H. Beer Sheva 1, AZ Alkmaar 2

ALKMAAR, Netherlands (Interstat) — AZ Alkmaar defeated H. Beer Sheva 2-1 on Thursday at BUKO Stadion, using a pair of goals and a resilient second-half effort to claim its first win in the competition. Peer Koopmeiners scored for AZ Alkmaar, A. Forson answered for H. Beer Sheva, and Mexx Meerdink added the decisive goal for the home side in a 14-minute substitute appearance. Valdemar Andreasen provided an assist for AZ Alkmaar, while Zahi Ahmed assisted on H. Beer Sheva’s goal. The match featured eight yellow cards, a flurry of second-half substitutions and a tense finish as H. Beer Sheva pushed… Read more...