Twente beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 despite late red card

Twente secured a valuable 2-0 win over AZ Alkmaar in a match played in the tenth round of the Dutch Eredivisie, on 25 October at 22:00 Saudi time.

The match goals were scored by Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter in the 84th minute, before Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink added the second goal in stoppage time in the 90+3rd minute, sealing the win for Twente.

The match saw Twente player Daouda Weidmann sent off in the 88th minute, but that did not stop his side from completing the 2-0 win.

Twente goalkeeper Joël Drommel was named man of the match after making 5 saves and creating a goal over the full 90 minutes.

In terms of statistics, AZ Alkmaar dominated possession with 51 per cent against 49 for Twente, while Twente had the edge in shots with 16 to 13 and in corner kicks with 6 to 3, with expected goals standing at 2.07 for Twente compared to 1.27 for AZ Alkmaar.

With this result, Twente moved up to 20 points in fourth place after 10 matches, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 19 goals and conceding 10, while AZ Alkmaar remained on 20 points as well but in fifth place with the same number of wins, draws and losses, having scored 20 goals and conceded 12.