AZ Alkmaar and Fenerbahçe faced each other in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League. The critical match was played at AZ Stadium.
John Beaton from the Scottish Football Federation blew the whistle in the tough competition. John Beaton's assistants were David McFarlane and David McGeachie. Andrew Dallas took part in VAR and Tiago Martins took part in AVAR. AZ Alkmaar won the match with a score of 3-1.
Ro-Zangelo Daal, Kees Smit and Denso Kasius scored the goals of the Dutch team. Fenerbahçe's only goal was scored by Youssef En-Nesyri, and the Moroccan player also missed a penalty.
With a score of 3-1, AZ Alkmaar had 6 points, while Fenerbahçe remained with 5 points.
AZ ALKMAAR – FENERBAHÇE: 3-1
GOALS: 59’ Ro-Zangelo Daal, 70’ Youssef En-Nesyri, 75’ Kees Smit, 88’ Denso Kasius
MISSED PENALTY: 62' Youssef En-Nesyri
TOP 11'S
AZ Alkmaar: Owusu-Oduro, Malkuma, Dekker, Penetra, De Wit, Kwakman, Mijnans, Koopmeiners, Addai, Lahdo, Parrott.
Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Osayi, Çağlar Söyüncü, Becao, Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, Amrabat, Fred, Tadic, Maximin, Dzeko.
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH
Fenerbahçe came close to scoring in the 19th minute. Receiving the ball on the right wing, Osayi-Samuel centered it to Dzeko in the penalty area. This player's header was hit by goalkeeper Owusu-Oduro, who reached out and sent the ball to the corner.
Fenerbahçe became dangerous in the 28th minute. Edin Dzeko, who was hanging behind the defense after Saint-Maximin's pass, shot from the ground in the face-to-face position. The ball hit goalkeeper Owusu-Oduro and headed towards the goal, but the defense stepped up at the last moment and sent the ball to the corner.
In the 36th minute, the yellow-dark blue team could not take advantage of the clear opportunity. Receiving the ball on the right wing, Tadic passed the ball to Dzeko. This football player shot from the opposite position, but goalkeeper Owusu-Oduro prevented the goal.
The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw.
In the 56th minute, Dzeko received the ball from Tadic's pass to the right diagonal of the penalty area and passed it to Saint-Maximin, who joined the attack from behind. When this football player hit hard from the penalty spot, the defense intervened at the last minute and sent the ball to the corner.
AZ Alkmaar took the lead in the 59th minute. Receiving the ball on the left wing, Mijnans passed the ball to Parrott on the penalty arc. Daal, leaning behind the defense from the left in the middle of this player's cross, sent the ball into the net with a diagonal shot: 1-0.
Fenerbahçe won a penalty in the 61st minute. When Dzeko, who moved to the leather circle after En-Nesyri's pass, fell to the ground with de Wit's intervention, referee John Beaton showed the penalty point.
En-Nesyri took charge of the penalty shoot-out in the 62nd minute. When this player shot from the ground, goalkeeper Owusu-Oduro managed to control the ball in two moves.
AZ Alkmaar came close to scoring a second goal in the 69th minute. Receiving the ball on the left wing, Parrott passed the ball to Smit, who joined the attack from the right. This football player tried a diagonal shot in the face-to-face position, but the ball narrowly went over the top.
Fenerbahçe equalized in the 70th minute. Receiving the ball in front of the penalty area, Dzeko centered it to En-Nesyri, who was hanging behind the defense from the left. This football player managed to head the ball into the net from close range: 1-1
AZ Alkmaar took the lead once again in the 75th minute. Receiving the ball in the penalty area from Mijnans' pass, Smit dribbled past Çağlar Söyüncü and came face to face with goalkeeper Livakovic. This football player put his team ahead again with a neat shot in an available position: 2-1.
The difference increased to 2 in the 87th minute. Receiving the ball in front of the penalty area, Smit passed the ball to Kasius, who joined the attack from the right. This football player passed goalkeeper Livakovic and put the ball into the net from the diagonal: 3-1.
The match ended with a 3-1 advantage for the Dutch representative.
NOTES FROM THE MATCH
Fenerbahçe's coach Jose Mourinho, who played away against the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar in the fourth week of the UEFA Europa League, made 3 changes in the first 11 compared to the squad of the last match against Trabzonspor in the league.
In the match played at AZ Stadium, the Portuguese coach started En-Nesyri and Szymanski, among the names he gave a chance to in the first 11, as substitutes in the Trabzonspor match.
Mourinho, who replaced these players with İsmail Yüksek in the midfield and Edin Dzeko in the offensive line, made another change out of necessity.
Rodrigo Becao took the field in the first 11 against AZ Alkmaar, replacing Djiku, who was not included in the match squad due to the injury he suffered against Trabzonspor.
The 61-year-old coach gave the jersey to Livakovic in goal in the AZ Alkmaar match, and formed the defensive quartet with Osayi-Samuel, Becao, Çağlar Söyüncü and Mert Müldür.
Mourinho, who fielded Fred, İsmail Yüksek and Amrabat in the midfield, played Saint-Maximin and Dusan Tadic in the first 11 in front of these names, and gave Dzeko a chance as a forward.
MOURINHO WATCHED FROM THE TRANSLATION
Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho was in the stands at the AZ Alkmaar match due to his suspension.
The Portuguese coach, who was suspended due to the red card he received in the match against Manchester United, could not take his place on the bench.
Assistant coach Zeki Murat Göle attended the press conference held yesterday, replacing Jose Mourinho.
EN-NESYRI IS IN THE CENTER AFTER 3 MATCHES
Fenerbahçe's Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri was substituted after 3 matches.
The football player, who was put on the field in the first 11 by coach Jose Mourinho in the matches against Manchester United, Sipay Bodrum FK and Trabzonspor, started the match against AZ Alkmaar on the bench.
The Moroccan football player, who scored a goal in the Manchester United and Sipay Bodrum FK matches, was the one who assisted Fred's goal in the Trabzonspor match.
While coach Jose Mourinho led his team to the field with a single-striker system against AZ Alkmaar, he preferred Edin Dzeko in attack.
4 MISSING IN FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe could not benefit from 4 of its players against AZ Alkmaar.
In the yellow-dark blue team, Cengiz Ünder and Jayden Oosterwolde, who have been away from the team for a while due to their previous injuries, as well as İrfan Can Kahveci and Djiku, who returned injured from the Trabzonspor away game, were not included in the squad.
SUPPORT TO PALESTINE FROM THE TRANSLATIONS
Before the match, a minute of silence was observed due to the flood disaster in Valencia, Spain.
Fenerbahçe tribunes chanted in support of Palestine after the moment of silence.
Dutch fans reacted to the yellow-dark blue stands.
YELLOW-DARK BLUE FANS IN THE TRANSLATION
Fenerbahçe fans did not leave their team alone in the away match against Alkmaar.
The yellow-dark blue team gathered at the meeting point in Alkmaar city center before the match and then moved to the stadium en masse.
Fenerbahçe fans, who filled the entire tribune allocated to them, started cheering from the moment the yellow-dark blue players entered the field to warm up.
Fenerbahçe players went to the stands one by one and applauded the fans.
BECAO – ÇAĞLAR DUO TOGETHER FOR THE FOURTH TIME
Due to Djiku's injury in Fenerbahçe, coach Jose Mourinho placed Becao and Çağlar Söyüncü in the starting 11 in defense.
The two football players played together for the fourth time this season.
Fenerbahçe; In the matches in which the Becao-Çağlar duo started in the first 11 this season, they drew 2-2 away with Göztepe, defeated Kasımpaşa 2-0 on the opponent's field, and beat Belgian representative Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 at home.
Stat: THE
Referees: John Beaton, Daniel McFarlane, David McGeachie (İskoçya)
AZ Alkmaar: Owusu-Oduro, Maikuma (Dk. 88 Goes), Penetra, Dekker, M. de Wit (Dk. 72 Cassius), Kwakman, Mijnans, Koopmeiners, Addai (Dk. 64 Smith), Lahdo (Dk. 46 Daal), Parrott (Dk. 72 Meeerdink)
Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Osayi-Samuel, Becao (Dk. 79 Mert Hakan Yandash), Çağlar Soyuncu, Mert Muldur (Dk. 81 Cenk Tosun), Fred, Ismail Yüksek (Dk. 57 En-Nesyri), Amrabat, Saint-Maximin (Dk. 57 Szymanski), Tadic, Dzeko
Goals: Dk. 59 Dall, Dk. 75 Smith, Dk. 87 Cassius (AZ Alkmaar), Dk. 70 En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce)
Yellow cards: Dk. 49 Saint-Maximin, Dk. 54 Ismail Yüksek, Dk. 63 Becao, Dk. 84 Fred, Dk. 86 Osai-Samuel, Dk. 90+4 Dzeko (Fenerbahçe), Dk. 51 Quackman, Dk. 90+2 Daal (AZ Alkmar)
