FC Groningen 0-3 AZ Alkmaar: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 28 August 2011

Result

FC Groningen 0-3 AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · Sunday 28 August 2011, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 0-3 AZ Alkmaar: match report

FC Groningen lost to AZ Alkmaar 0-3 in Eredivisie on Sunday 28 August 2011. The half-time score was 0-1.

Nick Viergever opened the scoring in the 1st minute. FC Groningen did not score. AZ Alkmaar scored through Nick Viergever (1'), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (79') and Rasmus Elm (84').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card; AZ Alkmaar received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 11th on 4 points from 3 and AZ Alkmaar 7th on 6 points from 3. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 14th with 37 points, and AZ Alkmaar 4th with 65.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 FC Groningen wins, 3 draws and 4 for AZ Alkmaar.

Going into the match FC Groningen's last five read D-W-L and AZ Alkmaar's W-L-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Nick ViergeverAZ Alkmaar · 0-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Brett HolmanAZ Alkmaar
  • 30'Yellow card · D. HollaFC Groningen
  • 38'Yellow card · Pontus WernbloomAZ Alkmaar
  • 68'Yellow card · Jozy AltidoreAZ Alkmaar
  • 75'Yellow card · Rasmus ElmAZ Alkmaar
  • 79'Goal · Jóhann Berg GudmundssonAZ Alkmaar · 0-2
  • 84'Goal · Rasmus ElmAZ Alkmaar · 0-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Erik FalkenburgAZ Alkmaar

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 3, draws 3, AZ Alkmaar 4.

Team news

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FC Groningen line-up

Brian van Loo, Jonas Ivens, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Kees Kwakman, Danny Holla, Leandro Bacuna, Petter Andersson, Tom Hiariej, Dusan Tadic, Tim Matavz, Lorenzo Burnet

AZ Alkmaar line-up

Esteban Alvarado, Dirk Marcellis, Nick Viergever, Simon Poulsen, Niklas Moisander, Adam Maher, Pontus Wernbloom, Rasmus Elm, Jozy Altidore, Brett Holman, Roy Beerens