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

67': Saïd Benrahma (P)
75': Michail Antonio

FT
2 - 1
1st Leg

41': Tijjani Reijnders

West Ham come from behind to win first leg against AZ

West Ham United came surging back with two second-half goals to beat AZ Alkmaar 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semifinal.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Mees de Wit (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Goal! West Ham United 0, AZ 1. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, AZ 1.
45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, AZ 1.
57': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
65': Mathew Ryan (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! West Ham United 1, AZ 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
68': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Jens Odgaard.
75': Goal! West Ham United 2, AZ 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
80': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
80': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Myron van Brederode.
90': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,471

Statistics

AZ		WHU
6	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
56.8	Possession	43.2
8	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
501	Accurate Passes	364
589	Passes	435
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	46
34	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	10
19	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	14
23	Effective Clearances	3
23	Clearances	3

Line-Ups

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Joseph Anang, Divin Mubama, Flynn Downes, Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Lukasz Fabianski, Danny Ings, Freddie Potts, Maxwel Cornet, Ben Johnson, Emerson.

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
3	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
31	Sam Beukema
34	Mees De Wit
2	Yukinari Sugawara
16	Sven Mijnans
6	Tijjani Reijnders
8	Jordy Clasie
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
19	Myron van Brederode
7	Jens Odgaard

Substitutes:

Yusuf Barasi, Hobie Verhulst, Mexx Meerdink, Djordje Mihailovic, Zico Buurmeester, Mayckel Lahdo, Wouter Goes, Daniel Deen, Riechedly Bazoer, Zinho Vanheusden.