90' | Teun Koopmeiners (AZ Alkmaar) gets in a great strike – straight into the post! Ohhhh so close! | |
90' | At AFAS Stadion the fourth official shows that 3 minutes will be added to the second half. | |
90' | Ricardo Van Rhijn with an assist there. | |
90' | The second-half is over. The match ends 5 - 0. | |
90' | Goal! Jonas Svensson extends AZ Alkmaar's lead to 5 - 0. | |
90' | AZ Alkmaar have been awarded a corner by Edwin Van de Graaf. | |
88' | Corner awarded to AZ Alkmaar. | |
87' | Tim van de Berg for Heracles Almelo has been booked by Edwin Van de Graaf and receives a first yellow card. | |
85' | AZ Alkmaar take a comfortable 4 - 0 lead thanks to Wout Weghorst. | |
85' | That's a fine assist from Marco Bizot. | |
84' | AZ Alkmaar make their third substitution with Jeremy Helmer replacing Alireza Jahan Bakhsh. | |
83' | Iliass Bel Hassani is on a sub for Guus Til for AZ Alkmaar. | |
81' | Mats Seuntjens instrumental with a fine assist. | |
81' | Goal! AZ Alkmaar extend their lead to 3 - 0 through Alireza Jahan Bakhsh. | |
80' | AZ Alkmaar have been awarded a corner by Edwin Van de Graaf. | |
79' | In Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar drive forward through Mats Seuntjens. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
78' | AZ Alkmaar's Teun Koopmeiners is on target but unsuccessful. | |
77' | John Stegeman is making the team's third substitution at AFAS Stadion with Vincent Vermeij replacing Reuven Niemeijer. | |
75' | Guus Til puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 2 - 0. | |
75' | Corner awarded to AZ Alkmaar. | |
74' | Heracles Almelo push upfield but Edwin Van de Graaf quickly pulls them for offside. | |
72' | Corner awarded to AZ Alkmaar. | |
72' | AZ Alkmaar push forward through Guus Til, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
72' | AZ Alkmaar's Thomas Ouwejan gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
71' | AZ Alkmaar's Alireza Jahan Bakhsh gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
71' | The home team have replaced Joris Overeem with Mats Seuntjens. This is the first substitution made today by John van den Brom. | |
70' | Heracles Almelo are coming forward and Kristoffer Peterson gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
66' | AZ Alkmaar's Ricardo Van Rhijn breaks free at AFAS Stadion. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
63' | Tim van de Berg (Heracles Almelo) has replaced the possibly injured Lerin Duarte. | |
63' | The match at AFAS Stadion is underway again. | |
61' | AZ Alkmaar are pushing forward but Teun Koopmeiners's finish is wide of the goal. | |
60' | Edwin Van de Graaf waits before resuming play because Lerin Duarte for Heracles Almelo is still down. | |
59' | AZ Alkmaar have been awarded a corner by Edwin Van de Graaf. | |
55' | An unfortunate own goal by Bram Castro makes the score 1 - 0. | |
53' | AZ Alkmaar's Teun Koopmeiners gets in a shot on goal at AFAS Stadion. But the effort is unsuccessful. | |
48' | Alireza Jahan Bakhsh gets his shot on target but fails to score for AZ Alkmaar. | |
46' | The second half has started at AFAS Stadion. | |
45' | The first half has been concluded at AFAS Stadion. | |
45' | 2 minutes of injury time will be added to the first half. | |
45' | Edwin Van de Graaf has blown to resume play in Alkmaar. | |
45' | Guus Til is back on the pitch. | |
44' | Play has been temporarily suspended for attention to Guus Til for AZ Alkmaar who is writhing in pain on the pitch. | |
43' | Roland Baas is booked for the away team. | |
39' | At AFAS Stadion, Lerin Duarte has been yellow-carded for the away team. | |
39' | Corner awarded to AZ Alkmaar. | |
37' | AZ Alkmaar's Joris Overeem is whistled for offside at AFAS Stadion. | |
37' | Paul Gladon for Heracles Almelo is whistled offside. | |
36' | Wout Weghorst for AZ Alkmaar drives towards goal at AFAS Stadion. But the finish is unsuccessful. | |
34' | Play has been resumed. | |
34' | Dario Van Den Buijs (Heracles Almelo) does not seem to be able to continue. He is replaced by Roland Baas. | |
31' | Dario Van Den Buijs is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments. | |
29' | Kristoffer Peterson (Heracles Almelo) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
29' | In Alkmaar Heracles Almelo drive forward through Reuven Niemeijer. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
26' | Guus Til is back on his feet again. | |
25' | The match in Alkmaar is underway once more. | |
24' | Guus Til is writhing in pain and play has been suspended for a few moments. | |
20' | AZ Alkmaar drive forward and Teun Koopmeiners gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
16' | In Alkmaar Heracles Almelo's Paul Gladon is caught offside. | |
15' | AZ Alkmaar's Joris Overeem has run offside. | |
13' | Teun Koopmeiners of AZ Alkmaar smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
10' | Important block from the Heracles Almelo defence as Alireza Jahan Bakhsh fires in a strike for AZ Alkmaar. | |
10' | AZ Alkmaar have been awarded a corner by Edwin Van de Graaf. | |
6' | Corner awarded to AZ Alkmaar. | |
5' | Alireza Jahan Bakhsh (AZ Alkmaar) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
3' | Wout Weghorst for AZ Alkmaar gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
3' | AZ Alkmaar have been awarded a corner by Edwin Van de Graaf. | |
2' | AZ Alkmaar drive upfield and Joris Overeem gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Heracles Almelo defender. | |
1' | The match has started at AFAS Stadion. | |
The official team line-ups are now available. |