AZ Alkmaar beat FC Utrecht 4-1 in the Eredivisie, taking control with two goals inside the first four minutes after half-time. The visitors led at the break and never let the lead slip.
Peer Koopmeiners scored in the 45th minute to make it 1-0. Weslley Patati doubled the lead in the 47th minute, and Mexx Meerdink added a third two minutes later. Artem Stepanov pulled one back for Utrecht in the 62nd minute, but Ayoub Oufkir sealed the win in the 84th.
AZ dominated the statistics, with 24 shots to Utrecht's eight and nine on target to two. They also led on expected goals, 1.93 to 0.83, and had nine corners to three, with Utrecht's goalkeeper making five saves.
