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Athletic Club defeats AZ Alkmaar in a thrilling encounter
Bilbao, Spain – Athletic Club beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 in a thrilling UEFA Europa League match at San Mamés Barria. The game was marked by an initial dominance of Athletic, who generated several scoring opportunities but found a well-planted AZ Alkmaar defense.
In the 72nd minute, Iñaki Williams broke the deadlock with a goal following an assist from Nico Williams, giving Athletic the lead. Eight minutes later, Oier Sancet sealed the victory with a goal, again assisted by Nico Williams, solidifying the home team’s win.
The match was also marked by yellow cards to S. Maikuma (AZ Alkmaar) in the 42nd minute, R. van Bommel (AZ Alkmaar) in the 78th minute and I. Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) in the 82nd minute.
Athletic Club dominated possession (56%) and generated more scoring opportunities (17 shots), while AZ Alkmaar tried to respond with 5 shots on goal.
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Substitutions athletic club: at minute 56 O. de Marcos came in and A. Gorosabel went out., at minute 74 A. Berenguer came in and G. Guruzeta went out., at minute 74 A. Herrera came in and M. Jauregizar went out., at minute 84 U. Gomez came in and I. Ruiz de Galarreta went out.
Substitutions az alkmaar: at minute 63 M. Meerdink came in and T. Parrott went out., at minute 63 K. Belic came in and J. Clasie went out., at minute 76 D. Kasius came in and S. Maikuma went out., at minute 76 M. Lahdo came in and P. Koopmeiners went out., at minute 84 E. Poku came in and Penetra went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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AZ Alkmaar
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