AZ Alkmaar 2-0 FC Utrecht: Gertjan Verbeek pleased with his side’s performance – Eredivisie news
AZ Alkmaar recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory against FC Utrecht at AFAS Stadion on Friday, November 25. Gertjan Verbeek, the Alkmaar outfit boss, expressed happiness after his side cruised to an easy win in front of their home crowd.
The outfit from Alkmaar dominated proceedings right from the kick-off and put immense pressure on the visitors’ back-line. However, the AZ front-line missed a plethora of goal scoring opportunities and the opening half ended 0-0.
After the half-time interval, the hosts continued to dominate at their home turf and played aggressively. And they were rewarded for their superior play in the 67th minute, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rasmus-Elm-c30628 curled in a free-kick into the back of the net.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s impressive strike hit the back of the net in the closing stages of the match, which ensured that the Alkmaar outfit secure a commanding 2-0 lead with only three minutes of injury time left to play.
Verbeek admitted that his side failed to grab all of their opportunities and added that his front-line lacked the finishing touch in the penalty area.
“We played smartly until the 16 meters. But in the penalty area, we were not really sharp. Our missed chances ensured that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 remain in the game”, the AZ trainer said while talking to the media.
The vastly experienced tactician then went on to reveal that the youngster practised really hard to perfect his free-kick and stressed that the 23-year-old is a true free-kick specialist.
“He practised hard to perfect his shot and it was good to see that he executed brilliantly in the match”, Verbeek concluded.
On the other hand, FC Utrecht head coach, Jan Wouters, stressed that his troops played to their potential and staged a good show away from home. However, he openly admitted that the Alkmaar outfit was too strong for his side.
“I think we played to our potential. We tried to put pressure on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571, but they were just too strong for us”, the Utreg boss was quoted as saying to the media.
All three points ensured that AZ keep their position at the summit of the Eredivisie table, six points ahead of the second placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven. Whereas, the outfit from Utrecht could very well drop down to occupy the 14th spot by the end of this
weekend’s action.
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