FFO EFL3, AZ Alkmaar vs. FC Basel (Mon Oct 28) AZ Alkmaar | FC Basel 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 C - | - | M_Ryan GK | GK M_Hitz J_Clasie DF | DF R_Veiga Y_Sugawara DF | DF M_Drager A_Penetra DF | DF A_Comas M_Dekker DF | DF M_Lang F_Stam DF | MF J_Dubasin S_Mijnans MF | MF F_Frei D_de_Wit MF | MF J_Gauto D_Mihailovic MF | MF L_Avdullahu V_Pavlidis FW | FW D_Jovanovic M_Skoda FW | FW T_Barry | D_Virginio SUB | SUB N_De_Mol B_M_Indi SUB | SUB K_Ruegg M_Engel SUB | SUB D_Schmid J_Odgaard SUB | SUB M_Malone N_Koster SUB | SUB J_Augustin Min. 1 :(aza) M_Skoda takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Penetra ... Fine tackle by R_Veiga ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 3 :(aza) V_Pavlidis brings the ball into the opposing area ... Cleared by M_Drager Min. 4 :(bsl) M_Lang lobs it over J_Clasie ... M_Dekker reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 7 :(aza) F_Stam has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Penetra collects the loose ball! ... A_Penetra drives it low! ... The shot slips through M_Hitz's hands ... But M_Hitz recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 11 :(aza) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Skoda is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... M_Skoda with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 12 :(aza) S_Mijnans beats the defender ... M_Drager with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 15 :(aza) M_Dekker turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Mihailovic ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Veiga ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Y_Sugawara drives it into the box! ... M_Drager wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 15 :(bsl) T_Barry is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to D_Jovanovic ... D_Jovanovic beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... M_Ryan comes towards him ... M_Ryan charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... Cleared off the line by Y_Sugawara!! Min. 18 :(aza) D_Mihailovic has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Hitz! ... R_Veiga hacks him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 20 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic races into the box ... He sees F_Frei lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... F_Frei with the drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... T_Barry curls it into the box! ... M_Ryan easily catches it! Min. 21 :(bsl) J_Dubasin gets to the byline and finds A_Comas with a beautiful cross ... A_Penetra with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 23 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... F_Frei gets onto the end of the pass! ... F_Frei with a thundering drive! ... M_Ryan fists it away Min. 24 :(aza) V_Pavlidis runs towards the goal ... M_Lang seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 25 :(aza) V_Pavlidis is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Mijnans latches onto the ball ... A thundering drive by S_Mijnans! ... M_Hitz parries it Min. 28 :(aza) A_Penetra plays the early ball across the box to find M_Skoda in space ... M_Skoda keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Hitz grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 28 :(bsl) J_Dubasin looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Gauto ... M_Skoda with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 28 :(bsl) F_Frei with a 30-yard pass to T_Barry ... A vicious shot by T_Barry! ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Ryan is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Avdullahu lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Ryan Min. 29 :(aza) D_de_Wit fires over a low cross to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with M_Hitz ... M_Hitz charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 29 :(bsl) F_Frei finds R_Veiga on the edge of the box ... R_Veiga has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with M_Ryan ... M_Ryan charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Massive mistake by M_Ryan! ... FC Basel have snatched the lead! ... AZ Alkmaar 0-1 FC Basel ... Min. 32 :(bsl) J_Gauto is too quick for M_Skoda ... V_Pavlidis with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(bsl) M_Lang with a flicked pass to D_Jovanovic ... D_Jovanovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... M_Ryan makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 38 :(bsl) R_Veiga cuts the ball back to J_Dubasin ... But V_Pavlidis wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 41 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Comas gets on the end of the pass ... A_Comas with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But M_Ryan punches it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(aza) D_Mihailovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... V_Pavlidis latches onto it! ... V_Pavlidis beats the offside trap! ... He runs at M_Hitz ... He nutmegs M_Hitz ... M_Hitz does well to save it!! Min. 44 :(bsl) M_Drager with a glorious long pass to T_Barry ... T_Barry fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... A_Comas curls it into the box! ... M_Ryan comes out and claims it! Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: J_Augustin ... COMING OFF: T_Barry Min. 45 :(bsl) M_Lang plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Drager decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Drager rifles it to the far post! ... M_Ryan fists it away Min. 45 :(aza) M_Skoda plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Comas with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 47 :(bsl) J_Dubasin looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Drager ... M_Drager hits a curling shot! ... M_Ryan with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AZ Alkmaar 0-1 FC Basel Min. 46 :(aza) D_de_Wit beats L_Avdullahu ... D_de_Wit hits the ball on the bounce! ... M_Hitz beats the ball away Min. 48 :(aza) D_de_Wit kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Penetra gets on the end of the pass ... J_Augustin plays the back pass ... M_Hitz can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... S_Mijnans with an inswinging corner into the box ... It comes to J_Clasie ... He gets the shot away ... But he somehow misses ... The FC Basel fans laugh at him Min. 49 :(aza) Y_Sugawara steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Veiga ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Y_Sugawara tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 50 :(aza) A_Penetra is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Y_Sugawara ... J_Gauto with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 52 :(aza) D_Mihailovic holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Dekker ... But he loses control of it ... R_Veiga hits it out for a throw Min. 55 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: N_Koster ... COMING OFF: M_Skoda Min. 55 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: B_M_Indi ... COMING OFF: F_Stam Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel ... COMING ON: M_Malone ... COMING OFF: L_Avdullahu Min. 55 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic sidesteps J_Clasie ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Jovanovic with a little chip! ... M_Ryan makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 65 :(aza) D_de_Wit is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Clasie ... J_Clasie with his head down lets it go! ... But M_Hitz reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on M_Hitz anyway Min. 68 :(aza) S_Mijnans finds the run of V_Pavlidis ... A_Comas hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... M_Dekker plays it into the danger area! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Hitz ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 69 :(aza) M_Dekker cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_de_Wit ... D_de_Wit with a bomb of a shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The FC Basel fans taunt him! Min. 70 :(bsl) J_Gauto plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Augustin decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... What a shot from J_Augustin! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Ryan is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... AZ Alkmaar 0-2 FC Basel ... Min. 72 :(aza) M_Hitz with a terrible kick! ... N_Koster is through! ... J_Augustin with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... N_Koster hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... But M_Hitz makes a fine save Min. 83 :(aza) V_Pavlidis sprints past F_Frei ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A vicious shot by V_Pavlidis! ... But M_Hitz parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 83 :(bsl) R_Veiga with a smart turn ... R_Veiga with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 85 :(aza) D_Mihailovic with a byline cross to N_Koster ... M_Lang with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 86 :(bsl) J_Dubasin jinks past the defender ... D_Mihailovic with an ugly foul ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 87 :(bsl) M_Lang runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_Dubasin latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Dubasin goes for the top corner! ... The shot slips through M_Ryan's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... AZ Alkmaar 0-3 FC Basel ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(bsl) J_Gauto sidesteps his marker ... J_Clasie scythes the player down! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AFAS Stadion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ Alkmaar Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Pavlidis Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Pavlidis (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basel Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Veiga (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Veiga (29), J_Augustin (70), J_Dubasin (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Drager (12), R_Veiga (18), J_Gauto (50), J_Augustin (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ Alkmaar | FC Basel Attempts on Goal : 13 | 14 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 7 | 10 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 FC Basel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - AZ Alkmaar Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Ryan GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 J_Clasie DF 1 19 13 8 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Y_Sugawara DF 1 18 13 10 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 A_Penetra DF 1 18 14 9 30 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 16 15 M_Dekker DF 1 17 14 7 14 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 F_Stam DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 S_Mijnans MF 1 7 18 15 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 D_de_Wit MF 1 9 17 14 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 19 D_Mihailovic MF 1 6 17 15 16 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 V_Pavlidis FW 1 9 14 18 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 19 4 13 M_Skoda FW 1 10 12 17 38 | 59 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 D_Virginio GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 15 14 7 26 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Engel DF 1 15 12 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Odgaard MF 1 6 15 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Koster FW 1 8 11 16 26 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - FC Basel Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hitz GK 23 1 1 1 16 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 R_Veiga DF 1 19 15 10 32 | 96 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 46 3 43 M_Drager DF 1 18 12 8 28 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 24 6 28 A_Comas DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 16 M_Lang DF 1 16 14 8 22 | 96 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 40 0 J_Dubasin MF 1 6 18 14 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 26 F_Frei MF 1 13 18 6 26 | 96 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 35 J_Gauto MF 1 5 17 12 24 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 14 -4 L_Avdullahu MF 1 14 17 4 18 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Jovanovic FW 1 9 14 18 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 T_Barry FW 1 7 11 16 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 N_De_Mol GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ruegg DF 1 15 13 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Schmid DF 1 14 12 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Malone MF 1 5 16 11 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Augustin FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 51 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 21 -4 18 1730107917 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40