Club Friendlies concluded on Friday with Jong AZ securing a commanding 7-1 victory over Eysselmeervogels at the Eysselmeervogels ground. The match, played on 1 August 2026, produced eight goals across ninety minutes with the visitors controlling proceedings from the opening exchanges. Eysselmeervogels scored an early consolation before the Dutch reserve side took complete command of the fixture.
Goals came at thirty-two, thirty-seven, fifty, fifty-four, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-seven and seventy-six minutes, creating a relentless rhythm that Eysselmeervogels could not contain. The hosts managed one response before the floodgates opened, but the sequence of strikes left little room for recovery. By then the match had settled into a pattern of pressure and conversion that defined the afternoon.
Eysselmeervogels arrive in this fixture with mixed recent form, having won two and lost three of their previous five meetings. Their last outing saw a 1-0 victory over Excelsior Maassluis, while before that they had suffered a 2-1 defeat to the same opposition. The contrast with their opponents' trajectory was stark.
Jong AZ come into this fixture in stronger vein, unbeaten in their last five friendlies with four wins and a draw. Their most recent result was a 4-1 victory over Quick Boys on 28 July, and before that they had beaten Sparta Rotterdam II 3-2. They have not lost since their opening fixture of this pre-season window.
The result leaves Eysselmeervogels with a single point from their pre-season campaign while Jong AZ continue their unbeaten run. The margin of victory reflects the gap in quality between the two sides, though friendlies rarely offer definitive answers. What matters is the preparation, and both teams will take different lessons from this encounter.