Day 23
Penetra 96'
Excelsior: 1. van Gasse - 2. Bronkhorst (Janssen S., 69), 3. Meissen, 4. Widell, 12. Zagre - 10. Naujoks (Bergraaf, 69), 14. Schouten L. (Hendrikx S., 84), 20. Hartjes (Carlén, 84), 23. Yegoian - 11. de Regt, 30. Sanches Fernandes (Jonathans, 79)
Substitution: Janssen S. (from 69); Bergraaf (from 69); Jonathans (from 79); Hendrikx S. (from 84); Carlén (from 84)
Bench: 16. Raatsie - 7. Hansson E. - 18. Nadje - 9. Włodarczyk, 29. van Duinen
Yellow Cards: Bronkhorst 20
AZ Alkmaar: 41. Zoet - 3. Goes, 5. Penetra, 15. Chavez Mateo (Dijkstra, 46) - 20. Boogaard - 7. Patati (Sadiq I., 46), 27. Daal (Jensen I., 46) - 9. Parrott, 19. Hornkamp (Mijnans, 57), 34. de Wit M.
Substitution: Dijkstra (from 46); Sadiq I. (from 46); Jensen I. (from 46); Mijnans (from 57)
Bench: 12. Verhulst - 4. Dekker M., 18. Ichihara R., 23. van Duijl - 24. Oufkir, 33. Šín - 35. Meerdink
Yellow Cards: Chavez Mateo 29
With little left to play for on the domestic front, Tottenham Hotspur—like Manchester United—are pinning their hopes on the UEFA Europa League for both silverware and a possible return to the Champions League next season

Once again, there were no miracles for a Tottenham Hotspur side mired in a prolonged slump as they suffered a narrow defeat in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar

Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar