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
2:00 PM, November 24, 2017
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,601
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | +44 | 42 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +28 | 32 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | +23 | 29 |
| FC Twente | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 27 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +7 | 22 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 21 |
| Heerenveen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| PEC Zwolle | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| Excelsior | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 16 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 15 |
| Heracles Almelo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 15 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 13 |
| Almere City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -18 | 13 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| FC Utrecht | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| FC Volendam | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -21 | 8 |
| Vitesse | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -22 | 8 |
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