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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | +46 | 45 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | +21 | 39 |
| FC Utrecht | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 36 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | +19 | 35 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | +14 | 32 |
| FC Twente | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | +11 | 31 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 25 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| Willem II | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 22 |
| NAC Breda | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 22 |
| Heerenveen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 21 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| PEC Zwolle | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 17 |
| FC Groningen | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 16 |
| Heracles Almelo | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -15 | 14 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 12 |
| Almere City | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -27 | 9 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | -23 | 7 |
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