The experience that the successful AZ youth team is gaining in the Youth League this season is invaluable. That says Paul Brandenburg, head of youth academy at AZ. Tonight the youngsters will play the final against Hajduk Split in Geneva, Switzerland. “These matches are about something. This is worth gold to take the last step to the first team.”
Since the establishment of the baby champions league in the 2013/2014 season never before had a Dutch team reached the final. AZ did this by convincingly eliminating top teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The kick-off is at 6 pm tonight in the FC Servette stadium, which is expected to be filled with about 15,000 enthusiastic Croats and about 200 AZ supporters. You can continue to follow the performance of the successful AZ youth team via nhsport.nl