English:
AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray played an exciting match at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar on November 28th, 2024, for the fifth matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The game, officiated by Horatiu Fesnic from Romania, ended in a 1-1 draw.
AZ Alkmaar took the lead early, with a goal from S. Mijnans in the 2nd minute, assisted by S. Maikuma. However, Galatasaray responded before halftime with a goal from V. Osimhen in the 43rd minute, assisted by D. Mertens.
The match was characterized by tension, with a total of seven yellow cards and one red card for AZ Alkmaar (K. Smit). Galatasaray dominated possession (59%) and created more scoring chances (18 shots to AZ Alkmaar’s 12), although both teams had similar accuracy in shots on target. AZ Alkmaar, despite the draw, showed better precision in their shots, with a higher percentage of shots on target.
Substitutions az alkmaar: at minute 46 D. Kwakman came in and J. Clasie went out., at minute 46 E. Poku came in and R. van Bommel went out., at minute 72 D. Kasius came in and M. Lahdo went out., at minute 72 K. Smit came in and Z. Buurmeester went out., at minute 81 M. Meerdink came in and T. Parrott went out.
Substitutions galatasaray: at minute 46 M. Baltaci came in and V. Nelsson went out., at minute 64 K. Demirbay came in and M. Batshuayi went out., at minute 87 B. Kutlu came in and B. A. Yilmaz went out., at minute 87 E. Jelert came in and Y. Akgun went out., at minute 87 H. Ziyech came in and Gabriel Sara went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
AZ Alkmaar
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Galatasaray
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