AZ played 2-2 against the Greek ofi Crete on Sunday afternoon. The exhibition game was finished on the VV Dirkshorn complex. At the Alkmaarders, Sven Mijnans and Mexx Meerdink were accurate.
At AZ there were compared to The 5-0 win against Ilves Tampereten other players in the base. Only Kees Smit started again from the first whistle. Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro made this practice campaign again for the first time. The 21-year-old goalkeeper was injured at the Dutch Juniors early last month in preparation for the European Championship.
Already after four minutes, Owusu-Oduro had to take a goal. A handsome attack from the visitors ended up at the second post, where Giannis Theodosoulakis hit: 0-1. The unstable looking defense of AZ had to allow another goal after 20 minutes. This time Borja Gonzalez Owusu-Oduro passed up close.
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Shortly after the break, Mexx Meerdink had the greatest chance for AZ until then. The striker saw his efforts go on the crossbar through the fingertips of the goalkeeper. A few minutes later it was still hit for Meerdink. This time he was able to make the connection goal at the second post on a pass from Ibrahim Sadiq.
After more than an hour of match, Maartens Maartens brought six fresh forces, all of whom started on Thursday against Ilves, in the field. With these new players, AZ got more grip on the opponent and it became considerably more threatening. Sven Mijnans shot the earned equalizer ten minutes before time: 2-2.