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AZ Alkmaar
0-0-1
Ugh, no.
AZ Alkmaar lost to Sunderland
Match Details
Stadium of Light
(Sunderland)
· 45,555 fans
· Paramount+
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Highlights
Sunderland mark European return with win over AZ Alkmaar
Enzo Le Fee's penalty ensured Sunderland kicked off their Europa League adventure with a 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar at the Stadium of Light.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Sunderland 1, AZ 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, AZ 0.
- 90'+3'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dave Kwakman.
- 90'+2'Foul by Weslley Patati (AZ).
- 90'+2'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Ro-Zangelo Daal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dave Kwakman.
- 90'Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mateo Chávez.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 87'Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (AZ).
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUN | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Match Leaders
AZ Alkmaar-
Mexx Meerdink · 3Total Shots
- JD Jari De Busser · 4Saves
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Lewis Schouten · 13Defensive Interventions
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Lewis Schouten · 55Accurate Passes
Sunderland- EL Enzo Le Fée · 1Goals
- EL Enzo Le Fée · 4Total Shots
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Robin Roefs · 2Saves
- NS Noah Sadiki · 11Defensive Interventions
- GX Granit Xhaka · 43Accurate Passes
UEFA Europa League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Besiktas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St.-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvaros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI Crete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiacos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | RB Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Be'er | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Stade Rennais | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | SK Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | NK Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Viktoria Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Key Events
66'Goal! Sunderland 1, AZ 0. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Team Stats
AZ AlkmaarSunderland
General
55.2
Possession %
44.8
11
Shots
20
2
On Target
5
0
Offsides
1
5
Corners
12
13
Fouls
14
Passing & Defense
403
Passes Completed
299
3
Crosses Won
6
7
Tackles Won
11
11
Interceptions
8
31
Clearances
22
Discipline
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Saves
2
Recent Form
Sunderland
L
W
D
W
L
AZ Alkmaar
W
W
W
W
D
Starting Lineups
Sunderland4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Sunderland
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#22 Robin RoefsG
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OA #15 Omar AldereteCD-L
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KD #4 Kevin DansoCD-R
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RM #17 Reinildo MandavaLB
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NM #20 Nordi MukieleRB
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EL #28 Enzo Le FéeAM66'
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NS #27 Noah SadikiLM
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GX #34 Granit XhakaRM
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WI #18 Wilson IsidorF
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MF #39 Malick FofanaAM-L
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TH #32 Trai HumeAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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DM #6 Dayann Methalie
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CR #11 Chris Rigg 84' for Kevin Danso
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JA #29 Jules Ahoka
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NA #10 Nilson Angulo 67' for Wilson Isidor
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TP #77 Tom Proctor
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JA #48 Jenson Arron Jones
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DB #5 Danny Ballard 52' for Omar Alderete
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BB #9 Brian Brobbey 67' for Malick Fofana
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SM #21 Simon Moore
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TM #12 Thomas Meunier 67' for Trai Hume
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TT #57 Tymur Tutierov
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LO #13 Luke O'Nien
AZ Alkmaar
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JD #28 Jari De BusserG
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#4 Lewis SchoutenCD-L
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#3 Wouter GoesCD-R
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#5 Mateo ChávezLB
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#22 Elijah DijkstraRB
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#10 Kees SmitAM
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#6 Peer KoopmeinersLM
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#8 Jordy ClasieRM
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#9 Mexx MeerdinkF
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RD #11 Ro-Zangelo DaalAM-L
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AO #24 Ayoub OufkirAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used
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SM #2 Seiya Maikuma
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BK #18 Bendegúz Kovács
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DK #21 Dave Kwakman 76' for Jordy Clasie
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JH #19 Jizz Hornkamp 83' for Mexx Meerdink
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RI #31 Rion Ichihara
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WH #29 Wesley Hoedt
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MD #34 Mees De Wit
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CS #14 Calvin Stengs 83' for Lewis Schouten
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WP #7 Weslley Patati 45' for Ayoub Oufkir
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RO #1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro
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VB #17 Valdemar Byskov 59' for Kees Smit
Roster
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Schedule Add to calendar
Upcoming
at Feyenoord Rotterdam
vs Hapoel Be'er
at SC Cambuur
at Ararat-Armenia
vs FC Twente
at Ajax Amsterdam
vs Juventus
vs FC Groningen
at Sparta Rotterdam
at Sparta Prague
Recent Results
W
1–0
vs Telstar
L
0–1
at Sunderland
D
1–1
vs Willem II
W
3–2
at Heerenveen
W
5–2
vs Go Ahead Eagles
W
2–0
at Fortuna Sittard
W
4–1
at FC Utrecht
W
2–0
vs ADO Den Haag
W
3–2
vs Olympiacos
Schedule only
D
3–3
vs TBD