FC Twente beat AZ Alkmaar in a close win on Sunday, 2x1, relating to matchweek 26 of the Eredivisie. Coming into the contest, Ron Jans's team came from a win, and Pascal Jansen's team came from three wins. Manfred Ugalde runned the show.
Manfred Ugalde opened the score after 8 minutes. With his 5th goal of the season. With 11 minutes on the clock, forward fired home FC Twente second goal.
Jesper Karlsson netted the last goal in the 66th minute. With this goal, Jesper Karlsson recorded his ten goal of the current campaign.
After the result AZ Alkmaar are 4th in the table, with 53 points, while FC Twente sit 5th place, with 47 points. In the next fixture, Ron Jans's team will play away against Excelsior. Meanwhile, Pascal Jansen's team will play at home against Heerenveen.
| FC Twente | AZ Alkmaar | |||
| 7 | 4 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Total Tackles | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Ball steals | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 55 | Total Passes | 68 | 7 |
| 8 | 47 | Passes Completed | 57 | 7 |
2 | Saves | 2 | ||
2 | Fouls Committed | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
