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AZ Alkmaar vs Vitesse Arnhem. Dutch Eredivisie.

DSB StadionAttendance16,492.

AZ Alkmaar 3

  • P Wernbloom (63rd minute)
  • S Poulsen (80th minute)
  • M Martens (84th minute)

Vitesse Arnhem 1

  • M van Ginkel (44th minute)

Vitesse remain in trouble

Image: Verbeek: Fourth place

AZ Alkmaar ensured Vitesse Arnhem remained in relegation troubled with a 3-1 win.

AZ come from a goal down to collect three points

AZ Alkmaar maintained their own European ambitions and ensured Vitesse Arnhem remained in relegation troubled with a 3-1 win. Gertjan Verbeek's fourth-placed AZ had to come from a goal down, but they built a four-point cushion over ADO Den Haag with what in the end was a comfortable victory. Vitesse remain in relegation trouble in 15th position and are now four points behind 14th place having played a game more. Marco van Ginkel opened the scoring shortly before half-time after the 18-year-old was set up by Michihiro Yasuda. But Pontus Wernbloom (63), Simon Poulsen (80) and Maarten Martens (84) completed the turnaround for AZ.