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Past: PEC Zwolle – AZ 1-3
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The match continues with the kick-off of PEC Zwolle. Just over two minutes of extra time to go,
A wonderful strike from Ibrahim Sadiq. From a great distance he slams the ball into the top corner. AZ cannot miss the next round in the cup.
PEC Zwolle gets another great chance at the ninetieth minute. Substitute Ryan Thomas shot over, but it wasn’t much of a difference.
The extra playing time is four minutes.
AZ in the lead! A measured cross from Mees de Wit is headed in at the far post by Sven Mijnans. The goal smells of offside, but there is no VAR present at this stage of the cup tournament. So the goal still stands.
What a blast from Isak Jensen! The AZ winger shoots a free kick over the wall and sees the ball explode against the crossbar.
After the equalizer, AZ pressed hard. It is even close to taking the lead when Kees Smit serves Troy Parrott with a smart pass, but the Irish striker shoots hard against goalkeeper Tom de Graaff.
On the other hand, Rome-Jayden has to save Owusu-Oduro right away. Sherel Floranus shoots hard into the corner, but the AZ goalkeeper taps the ball away.
AZ comes out of the dressing room well. Sven Mijnans levels the score with a shot high into the goal.
AZ has kicked off the second half. The Alkmaarders have remained unchanged.
AZ trailing in Zwolle. Koen Kostons is sent deep and slides the ball behind Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.
AZ finally appears again in front of the goal of PEC Zwolle. After a few short combinations, Kees Smit taps the ball to Isak Jensen, who shoots the ball across the ground into the hands of the goalkeeper.
A nice shooting opportunity for PEC Zwolle. Sherel Floranus goes a long way and shoots straight at Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro from the edge of the sixteen. The AZ goalkeeper has a tight grip on the ball.
What an opportunity to take the lead. Peer Koopmeiners is alert and intercepts the ball, he walks a few meters and shoots the ball just wide of the PEC goal.
AZ needs to catch up. Dylan Mbayo appears in front of Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, but cannot put his foot on the ball well enough. On the other hand, Weslley Patati shoots on target for the first time on behalf of AZ. Goalkeeper Tom de Graaff punches the ball away.
Opportunities are very few in the opening phase. AZ tries to play a lot of football and look for depth. PEC Zwolle mainly wants to strike in the transition.
AZ has the ball a lot and tries to play football. However, the first chance of the match is for PEC Zwolle. Koen Kostons’ bet goes high over the goal of Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro.
The competition has started!
A number of former AZ players play at PEC Zwolle. Zico Buurmeester is currently rented from the Alkmaarders. Former midfielder Thijs Oosting is rented from FC Groningen. Goalkeeper Tom de Graaff, Olivier Aertssen and Jan Faberski have a past with Ajax.
The match between AZ and PEC Zwolle was already completed in the competition earlier this season. On Wednesday, September 24, the score was 2-2 in Alkmaar. Kees Smit and Troy Parrott scored the goals before halftime. Koen Kostons was accurate twice for the Zwolle team, who are currently in 14th place in the Premier League.
Tonight’s cup match takes place outside a regular cup week. Initially, the match was scheduled for two weeks, but that Thursday AZ will play in the Conference League against Jagiellonia Bialystok. As a result, the match has been brought forward two weeks. It is the only cup match in this round that is played at a different time.
In this live blog we will keep you informed of everything surrounding PEC Zwolle – AZ.