AZ Alkmaar v FC Twente
2017-18 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
Alireza Jahanbakhsh - 65' Pen
Joris van Overeem - 70'
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 FC Twente
AZ Alkmaar climbed to second in the Eredivisie table after seeing off stubborn FC Twente 2-0.Early on Wout Weghorst danced into the Twente box after collecting Jonas Svensson's through ball but Jorn Brondeel made a smart low save.Teun Koopmeiners tested Brondeel with a hard shot as half-time drew nearer, but Twente resisted.AZ kept plugging away after the break yet they would need a penalty award to make the breakthrough. Iran international Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted the spot-kick on 65 minutes.Scorer then turned provider as Joris van Overeem killed off the contest with a finish from Jahanbakhsh's cross.ends
Game Information
AFAS Stadion
2:00 PM, November 24, 2017
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,601
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 22 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 19 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +7 | 16 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
| FC Groningen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 15 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +8 | 13 |
| FC Twente | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
| FC Utrecht | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 10 |
| Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| Telstar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| NAC Breda | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| PEC Zwolle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| Excelsior | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| Heracles Almelo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 3 |
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