Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog on this Sunday. In the run -up to the cup final, AZ will play against Heracles Almelo this afternoon, while leader Ajax against Willem II wants to bring itself closer to the title. We will of course keep you informed of both duels and all the other regional sports news. Don’t miss anything in our live blog.
Last: Heracles Almelo – AZ 1-0
Live: Willem II – Ajax 0-0
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Ahmetcan Kaplan gets a free head opportunity from a corner. His header is saved by goalkeeper Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
We started the competition in Tilburg. Does Ajax take a new step towards the title?
AZ has a very bad general for the cup final against Go Ahead Eagles. The Alkmaarders go down against Heracles Almelo (1-0), where a goal by Zico Buurmeester was still rejected in the final phase. Shame.
AZ will face Go Ahead Eagles in the cup final next Monday. The Alkmaarders stay sixth in the Eredivisie and sees number four FC Utrecht run out to ten points again.
AZ seems to be at the same level with Heracles via Zico neighbor, but the goal is being rejected due to offside. The VAR will still look at it. The decision of Serdar Gözübüyük remains after minutes of consultation.
AZ still has at least seven minutes of injury time to eliminate the backlog in Almelo.
Jayden Addai comes in for the battled Ibrahim Sadiq. Time is now starting to penetrate nicely for the Alkmaarders, otherwise it will not be won for the sixth time in a row.
Ernest Poku and Mayckel Lahdo fall in at AZ. Mexx Meerdink and Ruben van Bommel go to the side. Do the AZ invaders help about the dead point?
Seiya Maikuma can come in for DESO Kasius. The Japanese was missing in the last few weeks due to an injury.
Zico Buurmeester tries it from a distance. His long shot is high on the Heracles goal.
After the opening goal of the Almeloërs, AZ is still very difficult. A good cross from Thomas Bruns leads to danger, but Hornkamp is not added.
What a dramatic start of the second half for AZ. Suff Podgoreanu gives a delicate cross and Jizz Hornkamp heads the 1-0 against the ropes.
One change at AZ. Sven Mijnans makes his comeback and replaces Alexandre Penetra. Peer Koopmeiners drops a line to the defense.
No goals in Almelo after the first half. Enough opportunities for both teams, but the visor is not yet sharp. See you.
Engels gets an in -depth pass and can give the ball to Jizz Hornkamp. He mows over the ball and AZ can breathe relieved. Is there another goal for the break?
Bruno Martins Indi finds Mexx Meerdink after an attack on several discs. The replacement of Troy Parrott, however, produces a roller and De Keijzer can easily save. Sven Mijnans is now warming up and seems to be preparing for a raid.
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro saves another attempt by Mario Engels.
From a corner from AZ, a defender of Heracles almost visits his own goalkeeper. In the rebound, Ruben van Bommel chopped the ball full against Fabian de Keijzer.
Ruben van Bommel comes again dangerous on the left the ball is the ball to Ibrahim Sadiq. The Ghanaian attacker heads the ball towards the goal, but Ivan Mesik takes him off the line.
On the other hand, Heracles shouts around a penalty after a moment between DESO Kasius and English, but referee Serdar Gözübüyük and the VAR waved it away.
Mario Engels gets a beautiful pass from Damon Mirani and can play freely. Goalkeeper Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, who returns under the bar, has a great salvation to the use of English.
Bruno Martins Indi heads the ball up close on the bar from a free kick above goalkeeper Fabian de Keijzer. AZ is coming more and more in the competition.
Ruben van Bommel, who returns to the base after a long time, is released and just ignores the ball. First dangerous moment of the Alkmaarders.
How can a considerably changed AZ appear in Almelo? The ball rolls for the first time.
Welcome to our live blog on this Sunday. In the run -up to the cup final, AZ will play against Heracles Almelo this afternoon, while leader Ajax against Willem II wants to bring itself closer to the title. We will of course keep you informed of both duels and all the other regional sports news.