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AZ Alkmaar Secures Hard-Fought Victory in Breda
Breda, Netherlands – In a tightly contested match at the Rat Verlegh Stadion, AZ Alkmaar emerged victorious against NAC Breda in a game characterized by intensity and cards. The home team, with less ball possession (38% compared to AZ’s 62%), fought tooth and nail despite playing with one man down from the 41st minute following the expulsion of S. van Hooijdonk.
The match was tense from the start. M. de Wit of AZ received the first yellow card in the 35th minute. In the second half, I. Sadiq was also cautioned in the 55th minute. NAC Breda had the opportunity to take the lead in the 56th minute, but C. Brym missed a penalty. Later, Penetra and K. Smit of AZ received yellow cards in the 69th and 83rd minutes, respectively.
Just when a draw seemed inevitable, S. Mijnans of AZ Alkmaar unleashed euphoria among the visiting fans by scoring a goal in the 89th minute, assisted by M. Sin, giving his team the victory. Mijnans himself was booked in added time. AZ Alkmaar dominated in shots, with 23 attempts (7 on target) compared to NAC Breda’s 10 (6 on target), and also in corners (7 versus 1). However, the tenacity of NAC Breda made the match extremely difficult for the visitors.
Substitutions nac breda: at minute 46 M. Nassoh came in and C. Brym went out., at minute 46 J. Talvitie came in and C. Valerius went out., at minute 67 L. Greiml came in and E. Mahmutovic went out., at minute 90 L. Holtby came in and C. Leemans went out., at minute 90 B. Lucassen came in and D. Versluis went out.
Substitutions az alkmaar: at minute 60 I. Sadiq came in and Weslley Patati went out., at minute 60 M. de Wit came in and S. Mijnans went out., at minute 81 D. Kasius came in and L. Zeefuik went out., at minute 81 R. Daal came in and I. Jensen went out., at minute 86 K. Smit came in and M. Sin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
NAC Breda
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AZ Alkmaar
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