AZ Alkmaar triumphed over Heerenveen in a win on Sunday, 1x3, in a game relating to matchweek 3. In this competition, Heerenveen's team came from two wins, and Alkmaar's team came from a defeat.
After 11 minutes, Henk Veerman opened the scoring for Heerenveen, from a corner. With 14 minutes on the clock, Vangelis Pavlidis struck for AZ Alkmaar, from a corner.
Pascal Jansen's team scored their second goal of the game through Aslak Witry, in the 50th minute, with a right-foot strike from outside the box, after an assist provided by Vangelis Pavlidis. In the closing stages of the game, Dani de Wit netted the final goal of the game, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty box, assisted by Tijani Reijnders.
After the result AZ Alkmaar are 5th in the table, with 6 points, while Heerenveen sit 6th place, with 6 points. In their next fixture, Alkmaar's team will play at home against PSV, whilst Heerenveen's team visit FC Groningen.
| Heerenveen | AZ Alkmaar | |||
| 8 | 2 | Shots | 3 | 7 |
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Total Tackles | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Tackles Won | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Ball steals | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 84 | Total Passes | 74 | 8 |
| 7 | 64 | Passes Completed | 63 | 8 |
2 | Saves | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Fouls Suffered | 1 | 8 |
