2017-18 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (65' Pen)
- Joris van Overeem (70')
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 FC Twente
AZ Alkmaar climbed to second in the Eredivisie table after seeing off stubborn FC Twente 2-0.Early on Wout Weghorst danced into the Twente box after collecting Jonas Svensson's through ball but Jorn Brondeel made a smart low save.Teun Koopmeiners tested Brondeel with a hard shot as half-time drew nearer, but Twente resisted.AZ kept plugging away after the break yet they would need a penalty award to make the breakthrough. Iran international Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted the spot-kick on 65 minutes.Scorer then turned provider as Joris van Overeem killed off the contest with a finish from Jahanbakhsh's cross.ends
Game Information
AFAS Stadion
7:00 PM, 24 November 2017
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,601
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV Eindhoven | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | +78 | 81 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | +54 | 72 |
| FC Twente | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | +26 | 60 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +24 | 55 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +7 | 48 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | +15 | 47 |
| FC Utrecht | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | +2 | 45 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +5 | 42 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | +2 | 40 |
| Heerenveen | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 36 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -18 | 35 |
| Almere City | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -18 | 33 |
| PEC Zwolle | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -18 | 32 |
| Heracles Almelo | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 32 |
| Excelsior | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -20 | 25 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -21 | 24 |
| FC Volendam | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -44 | 19 |
| Vitesse | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | -46 | -1 |
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