AZ Alkmaar vs West Ham 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Semifinals

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0 - 1
2nd Leg - West Ham United advance 3-1 on aggregate

90'+4': Pablo Fornals

West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar to grab Europa Conference League final berth

Substitute Pablo Formals scored a breakaway goal in stoppage time as West Ham United secured a 1-0 win at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday and a place in the Europa Conference League final after a 3-1 aggregate triumph.

Match Commentary

45'+1': First Half ends, AZ 0, West Ham United 0.
60': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
64': Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
70': Substitution, AZ. Dani de Wit replaces Sven Mijnans.
75': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
78': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Myron van Brederode.
85': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez.
85': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
85': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Jesper Karlsson.
90'+4': Goal! AZ 0, West Ham United 1. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
90'+5': Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Lucas Paquetá.
90'+7': Second Half ends, AZ 0, West Ham United 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,000

Statistics

WHU		AZ
6	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
30.5	Possession	69.5
9	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	603
296	Passes	674
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	22
0.0	Cross %	0.1
62	Long Balls	50
31	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	15
17	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
3	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
31	Sam Beukema
5	Milos Kerkez
2	Yukinari Sugawara
8	Jordy Clasie
6	Tijjani Reijnders
16	Sven Mijnans
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
11	Jesper Karlsson
19	Myron van Brederode

Substitutes:

Wouter Goes, Djordje Mihailovic, Hobie Verhulst, Daniel Deen, Dani de Wit, Zico Buurmeester, Mexx Meerdink, Mees De Wit, Mayckel Lahdo, Riechedly Bazoer, Zinho Vanheusden.

West Ham United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Alphonse Areola (GK)
27	Nayef Aguerd
4	Kurt Zouma
3	Aaron Cresswell
24	Thilo Kehrer
41	Declan Rice
11	Lucas Paquetá
28	Tomás Soucek
9	Michail Antonio
22	Saïd Benrahma
20	Jarrod Bowen

Substitutes:

Angelo Ogbonna, Danny Ings, Lukasz Fabianski, Divin Mubama, Ben Johnson, Pablo Fornals, Maxwel Cornet, Flynn Downes, Emerson, Vladimír Coufal, Manuel Lanzini, Joseph Anang.