissore provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
75.18
Artur Pinto clumsily knocks into Rodney Arveladze. The referee calls over Artur Pinto and warns him to calm down! Rodney Arveladze stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.08
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made a substitution with Tom Goossen replacing Dennis Ketting .
84.32
Andy Verlinden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tom Goossen. Tom Goossen skips past Olaf Waterreus! Tom Goossen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.50
Youssef de Jong comes in with a late challenge on Gerard van Vliet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gerard van Vliet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50 vs 50
Play Area
Home team third: 28.13%, Midfield: 48.44%, Away team third: 23.44%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tom Goossen of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Henk Rudge (GK)
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
8. Gregoor Cruz (MID)
6
8
9
11. Robin Schultz (ATT)
6

12. Gonzalo Uras (ATT)
0
13. Julian Redknapp (MID)
0
14. Tom Goossen (GK)
9

1. Ferry Mulder (GK)
8
2. Alex Aloisio (DEF)
6
3. Leon Birkwald (DEF)
6
4. Artur Pinto (DEF)
5
5. Paolo Vos (MID)
6
6
8. Scott Gemmell (MID)
6
9. Billy Souness (ATT)
6
10. Glenn Mariana (ATT)
6
11. Anselmo Fissore (ATT)
6

6
14. Jorge Fonseca (MID)
6