Lucky AZ wins thanks to red card and blunder at Cambuur

In the first half hour, the football mainly took place around the halfway line and neither team created any opportunities. That completely turned around in the last fifteen minutes of the first half. Where especially Cambuur appeared a number of times very dangerous for Hobie Verhulst’s goal. For example, the Frisian striker Roberts Uldrikis hit the post and Mees Hoedemakers was once threatening from a distance. AZ was lucky that they went to the changing rooms halfway through the game with the glasses stand.

Red card

After the break, two new faces appeared at the Alkmaarders within the lines. Mees de Wit for Milos Kerkez and Jens Odgaard for Vangelis Pavlidis. The Greek striker was slightly injured before half-time. The substitutions did not result in a better game, because again there was a great chance for Cambuur. This time Jamie Jacobs who had the ball in front of the shot, but the midfielder from Purmerend waived just before the Alkmaar goal. A minute later Jacobs was the main character again, this time he made a hard foul on Odgaard. After the intervention of the VAR, referee Dieperink Jacobs decided to give the red card.

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Lucky goal

In the last half hour, AZ also rarely became dangerous. The most threatening moment came from Mayckel Lahdo. The Swedish substitute shot the ball against the bottom of the bar five minutes before the end. Yet Pascal Jansen’s team found the net. That happened thanks to Jordy Clasie. The midfielder from Haarlem shot the ball against the ropes just outside the penalty area. Cambuur goalkeeper Joao Virginia made a flashy blunder with Clasie’s long shot.

AZ will play the next game on Thursday. In Alkmaar, NEC is the opponent. The match starts at 8 p.m. and can be followed live on NH Radio.

AZ setup: concealed; Hatzidiakos (Sugawara/64), Martins Indi, Beukema, Kerkez (De Wit/46); Reijnders, Clasie, De Wit; Evjen (Barasi/88), Pavlidis (Odgaard/46), Van Brederode (Lahdo/64).