AZ defeated RKC in Waalwijk. The team from Brabant took the lead against the score via Michiel Kramer, but the team from Alkmaar put things in order after the break: 3-1.
Unlike last Thursday, AZ had changed in one spot. Jordy Clasie was missing due to an injury, his replacement was Kenzo Goudmijn. His debut in the Premier League. Vangelis Pavlidis received the ball on a silver platter from Yukinari Sugawara. The Greek could not check. The Alkmaarders then remained dangerous via Jens Odgaard and Pavlidis (header on the crossbar). Against the ratio, the Waalwijkers took the lead. Dani de Wit made hands and Michiel Kramer was allowed to take a penalty kick. He did not fail and so it became 1-0 for RKC.
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Pascal Jansen was dissatisfied and intervened hard; Ruben van Bommel and Odgaard were substituted. Ernest Poku and Mayckel Lahdo were their replacements. The desired result quickly paid off. A shot by Pavlidis was deflected by Dario van den Buijs: 1-1. Not much later, De Wit made it 2-1 on a pass from Pavlidis. In the final phase, the Greek himself made the decision.
With the victory over RKC, AZ takes over the lead again. The Alkmaarders have scored a goal more than FC Twente. After the European diptych against SK Brann, Vitesse is the opponent.
Setup AZ: Ryan; Sugawara, Hatzidiakos, Bazoer, Möller Wolfe (Kasius/84); Goudmijn, Mijnans, D. De Wit (Kwakman/85); Odgaard (Lahdo/46), Pavlidis, Van Bommel (Poku/46)