FFO EFL3, AZ Alkmaar vs. Hearts (Fri Jan 24) AZ Alkmaar | Hearts 4-4-2 E | 5-3-2 P - | - | M_Ryan GK | GK Z_Clark Y_Sugawara DF | DF S_Kingsley J_Clasie DF | DF C_Halkett A_Penetra DF | DF N_Atkinson M_Dekker DF | DF F_Kent S_Mijnans MF | DF A_Cochrane D_de_Wit MF | MF B_Baningime D_Mihailovic MF | MF C_Devlin T_Kerssens MF | MF C_Nieuwenhof V_Pavlidis FW | FW L_Shankland N_Koster FW | FW L_Boyce | D_Virginio SUB | SUB D_Marzino F_Stam SUB | SUB T_Sibbick B_M_Indi SUB | SUB A_Halliday J_Odgaard SUB | SUB A_Lowry M_Skoda SUB | SUB K_Tagawa Min. 7 :(hea) N_Atkinson sidesteps his marker ... N_Atkinson bears down on goal! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... That's put Hearts in front! ... AZ Alkmaar 0-1 Hearts ... Min. 8 :(aza) T_Kerssens looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Dekker ... M_Dekker is clean through! ... He rounds Z_Clark ... He rounds Z_Clark ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 10 :(aza) D_Mihailovic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves S_Kingsley behind ... L_Boyce fouls badly Min. 11 :(aza) D_Mihailovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_de_Wit latches onto it! ... But N_Atkinson sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 14 :(aza) V_Pavlidis drives the ball across field ... It comes to N_Koster ... N_Koster rifles it to the far post! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 15 :(hea) C_Nieuwenhof takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Shankland ... L_Shankland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But M_Ryan punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 16 :(aza) D_Mihailovic with a precise ball to D_de_Wit ... B_Baningime wins the ball Min. 16 :(hea) F_Kent with a long pass to L_Shankland ... M_Dekker gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 17 :(aza) T_Kerssens looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... N_Koster receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... N_Atkinson dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 18 :(hea) B_Baningime with a flashy move ... B_Baningime flings a shot at goal! ... He hits the side netting Min. 19 :(hea) L_Boyce threads the through ball to L_Shankland ... M_Dekker with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 28 :(aza) J_Clasie sprints past S_Kingsley ... J_Clasie tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Z_Clark fists it away Min. 28 :(hea) B_Baningime looks up ... He swings the ball right towards L_Shankland ... L_Shankland with a bomb of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Hearts ... Min. 29 :(aza) T_Kerssens smashes the ball upfield ... D_de_Wit latches onto the ball ... D_de_Wit fires a shot at goal! ... Z_Clark tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 30 :(aza) D_Mihailovic holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis cracks a laser towards goal! ... It's beaten Z_Clark ... It goes wide!! Min. 33 :(aza) D_Mihailovic has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past F_Kent ... He knocks it to V_Pavlidis! ... V_Pavlidis tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... Z_Clark with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 36 :(aza) S_Mijnans with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Koster gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Koster leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_de_Wit curls it into the box! ... Z_Clark catches it! Min. 39 :(hea) L_Shankland brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... L_Shankland bears down on goal! ... M_Ryan parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 41 :(hea) C_Halkett slips past his marker M_Dekker ... The ball is whipped into N_Atkinson ... N_Atkinson with a low drive through the rain! ... M_Ryan makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(hea) N_Atkinson runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... A_Penetra with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 44 :(aza) N_Koster finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... N_Koster attempts to drive it home! ... What agility from Z_Clark Min. 45 :(hea) Substitution by Hearts ... COMING ON: A_Lowry ... COMING OFF: C_Nieuwenhof ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Hearts Min. 46 :(aza) A_Penetra rushes through the defence ... A_Penetra sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 47 :(aza) N_Koster takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Halkett looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 48 :(hea) S_Kingsley gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to A_Cochrane ... An audacious effort from A_Cochrane! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 49 :(aza) J_Clasie has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 49 :(hea) S_Kingsley turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Cochrane ... A_Cochrane hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Ryan never had a chance! Min. 52 :(hea) A_Cochrane is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to L_Boyce ... L_Boyce with the side footed shot! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... No! It's disallowed! ... The linesman flags for offside Min. 55 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: M_Skoda ... COMING OFF: N_Koster Min. 55 :(aza) Substitution by AZ Alkmaar ... COMING ON: J_Odgaard ... COMING OFF: T_Kerssens Min. 55 :(hea) Substitution by Hearts ... COMING ON: T_Sibbick ... COMING OFF: A_Cochrane Min. 55 :(aza) D_de_Wit plays a long ball to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis sees Z_Clark off his line! ... Z_Clark with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 59 :(hea) B_Baningime curls the ball out wide to C_Devlin ... Y_Sugawara anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 62 :(aza) J_Odgaard chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Mijnans ... Intercepted by N_Atkinson Min. 63 :(aza) Y_Sugawara runs at C_Devlin ... The defender slips and falls over ... S_Kingsley with a poor challenge ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 64 :(aza) D_de_Wit with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Y_Sugawara gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Y_Sugawara fires off a right-footed shot! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... Z_Clark moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Hearts ... Min. 66 :(hea) L_Boyce gains control of the loose ball ... L_Boyce plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... M_Ryan just watches it float over the bar! Min. 71 :(aza) J_Odgaard looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Mijnans ... S_Mijnans attempts a lob! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 72 :(hea) The defender underhits the back pass! ... L_Boyce is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Penetra ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... B_Baningime with an outswinging corner into the box ... The danger is dealt with by Y_Sugawara Min. 74 :(aza) A defence splitting pass from D_de_Wit to V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis fires a shot at goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_Mihailovic dinks the ball into the area! ... S_Kingsley gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 76 :(aza) M_Skoda with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... B_Baningime tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 77 :(hea) L_Shankland runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Shankland with a bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the Hearts crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Hearts ... Min. 83 :(aza) D_Mihailovic finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled A_Lowry ... N_Atkinson slices it ... Z_Clark moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Mijnans chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Sibbick wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 86 :(aza) V_Pavlidis with a measured pass to S_Mijnans ... S_Mijnans from 20 yards! ... Z_Clark with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(aza) A_Penetra looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to V_Pavlidis ... C_Halkett cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 89 :(aza) M_Dekker turns past L_Shankland ... He has created space for himself now ... Brilliantly taken away by S_Kingsley!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 90 :(hea) C_Devlin runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Boyce ... L_Boyce shapes up for a shot! ... M_Ryan is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 91 :(aza) M_Dekker with a slide rule pass to S_Mijnans ... A vicious shot by S_Mijnans! ... Z_Clark narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 92 :(aza) D_Mihailovic slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... C_Halkett plays it back ... Z_Clark slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... S_Mijnans curls it into the box! ... Y_Sugawara gets to it! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Odgaard swings it in! ... Z_Clark comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 92 :(hea) T_Sibbick with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... T_Sibbick curls it towards the top corner! ... M_Ryan gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... B_Baningime drives it into the box! ... J_Clasie wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 93 :(aza) V_Pavlidis gets possession in his own half ... V_Pavlidis with a scorcher of a shot! ... Z_Clark with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AFAS Stadion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ Alkmaar Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_de_Wit Scorers : Y_Sugawara (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hearts Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Shankland (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Atkinson (7), L_Shankland (28,77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Kingsley (63), B_Baningime (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ Alkmaar | Hearts Attempts on Goal : 17 | 13 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 9 | 8 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 11 Key Passes : 17 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3 Hearts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14 0 0 0 Y_Sugawara DF 1 18 13 10 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 28 0 47 J_Clasie DF 1 18 13 8 34 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 16 A_Penetra DF 1 18 15 9 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 7 14 M_Dekker DF 1 18 15 7 14 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 7 16 S_Mijnans MF 1 7 18 15 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 26 D_de_Wit MF 1 9 17 14 32 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 10 D_Mihailovic MF 1 6 17 15 16 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Kerssens MF 1 5 16 13 26 | 57 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 V_Pavlidis FW 1 9 14 18 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 N_Koster FW 1 8 11 16 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D_Virginio GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Stam DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 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 J_Odgaard MF 1 6 15 15 24 | 39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Skoda FW 1 8 10 15 38 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Hearts Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z_Clark GK 21 1 1 1 16 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 S_Kingsley DF 1 19 15 8 24 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 10 -4 C_Halkett DF 1 18 12 8 26 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 0 N_Atkinson DF 1 17 12 8 18 | 96 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 60 0 54 F_Kent DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 A_Cochrane DF 1 16 12 8 28 | 57 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 B_Baningime MF 1 8 18 14 28 | 96 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 20 16 5 C_Devlin MF 1 14 17 6 36 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 C_Nieuwenhof MF 1 7 17 13 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 L_Shankland FW 1 9 14 18 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 L_Boyce FW 1 8 12 17 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 D_Marzino GK 18 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Sibbick DF 1 15 11 6 22 | 39 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 18 A_Halliday DF 1 14 11 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lowry MF 1 5 17 14 8 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Tagawa FW 1 7 12 15 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737710533 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40