FFO EFL3, AZ Alkmaar vs. FC Basel (Mon Feb 24)


                           AZ Alkmaar  |  FC Basel
                              5-2-3 L  |  5-4-1 N
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                            M_Ryan GK  |  GK M_Hitz
                        Y_Sugawara DF  |  DF R_Veiga
                          J_Clasie DF  |  DF A_Comas
                         A_Penetra DF  |  DF M_Drager
                          M_Dekker DF  |  DF M_Lang
                            F_Stam DF  |  DF K_Ruegg
                          D_de_Wit MF  |  MF T_Xhaka
                         S_Mijnans MF  |  MF L_Avdullahu
                        V_Pavlidis FW  |  MF J_Dubasin
                          N_Koster FW  |  MF J_Gauto
                      D_Mihailovic FW  |  FW D_Jovanovic
                                       |
                        D_Virginio SUB |  SUB N_De_Mol
                          B_M_Indi SUB |  SUB D_Schmid
                           M_Engel SUB |  SUB S_Lopez
                        T_Kerssens SUB |  SUB F_Frei
                         J_Odgaard SUB |  SUB T_Barry




Min. 2  :(aza) D_de_Wit gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Mihailovic is unmarked 
          ...  D_Mihailovic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But M_Hitz makes a fine save 
Min. 6  :(aza) A_Penetra looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Pavlidis 
          ...  But M_Lang sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 9  :(aza) Y_Sugawara jumps over M_Drager's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Veiga takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 15 :(aza) F_Stam leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to V_Pavlidis 
          ...  A_Comas hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Stam dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Hitz 
Min. 17 :(bsl) J_Dubasin crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Jovanovic in the box 
          ...  J_Clasie with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 17 :(bsl) J_Gauto with a pinpoint pass to A_Comas 
          ...  J_Clasie hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Lang! 
          ...  M_Ryan reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 21 :(bsl) R_Veiga cuts the ball back to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  D_Jovanovic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But M_Ryan punches it away 
Min. 23 :(aza) A_Penetra is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Mihailovic 
          ...  D_Mihailovic shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 24 :(bsl) M_Lang is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 27 :(bsl) R_Veiga is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Penetra with the block 
Min. 30 :(bsl) J_Dubasin nutmegs Y_Sugawara, he continues to run forward 
          ...  F_Stam robs him of the ball 
Min. 31 :(aza) M_Dekker looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Mijnans 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Drager 
Min. 34 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu crosses to J_Gauto 
          ...  J_Gauto curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  M_Ryan fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 35 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Gauto runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_de_Wit with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the FC Basel players 
Min. 36 :(aza) S_Mijnans plays the early ball across the box to find D_de_Wit in space 
          ...  L_Avdullahu with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  V_Pavlidis hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  But M_Hitz makes a fine save 
Min. 39 :(aza) V_Pavlidis chests it down 
          ...  V_Pavlidis tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 39 :(bsl) J_Dubasin races into the box 
          ...  He sees K_Ruegg lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  N_Koster with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 41 :(bsl) J_Dubasin with a byline cross to T_Xhaka 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_Pavlidis 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Odgaard 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Mihailovic 
Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Frei 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gauto 
Min. 45 :(aza) S_Mijnans runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Mijnans tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  M_Hitz with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AZ Alkmaar 0-0 FC Basel

Min. 55 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Schmid 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Ruegg 
Min. 60 :(bsl) M_Drager knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Clasie 
          ...  A_Penetra body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 65 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Kerssens 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mijnans 
Min. 65 :(bsl) A_Comas beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Dubasin 
          ...  M_Dekker takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 71 :(aza) J_Odgaard with a first time pass 
          ...  N_Koster runs onto it! 
          ...  N_Koster drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Hitz makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 74 :(aza) M_Dekker moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Sugawara 
          ...  Y_Sugawara launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 75 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic sidesteps M_Dekker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Penetra reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 77 :(aza) F_Stam cuts inside M_Drager 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in J_Odgaard! 
          ...  M_Drager does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 80 :(aza) D_de_Wit with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Veiga 
          ...  D_de_Wit carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hitz blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 80 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  J_Clasie is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  M_Drager knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Avdullahu gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Avdullahu fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Ryan won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 84 :(aza) F_Stam with a byline cross to J_Odgaard 
          ...  J_Odgaard carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hitz was lucky there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 95 :(aza) N_Koster is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to V_Pavlidis 
          ...  T_Xhaka reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 97 :(aza) T_Kerssens works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Koster 
          ...  N_Koster has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But M_Hitz palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 97 :(aza) J_Odgaard with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  D_Schmid muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : AFAS Stadion
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AZ Alkmaar Match Info
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Best player          : F_Stam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Penetra (60)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Basel Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hitz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Schmid (97)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AZ Alkmaar  |    FC Basel
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       3
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 FC Basel
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Player Statistics - AZ Alkmaar
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Ryan         GK  22   1   1   1  26 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Y_Sugawara     DF   1  19  13  10  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
J_Clasie       DF   1  19  13   8  34 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Penetra      DF   1  18  15   9  30 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  36  10  -4
M_Dekker       DF   1  18  15   7  14 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  14   0
F_Stam         DF   1  17  14   7  26 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
D_de_Wit       MF   1   9  18  14  32 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   4  10
S_Mijnans      MF   1   7  18  15  26 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   9
V_Pavlidis     FW   1   9  14  18  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  23   0  11
N_Koster       FW   1   8  12  16  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
D_Mihailovic   FW   1   6  17  15  16 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
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 |   0   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
T_Kerssens     MF   1   5  16  13  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
J_Odgaard      FW   1   6  15  15  24 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   9

Player Statistics - FC Basel
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hitz         GK  22   1   1   1  16 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Veiga        DF   1  19  15  10  32 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   7   0
A_Comas        DF   1  18  13   8  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   9   0
M_Drager       DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
M_Lang         DF   1  16  13   7  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
K_Ruegg        DF   1  15  13   8  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Xhaka        MF   1  13  18   5  40 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
L_Avdullahu    MF   1  14  18   4  18 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   4  19
J_Dubasin      MF   1   6  18  14  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
J_Gauto        MF   1   6  17  13  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   5  11
D_Jovanovic    FW   1   9  14  19  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_De_Mol       GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Schmid       DF   1  14  12   7  20 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
S_Lopez        DF   1  14  12   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Frei         MF   1  12  17   5  26 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Barry        FW   1   8  12  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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