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Willem
II
lineup:
Geert de Vlieger, Kew Jaliens, Jos van Nieuwstadt, Joris Mathijsen,
Chris Janssens, Mourad Mghizrat, Denny Landzaat, Danny Mathijssen, James
Quinn, Dmitri Shoukov, Cedric van der Gun.
AZ
lineup:
Theo Zwarthoed, Tim de Cler, Peter Wijker, Olaf Lindenbergh, Jannes Wolters,
Barry Opdam ,Michael Buskermolen,
Martijn Meerdink, Jan Kromkamp, Barry van Galen, Robin Nelisse.
Willem II had a somewhat surprising win this
evening against Co Adriaanse's revitalized AZ. It's Co's first visit to his
former club, who he took into the Champions League a couple of seasons ago
before moving to Ajax , since taking over in Alkmaar but his new-look
AZ-boys went home with their tails between their legs. Northern Irish
international James Quinnd for the 'Tricolores' with the only
goal of the 1st half. The Tilburgers' Dutch international Denny Landzaat increased the lead to 2-0 via a
spot-shot 2 minutes after the break. AZ only then started to push forward and were rewarded for
their efforts when Martijn Meerdink reduced the gap to 1 goal. The visitors continued
to launch attacks, looking for the equalizer but leaving their defense
dangerously In the 80th minute Shoukov was able to profit from the gaps in
the AZ
defense and plugged home the decisive match-winner.
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