Dutch Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Europa Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

May 22, 2025, 4:45 PM
AZ Alkmaar
  • 3': Mexx Meerdink
  • 21': Mexx Meerdink
  • 45': Mexx Meerdink
  • 66': Alexandre Penetra
FT
4 - 1
Heerenveen
  • 74': Ion Nicolaescu

Introduction

AZ Alkmaar are hosting Heerenveen at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on Thursday 22 May 2025 4:45 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! AZ 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 18': Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! AZ 2, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a cross.
  • 45': Goal! AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AZ 3, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Maxim Dekker replaces Wouter Goes.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Mexx Meerdink.
  • 61': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Seiya Maikuma.
  • 66': Goal! AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 0. Alexandre Penetra (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hussein Ali replaces Nikolai Hopland.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Dimitris Rallis replaces Jacob Trenskow.
  • 69': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ion Nicolaescu replaces Milos Lukovic.
  • 72': Substitution, AZ. Jordy Clasie replaces Kees Smit.
  • 74': Goal! AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 1. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.
  • 76': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Robin Bouw replaces Mats Köhlert.
  • 79': Substitution, AZ. Troy Parrott replaces Ruben van Bommel.
  • 83': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Bernt Klaverboer replaces Mickey van der Hart because of an injury.
  • 90': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Second Half ends, AZ 4, sc Heerenveen 1.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
4:45 PM, Thu, May 22, 2025
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,007

Statistics

HEE AZ
10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
56.6 Possession 43.4
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
467 Accurate Passes 338
551 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.5
56 Long Balls 54
28 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 16
21 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 26
23 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra
3 Wouter Goes
18 David Wolfe
16 Seiya Maikuma
10 Sven Mijnans
26 Kees Smit
6 Peer Koopmeiners Yellow Card
35 Mexx Meerdink
7 Ruben Van Bommel
21 Ernest Poku
Substitutes:
Ibrahim Sadiq, Mayckel Lahdo, Jeroen Zoet, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Maxim Dekker, Mees De Wit, Jordy Clasie, Denso Kasius, Lewis Schouten, Zico Buurmeester, Hobie Verhulst, Troy Parrott.

Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Mickey van der Hart (GK)
28 Hristiyan Petrov
17 Nikolai Hopland
11 Mats Köhlert
45 Oliver Braude Yellow Card
14 Levi Smans
8 Luuk Brouwers
16 Marcus Linday
24 Milos Lukovic
50 Eser Gürbüz
20 Jacob Trenskow
Substitutes:
Hussein Ali, Jan Bekkema, Ion Nicolaescu, Ché Nunnely, Bernt Klaverboer, Denzel Hall, Sam Kersten, Amara Conde, Espen Van Ee, Robin Bouw, Dimitris Rallis.

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