Mijnans strikes twice early to set platform for home win | OneFootball

AZ beat Heerenveen 3-0 in Alkmaar, a result that drops the visitors from seventh to eighth in the Eredivisie.

In the seventh minute, Sven Mijnans drove in from outside the box after a corner routine to open the scoring. Moments later, the midfielder added a second with a composed finish (8.).

Alexandre Penetra thought he had extended the lead, but his effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR review (22.). After the restart, Oliver Braude struck the left post as the visitors rallied (67.), before Troy Parrott swept in Kees Smit's cut-back to seal it (71.).

Bernt Klaverboer kept the score down with seven saves. AZ produced 10 shots on target from 23 attempts. Heerenveen managed one effort on target from seven.

AZ host Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Conference League next. Heerenveen host Fortuna Sittard next.