“During that competition it went more and more difficult for us,” Maarten Martens looks back on the confrontation with Heracles in 2012. Just like tomorrow it concerned the semi -final. The only difference is that the cup match took place in Alkmaar and tomorrow both teams will compete against each other in Almelo. “We really have to be great tomorrow night.”
All fronts active
That did not work in March 2012. Despite the favorite role, AZ lost 2-4 to its own audience after an extension. Even then AZ was still active on all fronts. In the Europa League, the Alkmaarders reached the quarterfinals with Valencia as the end station. Furthermore, AZ fought for a long time in the Eredivisie for the title, but the team of then trainer Gertjan Verbeek finished fourth after 34 games.
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