Goals and Highlights: PSV 1-2 AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie

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PSV 1-2 AZ Alkmaar.

Tijjani Reijnders' shot from half distance goes wide.

Yellow card for PSV's Yukinari Sugawara.

Five more minutes are added.

Clasie goes up and engages Tijjani Reijnders, change from AZ.

AZ Goal

Jesper Karlsson just pushes the ball into the net to make it 1-2.

The yellow cards came out.

Three for AZ: Midtsjo, Wigndal and Pantelis Hatzidiakos.

While one for PSV: Sangaré.

Vangelis Pavlidis was replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal for AZ Alkmaar.

A double shot from PSV that was labeled as a goal and saved on both occasions by Peter Vindahl Jensen.

Zahavi and Vertessen are in.

Veerman and Doan leave.

PSV changes.

Peter Vindahl Jensen made a great save to keep out the danger of the opponent's goal.

Vangelis Pavlidis clears the area and gets the flash that goes high.

Vangelis Pavlidis is left lying on the field of play.

With no changes, the second half kicks off between PSV and AZ Alkmaar.

PSV 1-1 AZ Alkmaar.

Add 3 more minutes.

Ibrahim Sangaré, up at the far post, chested down a clear option that he missed wide.

Goal AZ Alkmaar

Martins Indi's first-time shot from a diagonal behind the post to make it 1-1.

Timely defensive sweep by Philip Mwene to concede a corner kick in favor of AZ.

Vangelis Pavlidis anticipates the defender and takes the shot that went over the side of the goal.

Cody Gakpo's mid-range shot goes wide.

PSV Goal

Armando Obispo's solid strike off a corner kick to open the scoring 1-0.

Ibrahim Sangaré's shot is deflected for a corner kick.

Gradually, the Farmers began to have more time on the ball, but still without causing danger.

Jesper Karlsson's mid-range shot went high, but the visitors were already close.

The match between PSV and AZ Alkmaar kicks off.

The Eredivisie clash between PSV and AZ will kick off in a few minutes.

Mexico's Erick Gutiérrez will not be in the starting lineup, but he is on the substitutes' bench to be able to come on in the second half.

19 Bruma

7 Eran Zahavi

58 Jenson Seelt

32 Yorbe Vertessen

21 Maxime Delanghe

16 Joel Drommel

31 Philipp Max

15 Érick Gutiérrez

54 Johan Bakayoko

23 Mohamed Taabouni

31 Sam Beukema

24 Tijjani Reijnders

14 Peer Koopmeiners

12 Hobie Verhulst

7 Zakaria Aboukhlal

26 Milos Kerkez

16 Beau Reus

1 Peter Vindahl Jensen, 4 Bruno Martins Indi, 3 Pantelis Hatzidiakos, 5 Owen Wijndal, 2 Yukinari Sugawara, 10 Dani de Wit, 20 Jordy Clasie, 6 Fredrik Midtsjo, 9 Vangelis Pavlidis, 11 Jesper Karlsson, 18 Hakon Evjen.

38 Yvon Mvogo, 4 Armando Obispo, 18 Olivier Boscagli, 17 Mauro Júnior, 3 Jordan Teze, 11 Cody Gakpo, 6 Ibrahim Sangaré, 27 Mario Götze, 23 Joey Veerman, 29 Philip Mwene, 25 Ritsu Doan.

After the lack of fans in the Eredivisie in the last few games, the fans are back and that will always be a highlight:

Bienvenidos de vuelta ❤️ #PSVAZ pic.twitter.com/Yd5lU97iwd

— PSV Español (@PSVespanol) February 5, 2022

This is what the Philips Stadion looks like minutes before kickoff, highlighting that it is in impeccable condition for tonight's game.

Aguirre's short cross is blocked by the Al-Ahly defense.

Az is currently fifth in the table with 36 points, however, with a combination of results they could climb to fourth place and stay close to third place Feyenoord.

PSV have an intense week ahead as they face NAC in the Dutch Cup on Tuesday and Vitesse in the Eredivisie the following weekend.

The action resumes in the Eredivisie where the runner-up PSV wants to return to victory against a complicated AZ Alkmaar. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.

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This is the start time of the game PSV vs AZ Alkmaar of 5th February in several countries:

Argentina: 4:00 PM in ESPN

Bolivia: 3:00 PM in ESPN

Brazil: 4:00 PM in ESPN

Chile: 3:00 PM in ESPN

Colombia: 2:00 PM in ESPN

Ecuador: 2:00 PM in ESPN

USA (ET): 2:00 PM in ESPN

Spain: 8:00 PM

Mexico: 1:00 PM in ESPN

Paraguay: 4:00 PM in ESPN

Peru: 2:00 AM in ESPN

Uruguay: 4:00 PM in ESPN

AZ have had a good run of form in their last five matches, winning four of them and drawing one, but the last time they met, it was the "Granjeros" who came away with all three points.

AZ Alkmaar 0-3 PSV Eindhoven, 2021 Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar 2-0 PSV Eindhoven, 2021 Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven 1-3 AZ Alkmaar, 2021 Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven 0-4 AZ Alkmaar, 2019 Eredivisie

AZ Alkmaar 1-0 PSV Eindhoven, 2019 Eredivisie

If there is one element that has been key to AZ's good run it has been goalkeeper Peter Vindahl Jensen, who in several games has had key interventions to save his goal and which have been reflected in positive results.

It seems that little by little the 2014 World Cup winner with Germany, Mario Götze, is regaining his level and has consolidated his place in the starting lineup, contributing with offensive deployment and also with goals, as he did in the 2-1 defeat against Ajax, which was the most recent match they played before the FIFA Day.

1 Peter Vindahl Jensen, 31 Sam Beukema, 15 Aslak Fonn Witry, 5 Owen Wijndal, 2 Yukinari Sugawara, 10 Dani de Wit, 20 Jordy Clasie, 6 Fredrik Midtsjo, 9 Vangelis Pavlidis, 11 Jesper Karlsson, 18 Hakon Evjen.

16 Joel Drommel, 4 Armando Obispo, 18 Olivier Boscagli, 17 Mauro Junior, 3 Jordan Teze, 11 Cody Gakpo, 15 Erick Gutierrez, 27 Mario Götze, 23 Joey Veerman, 8 Marco van Ginkel, 25 Ritsu Doan.

AZ Alkmaar's very good streak of not losing in the last 14 matches has catapulted them to climb positions in the Eredivisie and that is why they are already fifth in the general table, however, they are still 6 behind Feyenoord and if they want to compete in international tournaments, their mission will be to reduce that gap little by little.

PSV Eindhoven failed to win either of their two matches this season against Ajax, which is why they are in second place overall with 46 points and two behind the leader, so regaining their confidence at home will be the key to stay in the fight, remembering that in the event of a tie on points with Ajax they are at a disadvantage by games directly.

The PSV vs AZ Alkmaar match will be played at the Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The kick-off is scheduled at 2:00 pm ET.

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