AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar 5-2 GO Ahead Eagles: Eredivisie Goal Frenzy at the AFAS Stadion
The final whistle blew on a demolition job – AZ Alkmaar 5, GO Ahead Eagles 2 – but the scoreline barely captured the chaos of this Eredivisie spectacle. By the 86th minute, the hosts had turned their home ground into a carnival, only for Mathis Suray’s late consolation to remind everyone why football refuses to follow scripts.
AZ Alkmaar’s Early Statement
Dave Kwakman needed just seven minutes to ignite the fireworks, lashing home from close range before wheeling away in delight. But Victor Edvardsen’s 22nd-minute equaliser for GO Ahead Eagles silenced the AFAS briefly – until Ro-Zangelo Daal restored AZ’s lead in the 35th, finishing a move started by the relentless Kwakman.
GO Ahead Eagles Collapse After Half-Time
Whatever Joseph Oosting said at halftime evaporated within four minutes of the restart. Lewis Schouten’s near-post flick from Mateo Chavez Garcia’s cross made it 3-1, before Chavez Garcia himself joined the party in the 68th minute, curling a beauty beyond Kjetil Haug. The Eagles’ defence turned to ghosts, shadows chasing AZ’s kaleidoscope of attacks.
Daal’s second in the 86th – a clinical header from Calvin Stengs’ cross – felt inevitable. Even Suray’s stoppage-time strike couldn’t puncture AZ’s dominance, their 52% possession yielding 20 total shots and 2.39 xG. The Eagles? Just 1.82 xG from nine attempts, their backline shredded time and again.
What This Means For Both Teams
For AZ Alkmaar, this was a statement win – their fourth straight Eredivisie victory cementing their title credentials early. Daal and Kwakman look unstoppable. GO Ahead Eagles, meanwhile, limp away nursing bruises both physical and psychological. No yellow cards in this demolition tells its own story: they were simply outclassed. The AFAS Stadion roared into the night – AZ’s title charge is gathering terrifying momentum.
Key Moments
7′ ⚽ AZ Alkmaar — D. Kwakman
22′ ⚽ GO Ahead Eagles — V. Edvardsen
35′ ⚽ AZ Alkmaar — R. Daal (assist: D. Kwakman)
49′ ⚽ AZ Alkmaar — L. Schouten (assist: M. Chavez Garcia)
