AZ also cannot beat PEC | in Zwolle Football

AZ therefore comes to 28 points, six less than league-leader Ajax, which will receive PSV on Sunday.

PEC started fiercer in-house and that quickly resulted in the opening goal. Pelle Clement got the ball tailor-made by Eliano Reijnders and tapped it in with the tip of the shoe. The visitors then had a lot of ball possession, but did not have great opportunities.

In the second half AZ put more pressure, but the equalizer took a long time to come. Myron Boadu was unable to cash in on an Owen Wijndal cross and a shot by Tijjani Reijnders was stopped. On the other hand, Marco Bizot saved a bet by Yuta Nakayama.

Midtsjø surprises Zetterer

A long shot by Fredrik Midtsjø, which surprised goalkeeper Michael Zetterer, saved AZ in the 67th minute. However, a second hit was not forthcoming. Captain Teun Koopmeiners shot another free kick on the crossbar.

Trainer Pascal Jansen thought that his team had lost two points. “That was also the case against FC Utrecht,” said the AZ coach ESPN about the last game of his team in 2020. “The build-up was too slow in the first half.” Koopmeiners admitted that his team was too sloppy in the beginning, which could make PEC dangerous in the counter. “This is not the start of the second half of the season that we wanted, but I am not writing off yet.”

After the defeat against FC Groningen at the beginning of December, the Alkmaarders won three league matches under Jansen and played a 2-2 draw in the make-up match against FC Utrecht. In the coming weeks, AZ awaits a very tough program with matches against PSV, Feyenoord and Ajax. AZ also plays against Ajax in the cup.

View the results, stand and the program in the Eredivisie here