Eredivisie: Vitesse grabs a draw versus AZ
ALKMAAR. Vitesse succeeded in clinch a late draw against AZ with a late goal from M. Sankoh.
ALKMAAR. Vitesse was capable to clinch a draw against AZ with a late goal from M. Sankoh scored in the (87′) after AZ got a lead with a goal from V. Pavlidis (78′). AZ was far superior when it came to possession ball (62%)
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the help of Rob van de Ven and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
AZ was in firm control of the ball 62% while Vitesse was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
AZ was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for AZ to win the match.
AZ shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AZ received 2 yellow cards (Yukinari Sugawara and Mees de Wit). On the other side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Vidovic).
After this encounter, AZ will have 29 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will have 13 points like Excelsior to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
Gabriel Vidovic
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42'42'
Yukinari Sugawara
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61'61'
Hakon Evjen
Djordje Mihailovic
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71'71'
Enzo Cornelisse
Mitchell Dijks
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78'78'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Jens Odgaard
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82'82'
Nikolai Baden Frederiksen
Gabriel Vidovic
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82'82'
Romaric Yapi
Bartosz Bialek
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82'82'
Mohamed Sankoh
Million Manhoef
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83'83'
Riechedly Bazoer
Jens Odgaard
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87'87'
Mohamed Sankoh
Carlens Arcus
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88'88'
Myron van Brederode
Jesper Karlsson
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90'90'
Mees de Wit
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, AZ will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 14th of January with a 21-12 head to head record in favor of AZ (5 draws).
Vitesse will host NEC on the 15th of January with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (8 draws).
AZ: Formation and Lineups
AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Jansen chose to play with the following team: Hobie Verhulst , Yukinari Sugawara , Pantelis Hatzidiakos , Sam Beukema , Mees de Wit , Jordy Clasie , Djordje Mihailović , Tijjani Reijnders , Jens Odgaard , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
Substitutes
AZ made 3 changes: Djordje Mihailovic for Hakon Evjen (61′), Jens Odgaard for Riechedly Bazoer (83′) and Jesper Karlsson for Myron van Brederode (88′).
Top player: Vangelis Pavlidis
The player who no doubt impressed AZ the most was Vangelis Pavlidis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Vitesse: Formation and Lineups
Also Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Phillip Cocu played with: Kjell Scherpen , Carlens Arcus , Ryan Flamingo , Melle Meulensteen , Mitchell Dijks , Kacper Kozłowski , Sondre Tronstad , Million Manhoef , Matúš Bero , Gabriel Vidović and Bartosz Białek .
Substitutes
Vitesse made 4 changes: Mitchell Dijks for Enzo Cornelisse (71′), Gabriel Vidovic for Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (82′), Bartosz Bialek for Romaric Yapi (82′) and Million Manhoef for Mohamed Sankoh (82′).
Top player: Mohamed Sankoh
The player who no doubt impressed Vitesse the most was Mohamed Sankoh.
His rating is with 1 goal, 1 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 82′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rubio Fidel
At the European football team LOOTRS, Rubio works as a journalist. He began playing the game at the age of five, and since then, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, and Zinedine Zidane have all served as inspirations. He provides readers with the most recent news and trends that he keeps up of. In addition to covering football, Rubio is a certified yoga instructor and coach.
