AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Excelsior (Apr 19, 2025) Commentary

AZ Alkmaar

11-2-7, 35 PTS

Mare Westerink - 76'

Desiree van Lunteren - 12', 27'
Isa Colin - 86'

1
Van Der Klooster
5
Van Goch
4
Helderman
2
De With
3
Westerink
23
De Ridder
17
Vrij
9
Ellouzi
22
Homan
7
Breewel
29
Lont

No.Name
1Anouk Van Der Klooster
4Yara Helderman
2Lieke De With
5Yentl Van Goch
3Mare Westerink
22Chelsea Homan
23Robine De Ridder
17Nikki Vrij 25Yaël Mollink
29Dechamaily Lont 16Bonny Lammers
9Sabrine Ellouzi
7Dana Breewel 32Floor Van Der Eijk

Substitutes
20Sophie Frankena
18Manouh Van Houwelingen
47Marilyn Van De Burgt
43Lenthe Hardiek

Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

10:30 AM, April 19, 2025

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 350

Referees:
Jelle Besselsen

Excelsior

AZ Alkmaar

90'+4' Isa Colin (AZ Alkmaar) Shot On Target at 94'
90'+4' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 94'
90'+4' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Save at 94'
90'+3' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Shot On Target at 93'
90'+3' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 93'
90'+3' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Save at 93'
90'+2' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Free Kick at 92'
90'+1' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Foul at 91'
90'+1' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 91'
90' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 90'
89' Chelsea Homan (Excelsior) Shot Off Target at 89'
89' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 89'
89' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Throw In at 89'
89' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 89'
88' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 88'
86' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Assist at 86'
86' Isa Colin (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 86'
85' Trinette Booms (AZ Alkmaar) Save at 85'
85' Floor Van Der Eijk (Excelsior) Shot On Target at 85'
85' Sabrine Ellouzi (Excelsior) Assists Shot at 85'
83' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 83'
82' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 82'
82' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 82'
81' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 81'
80' Floor Van Der Eijk (Excelsior) Shot Off Target at 80'
80' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Assists Shot at 80'
80' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 80'
80' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Free Kick at 80'
79' Chelsea Homan (Excelsior) Yellow Card at 79'
79' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Yellow Card at 79'
79' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 79'
78' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Throw In at 78'
77' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Save at 77'
77' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Shot On Target at 77'
76' Sabrine Ellouzi (Excelsior) Assist at 76'
76' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Goal at 76'
75' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Free Kick at 75'
74' Romaissa Boukakar (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 74'
74' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 74'
73' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Shot On Target at 73'
73' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 73'
73' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Save at 73'
73' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Free Kick at 73'
72' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Foul at 72'
71' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 71'
71' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 71'
70' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Free Kick at 70'
70' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 70'
69' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 69'
69' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 69'
68' Floor Van Der Eijk (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 68'
67' Sabrine Ellouzi (Excelsior) Throw In at 67'
66' Bonny Lammers (Excelsior) Substitution at 66'
65' Pleun Groot (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 65'
64' Isa Colin (AZ Alkmaar) Substitution at 64'
64' Robine De Ridder (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 64'
63' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 63'
62' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Free Kick at 62'
61' Chelsea Homan (Excelsior) Foul at 61'
61' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 61'
60' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 60'
60' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Throw In at 60'
60' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Shot On Target at 60'
60' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 60'
60' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Save at 60'
59' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 59'
59' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Free Kick at 59'
58' Yaël Mollink (Excelsior) Substitution at 58'
58' Floor Van Der Eijk (Excelsior) Substitution at 58'
58' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 58'
57' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 57'
57' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 57'
56' Dechamaily Lont (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 56'
56' Bo Op De Weegh (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 56'
55' Maudy Stoop (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 55'
55' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Free Kick at 55'
54' Bo Op De Weegh (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 54'
54' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 54'
53' Karlijn Woons (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 53'
52' Maudy Stoop (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 52'
52' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 52'
51' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 51'
51' Chelsea Homan (Excelsior) Shot Off Target at 51'
51' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Assists Shot at 51'
49' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Free Kick at 49'
49' Bo Op De Weegh (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 49'
48' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 48'
47' Nikki Vrij (Excelsior) Throw In at 47'
47' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 47'
47' Nikki Vrij (Excelsior) Throw In at 47'
46' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 46'
45' Anouk Van Der Klooster (Excelsior) Free Kick at 45'
44' Karlijn Woons (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 44'
44' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 44'
42' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 42'
42' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Shot Off Target at 42'
42' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 42'
42' Mare Westerink (Excelsior) Throw In at 42'
41' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 41'
39' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Shot Off Target at 39'
39' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 39'
39' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 39'
37' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 37'
37' Bo Op De Weegh (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 37'
35' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 35'
34' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 34'
34' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 34'
29' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 29'
29' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 29'
29' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 29'
28' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Free Kick at 28'
28' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Foul at 28'
28' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 28'
27' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Goal - Volley at 27'
26' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 26'
25' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 25'
24' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Shot Off Target at 24'
24' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 24'
23' Robine De Ridder (Excelsior) Blocked Pass at 23'
23' Yara Helderman (Excelsior) Free Kick at 23'
23' Maudy Stoop (AZ Alkmaar) Offside at 23'
23' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 23'
20' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 20'
20' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 20'
17' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 17'
17' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 17'
16' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 16'
16' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 16'
15' Djoeke De Ridder (AZ Alkmaar) Free Kick at 15'
15' Nikki Vrij (Excelsior) Foul at 15'
13' Floor Spaan (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 13'
12' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Goal at 12'
11' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 11'
11' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Free Kick at 11'
11' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 11'
10' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 10'
7' Yentl Van Goch (Excelsior) Throw In at 7'
5' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 5'
5' Ginia Caprino (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 5'
4' Desiree van Lunteren (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 4'
4' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Free Kick at 4'
4' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Foul at 4'
4' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Shot Off Target at 4'
4' Fieke Kroese (AZ Alkmaar) Assists Shot at 4'
3' Bo Op De Weegh (AZ Alkmaar) Corner Kick at 3'
3' Camie Mol (AZ Alkmaar) Throw In at 3'
1' Manique De Vette (AZ Alkmaar) Blocked Pass at 1'
1' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Throw In at 1'
1' Lieke De With (Excelsior) Throw In at 1'

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Twente	21	17	3	1	+49	54
PSV Eindhoven	21	17	3	1	+44	54
Ajax Amsterdam	21	16	2	3	+33	50
FC Utrecht	21	12	3	6	+17	39
Feyenoord Rotterdam	21	12	2	7	+27	38
AZ Alkmaar	21	11	3	7	+10	36
Fortuna Sittard	21	5	5	11	-20	20
ADO Den Haag	21	4	6	11	-20	18
Heerenveen	21	4	3	14	-22	15
PEC Zwolle	21	3	4	14	-29	13
Excelsior	21	1	7	13	-50	10
Telstar	21	1	5	15	-39	8

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