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1 — 0 Sep 17, 2026 · 12:30 AM IST

AZ Alkmaar

Europa League · Round 1

Venue Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Referee Jérémie Pignard

Attendance 45,555

Player of the Match Enzo Le Fée 8.9 90' played

Match Events

22' Home Trai Hume

30' Home Omar Alderete

39' Away Ayoub Oufkir

HT

46' Away ↔ Weslley Pinto → Ayoub Oufkir

52' Home ↔ Daniel Ballard → Omar Alderete

59' Away ↔ Valdemar Byskov → Kees Smit

65' Away Weslley Pinto

66' Home ⚽ Enzo Le Fée — 1-0

67' Home ↔ Brian Brobbey → Malick Fofana

67' Home ↔ Thomas Meunier → Trai Hume

67' Home ↔ Nilson Angulo → Wilson Isidor

72' Home Nordi Mukiele

76' Away ↔ Dave Kwakman → Jordy Clasie

83' Away ↔ Jizz Hornkamp → Mexx Meerdink

83' Away ↔ Calvin Stengs → Lewis Schouten

84' Home ↔ Chris Rigg → Kevin Danso

FT

Match Stats

45 55

Ball possession

2.96 1.32

Expected goals (xG)

20 11

Total shots

5 2

Shots on target

33 28

Touches in opposition box

3 3

Big chances

2 3

Big chances missed

300 (78%) 404 (82%)

Accurate passes

3 2

Yellow cards

12 5

Corners

Lineups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Régis Le Bris

Starting XI

22 Robin Roefs 7.9

20 Nordi Mukiele 7.8

4 Kevin Danso 6.9

15 Omar Alderete 7.1

17 Reinildo 7.4

34 Granit Xhaka 7.7

27 Noah Sadiki 7.4

32 Trai Hume 7.3

28 Enzo Le Fée 8.9

39 Malick Fofana 6.8

18 Wilson Isidor 6.9

Substitutes

5 Daniel Ballard 6.5

12 Thomas Meunier 6.6

9 Brian Brobbey 6.3

10 Nilson Angulo 6.3

11 Chris Rigg

21 Simon Moore

48 Jenson Jones

13 Luke O'Nien

6 Dayann Méthalie

29 Jules Ahoka

77 Tom Proctor ↗

57 Timur Tuterov

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Leeroy Echteld

Starting XI

28 Jari De Busser 7.3

22 Elijah Dijkstra 7.8

3 Wouter Goes 7.1

4 Lewis Schouten 7.5

5 Mateo Chávez 6.6

8 Jordy Clasie 6.5

6 Peer Koopmeiners 6.2

24 Ayoub Oufkir 5.8

10 Kees Smit 6.4

11 Ro-Zangelo Daal 6.9

9 Mexx Meerdink 6.7

Substitutes

7 Weslley Pinto 5.8

17 Valdemar Byskov 6.2

21 Dave Kwakman 7.1

14 Calvin Stengs

19 Jizz Hornkamp

1 Rome Owusu-Oduro

34 Mees de Wit

31 Rion Ichihara

2 Seiya Maikuma

29 Wesley Hoedt

18 Bendegúz Kovács