AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

65': Ibrahim Sadiq

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13': Leon Bailey
23': Youri Tielemans
51': Ollie Watkins
56': John McGinn

Introduction

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Aston Villa at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
19': Sven Mijnans (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 2. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
44': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, AZ. Bruno Martins Indi replaces Alexandre Penetra.
45': Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Sven Mijnans.
51': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 3. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
56': Goal! AZ 0, Aston Villa 4. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
65': Goal! AZ 1, Aston Villa 4. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi.
67': Substitution, AZ. Jens Odgaard replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
67': Substitution, AZ. Ruben van Bommel replaces Myron van Brederode.
69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Douglas Luiz.
81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces John McGinn.
86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
86': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
87': Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Dani de Wit.
90': Riechedly Bazoer (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 16,633

UEFA Conference League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		AZ
12	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	8
1	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
53	Possession	47
5	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	3
1.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
443	Accurate Passes	391
522	Passes	454
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
5	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.2
45	Long Balls	58
24	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	15
14	Tackles	19
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	9
9	Effective Clearances	6
9	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
5	Alexandre Penetra
25	Riechedly Bazoer
18	David Wolfe
2	Yukinari Sugawara
8	Jordy Clasie
16	Sven Mijnans
10	Dani de Wit
9	Vangelis Pavlidis
19	Myron van Brederode
11	Ibrahim Sadiq

Substitutes:

Bruno Martins Indi, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Kenzo Goudmijn, Ruben Van Bommel, Denso Kasius, Tiago Dantas, Djordje Mihailovic, Hobie Verhulst, Jens Odgaard, Ernest Poku, Wouter Goes.

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
17	Clément Lenglet
3	Diego Carlos
12	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
6	Douglas Luiz
44	Boubacar Kamara
7	John McGinn
31	Leon Bailey
11	Ollie Watkins
8	Youri Tielemans