Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
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2 - 2
2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 6-3 on aggregate
2 - 2
2nd Leg - AZ Alkmaar advance 6-3 on aggregate
Introduction
Galatasaray are hosting AZ Alkmaar
at RAMS Park, Istanbul, Turkey, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 12': Substitution, AZ. Zico Buurmeester replaces Sven Mijnans because of an injury.
- 42': Goal! Galatasaray 0, AZ 1. Seiya Maikuma (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, AZ 1.
- 45': Substitution, AZ. Denso Kasius replaces Mayckel Lahdo.
- 45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Metehan Baltaci replaces Davinson Sánchez.
- 45': Substitution, Galatasaray. Kerem Demirbay replaces Dries Mertens.
- 45': Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, AZ 1.
- 55': Goal! Galatasaray 0, AZ 2. Denso Kasius (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 56': Goal! Galatasaray 1, AZ 2. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 61': Substitution, Galatasaray. Berkan Kutlu replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 61': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Kristijan Belic.
- 65': Elias Jelert (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Goal! Galatasaray 2, AZ 2. Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
- 73': Substitution, Galatasaray. Yusuf Demir replaces Gabriel Sara.
- 80': Substitution, Galatasaray. Berat Lus replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 87': Substitution, AZ. Ibrahim Sadiq replaces Troy Parrott.
- 87': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces David Møller Wolfe.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Galatasaray 2, AZ 2.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 37,343
Venue: RAMS Park
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Attendance: 37,343
Statistics
 AZ |
GAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 8 |
| 35.1 | Possession | 64.9 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 484 |
| 304 | Passes | 564 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 16 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 28 | Clearances | 25 |
Galatasaray (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Günay Güvenc (GK) |
| 42 | Abdülkerim Bardakci |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 24 | Elias Jelert  |
| 26 | Carlos Cuesta |
| 20 | Gabriel Sara |
| 34 | Lucas Torreira |
| 7 | Roland Sallai |
| 53 | Baris Alper Yilmaz |
| 45 | Victor Osimhen |
| 10 | Dries Mertens |
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK) |
| 5 | Alexandre Penetra |
| 3 | Wouter Goes |
| 18 | David Wolfe |
| 16 | Seiya Maikuma |
| 10 | Sven Mijnans |
| 14 | Kristijan Belic |
| 6 | Peer Koopmeiners |
| 9 | Troy Parrott |
| 23 | Mayckel Lahdo |
| 21 | Ernest Poku |
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