Eredivisie: AZ defeats Vitesse 3-1
ALKMAAR. AZ overcomes Vitesse 3-1.
ALKMAAR. AZ defeats Vitesse 3-1. AZ got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from V. Pavlidis (32′) and J. Rasmussen (56′). Vitesse tried to recover with a goal from S. Tronstad (63′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (83′) scored by J. Karlsson for AZ.
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Rogier Honig and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.8 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. AZ was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Vitesse was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, AZ was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
AZ shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
AZ received 1 yellow card (V. Pavlidis). On the opposite side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (M. Bero).
After this encounter, AZ will have 52 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will stay with 41 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
V. Pavlidis
J. Karlsson
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56'56'
J. Rasmussen (OG)
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58'58'
M. Bero
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63'63'
S. Tronstad
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64'64'
Thomas Buitink
Toni Domgjoni
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64'64'
Yann Gboho
Romaric Yapi
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70'70'
T. Reijnders
F. Midtsjo
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77'77'
V. Pavlidis
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80'80'
Z. Aboukhlal
A. F. Witry
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83'83'
J. Karlsson (Penalty)
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84'84'
Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Vangelis Pavlidis
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84'84'
Simon van Duivenbooden
Sondre Tronstad
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90'90'
M. Wittek
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, AZ will play away with PEC Zwolle on the 10th of April with a 11-1 head to head record in favor of AZ (7 draws).
Vitesse will host SC Cambuur on the 10th of April with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (1 draw).
AZ: Formation and Lineups
AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Jansen chose to play with the following team: Peter Vindahl Jensen , Aslak Fonn Witry , Sam Beukema , Bruno Martins Indi , Owen Wijndal , Fredrik Midtsjø , Jordy Clasie , Yukinari Sugawara , Dani De Wit , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
Substitutes
AZ made 3 changes: F. Midtsjo for T. Reijnders (70′), A. F. Witry for Z. Aboukhlal (80′) and V. Pavlidis for P. Chatzidiakos (85′).
Top player: Vangelis Pavlidis
The player who no doubt impressed AZ the most was Vangelis Pavlidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17.
Vitesse: Formation and Lineups
Vitesse started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Thomas Letsch played with: Jeroen Houwen , Danilho Doekhi , Riechedly Bazoer , Jacob Rasmussen , Romaric Yapi , Matúš Bero , Sondre Tronstad , Toni Domgjoni , Maximilian Wittek , Adrian Grbić and Loïs Openda .
Substitutes
Vitesse made 3 changes: R. Yapi for Y. Gboho (64′), T. Domgjoni for T. Buitink (64′) and S. Tronstad for S. van Duivenbooden (84′).
Top player: Sondre Tronstad
Probably the most impressive player in Vitesse was Sondre Tronstad.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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