FC Twente beats AZ 2-0 in Alkmaar with two late goals, Weidmann sent off

A goalless match broken late

AZ and FC Twente stayed level at 0-0 for most of the tenth Eredivisie round in Alkmaar on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Twente created the better openings, and Joël Drommel made a strong save from a header by Mexx Meerdink. Jari De Busser kept AZ in the game by stopping a shot from Daouda Weidmann and a volley from Robin Propper. Then, in the 84th minute, Sondre Ørjasæter finished a cross from Younes Taha to put Twente ahead. Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink, who came on for Wout Weghorst, made it 2-0 in injury time.

Sending-off and the final minutes

Daouda Weidmann received his second yellow card in the closing stages for pulling the shirt of AZ winger Weslley Patati, leaving Twente with ten men for the final minutes. Twente held on under pressure before Vennegoor's finish, a lob that came from a long ball by Drommel and went over De Busser. Captain Robin Propper told ESPN afterwards that the team had often come close against AZ in recent seasons:

“For years it was mostly just not enough against AZ, even though we played well.”

Propper added that Twente had again created many chances and that it was good to score in the closing stages. AZ had been without the injured Wouter Goes, and Wesley Hoedt replaced him. It was Hoedt's first Eredivisie match since 15 May 2015, 4,179 days earlier.

Table and European week

NOS reported that Twente, AZ and PSV were all on 20 points after the round, with Feyenoord still top and Ajax second. AD listed Twente fourth, while Telegraaf placed AZ fifth and said the two clubs shared fifth place with PSV. Both sides had played in Europe on Thursday 22 October 2026: AZ beat Ararat-Armenia 4-0 and Twente beat Lincoln Red Imps 4-1. Twente's win was their first in Alkmaar since 2022, according to De Volkskrant.

What the timeline shows

The 0-0 stalemate lasted until the 84th minute, when Ørjasæter scored from the counter. Weidmann's second yellow followed in the closing stages, and Vennegoor's goal came in injury time, after AZ had already lost the chance to equalise. The result was a 2-0 win that moved Twente into the top group of the table alongside AZ and PSV.