AZ will play a practice match against Southampton in England on Saturday 29 July. Kick-off will be at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Stadium. FC Volendam has also added an exhibition game to the preparation: on Saturday July 22, Het Nieuwe Oranje will play against KV Kortrijk in Belgium.
After eleven seasons in the Premier League, Southampton were relegated to the Championship this year. Kortrijk finished in fourteenth place in the highest division in Belgium.
This Saturday is the first exhibition game of the season for AZ. then Shakhtar Donetsk is the opponent. The game will be played on the field of the amateurs of VV Dirkshorn. There are also exhibition games against Norwich City and Club Brugge on the program.